Thomas_HH
You need a carnet to enter India cent percent.

I just read though the whole forum and I believe I'm caught up. I'm on a year long service trip through Asia that will end in August and I plan on buying a bike in Tajikistan in late August. Your itinerary sounds amazing and I already have a 10 year Chinese visa but I can't commit to a trip in early September being that I'm not sure how long it will take to acquire a bike.

Is anyone planning on riding in the northern istans (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan...) in September/October? Or even taking any rout from Asia towards Europe? I'm looking for a partner but having a difficult time finding one. Any other forums you would recommend? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

-Graham

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Hi there everyone, I would love to join this group to cross china from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan on the KKH, I am riding a motorbike and would be happy to delay my original crossing time of July to September if this fits in with everyone else? I hope I am not too late to join? Emma X

KKH
 

hi there everyone, new to these threads and not sure if my post came through....I would love to join a group crossing China in September, would this be possible? I will be riding a motorcycle and travelling alone from England to India, v keen to get costs down for china so this sounds ideal, let me know your thoughts, emma x

Hey Emma,

I wil be doing a similar trip and wil leave Holland 25th of april and will be (if everything goes as planned) arriving in kyrgyzstan arround july. We could ride togheter to Kashgar(China) and all the way to Kathmandu (Nepal). Cheers Tom

Hi
I'm doing the same trip this Summer. It would be ideal to share the costs of guides while crossing china from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan.

Michael

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Hi tom,
that sounds ideal....thought i may be a little late for getting a group together, but that sounds like a super route, meeting in Kashgar sounds great, shall we fix a date and try to sort out guides/permits etc before hand or do you think its easier to sort there? Are u any good at the organisation part of things?
Emma
Ps. fab that you're able to join also mike - lets try and get another couple of people together....

Hey Michael and Emma,

You can contact me via e-mail at comedia@live.nl so we can share our thoughts and wishes.

Greetz, Tom

hi tom, sure thing, gotta do a days work but will send email early eve, I was thinking to maximize time in india that I would probably get my visa in Bishkek for india Pakistan and china meaning I will be getting there around a month early , I imagine some time late june, the plan to cross late july ....would that suit you too? perhaps we could meet in Bishkek and sort guids from there....bet prices would be lower than trying to sort all from here...what are your thoughts? Emma

Yeah, if we organize for a date for meeting in Kyrgyzstan then we could take it from there. Get quotes for the prices before, but then shop around in Kyrgyzstan for the guides whilst awaiting visa confirmation.
Mike

Yes all sounds good! Bishkek in late June and crossing late July.
I have read on a couple of forums that you can only apply for a paki visa in you home country or sent your passport there, so be aware of that ;)
Also i wil do some more research about the obligations to drive in China.

Cheers

Hi there, I am interested in joining a pre organised group crossing the KKH. Please PM, or reply on post. Many thanks
Mike

Trucking your bike through China, sadly wont work.

You wont be allowed to enter it,

Better. to go as. one large group.

vette

Hi we are two blokes from Gibraltar driving in a Hilux to Australia planning to cross China in mid September from Kashgar to Mohan in Laos. Please contact me on paulmoody2@gmail.com if you want to chat about this.