Caravanistan

Enter Iran on your Korean passport and make no mention of your US passport (if entering by land, this means you should probably enter the prior country on your Korean passport, too, in case they check stamps). As an American citizen you have the right to enter the US regardless of where you've been...

@Christian: ohh I had no idea there are 2 historical sites near the border. I thought most of the historical sites are in Termez.

Hello,

I'm an U.S passport holder and planning to travel to Uzbekistan next summer, and Termez (Surxondaryo) is on my to-see list. Anyone here has traveled to this region and applied for the special permit?

Regards,

I would say: double-check that with 2 other agencies. If they also tell you the same, then you can assume it's true. If not, then, the game starts, trying to judge who is right and who is wrong. Been there many times. Yes! I did check with 2 other agencies and they both confirmed that Americans can...

For what you want to do and the time in which you want to do it, it will be very difficult to rely on public transport. You could take a marshrutka from Bishkek to Kakrakol, but you won't stop at Burana tower. You could also do Karakol to Kochkor, but they run even less regularly. From Kochkor to O...

steven wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:43 am

I believe it's temporarily closed due to COVID.

With regards to your guide, best to ask the company guiding you what the rules are in this case.

Thanks Steve

In my opinion that's an extremely ambitious plan unless you already have all transportation arranged before you begin your trip. It isn't that easy to quickly arrange things on the fly. Even with transport arranged, it still seems quite busy. I would suggest going from Burana to Karakol, and then c...

This is my plan for an approximately 2 weeks in Kyrgyzstan: 1st and 2nd day: Bishek (I'll spend 1-2 days here, exploring the city by myself without a guide). 3rd day: drive to Burana tower, after visiting the tower, drive to Issyk-Kul lake, yurt stay here (I need a driver and help to book a yurt. No...

Hi, As a part of my Silk Road expedition, I'm planning to travel to Iran by train from Turkey (still looking for a tour agency that can accompany me at the border). However, a guide in Iran told me that I can't travel to Iran via train from the border. I must arrive by airplane and arrive in the air...

Hi, I’m planning to do next summer (hopefully things will be safe by then). I know there are other routes that maybe cheaper but I really wanna go to Tash Rabat because it’s an important spot on the trading route of the Silk Road. If trekking from Osh to Tash Rabat is expensive, is there any way I c...