Kyrgyzstan -> China -> Pakistan in August (or Georgia -> India)
 

We are a group planing to go Georgia (9.7.), Armenia (11.7.), Iran (!3.7.), Turkmenistan (20.7), Uzbekistan (Classic Silk Road Cities) (24.7.), Tadjikistan (31.7.) (Pamir Highway), Kyrgyzstan (10.8), China (12.8.) (Karakorum Highway), Pakistan(16.8), India(22.8).

I think this 6 week trip packs a lot of highlights. It involves also 9 difficult border crossings, lots of visa, permits and guides.

We still looking for travel companions (whole trip or part) to keep costs for guides etc. low. I guess we have visas and permits well organised but we need to start the application process this months.

So If you want to drive the nicest parts of the silk road + Parmir Highway + Karakorum Highway this is the time. You never know when the next land slide blocks the Karakorum Highway for years to come.

The group current consists of trucks and cars only but everybody is :welcome:

--max

Hi Max,

I want to be on the Pamir for 3 weeks in June. How are your plans going? I will be hiring a XT600 locally but want some new friends to share the memories and good times with on the road!

Tim

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.is a friendly free homestay initiative, here in Jammu... Do have a look and do consider... Thanks for the time.. www.facebook.com/wheelostay

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Is this trip really a marathon?
I drove a lot of your route last year and I can see that you are going to be driving almost every day.
You are going to miss out on any intimate connections with the locals and insights into the countries you get from stopping and absorbing. It is a pity really because you will never go back.
Be prepared for fuel difficulties in Uzbekistan where diesel and petrol are hard to find. We found only four places where it was available between Tashkent and the Kazakhstan border via Khiva. There is so much to experience in Tajikistan it is a crime to rush through.
You wont be able to do any speed on the bitumen on the way to Murghab without getting airborne.


Aliprovidor. (Aussie)

Hi,

I plan also to be at china border end of July 2018, do you have any information about the agence you selected.
I am an Ural side car Ranger

Iran->Turkmenistan->Uzbekistan->Kyrgyzstan->China->Nepal->India
 

Hello Guys,

My name is Athul and I am from Munich Germany, Me and 3 of my friends are planning to a Silk Route trip in 2019 Summer.

Route.
Iran->Turkmenistan->Uzbekistan->Kyrgyzstan->China->Nepal->India

As per our plan, we should be entering China from Kyrgyzstan on 8th of August 2019. We still looking for travel companions to keep costs for guides etc. low

Please ping me if someone is ready to join !

Regards,
Athul

Hi all
Perhaps you haven't noticed that I have the same thread (M2B) with a group already formed, crossing Aug 13th.
Cheers
Marc (M2B)

I might be interested in joining to your group, we are a couple with a motorbike. Wich are the conditions with the chinese guide?

thanks!

Paula i Tià

Hi Max,

Your dates for this section: Tadjikistan (31.7.) (Pamir Highway), Kyrgyzstan (10.8) align to a potential trip i'm looking at. Would love to find out more to see if plans could align, i'll be on a bike.
Cheers
Kate

Hi.
We are searching for a group to cross china in August or beginning of September. Can we join your group?
We have a 4x4 van and now we are in Oman.
Here is my Website: Asienreisende (sorry ots only in german)
Would be nice to hear from you.
Ursel & Janus

Athul, planning the same route May 2019 - UK to India. Flexible on start dates to align with people travelling the same route. Two riders on two motorcycle. 1 a BMW1200 and the other as yet unknown :) . Will be good to stay in touch.

Also as this thread is for a 2018 trip, and to ensure that we do not drag this thread away, would you want to start a separate thread please? Can share plans and dates on that.

Thanks,

uk to india trip
 

Hello Kurien
I am from Canada and I plan to go to India either from the UK or from Greece via Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan. I will continue on to Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and back to Greece and then fly back to Canada.
Maybe we could coordinate.