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Karkara valley Pass Boarder crossing (Kegen – Tup/Kensu)

by anuprem 29 May 2012

I'd like to know if the boarder is re-opened to foreigners? Anybody has been going there recently?
RE: Trekking/Camping in Almaty Tian Shan Mountains - LOOKING 4partners Jul-Aug

by donjojohannes 09 May 2012

Hi A friend and myself will be doing the Terskej-Alatau-Traverse in Tian Shan (south of Karakol) and explore some other areas of Kyrgyzst…
Karkara valley

by angularmomentum 31 May 2011

Hi, Is the Karkara valley crossing between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan still closed? We're planning to travel there in August of this…
RE: Trekking Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan

by eupilgrim 11 July 2010

I'm currently in Almaty as well and was planning to go to Issyk-Kul in a month. I read in other posts that Karkara valley crossing is…
Karkara Valley Crossing

by agar041 05 July 2010

Hi I recently tried to cross into Kyrgyzstan from Kazakhstan through the Karkara Valley. I was told by some cyclists that it was closed…
RE: Almaty to Karakol

by ainsan 12 March 2010

************************************* Simple mathematics: Bishkek road: 10-12 hours Karkara valley: 6-7.5 hours *****************…
Re: Almaty to Karakol

by PauGasol44 11 March 2010

Thanks Ainsan! Our main goal is to see the Karakan valley and the scenic road and also to save time going to *Karakol*, if it's a bit…
Almaty to Karakol

by PauGasol44 11 March 2010

Hi, According to LP it is possible to go by minibus to Kegen and from there get up the Karkara valley and into Kyrgyzstan by hitching…
Almaty to Karakol around July 10: Anyone want to share the ride?

by ScottyNZ 18 June 2009

I'm going to be in Almaty from the 6th to 10th of July. Then I want to head to Karakol for some trekking. Just wondered if there're any…
Almaty: Traveller hangouts? Money at airport? Transport from airport?

by ScottyNZ 25 May 2009

I'll be flying into Almaty on the 6th of July and will be solo. As this is my first stop in Central Asia, I'd really like to find a place…
RE: Karkara valley road

by ainsan 17 November 2008

Once I drove along this road with my 4wd car on 31 December (2006). Snow was 1 m deep (from the saddle of Santash pass till Kazakh Karkara…
RE: Alatau / Tian Shan

by ainsan 26 February 2008

try to get in touch with Andrew Fraser okodoko@gmail.com [mailto:okodoko@gmail.com] and Holm Wenzel Holm Wenzel [mailto:ho …
A few days in Kyrgyzstan and possible Karkara crossing

by ipanag 27 January 2008

I'm planning to travel to Central Asia in late April - early May this year. I'll spend some days is in historical sites of Uzbekistan.…
Karkara Valley Crossing

by halfischer84 09 October 2007

The lonely planet suggests as an alternate route to Kyrgyzstan from Almaty, to go through the Karkara valley by hitching. The LP says…
Anyone there/here?

by prokotkin 26 August 2007

I'll be on a cycle tour through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in September, mostly Kyrgyzstan (weeks 2 and 3). These are the highlig…
Almaty to Lake Issykul

by ainsan 03 June 2007

Roadmap of Almaty District and…

Central Asia General Information

by Ak_Saj 05 April 2004

*There are two main routes between Almaty and Bishkek:*

1) The most direct and popular one is via Kördai on the Bishkek-Almaty…
cycling around Issyk Kul

by Ye Olde Thorn Tree 16 December 2002

Definitely the South side and Karakol
Poster 2. is right: the northerb side especially around Cholpon Ata and Bosteri is dotted with…