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Rentals
Online booking of amazing rental cars designed for Central Asian roads. Rent anything from an Economy City Car to an Expedition Grade 4×4. Offices in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Almaty, Kazakhstan with delivery available throughout both countries.
Tours
Customized tour planning with outstanding guides and intense flexibility. No two clients are alike so no two tours should be alike. We plan each and every trip so that you get the best possible experience. We can arrange tours throughout Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan.
Locations
What our clients have to say
Reviews
I can really recommend Iron Horse Nomads. We rented the Mitsubishi for two weeks. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Whenever we had small questions, we got an immidiate respons and all instructions when driving through Kazakhstan were very clear. Thanks guys!!
jan s from Google Maps
Excellent company to rent from. Awesome people. Gave me a great briefing prior to my trip. Went over maps and route planning. Everyone speaks great English. Rented a truck for 44 days. The truck had no problems. Good camping gear available to rent. Highly recommend.
K S from Google Maps
Great rental car Company. Only one that allows crossing boarders. Mark, a former Oklahoma resident, met us at the airport and gave great tips. He prepared us for possible situations like police intervention. Driving is fairly easy and the vehicle was in good shape. We made a loop from Almary around the Kyrgyzstan lake thru Bishkek and back in 5 days. The eastern border crossing is good on the Kazak side but roads are poor for 20 to 30 miles in Kyrgyzstan. Google led us astray once so be aware.
Clete Brehm from Google Maps
We rented a car for 12 days to go from Almaty to Astana. This was the only company to offer such a service of different drop and pickup location. Everything went smoothly, they are a very professional organisation (from digitally invoicing to the refund of deposit) with a sincere focus on delivering the customer a nice experience. Would definitely recommend this organisation and the Renault Duster that runs perfectly through the Kazach nature / cities.
Victor Vanclooster from Google Maps
We hired a rental car for 12 days to do a road trip from Kazakhstan into Kyrgyzstan. Iron horse car rental were absolutely amazing to accomodate our plans when we turned up last minute. We were given lots of information on road rules in the stans and found this very helpful! The team at Iron Horse Nomads went above and beyond to accomodate us. Thank you!! Highly recommend.
Sarah Connolly from Google Maps
A perfect experience with Iron Horse Nomads – we were so lucky to score this beautiful 2019 Lada Neva for three days which took us to Kolsai Lakes and Charyn Canyon effortlessly. Mark, Temur and the team at IHN were incredibly accomodating, going out their way to make our plans fit. Communication was amazing, and we felt so prepared to drive in Kazakhstan. A huge shout out to Mark’s wife (sorry we didn’t catch her name!) for going above and beyond to round out our experience with Iron Horse Nomads. We’ll be back! Be sure to book with these guys when you’re looking for Stans travel.
Ryland Sack from Google Maps
We rented the brown Nissan Terrano for 10 days to explore both Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The company was very fast at responding and also tailor the booking exactly to our needs. The service was absolutely superb! The car was clean, fully tanked, clear instructions and very efficient both on pick up and drop off. Will definitely rent with Iron Horse Nomads again next time in Central Asia! Thanks a lot for all the support guys!
Joakim Lundstrom from Google Maps
We hired a UAZ hunter, which was their last car available due to late notice. We had a fabulous time driving around Altyn emel, Kolsai and Kaindy. While we were unlucky with the police trying to target us as tourists, without having broken any laws. They were extremely helpful, took our phone calls on a Saturday and managed to give us some good advice / translation to get us out of the situation and continue on our journey as we only spoke English. Would recommend this company to everyone and book early as their cars all book out. Kazakhstan was very fun and the couple that run iron horse nomads are really just committed to you having a good time. Thanks again, Dom and James
Dominique Tynan from Google Maps
We had an absolutely amazing experience with Iron Horse Nomads Almaty and can’t recommend them highly enough. They are the best place to rent a car in Almaty and explore the incredible nature of the region. Mark is professional, knowledgable and very easy to communicate with. He has a great fleet of cars with comfortable family cars and Soviet classics. Mark is also a master mechanic so all his cars are in meticulous condition so you won’t have to worry about anything going wrong on the road. Thank you Mark for all your help.
Zan Schmidt from Google Maps
Our Team
Almaty Office
Mark started the Iron Horse Nomads Almaty branch in 2016. He grew up in the farm country of eastern Oklahoma. Since then he has lived in eastern Mongolia and Kazakhstan. He speaks Kazakh and is learning Russian. Not only is Mark very familiar with Central Asia, he is also a certified master mechanic who ran his own shop in the US for years. Mark is committed to providing excellent service and a great introduction to Kazakhstan.
Bishkek Office
The Bishkek office was the first Iron Horse Nomads office to open. Ryan, the company founder, moved to Kyrgyzstan in 2012 and after a year of teaching English opened Iron Horse Nomads. Building on his background as a car and motorcycle nut, IHN quickly became one of the largest car rental and tour companies in Kyrgyzstan.
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You can reach us by phone, email, or text.
Office hours in Almaty are Monday through Friday 9AM to 5PM Almaty time (GMT +6). Calls or messages received after hours will be answered as soon as we can, but may not be immediate. Bishkek office hours are 8AM to 8PM all week.
Bishkek Office: Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Almaty Office: Nauryz 34, Kyrgauyldy, Kazakhstan 040924
Bishkek Email: travel@ihn.kg
Almaty Email: almaty@ironhorsenomads.com
Almaty Phone: +7 708 363 7604
Almaty Whatsapp: Click Here
The Bishkek numbers are no longer valid. If you receive a contact from one of the old numbers, it is not actually from Iron Horse Nomads and is not approved by us.
Facebook: facebook.com/ihnomads