Quick Update as no one talks about that bus :
Almaty to Karakol daily at 21.00
And you have Karakol-Almaty daily at 4 Pm
Karkara valley (Kegen – Tup/Kensu) border
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Almaty (KZ) to Karakol (KG) via Kegen
Below recent experience crossing the border at Kegen border crossing when travelling from Almaty to Karakol.
Travel time: end of Aug-2018
Note: please take a note that I do speak Russian, hence some of mine experience might be simplified
ALMATY:
Travel time: end of Aug-2018
Note: please take a note that I do speak Russian, hence some of mine experience might be simplified
ALMATY:
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Re: Almaty (KZ) to Karakol (KG) via Kegen
I crossed the border yesterday, also very positive experience. I was hitchhiking and happily got a ride to Tup (crossroads to Karakol and Cholpon Ata).
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Re: Karkara valley (Kegen – Tup/Kensu) border
I crossed the border today (7.9.2018) from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty only by hitchhiking (without paying).
If anyone of you hesitates to cross the border - do it! It was one of the most beautiful days of my time in Kyrgyzstan! I never waited more than 5 minutes (there is little traffic, but if a car comes, it usually picks you up and takes you some kilometers), I saw sheep herds and talked to beautifully friendly people all along the way. I can only recommend it. I started at 7:30 in Cholpon-Ata and arrived at 16:30 in Almaty.
If anyone of you hesitates to cross the border - do it! It was one of the most beautiful days of my time in Kyrgyzstan! I never waited more than 5 minutes (there is little traffic, but if a car comes, it usually picks you up and takes you some kilometers), I saw sheep herds and talked to beautifully friendly people all along the way. I can only recommend it. I started at 7:30 in Cholpon-Ata and arrived at 16:30 in Almaty.
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Easy border, friendly guards on both sides (as it normally is in Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan in my little experience). The only downside is that I failed to convince any of them that Torino FC is better than Juventus (I'm Italian and supporting the former over the latter). The scenery is also quite nice, especially on the Kyrgyz side!
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Re: Karkara valley (Kegen – Tup/Kensu) border
Hello, i went to the informations center in karakol and they told me border is open until the 6th october. Just to informe travellers
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Re: Karkara valley (Kegen – Tup/Kensu) border
I have an answer from the Office of Karakol, the border closes on October 31 officially
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Re: Our experience getting from Almaty to Karakol, via Karkara
Great write-up, thanks for that! I added your tips to the Karkara border crossing chapter. https://caravanistan.com/border-crossin ... n-tupkensu
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Re: Karkara valley (Kegen – Tup/Kensu) border
We are in Kazakhstan right now, heading to the border and had our hotel owner call the number on the caravanistan website.
They say it is open already, between 8am and 6pm every day. We will give it a shot and post an update once we have crossed. Wish us luck
They say it is open already, between 8am and 6pm every day. We will give it a shot and post an update once we have crossed. Wish us luck
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UPDATE:
Crossed the border successfully today, 06.05.2019.
Crossed the border successfully today, 06.05.2019.
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