ATV off road adventure tour from Kyrgyzstan in the
Taklamakan desert (China)

The Taklamakan desert fills about two-thirds of the province of Xinjiang. Its area of 300,000 sq km is mostly covered with about 100m high dunes, some details even amount to 300m. The strong winds make these dunes move very quickly, they also lead to the formation of Yardang (hill carved). The dunes formed by dust and sand deposits of the last ice age, in the Taklamakan was almost entirely of a lake of glacial meltwater (glacial lakes) of the surrounding mountains covered. Studies of heavy metal spectra, depending on the catchment area of the rivers were able to show that the sands a fluvial origin (from the former river courses) have.

In just a few meters deep have formed in the course of time large aquifers, which were probably fed by the melting waters of the surrounding mountains. Also located in this desert some salt lakes.

ATTENTION! on this tour is a registration deadline, registration may not be later than 15th April 2012 be made. (Tajik, Kyrgyz and Chinese special permits, etc.)

Highlights of the 4x4 ATV & UTV expedition

• Tuya-Ashuu Pass (3,590 Meter)
• Hochplateau Kekemeren-Tal – Suusamyr
• Taklamakan desert
• The Pamir Highway in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
• Karakorum Highway in China
• Silk Road
• The Meteor Crater in Tajikistan at 3,800m
• With a very good distance vision, you can enjoy a view of the following peaks: K2 with 8,611m, Peak Lenin with 7,134m, Nanga Parbat with 8,125m, Gasherbrum Shan with 8,080m
• Torgurat pass at 3,752m

Dates and Price List

The above prices are excluding your flight ticket: detailed information on request.