a road in the middle of a desert with mountains in the background

Journey · 1 day

Kashgar - Sary-Tash

Transfer to Sary Tash passing the Sino-Kyrgyz border

KashgarSary-Tash
Drive
310 km7 hr
Season
Year-Round
Meals
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Elevation gain
2266 m
Elevation loss
386 m

Journey route

The route

  1. 01
    OriginKashgar
  2. 02
    DestinationSary-Tash

Journey notes

About this Journey

In the morning we will drive to Irkeshtam and cross the Sino-Kyrgyz border. Then we will leave the car and pass the border by foot. Then we drive with a Chinese driver through the Toe Morun pass 3536 m. altitude surmounted by the peak Korumdu 6613 m. alt.. At the beginning of afternoon we will arrive in the village of Sary Tash, on the crossroad between Tajikistan, China and Kyrgyzstan. After lunch we’ll have an opportunity to walk in the village and to discover typical yack's shepherd's village.  Dinner and overnight at shepherd's homestay. Options: opportunity to sleep at shepherd’s house near the lake Tulpar-Kul. Visiting farm with yaks.

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