Caravanistan

Crossed from Tashkent to Shymkent tofay. Uzbek and Kazakh people told me that till the 4th of September you can not cross the border to Uzbekistan from Shymkent. I don't know if it also counts for foreigners. Leaving Uzbekistan does not seem a problem.

Im in Tashkent now, business as usual, only every 500 meters there are police checking cars. In general there is much more police on the streets. I think getting into Tashkent with car from other cities can be difficult maybe. Tomorrow I am leaving to Shymkent, Kazakhstan, will let you know how it w...

Hello everyone, does anyone know which city is the best place to buy souvenirs? Right now I am in Bukhara, many souvenir shops but they all seem the sell the same. Also you get ripped off badly here I believe. Maybe Samarkand or Tashkent is better? Maybe someone knows some shops were they sell genui...

I got in Uzbekistan today, visum till the 4th of September. I asked the border guard about independence day, and he told me that the border is always open for foreigners, only for Uzbeks it will be closed. I asked the guard at the border with Osh Kyrgyzstan, but I think he meant for all big border p...

I wanted to enter Uzbekistan around the 20th. And leaving to Shimkent before the 30th. The embassy in Bishkek just gave my visa 4 days ago for the period of 10th of August till 4th of September. Does a closed border also means you can not exit?

Both on the offical online application form and invitation letter it doesnt say where you exit or enter, only the cities you would like to visit. The cities should be in the right order of visiting. So if you enter near tashkent but the first city on your application form is khiva, you might have a ...

I read if you have a registration every three days it is ok. So 1 day at a hotel/hostel with registration and 2 days at a homestay should be possible. You can also just buy a registration at hotels or hostels I believe. Or just book a room and do check-in but actually not staying there, yet you have...

Thanks Steven, information I needed!

Hello everyone,

When applying for visa do you only need your passport and the LOI, or also passport photos, etc.?

Hi,

Maybe these links are helpful,

http://caravanistan.com/trip-reports/ho ... yrgyzstan/

https://www.tripadvisor.nl/ShowUserRevi ... vince.html

I am planning to do the same trip around August 13-14.