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Winter trekking

by jkspike 30 May 2012

Hello everyone I've planed a trip about the silk road from Uzbekistan to China (map shown as below: https://maps.google.com.tw/ma…
RE: Recommendation for getting Central Asian Visas in advance

by Roboroo 29 May 2012

Yes, hard to organize the "Stan" visas from Oz. We put our trip together in a couple of months so had to negotiate thru this forum and…
RE: Where Does the Name "Torugart" Come From?

by dbeyter 26 May 2012

Will be making a random wild guess here: Came across as I was googling for name's origins, actually. According to an Armenian philologist,…
RE: Torugart Pass Kashgar->Naryn on or around May 28

by kashgartrip 25 May 2012

Hi there, If you want to share the cost for the transportation from Kashgar to Naryn. Please come to check Business Center in Seman Hotel.…
RE: Kyrgyzstan - Kashgar

by godwine 21 May 2012

It appears (as most everyone expected) the guy at the Kyrgyz consulate was mistaken. The only way to get across the Torugart Pass is…
Torugart Pass Kashgar->Naryn on or around May 28

by godwine 19 May 2012

My girlfriend and I (NZ and Canadian citizens respectively) are hoping to cross from China to Kyrgyzstan via the Torugart Pass on or slightl…
Central Asia in winter: feasible or not?

by RobbieFabia 18 May 2012

Hi all, I'm planning a trip from China to Europe through Central Asia and I'm puzzled regarding the following: if I spend some time in…
RE: Kyrgyzstan - Kashgar

by MusX 18 May 2012

Godwine please post your results, I'm interested about going China-Kyrgyz soon and prefer Torugart pass because I'm going to Kazakhstan…
Crossing the Torugart biorder on 28 or 29

by kubatttorugart 18 May 2012

Please contact us if someone is interested to cross the Torugart border from Kyrgyzstan to Kashgar on 28 or 29 of June to share transport.…
RE: Kyrgyzstan - Kashgar

by CentralAsia_traveler 15 May 2012

Possible but unlikely. It would be a significant change if Torugart Pass were changed from one class of border to another, so word of…
RE: Kyrgyzstan - Kashgar

by godwine 14 May 2012

We just went to apply for our Kyrgyz visas in Urumqi this morning. After a little trouble finding the place it was very simple. The…
Good route through Kyrgyzstan to UZ, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan to Iran

by jillback 13 May 2012

we are looking at traveling the silk route through the Stan's. starting at Torugart Pass to Naryn, to Issy Kul, to Bishkek, to Osh and…
RE: Kyrgyzstan - Kashgar

by CentralAsia_traveler 12 May 2012

There are two border crossings between Kyrgyzstan and China: Irkeshtam Pass, near Osh, KG, and Torugart Pass, near Naryn, KG. China…
Kyrgyzstan - Kashgar

by htach 11 May 2012

Hi, I'm planning to cross the Kyrgyzstan border at Torugart towards end of October. Wondering whether the road closes for winter around…
RE: Silk Road - Usbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China

by emmeff 24 April 2012

Lots of people travel independently in Central Asia, so no need for a tour. However, it helps if you can speak a little Russian, or can…
Torugart transfer

by kubatttorugart 21 April 2012

Hello, On May 5th one person plans to cross the Torugart border from Naryn to Kashgar. If someone wants to join him welcome. Please let…
Re: Visas for Pakistan, India, Silk route

by levelo 18 April 2012

I did pretty much the same ride back in 1998. Organized most of my visas in Delhi (Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan) in one…
Re: Bus from kashgar to osh

by tim_killeen 17 April 2012

Hi, We're in Kashgar wondering which route to take to kyrgyzstan. Apparently the bus to Osh costs about ¥500 per person, so shared taxi…
RE: Kashgar --> Kyrgyzstan

by everbrite 16 April 2012

There are two possible crossings - Torugart and Irkeshtam. Good luck finding travel partners to decrease your costs. Ruth
Kashgar --> Kyrgyzstan

by tim_killeen 16 April 2012

Hi all, We are in Kashgar working out the best way to get into Kyrgyzstan then Uzbekistan overland. We want to visit Bishkek, the Lake…
RE: from central asia to china

by everbrite 07 April 2012

There are basically three possibilities for crossings - the bus or train from Almaty to Urumqi and overland from Kyrgyzstan through either…
Kashgar to naryn via torugart pass

by redtentacles 07 April 2012

Very late notice but if anyone is heading that way this Tuesday April 10 please contact me. I've organized transport and there's room…
RE: From China to Kyrgyzstan

by emmeff 31 March 2012

As number 4 says, there are plenty of travel agents in Kashgar that will arrange the Torugart crossing -- but it's relatively expensive.…
RE: From China to Kyrgyzstan

by Giora 31 March 2012

The Torugart pass is generally open for tourists, but you have to arrange all of your transport in advance (this is a little complicated,…
RE: From China to Kyrgyzstan

by donleo 31 March 2012

I want to cross the border between China and Kyrgyzstan begin June. Has anybody of you have any experience if the Torugart pass is possible…