Caravanistan

Happy birthday - but you're about 11000km off (as the crow flies...). This is a travel forum for Central Asia (and surrounding areas). ;-)

I will be travelling between 26 and 28 August, but I am reasonably flexible and open to hearing suggestions.

We're 2 people looking to fill a taxi to reach the Karkara border crossing to Kazakhstan from Karakol. Our plan would be to leave Karakol this Friday...

I know this is a rather peculiar and probably rare situation but I figured it’s still worth adding to the massive knowledge database that this forum...

Is a RAT test available at Almaty Airport? I mean a quick, 15 mins one. Or otherwise, if pcr test available, and how long will it take to get the...

I am going to travel around Iran soon. I would like some hands-on feedbacks on travelling by inter-city taxi.

First, how much should I expect to...

I regularly have to take clonezapam (a psychotropic) due to an anxiety, and I see from many websites telling me that I have to fill in the custom...

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I am planning a trip for my family to Uzbekistan (and other countries if possible maybe Kazakhstan)

1. I am planning to enter Uzbekistan...

Hi travellers out there!
I will travel to Tajikistan end of August and stay until mid of September.
I'd love to trek for about a week in the Fann...

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This topic seems to have been dormant for a long time so I'm making a new thread hoping to gather more up to date information.

I'm interested...

Hi! I'm a solo traveler (35/F) looking to do some trekking around Kyrgyzstan. Hoping to go to Kel-Suu, Ala-Kul, and around Alay Mountain...mostly...

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Anyone want to share a car with driver from Karakol, departing 2 August, for a two day journey to Almaty? Stops along the way from
Karakol are...

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We are cycling around Central Asia and would like to send a very small bundle home. If anyone is flying back to Uk or Europe soon with a little...

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I’m looking for hiking partners. I’ll head to Bishkek the 28th then to Karakol. Ready to hike from there. Please contact me if interested.
-Megan

Hello, I would like to ask if anyone had crossed this border on the Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan border recently? Is it open daily 24 hours? Is it easy...

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Hi, everyone, we intend to cross from Kazakstan to Kirgizstan through Karkara valley. Can anyone inform us whether is easy to get any taxi or...

I am a solo female traveller from Germany and plan to do a tour in August that combines both the Fann mountains and the Yagnob valley. As this is...

Hello All,

I was wondering whether anyone had been to the Khorgas ICBC recently or knew what the status of the crossing into the ICBC from...

Hi everybody!

My husband Agnör and I are planning to to the Pamir Highway starting from +- the 26th of June for about 9 days.
We will leave from...

Didn't see any thread about the only Kyrgyz railway border crossing that is currently operating, so allow me to share my experiences from frequently...

Is it worth it? I am probably coming to Ekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk which are close by , so I thought of going to see how it is, as I have never...

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I’m surveying the Silk Road in 2023. Syria and Iraq will be the first ones on this trip. I already contacted tour guides and plan itineraries....

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Does anyone knows how expensive it is in the moment to take a taxi (Jeep) from Khorugh to Dushanbe for two people and two bicycles? We would...

Hi all,
I am planning a trek in the Fann mountains in July for up to 7 days. Flying into Dushanbe on 18 July.
Still looking at several possible...