Caravanistan

You can walk up to Engels Peak and back from Langar in a day or camp at the top.

Have you had any luck? We are looking to do the same thing.

Fergana Valley - We stayed overnight in the mountains in Chodak. A local spot, where you sleep out on a tapchan. The Margilan Silk Factory was a great stop, with a lovely English speaking guide called Nasiba. Kokand - boasts a palace and some medrassas and mausoleums under renovation. Namangan - has...

Confirming today we crossed the border with a handful of slips for most of our 20 day stay, we stayed with a friend and forgot some of the slips but were not questioned about it. They did want to see some though.

I can recommend Shuhrat from Namangan. He speaks English, Russian and Polish and has a car.

WhatsApp: +48 578 216 844
Phone / SMS: +998 939137616

He can also organise homestays with his family near Turakurgon, or in the wider Fergana region.

Namangan has an outdoor swimming pool. And a new sky opened water park in the Valley of Legends.

The border is open between 09:00 - 18:00. We were t allowed to cross later in the evening and this overstayed our visa. Overstaying our visa gave us 3 options - a fine of $300 per person (we didn’t have any cash on us) or getting deported into Uzbekistan for free (we’re banned from entering Turkmeni...

Nukus - Hamkor Bank atms accept Mastercard and charge 1% commission. Asaka Bank accepts MasterCard and gives out both soms and usd at 1.5% but you have to go into the bank as there’s no ATM. Kapitalbank accepts Visa only and doesn’t charge commission but charges you usd for soms at an unfavourable r...

Insurance is now compulsory! As of 4th Feb. We got a fine of 100 lari for not having it today.

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