Caravanistan

Hi all, Apologies if this has been covered - I couldn't find anything on it! Does anyone know if it is currently possible to cycle from Tashkurgan to Kashgar on the Karakoram Highway? I am hoping to be able to do this in a week or so, but given the heightened security checks and regulations in Xinji...

Thanks very much Steven! This all sounds like sound advice. I will write a trip report when I'm done and tell you how I got on

Awesome, I will take all that advice. Thanks so much!

OK so I've revised my itinerary based on your advice, and taking out the Aral Sea (too expensive). I've also added on some days at the beginning when I'll be in Kashgar. Does this make logistical sense? Have I scheduled too long in a place that's not very interesting, or not long enough in a place t...

I see, well this is certainly food for thought... I hadn't really put that much importance on seeing Kashgar & southwestern Xinjiang to be honest - I'd read that Kashgar had lost some of its charm in recent years and so I guess I was just heading there in order to get to the Torugat Pass. But now I'...

Sheesh it is pretty expensive! are you going to go for it anyway? the train from urumqi is pretty pricey too but not as much as that. I wonder whether the torugat scenery is really that much more impressive than what you can see in Kyrgyzstan proper... hmmm.

Hi there, Thank you all for your really helpful advice! I'm going to have a rethink of my itinerary based on your suggestions. I've heard the the Torugat Pass is expensive, but I'm not actually sure how much. I was attracted to it because everyone says the scenery is amazing, but originally I intend...

This is really helpful to know! it sounds like I should probably just leave it all until I'm actually there, which is reassuring. Thanks so much for the help!

Hi there, Apologies if this topic is covered in another post - I couldn't see it. I'm planning on backpacking in Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan in June/July 2017 for around 3 weeks. It's the very last leg of a 4-month trip through Asia (mostly by train), and I'm planning to enter via the Torugat Pass from ...

Hi all, I'm planning to visit Central Asia in late June/early July this year, as part of a bigger trip through Asia (mostly by rail). I'll be (hopefully) arriving over the Torugart Pass from Kashgar around the 17th of June and I've booked an (insanely cheap!) flight from Bishkek to London on the 11t...