I had lots of difficulties updating my page lately so it is time to make a good global makeover.
I’ll try to make a web site more accessible, where I can share about the beautiful areas I’ve been too, with bus schedules and prices, places to stay… to help the ones that are lucky to still [...]
a. Kanas Lake (喀纳斯湖 – kānàsī hú)
To go to Kanas lake, there are 2 daily buses from Urumqi to Bu’erqin (布尔津), one in the morning leaving at 8.20 am and one night bus at 20.00 (150 rmb).
From Bu’erqin you will have to continue for another 2/3 hours to JiaDengYu (50 Rmb/pax for shared car).
Refer to [...]
Kanas Lake (Updated on 10/10/2009)
From
To
Type of trspt
Exp. Time
Departure time
Price (per pax)
Other Info
Urumqi (Wulumuqi)
乌鲁木齐
Bu’erqin
布尔津
Bus
Sleeping bus
10/12 h.
- 8.20 am
- 20.00 pm
-
150 Rmb
Bu’erqin
布尔津
JiaDengYu
贾登屿
shared car
2 /3 h.
When full
50 Rmb *
Cf hotel address on how to arrange
Kanas town
喀纳斯
Bu’erqin
布尔津
shared car
4 hours
When full
60 Rmb *
* Depends on your negotiation skills and I suppose on the season you go.
a. Urumqi and around
When travelling in Xinjiang you might end up several times in Urumqi.
The roads linking North and South are often of bad quality and/or under construction, so buses tend to travel on big axes only, and, to go out of Xinjiang, again, the main gate is the capital.
So it means transport wise, [...]
1.a. Karakoram Highway (中巴公路 – ZhongBaGongLu)
On the West part, below Kashgar (喀什-Kashi), lies one of my favorite and most beautiful road trip I have ever done, the road to Pakistan.
It used to be one of the silk road way, from Kashgar to Pakistan, crossing the Khunjerab pass at 4800m.
But even if you do not [...]
1. Where to go? What to do? And what to see in Xinjiang? (新疆; pinyin: Xīnjiāng)
Well Xinjiang is the biggest province of China (nearly 1:6 of the territory), about the size of Western Europe, so the landscapes are very rich and diverse.
Locals often tend to divide the province into 2 areas Nanjiang and Beijiang (南疆/北疆-respectively South [...]
I had lots of difficulties updating my page lately so it is time to make a good global makeover.
I’ll try to make a web site more accessible, where I can share about the beautiful areas I’ve been too, with bus schedules and prices, places to stay… to help the ones that are lucky to still [...]
