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- Wed Apr 23, 2025 9:40 am
- Forum: Uzbekistan
- Topic: Greatest hiking route with homestays -- any tips?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1514
Re: Greatest hiking route with homestays -- any tips?
Hey! Thinking about doing this route - is it possibly to do self guided or is it better to get a guide? I don’t speak Russian and solo female :) You can do it on your own, no need for a guide. Getting to the village is difficult on public transport so you might want to pre-arrange that, but you don...
- Fri Apr 18, 2025 11:20 am
- Forum: Visas & embassy reports
- Topic: Big News Turkmenistan Visa
- Replies: 6
- Views: 270
Re: Big News Turkmenistan Visa
My approach after 15 years of seeing this kind of news come and go: it's not news if it hasn't happened yet. I'll believe it when I see it.
- Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:06 am
- Forum: Itineraries & trip reports
- Topic: Hiring 4X4 for 15 days Kyrgyzstan road trip
- Replies: 1
- Views: 132
Re: Hiring 4X4 for 15 days Kyrgyzstan road trip
I and my wife are planning a 15 day road trip in Kyrgyzstan. We will have to hire a 4x4 vehicle having English speaking driver cum guide. I have some questions. 1. Will it be cheaper to look for a vehicle after arriving in Bhishkek, or it is better to do it on-line? It won't be cheaper. 2. Where co...
- Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:00 am
- Forum: Tajikistan
- Topic: ¿ Transport Options ? Panjakent → Haft Kul → Dushanbe
- Replies: 2
- Views: 122
Re: ¿ Transport Options ? Panjakent → Haft Kul → Dushanbe
No. As you can see, there is no road from Haft Kul to Dushanbe. Return to Panjakent first.
- Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:59 am
- Forum: Kyrgyzstan
- Topic: Kara Alma (for the walnut forests)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 150
Re: Kara Alma (for the walnut forests)
There is no organised tourism in Kara Alma. You're on your own there to figure it out. I remember rocking up there in the rain. We were hosted for coffee by a school teacher, she then organised our stay with her friend (we were 4).
- Tue Apr 08, 2025 2:26 am
- Forum: Roads, borders and security updates
- Topic: Kyrg - Taj border crossing 2025
- Replies: 2
- Views: 324
Re: Kyrg - Taj border crossing 2025
I'll close this thread. Let's keep the discussion going in the threads that already exist so there remains a single destination for people to read and comment, rather than having to piece a narrative together across several parallel threads. Thank you for your understanding! https://caravanistan.com...
- Tue Apr 01, 2025 6:05 am
- Forum: Outdoor adventures
- Topic: Amirsoy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 972
Re: Amirsoy
I can't help you honestly since I haven't been myself, but please do let us know if you have any useful information to add!
- Tue Apr 01, 2025 6:04 am
- Forum: Uzbekistan
- Topic: dark sky hotel along the silk road
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1193
Re: dark sky hotel along the silk road
The yurt camps out in the desert near Nuratau, or otherwise a homestay in the Nuratau mountains, that's the best place on your itinerary. https://caravanistan.com/uzbekistan/center/nuratau-mountains/ https://caravanistan.com/uzbekistan/center/kyzylkum/ There is also an observatory in the mountains n...
- Tue Apr 01, 2025 5:39 am
- Forum: Visas & embassy reports
- Topic: Russia and Belarus sign visa recognition agreement
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4965
Re: Russia and Belarus sign visa recognition agreement
See above...I just merged some posts from another topic into this thread.
- Fri Mar 28, 2025 2:59 am
- Forum: Uzbekistan
- Topic: Taxi app on iphone
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1243