Karakul Lake and Tashkurgan

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Kashgar and Southern Silk Road Cities

Day 23...


Travel Expenses
*** Total: 72RMB ***
Bus from Kashgar to Karakul Lake: 42RMB (200km)
Accomodation in Yurt @ Karakul Lake (including 3 meals): 30RMB


*Overland Distance Covered So Far: 8,388km


Attractions Information
Karakul Lake (by Travel China Guide)
Great panorama picture of Karakul Lake (by Jeremy Snell)



View of Kongur Tagh (7649m), the highest peak of Kunlun Mountains, from just outside our yurt


And also Muztagh Ata (7546m)
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Video of the surroundings


Walking into Karakul Lake, which is 3600m above sea level, and the water is really cold!
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Mud houses near the foot of Muztagh Ata
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Sheeps having their wool cut off




You can run, but you can't hide!
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Plenty of them roaming around






Closeup of Kongur Tagh


View of Karakul Lake from a high point


Spotted some yaks too
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Great views of Muztagh Ata
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Kyrgyz yurt
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Kyrgyz boy with a cute cap
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And with his dad


Kyrgyz man wearing a traditional Kyrgyz hat


Beautiful white camel
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Nice reflection
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View of Muztagh Ata at sunset
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And of Kongur Tagh


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Our friendly and humorous Kyrgyz host




Our Kyrgyz host preparing for us yak milk tea




And a simple and delicious dinner


Sweet dreams!


Video of my Kyrgyz host and the interior of the yurt


Day 24...


Travel Expenses
*** Total: 85RMB ***
Bus from Karakul Lake to Tashkurgan: 40RMB (105km)
Accomodation in Tashkurgan: 15RMB
Local Transport, Food and Others: 30RMB


*Overland Distance Covered So Far: 8,493km


Attractions Information
Tashkurgan (by Travel China Guide)



View of Kongur Tagh before sunrise


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And Muztagh Ata


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Different stages of the spectacular sunrise over Kongur Tagh
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Lazy Clemence, all wrapped up in the cold for the sunrise haha




Packing up our cosy beds and blankets


Their cute little boy!




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Video of him trying to destroy the yurt haha

I think I kinda scare him...so sorry >_>


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Their small cemetry at the back across the road




Most natural and effective fuel, shit! and loads of them!


Love the reflections!
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My first horse riding experience!




Me and my Kyrgyz host family




Sceneries enroute to Tashkurgan


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On the Karakoram Highway (KKH) of cos
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Tashkurgan town, where majority of the people are Tajiks


One of their favourite pastimes


Tajik women with their traditional headdresses


Tajik kids and boys




Crumbling Tashkurgan Fort

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Khunjerab Pass and Sost