Caravanistan

Do report back. Horizons Unlimited forum is a good place to ask if you haven't already.

Very unusual, first time this is mentioned here.

There is a restaurant car, but it accepts only Tenge (no card, not even Kaspi app, no foreign currency). So you need to stock up on Tenge in Tashkent...

Hey everyone,

I would like to do a 2 or 3 days trip in Ustyurt National park from the 11th of October from Atyrau.
Anyone looking for someone to...

Hiya Melissa!
Thank you for the message and the invite! I’d love to join but at the moment my plans will still put me in Issyk Kul until ~27th. 25th...

Hi,

I have listed some budget hotels below. The prices derived from contacting each business via WhatsApp directly and inquiring via Google...

The scariest part is the infamous Anzob tunnel itself.
But I did not encounter the superfast 140km/h taxi drivers that peter_cox described - my trick...

I crossed this morning. What a fun look at bureaucracy. It took an hour+ on the Turkmen side and my guide said they were much slower than usual....

Hi, apologies but there’s been an update since my post. I’ve since cancelled the tour with Ayim Tours and joined another traveler with Islambek...

Hello!! I travelled before through Xinjiang and I felt in love thats why since then I'm thinking to visit again, I discovered g219 highway just...

hi there, may I ask what tour(s) you have finally concluded to do? my girlfriend and I are also interested in the aral sea tour and are flexible...

Yes I think that would be a polizeiliches Führungszeugnis in Germany. You should be able to get it at the embassy.
May be you're right.
I've this...

First of all, thanks to everyone who wrote about this border crossing here! I was able to travel from Kazakhstan to China by myself thanks to all the...

David, in front of GREEN MARKET in Almaty, Zhibek Zholy Street are 2 exchange offices, in which I always change different currencies.
Yesterday I...

Hello!
If anyone is looking for more day trip ideas from Samarkand, I'll add to this! We weren't too keen on Shahrisabz after reading up about it...

Hi Michelle, we occasionally get other French people writing in French here, but could you write in English? It's not the native tongue of most...

Hi!

We, my girlfriend and I, both 31yo, would like to go on the pamir highway from the around the 11th (flexible) of october , from Osh to Dushambe....

The Best bar city (BBC) is actually a great space to stop and have a cocktail despite its numerous nickname. It has a large and comprehensive range...