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Khiva to Nukus via 6 fortresses on 17/10

Last post by telemark_noah « Mon Oct 14, 2024 6:30 am
Posted in Uzbekistan travel sharing

by telemark_noah » Mon Oct 14, 2024 6:30 am » in Uzbekistan travel sharing

Hello,

I was researching how I'd get from Khiva to Nukus and came across a tour that starts in Khiva and goes through 6 of the fortresses in...

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Last post by telemark_noah
Mon Oct 14, 2024 6:30 am
Osh to Dushanbe, 18th October

Last post by Adamistan « Mon Oct 14, 2024 5:50 am
Posted in Pamir Highway rideshare

by Adamistan » Mon Oct 14, 2024 5:50 am » in Pamir Highway rideshare

Looking for one more person to fill a car, preferably someone comfortable to drive too - there is only one other driver. We will rent a car :)
2 x...

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Last post by Adamistan
Mon Oct 14, 2024 5:50 am
Osh to Tashkent, from October 21 to 29

Last post by mrbeer « Mon Oct 14, 2024 4:26 am
Posted in Pamir Highway rideshare
Replies: 3
by Hatteo » Tue Oct 08, 2024 1:26 pm » in Pamir Highway rideshare

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Ciao!
I’m Matteo from Italy. I'll be traveling with a rented 4x4 (no guide) with my girlfriend and we are looking for people to share a ride with on...

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I would be open to starting on the 25th or the 26th. I need to be in Dushanbe by the 1st of November as I have a flight from Samarkhand on the 3rd....

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Last post by mrbeer
Mon Oct 14, 2024 4:26 am
Crossing North Pamir on foot

Last post by mazeno « Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:52 pm
Posted in Tajikistan
Replies: 22
by jb38 » Sat Mar 19, 2022 6:22 pm » in Tajikistan
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Hello everybody,

I am planning a big walk across Kirghizistan et Tadjikistan in order to make a link between Bishkek and Dushanbe by foot. I am...

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there is a mistake in the last photo description
2015-08-27 (03) Lake Karakul & Sarikol range
the range is muzkol range with severny muzkolski...
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Last post by mazeno
Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:52 pm
Dushanbe to Osh early November

Last post by jakei « Sun Oct 13, 2024 5:50 pm
Posted in Pamir Highway rideshare
Replies: 4
by 1974ChainGang » Wed Sep 11, 2024 6:49 am » in Pamir Highway rideshare

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Hi all

Will be travelling Turkmenistan - Kyrgyzstan late Oct - mid November and looking at doing a 5 day trip from Dushanbe to Osh, likely around...

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Hi Dan,

Are you still doing this trip? I'm planning to be in Dushanbe on the 8th so this might line up.

Regards,
Jake

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Last post by jakei
Sun Oct 13, 2024 5:50 pm
Mangystau/Aktau 2-Day Roundtrip

Last post by thomasc « Sun Oct 13, 2024 2:58 pm
Posted in Kazakhstan travel sharing
Replies: 6
by Märy_5432 » Mon Oct 02, 2023 2:47 pm » in Kazakhstan travel sharing

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Hey there,

We (couple from Germany 29/30) want to book a two day round trip from Aktau starting on the 5th or 6th of October.

Costs will be around...

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Dear fellow travelers, in Atyrau now and planning to head to Mangistau next.

If someone wants to team up sharing a day trip from Shetpe or Aktau,...

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Last post by thomasc
Sun Oct 13, 2024 2:58 pm
Visa on arrival Dushanbe

Last post by TezzaTravels « Sun Oct 13, 2024 1:54 pm
Posted in Tajikistan
Replies: 40
by Valikhanov » Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:49 pm » in Tajikistan
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Hi there,

I am somewhat confused about the requirements for obtaining a visa on arrival at Dushanbe airport.
While several websites claim that all...

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LOI in theory should no longer be required to issue any type of visa. However, immigration officers may require it to earn some extra money from you...
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Last post by TezzaTravels
Sun Oct 13, 2024 1:54 pm
Karakoram Highway (Pakistan) in March?

Last post by Jonas « Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:20 am
Posted in Others

by Jonas » Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:20 am » in Others

Hi

I have read different information on the Karakoram Highway and its seasonal opening.
Some say March, others end of april as the opening for...

