Caravanistan

update: I am in contact with a local tour guide... He told me the museum is closed, but the test site and the atomic lake are visitable. btw: We are doing a tour on 24th + 25th august (if someone wants to join just hit me a message) Hi there. I'm going to be there at the beginning of September. Did...

we will do this tour (cave "Ak-Mosque" + Bayzhansay Ghost Town) on 19th august (if somebody wants to join, start/end: shymkent)

i tried the plov in the Central Asian Plov Center and it wasn't any special... it is cheap and the area has a atmosphere of a big canteen

update:
I am in contact with a local tour guide... He told me the museum is closed, but the test site and the atomic lake are visitable.

btw: We are doing a tour on 24th + 25th august (if someone wants to join just hit me a message)

@saule: thank you for the link and help

@togreiser: we will be there maybe mid/end august

Hi, I'm searching for some information how to visit the Bayzhansay Ghost Town. I think about traveling with train and make a one day stop in schymkent. Anybody know how to get to Bayzhansay Ghost Town from schymkent? are there any tours? can i go there with simple taxi or do i need 4WD? Anybody can ...

I'm very interested in current situtaiton about shipwrecks in orthern aral sea (KZ) too. I want t ogo there in August

@mazeno
you have any updates which wrecks still exist? and is it possible to visit some of them with simple taxi (and walk maybe max 5km) or do you need a jeep?

Recently I got a ucell sim card in tashkent main store. Hotel registration slip was not required (was my first day and I had none)

They arrenged them together to "protect" them. As far as i know these are the last remaining ships in the southern aralkum. All others were demolished by steal-robbers

I have to warn everybody about this strategy! It woked for me but was very risky. I was in the exact same situation. Was sitting out of the country and had seen online that there were only 3 beds left (urganch -> bukhara). I booked the ticket with RZD.ru. The hassle started at the entrance of the tr...