Caravanistan

Hello! I am planning a short trip around Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. My last city in Kazakhstan will be Shymkent, so from there I intend to reach...

With the risk of sounding mildly insane, is it possible to stay in Poperechnoe village in mid December? Or are all the homestays shut down?

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Our vehicle is in Armenia. We are desperately looking for two AGM or slow discharge 100ah 12v cell batteries. Can anyone tell us where we can find...

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I am planning to go to the 7 lakes / Fann Mountains, leaving from Dushanbe on December 1st, 2nd or 3rd. I am looking for co-travelers to...

Planning ahead, looking for 2 or 3 people to join me on this 3-day 2-night Aral Sea and Barsa-Kelmes tour in mid-April:

I am happy to look at...

I (German, male, 55, solo traveller) am currently considering my options for crossing Turkmenistan from Uzbekistan to Iran some time towards the end...

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Trying to hire a car (self drive but open to drivers if necessary ) to drive from almaty- saty/charyn canyon-karkara- issyk- kul lake and...

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I will be travelling to Dushanbe in a couple of days and I'm planning to start the Pamir highway between the 5th and 10th of...

Edition 4 of the Bradt guide to Uzbekistan will be published in on 7 February 2025, according to Amazon:

There are only a few minor updates to...

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Back from 3 weeks Uzbekistan and wanted to share our experiences:
Overall
- Very safe country, super friendly & honest people
- English is...

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I am a solo traveler from India visiting Uzbekistan for a week before Christmas. I am planning to visit some of the beautiful Tashkent metro...

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I'm going to the Pamir Highway in December with a 4X4 Dacia Duster. In addition to gasoline, it also runs on LPG fuel.
My question is, can I...

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I am looking for 1 or more persons to share a Tanbaly Ancient Petroglyphs UNESCO World Heritage Site guided day tour from Almaty departing at 9...

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I am looking for 1-3 persons to share an Altyn Emel National Park 2 day guided jeep tour from Almaty departing at 9 am 16 June 2024. It includes...

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Has anyone crossed the Gabd Rimdan border, between India and Pakistan, with their own vehicle?

And if you have crossed, and have you been...

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We are Jenny (UK) and Flo (FR), and we would like to hire a 4x4 car with driver to go from Dushanbe to Osh.
We are looking for 2 other people...

Hey ! After cycling from Istanbul to Almaty, I'm selling my bike and all my bikepacking stuff in Almaty in the next few days. 🌍

I bought everything...

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Hoping to make the crossing from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan through China. Looking to start Late August 2024 and hoping to share the tour cost....

I've been researching this route from Samarkand to Khujand which I thought always left Samarkand on Mondays, is this true? When I check tutu.ru or...

November 2023. Currently park office in Almaty is closed so get someone to do the National Park booking online and whatsapp the permit to you as...

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Is anyone going to be in the Nukus area around Nov 20-25 and interested in travelling to the Aral Sea? From what I’m seeing tours are the...

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Has anyone got experience of crossing from Xinjiang to Kazakhstan during Chinese Spring Festival?

I'm going to be in Xi'an in 2024...

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I am a MA student researching on sustainable tourism in Kyrgyzstan and would like to ask your help to fill...

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I’m a solo traveller in Central Asia. Right now I’m in the Almaty region in Kazakhstan. I would like to do a tour in the area, visiting...

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I'm renting a car in Almaty on 31 October 2023 to go exploring around SE Kazakhstan (not sure exact route yet but likely Medeu / Kolsai /...