Caravanistan

Is it possible for me to show up in Karakol and book a 2-4 day hiking tour while there? Yes Where do I go? It's a small town with many tour companies. You can't miss. For recommendations on specific tour agencies, ask others. Will the tour company supply food, tent etc? Yes Also, do I need hiking bo...

It differs year by year but there certainly could still be snow above 3000m in June. Anything under 3000m should be ok in June I think although it's not certain, snow could fall late.

Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere but I am getting more and more confused. Do I need a Kyrgyzstan border permit to enter Kyrgyzstan from China via the Irkeshtam pass? My daughter and I will riding a motorcycle and travelling on both our UK and Australian passports. No. If you are just d...

Please let us know when you cross if the bus still exists and at what price (in USD), please. I updated the Iran-Afghanistan border crossings recently, not the one to Armenia. I should learn to not quote prices in local currency!

Thanks for letting us know

TheNonFlyingDutchman wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:02 pm

I do hope that the communication and organisation Will be better this year.

Don't count on it. Expect confusion.

I summarized the info from the last 150 posts in this thread on the website . Here is what I wrote for those that have been asking some of the questions that were already hidden in this thread. The Kyzylart border was closed for a while (and is still closed to most Kyrgyz and Tajiks) but since the s...

I have locked this post for now - all discussion on how to cross this border with the new rules is, like the previous poster wrote, here -> https://caravanistan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=13652. If the situation returns to "normal", I will reopen this thread and lock the other one. Fingers crossed!

Another update from September 2023 Bus connections between Kudjand and Dushanbe have been restored and also I saw the Asian Express bus going from Sushanbe to Hisor Fortress as well. The bus from Khudjand leaves at 07:40 from the bus station and goes to the shared taxi station (which is less than 20...