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The age old china problem
I'm just in the process of getting quotes for the china crossing from Pakistan to Kyrgyzstan.
There is two of us doing the journey and so far the cheapest quote has been around $2600. from what i can tell this is quite good. But, we can't really afford it. we only have single entry visa's for Pakistan. so I'm thinking that we just leave Pakistan and try and get into china.
has anyone tried this?
i understand that it will still cost money but i was hoping not as much as it would if i take the tour option.
also does anyone know the websites where you actually find the information about all these permits, temp licenses and registration as i haven't been able to find anything
toby
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I'm thinking that we just leave Pakistan and try and get into china.
has anyone tried this?
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Some years ago, there were a few reports of making it coming from Kazakhstan. But not any more. Sorry, but that probably ain´t gonna work on the Karakoram Highway.
Why not go Pakistan to Iran to Turkey? Forget the media - if you can get visas, Iran is just great!
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yeah, we want to do Iran also, but go pak, china. kyrg, tajik, uzbec, turk then iran.
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yeah, we want to do Iran also, but go pak, china. kyrg, tajik, uzbec, turk then iran.
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I went the other way a couple of years ago.
Forget about getting into China (with a bike) without a guide & arrangement. You won't get into the country. Then you have to go back to Pakistan .. without a visa.
Maybe you can try to find some more people to share the costs.
Good luck!
PS Iran is really nice, but Turkmenistan is an out-of-this-world experience, not to be missed (on par with N-Korea). Get a transit visa so you don't need a guide; should give you 5-6 days there.
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