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Visa on arrival Dushanbe

Last post by Kalpazan « Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:04 pm
Posted in Tajikistan
Replies: 36
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 Kalpazan
Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:04 pm
Don't carry cash when exiting Tajikistan via airport

Last post by TezzaTravels « Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:21 pm
Posted in Tajikistan
Replies: 46
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, thanks for your replay.
We fly in a few days from Almaty to Dushanbe. Is it still that male and female passport control is at different...
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Last post by TezzaTravels
Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:21 pm
Cycling the silk road with (pea)nut allergy

Last post by Milad « Fri Oct 04, 2024 1:11 pm
Posted in Outdoor adventures
Replies: 4
by halcyon » Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:51 pm » in Outdoor adventures

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Hi everyone,
My partner and I have started planning our next trips, and working up to a round the world cycling trip somewhere in the next few years,...

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Hi,

sorry for the late reply, just came across this thread. I'm allergic to peanuts myself (but not to tree nuts).

Peanuts are hardly used at all...

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Last post by Milad
Fri Oct 04, 2024 1:11 pm
Partners for 3 days trip Ustyurt/Mangystau / starts 07.10.24

Last post by OSL « Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:48 am
Posted in Kazakhstan travel sharing

by OSL » Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:48 am » in Kazakhstan travel sharing

Hi, I‘m a German Traveller/Photographer … now I‘ve got the offer to rent 4wheel car in Aktau. It sounds seriously yet, but we communicate only via...

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Last post by OSL
Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:48 am
Bajgiran/Ashgabat border updates

Last post by Stoertebekker « Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:42 am
Posted in Turkmenistan
Replies: 63
by Ecovelo » Sat Aug 13, 2016 11:00 am » in Turkmenistan
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Hello everyone,

One week ago, on the 6th of August, I tried to cross the border from Iran to Turkmenistan in Bajgiran (like my visa told me to)....

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We crossed from Iran into Turkmenistan last Tuesday (Oct, 1st). Procedure as described above. Iranian side was smooth, just a short interview by a...
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Last post by Stoertebekker
Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:42 am
Money transfer alternatives to Western Union?

Last post by JohannaSarah « Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:00 am
Posted in Tajikistan
Replies: 2
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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Not sure if it'll help, but if you haven't tried them yet, there are ATMs in the Dushanbe Mall (1st floor, right in the middle by the massage chair)...

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Last post by JohannaSarah
Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:00 am
Osh to Dunshanbe - 12th October

Last post by Chiara « Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:05 am
Posted in Pamir Highway rideshare
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by Arrow19 » Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:59 am » in Pamir Highway rideshare

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We are self-driving the Pamir in mid-October! Two kiwis (30F + 32M), an Aussie (28M) and an American (30M).

We have a spare seat in our car heading...

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Hello! I'm Chiara, 32 Italian girl travelling on my own. Maybe I join you (if you still have a spare sit)! My WhatsApp number is +393333545639, feel...

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Last post by Chiara
Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:05 am
Is it possible to visit Altyn arashan in late October.

Last post by dreadnought « Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:03 am
Posted in Kyrgyzstan

by dreadnought » Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:03 am » in Kyrgyzstan

Is it possible to visit Altyn arashan in late October. Just trekking to the valley and hot spring, May it all covered with snow?
Is there any...

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Last post by dreadnought
Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:03 am
VPNs in Xinjiang

Last post by sebhoff « Fri Oct 04, 2024 6:30 am
Posted in China
Replies: 23
by Renangreinert » Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:20 am » in China
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Has anyone had the smartphones searched when going to Xinjiang? Do they delete the VPNs?
I am in Mongolia now, and I am planning to...
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Last post by sebhoff
Fri Oct 04, 2024 6:30 am
Kazakhstan B10 visa for Australian

Last post by NucMed « Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:08 am
Posted in Visas & embassy reports
Replies: 2
by NucMed » Thu Oct 03, 2024 3:57 am » in Visas & embassy reports

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Since the closure of the Kazakhstan Consulate in Sydney, Australia in July 2024, has any Australian citizen been able to obtain a B10 visa? I have...

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Hi Steven, long time et cetera ... yes, I only discovered yesterday the new system when I gave up e-mailing Singapore (they never replied) & 'phoned...

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Last post by NucMed
Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:08 am
Kaindy/Kolsai/Saty - Pack your passport

Last post by CMarshall « Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:01 am
Posted in Kazakhstan
Replies: 5
by Mirnij » Sun Apr 07, 2019 2:03 pm » in Kazakhstan

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Heyo,

This weekend I did a tour to charyn and the lakes and there is a new border guard point on the road between Shalanash and Karabulak (the...

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We did the day walk from Lake 1 to Lake 2, a couple of days ago. Military were on horseback and we were asked where we were hiking to and if we had...

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Last post by CMarshall
Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:01 am
Dushanbe to Panjakent bus?

Last post by Zentti « Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:38 am
Posted in Tajikistan
Replies: 16
by Lukeyboi » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:42 pm » in Tajikistan
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With the Asian Express timetable difficult to find online, does anyone have any experience getting bus from Dushanbe to Penjakent? Or what times the...

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There is an Asian Express bus leaving from Dushanbe to Panjakent at 08.00 in the morning.You buy the ticket inside the Asian Express Terminal. We...
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Last post by Zentti
Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:38 am
Torkham border crossing - open or not?