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Last post by Jonas
Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:20 am
Osh to Dushanbe, starting 26th Oct or happy to be flexible (7 day tour)

Last post by mrbeer « Sat Oct 12, 2024 7:36 pm
Posted in Pamir Highway rideshare
Replies: 2
by SavFurtado » Tue Sep 03, 2024 3:37 pm » in Pamir Highway rideshare

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Hi All,

My wife and I (both 31yrs) are hoping to travel the Pamir highway with two others in the last week of October for 7 days (26th Oct - 1st...

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I would be open to starting on the 25th or the 26th. I need to be in Dushanbe by the 1st of November as I have a flight from Samarkhand on the 3rd....

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Last post by mrbeer
Sat Oct 12, 2024 7:36 pm
Tajikistan E-visa Q&A

Last post by Cymraes « Sat Oct 12, 2024 3:57 pm
Posted in Tajikistan
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by emmeff » Sat Jun 04, 2016 9:31 am » in Tajikistan
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I can't see a reference on this site, but it was reported on the Thorn Tree forum yesterday. Some questions remain about reliability and whether it...

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Following advice from this thread, I sent an LOI alongside my initial application (I have a UK passport).
It was £20 from Discover the Pamirs...
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Last post by Cymraes
Sat Oct 12, 2024 3:57 pm
Georgia to Russia Border crossing (Zemo Larsi - Chertov Most)

Last post by Gioavondo « Sat Oct 12, 2024 12:51 pm
Posted in Roads, borders and security updates
Replies: 99
by ivars » Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:55 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates
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I was browsing through the site and found the border map, and thought that maybe it could be useful to someone that I posted the info about the...

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I’ve entered Russia today via Verkhniy Lars border. Italian passport and e-visa. No return ticket. Just hitchhiked early on morning from...
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Last post by Gioavondo
Sat Oct 12, 2024 12:51 pm
Don't carry cash when exiting Tajikistan via airport

Last post by Lagerfeld « Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:30 am
Posted in Tajikistan
Replies: 47
by Christian77 » Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:10 pm » in Tajikistan
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The Dushanbe airport exit customs have returned to their 2009 mode of operations. This week a Japanese traveller was robbed of $100 of the $1000 in...

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Hi, Tezza, today I'm going to answer you for everything.

2 weeks ago we flew from Almaty with SOMON AIR to Dushanbe, the flight took 90 min only. In...
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Last post by Lagerfeld
Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:30 am
Khujand to Samarkand by Road via Istaravshan

Last post by apatani31 « Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:59 am
Posted in Tajikistan

by apatani31 » Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:59 am » in Tajikistan

I am a tourist coming to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in December. I would like to visit Khujand. I was thinking about taking a car from Khujand to...

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Last post by apatani31
Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:59 am
Bus Bishkek to Karakol

Last post by christoandi « Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:52 am
Posted in Kyrgyzstan travel sharing
Replies: 1
by christoandi » Sun Oct 06, 2024 6:12 pm » in Kyrgyzstan travel sharing

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Hello,

We are two people aiming to get to Karakol on Sunday 13th October from Bishkek. We are landing in Bishkek airport at 1730 and we are not sure...

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Hi, we found a car that will take us at the airport, around 18 and bring us directly to Karakol, if someone is interested/looking.

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Last post by christoandi
Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:52 am
Current situation Iran

Last post by bzk « Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:20 pm
Posted in Iran
Replies: 61
by Jefta » Mon Sep 26, 2022 4:56 pm » in Iran
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Me and my wife are planning to travel to Iran from Tajikistan in around 2 weeks. Now the current situation in Iran has changed and we heard from...

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Fellow travellers,

I don't know if any of you is currently in Iran or has any confirmed information about the current state od things (beginning of...
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Last post by bzk
Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:20 pm
Kirguistan share group

Last post by Maribel « Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:42 am
Posted in Kyrgyzstan travel sharing

by Maribel » Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:42 am » in Kyrgyzstan travel sharing

We are looking 2 people to share 4x4 WD from Osh to Bishkek doing tour around Song kul and Issi kul lake. We are leaving on sunday. ( 13 th october...

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Last post by Maribel
Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:42 am
Money transfer alternatives to Western Union?

Last post by CharlesFranklin « Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:09 am
Posted in Tajikistan
Replies: 3
by operator » Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:45 am » in Tajikistan

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Hi all

I'm in Dushanbe and want at least 1200 USD in cash to continue my trip. I have two bank cards that don't work. One of them is a debit Visa...

