Torugart Pass

strictly controlled area but absolutely beautiful scenery

This is a special border pass strictly controlled by both sides. It is NOT open to individual travelers, which means you cannot simply hire a random car and reach the border. You would need to either ...

strictly controlled area but absolutely beautiful scenery

This is a special border pass strictly controlled by both sides. It is NOT open to individual travelers, which means you cannot simply hire a random car and reach the border. You would need to either ...

An unusual border crossing.

We had planned to cross the border from China to Kyrgyzstan at the Torugart crossing but were not ready for the numerous checks on the Chinese side, We had three cameras between us and had taken in th...

An unusual border crossing.

We had planned to cross the border from China to Kyrgyzstan at the Torugart crossing but were not ready for the numerous checks on the Chinese side, We had three cameras between us and had taken in th...

Excessive controls on the Chinese side of the border, but the scenery is fabulous!

This is one of the border roads out of Xinjiang into, in this case, Kyrgyzstan. We counted 13 different instances of passport and luggage checks on the Chinese side prior to exiting the country and t...