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nepalgoods Says: After crossing the bridge the road goes a bit upward in this narrow valley. The trucks are left behind. After a short drive you reach the small concrete building of the Kyrgyzstan Checkpoint. People are very friendly. The passports are checked very carefully. There are...
nepalgoods Says: After passing Chinese emmigration there a quite a few possibilties how to reach the Kyrgyzstan checkpoint. You can ask one of the many truckdrivers, if they can take you with them. This costs a bit. But it can take some time, before the truck is allowed to drive on.There...
nepalgoods Says: Coming from Kashgar the Chinese passportcontrol is the frist stop on the way to Kyrgyzstan. Irkeshtam Pass is a narrow valley. The road is full of trucks waiting for the proceedings. That is quite astonishing as I did not see many trucks on the way to Irkeshtam. The Chinese...
The Road from Kashgar to Irkeshtam
nepalgoods Says: Roads in Xinjiang are astonishingly pretty good. The road from Kashgar frist crossed a wide plain with mountains right and left. Then it winds its way up a narrow valley with red walls. Irkeshtam border point is a t about 3.000m. The road is mainly used by trucks, which are...
Nameless trucker's hostel: Only choice
RB_Oakes Says: Most people spend the night at Irkeshtam rather than Sary Tash these days, as the ride from Sary Tash to the border can take upwards of four or five hours. The only game in town is the trucker's hostel, which is very basic but only 60 som. The "facilities" have so much...
nepalgoods Says: I crossed the border being on a group tour in June 2007, so I cannot say anything about public transportation. There might be truck drivers, who take you with you. Or you can hire a taxi to the border.
RB_Oakes Says: From Osh, three of us hired a taxi for $70 to Irkeshtam. Other travellers found this price to be pretty good, but hitchhikers would obviously spend much less. To Sary Tash is fine, but the road is abysmal after that. From Irkeshtam, you get loaded by the border guard onto a...
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Most people spend the night at Irkeshtam rather than Sary Tash these days, as the ride from Sary Tash to the border can take upwards of four or five hours. The...
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