>>2797395
Yes, it's safe. I enjoyed my time there. It's relatively easy to get around via buses/marschrutkas like the other user said. At the bus stations, there will be minibuses and you just gotta ask in person. But, they'll be cramped.
The only safety issue I had was some drunk guy getting confrontational when he thought I was dating a Kyrgyz girl (I wasn't - a group of three girls and 2 guys asked me to join them for a beer when they heard me speaking bad Russian in a pub).
>>2797636
Very few spoke English outside of the hospitality sector. I recommend learning to read Cyrillic.
>>2797672
Picking up some Russian would be very helpful. If you want endless steppe, go to Mongolia or Kazakhstan. But, Kyrgyzstan is beautiful. Steep mountains and sheer valleys. It's a Muslim country, but people still drink and go out.
Attached is a pic of Ala-Archa National Part from when I was there last year.