2026-10-30
Educational Field Trip to the Chon-Kemin Valley
On 29 October 2026, an educational field trip to the Chon-Kemin Valley was organised for students of the Faculty of Tourism at Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University. Sixteen students participated in the trip as part of the practical component of the STR-405 Special Interest Tourism course.
Students visited the Ala-Kush ethnocultural complex, Kemin Guesthouse and Ashu Mini-Hotel. These businesses provided examples for exploring ethnic, cultural, rural and botanical tourism, alongside business and conference tourism and wellness retreats.
The programme also included the Chon-Kemin River and Chon-Kemin National Park. Attention was given to the opportunities these areas offer for rafting, fishing tourism, ecotourism and nature-based tourism.
The field trip enabled students to connect theoretical knowledge with practical examples and gain an understanding of the range of tourism services available in the valley.
The educational field trip was organised by the Head of Department, Associate Professor Bakyt Turdumambetov.
