Caravanistan

I stayed in the Nigina Hotel. A single room was 50k. The place is clean but only russian spoken. Located 1 km + from the city center.

If the taxi driver does not really know the place, tell him Turkish Restaurant. That place is well known.

At May 8th the exchange rate for USD (bills of 100) is 6500 Som for one Dollar.

First of all a huge thank you for your LOI service!!!! The Uzbek consulate in Almaty opens at 3 pm. Be there at least at 2.45. Ask the policemen in front if the consulate: Do you speak Englisch or thmething like this. They must understand, that you are a "real" foreigner and will let you in. Wait in...

When I planned my trip I found a website of them with an adress in the area Sain Street/Abay Rd. They moved to a different place. Unfortunately I don't know the new adress as my landlord organized the taxi for me. I advise strongly for going there take a taxi. Going back is simple. Walk back to the ...

The books describe very well how to go from Urumqi to Almaty. There is an alternative via Yining. A hard sleeper from Uru is Y160. The ride takes you 8 to 9 h. In Yining base yourself in the youth hostel. The staff speaks English. Make a reservation by booking.com. There you are shown the adress of ...

A transit without visa means that you can spend up to 24 hrs in the transit area of the airport.

Consider going via China.

From Urumqi is a bus to Almaty. From Kashgar (Kashi) to Osh.

As I know trains tend to be full very early I am looking for an agency for train tickets in Almaty.

Thank you very much.

Hi Steven, Thank you very much for your excellent site! I am a German and started travelling during my holidays more than 40 years ago and since then still now I am addicted. As long as I was working I had normally 4 weeks a year for travelling so I am used to hurrying. Since I am a retiree I extend...