Last post by mikail « Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:49 am
Posted in Afghanistan

by mikail » Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:49 am » in Afghanistan

Dear fellow travellers,

I'm planning to travel through Afghanistan this October/November and I would like to exit the country using the Torkham...

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Last post by mikail
Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:49 am
Current situation Iran

Last post by mikail « Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:41 am
Posted in Iran
Replies: 60
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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Thank you for your anser, bwv812. Obviously their safety concerns me a lot but as this is a travelling forum, I'm asking about that part alone. My...
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Last post by mikail
Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:41 am
Chinese border crossings: open or closed?

Last post by bwv812 « Fri Oct 04, 2024 1:16 am
Posted in Roads, borders and security updates
Replies: 9
by steven » Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:35 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

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This topic has been causing confusion for some time now. I dedicated a page to it on the site . The discussion continues here: please post all your...

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I'm guessing you didn't visit the border-crossing page linked at the top of this forum.

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Last post by bwv812
Fri Oct 04, 2024 1:16 am
Mangystau car rental recommendations

Last post by OSL « Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:52 pm
Posted in Kazakhstan
Replies: 4
by Levante » Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:06 am » in Kazakhstan

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Hi, does anyone know a company who rent 4x4 from Aktau to reach Mangystau?
Thanks

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Hi, I have the same problem now. I will arrive Mangystau on 06.10 late evening. Did you manage to rent a car in Mangystau/Aqtau some months ago?...

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Last post by OSL
Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:52 pm
Getting Iraq Visa at Iraq-Iraqi Kurdistan border?

Last post by LUMINOKA « Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:02 pm
Posted in Visas & embassy reports
Replies: 10
by byhike » Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:46 pm » in Visas & embassy reports
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Hi everyone,
I’m looking to spend this winter cycling around Iraq, Iran and Oman however am having difficulties finding information whether it is...

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Hello, I am on the border between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. 09/22/2024 A traveler had to go back from the federal border because the customs...
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Last post by LUMINOKA
Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:02 pm
Mangystau/Aktau 2-Day Roundtrip

Last post by OSL « Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:39 am
Posted in Kazakhstan travel sharing
Replies: 5
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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Hi, I‘m a German Traveller… and are interested… does the tour starts definitely on 6.10. or is it possible to start on 7.10.? Because I will arrived...

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Last post by OSL
Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:39 am
Khorgos border crossing Q&A (Almaty - Urumqi)

Last post by Sem « Thu Oct 03, 2024 5:03 am
Posted in Roads, borders and security updates
Replies: 94
by Oakenshield » Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:43 am » in Roads, borders and security updates
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Hi guys,

I'm currently in Almaty planning my trip through Kazahstan to China. I want to go to Khorgos (I'm on the bike) but I don't know which road...

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A report on travelling from Almaty to Yinining/Ili/Inni/Gulja and further into China

On July 27nd we, two german nationals and one durch national,...
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Last post by Sem
Thu Oct 03, 2024 5:03 am
Tashkent to Khujand 4 Oct 2024

Last post by Aquario « Thu Oct 03, 2024 4:01 am
Posted in Uzbekistan travel sharing

by Aquario » Thu Oct 03, 2024 4:01 am » in Uzbekistan travel sharing

Hi. Anyone planning to travel from TASHKENT to KHUJAND tomorrow (4 Oct 2024) ?
Would like to ioin/ share taxi together?

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Last post by Aquario
Thu Oct 03, 2024 4:01 am
Trans siberian reservation 2024 - updated schedule

Last post by Milad « Wed Oct 02, 2024 6:39 pm
Posted in Trains
Replies: 4
by bdp » Tue Nov 07, 2023 3:39 pm » in Trains

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Hi everyone. I'll visit Mongolia on July 2024 for the Nadaam and I'd like to arrive to Ulan Bator from China with the Trans Siberian (starting in...

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You can already do this entirely by train, albeit with multiple changes. The weekly direct train is not likely to come back any time soon due to lack...

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Last post by Milad
Wed Oct 02, 2024 6:39 pm
Uzbekistan for vegetarians/vegans

Last post by Aquario « Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:38 pm
Posted in Uzbekistan
Replies: 14
by steven » Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:33 am » in Uzbekistan
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Please post your tips for vegetarian/vegan food and restaurants in Uzbekistan below!

We summarize all information on the Silk Road food page .

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Eco cafe in Tashkent
Complete Vegetarian restaurant.

They do Vegan option as well

This place is just amazing. I'm so glad finding this place....
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Last post by Aquario
Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:38 pm
Can I get US dollars in Uzbekistan?

Last post by packrats « Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:24 am
Posted in Uzbekistan
Replies: 6
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 packrats
Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:24 am
Abkhazia-Georgia (Inguri) border crossing Q&A

Last post by petrusferraz « Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:01 am
Posted in Roads, borders and security updates
Replies: 131
by Bulut » Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:56 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates
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Hi everyone,

Two weeks later will visit Georgi. During my visit I also want to see Abkhazia. So will use the Inguri border. Below link is seems up...

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Filled in the form about 5 days ago, and sent an e-mail 2-3 days ago. Today I received the answer just saying Good day, unfortunately at the moment...
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Last post by petrusferraz
Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:01 am
Tour sharing near Almaty, October 9-13

Last post by Mariaarias « Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:49 am
Posted in Kazakhstan travel sharing

by Mariaarias » Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:49 am » in Kazakhstan travel sharing

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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Last post by Mariaarias
Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:49 am

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