2010/3: Snowleopard Expedition in February 2011 - Program available and booking open - GUARANTEED DEPARTURE!!!
More SUCCES!!!! On Mikstures second Snow Leopard Expedition in 2010 - few days after the first one, we managed to get three Snowleopard sightings (and one heard calling) and two LYNX! This is one of the most succesful Miksture Expeditions ever, and we of course repeat this tour medio Februar 2011.
SUCCES!!! Snowleopard Expedition in January with clients.
Result: One adult Snowleopard seen (briefly...) and SL heard three nights. Kyrgyzstan IS the world capital of Snowleopards... and Miksture is leading... (Yea, odd self happy, but we are so proud being able to give our clients the best possible experience, and travel with them under extreme difficult weather- and road conditions - and in addition getting the best possible result. We also have used more than ten years to achieve this knowledge). We KNOW other companies now copying our programs but Miksture provide the best service and the best birding & wildlife tours in Central Asia. Some of our clients already joined our tours for fifth time...
Ornithological - Join the best Birdwatching tour in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and get all the local specialities: 17 days KAKI in May 2010. Program available and booking open.
Snowleopard-Trek in March 2010. Program available and booking open
Unique Wildlife expedition November 2010: Possibilities for watching Snowleopard, Pallas's cat, Lynx, Argali, Ibex, Wolf and excellent birds. Program available and booking open. Guaranteed departure.
Cultural – This is the”Classical” Kyrgyzstan-round trip that was designed in 1993 by Michael/Miksture. He was the first to initiate this journey in Kyrgyzstan (and have done it with success many times), and ever since dozens of companies have tried to copy the schedule, but Michael & Miksture is still the best option as we know the areas thoroughly. Furthermore we continuously develop and improve the roundtrip so we of course are able to provide the best journey, and not just another boring standard product. The Danish program is available, and within few days the English version are finished. Booking is open – welcome on this fantastic journey among Kyrgyzstan’s magnificent landscapes and people!
Welcome to Mikstures website
Miksture take pleasure in presenting our travel programmes. These tours have been specially designed to show you the very best of Kyrgyzstan and the neighbouring countries, combined with high standards of services.
Ornithological tours
Miksture is specialized in birding tours. We provide exciting, friendly, small group birding holidays designed and guided by Michael Westerbjerg Andersen and his friends and cooperate team in Kyrgyzstan whose professionalism, experience and knowledge are unsurpassed. Our tours emphasize quality of birding: our primary aim is to guide you to those birds which are truly memorable, localized or hard to find, and often all three.
Wildlife tours
We have the best wildlife tours in Central Asia. For more than ten years we have run the Snowleopard tours with an succesrate of more than 75% We also go for Argali, Siberian Ibex, Pallas's Cat, Lynx etc.
Quality is Miksture’s watchword and profoundly influences everything that we do.
A typical Miksture is neither leisurely nor arduous (however some tours are truly expeditions and as tough as it can be...) but wildlifetours involves plenty of outdoor activity and often for many hours daily. Our carefully planned itineraries, our intensive approach and our skills have earned us the reputation of consistently showing those who travel with us an unusually high proportion of the local specialties.
Mikstours are arranged and guided with a professional touch and with great attention to quality, yet they are decidedly informal, with a friendly atmosphere. We do our utmost to make your holiday an unforgettable and highly rewarding experience.
Our guiding philosophy at ´Miksture is simple: To give you, our clients and friends, the very best, most rewarding and most enjoyable birding holidays possible.
We try to foster a greater respect for our diminishing wilderness. Above all our trips are geared towards people who prefer to experience life instead of reading about it. At Miksture we are continually looking for ways to improve our tours by upgrading services, as well as introducing new exciting destinations. Our clients will be in competent hands and have a personal attention to ensure that they will thoroughly enjoy our tours.
Miksture is an independent company, established and owned by Michael Westerbjerg Andersen. You will always be in contact with Michael when you contact us. All itineraries are accompanied by local staff who posses the knowledge and experience to make the tour wholly successful. We know the areas thoroughly and take pride in showing those who travel the local hotspots, confidently coping with any problems that may arise and so greatly increasing the chance that everything will run smoothly. Leading a tour in Europe or North America is one thing, leading one in Central Asia where logistical problems are a fact of life is quite another! Where practicable and necessary we obtain the assistance of local birders/trackers who have both an intimate knowledge of their home areas and the ability to look after the group to the required standard.On our tours there usually is a mix-ture of nationalities. Language is no problem: English, French, German, Russian and Danish are spoken.
My team and I can be hired for birding or any other kind of tours in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Southern Siberia and Western China. We are able to “tailor-make” the journey according your wishes – destinations & species as well as duration. It’s possible to book me as leader or co-leader for your journey in the region. We use our own vehicles, own gear – tents, kitchen-team, etc. Everything to increase your birding experience and your safety. In addition our prices are reasonable for everyone. Usually we arrange tours for 4-15 pax – best group’s size for birding is 5-10 participants; but we are flexible.
Fair prices, security, honesty and great birding are keywords – try us!
You are welcome to contact me for further information and I welcome any remarks and dialogue. Please get in touch - we will be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have.
I have been to the end of the Earth.
I have been to the end of the waters.
I have been to the end of the sky.
I have been to the end of the mountains.
I have found none that are not my friends"
-Navajo proverb-
Bishkek,28th. January 2010,
Michael Westerbjerg Andersen, Owner of Miksture,