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Have you found the solution? If yes, then can you please share it with us. Thank you.

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Last post by CharlesFranklin
Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:09 am
E-visa rejected; alternative strategies?

Last post by steven « Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:39 pm
Posted in Tajikistan
Replies: 7
by TajikVisa » Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:12 pm » in Tajikistan

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Hello,

I plan to go to Tajikistan in August/September but unfortunately my e-Visa just got rejected (no obvious reason, I just got 'no' for an...

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One of the option for the UK citizens to get a visa on arrival (but it is available only at the Dushanbe International Airport). The alternative, is...

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Last post by steven
Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:39 pm
Do you need to book ahead in November/December?

Last post by Milad « Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:02 am
Posted in Uzbekistan
Replies: 3
by AmyO » Thu Oct 10, 2024 1:09 am » in Uzbekistan

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Hello! We are traveling in Uzbekistan from 23 November to 6 December. We would like to grab trains and explore at our own pace but I read in the...

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Yes, trains may sell out even in low season. E.g. if booking right now for tomorrow from Tashkent to Samarkand, there are a few places available on a...

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Last post by Milad
Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:02 am
Can I get US dollars in Uzbekistan?

Last post by roundthehouses « Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:33 am
Posted in Uzbekistan
Replies: 7
by kohji » Sun Jul 21, 2024 9:49 am » in Uzbekistan

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I need to get US dollars in Uzbekistan to join a tour of Turkmenistan.
Can I get US dollars at banks, ATMs, currency exchange offices, etc. in...

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Update: yesterday (30 September) I went to the Halyk Bank in Bukhara, was able to easily withdraw USD with a mastercard over the counter. Very...

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Last post by roundthehouses
Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:33 am
Share Turkmenistan Tour 5-10 Nov 2024

Last post by miaanemia « Wed Oct 09, 2024 11:50 pm
Posted in Turkmenistan travel sharing

by miaanemia » Wed Oct 09, 2024 11:50 pm » in Turkmenistan travel sharing

Hi, Im planning to do Turkmenistan Trip, Im with 2 other people. so we are 3
this trip Including Yangikala, Darvaza and Asghabat.
Yangikala usually...

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Last post by miaanemia
Wed Oct 09, 2024 11:50 pm
Aral Sea tour 30.09-01.10 or 06-07.10

Last post by BeckettWalker « Wed Oct 09, 2024 12:22 pm
Posted in Uzbekistan travel sharing
Replies: 5
by joanna_pl » Mon Sep 02, 2024 2:24 pm » in Uzbekistan travel sharing

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Hi All,
I'm looking for someone to join me for a 2-day tour to the Aral Sea. I can do 30.09-01.10 or 06-07.10, with a preference for 30th of...

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Did you get a reply?

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Last post by BeckettWalker
Wed Oct 09, 2024 12:22 pm
Kyrgyzstan: no more visa runs?

Last post by bwv812 « Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:41 am
Posted in Visas & embassy reports
Replies: 12
by caravaniston » Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:14 pm » in Visas & embassy reports
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It has been possible to do visa runs, but now there's a proposal that is set to be passed soon (likely).

The proposed rule is 60 days stay for visa...

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Read the visa page linked at the top of this forum. Many of your questions will be answered there.
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Last post by bwv812
Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:41 am
Short Guide: How to use public transport in Yerevan/Armenia

Last post by Berry23 « Wed Oct 09, 2024 7:36 am
Posted in Others
Replies: 1
by Milad » Sun Sep 01, 2024 7:05 pm » in Others

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Hi all,

thought I'd share a few tips on how to use the public transport system in Yerevan and around, as it is really intransparent if you don't...

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thanks for Guiding

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Last post by Berry23
Wed Oct 09, 2024 7:36 am
Tour sharing near Almaty, October 9-13

Last post by bhip « Wed Oct 09, 2024 5:22 am
Posted in Kazakhstan travel sharing
Replies: 1
by Mariaarias » Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:49 am » in Kazakhstan travel sharing

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Hello,

I'm looking for someone who would be interested in sharing a tour in the region around Almaty next week. Something nature-related (hiking or...

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Hiya - my partner and I are organising a two-day trip in the next couple of days from Almaty - you can whatsapp me +447841496830

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Last post by bhip
Wed Oct 09, 2024 5:22 am

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