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Kyzylart - Bor Dobo border crossing (Murghab-Sary Tash)

Last post by dontbethatguy-julian « Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:33 am
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by matt2matt2002 » Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:20 am
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On exiting Tajikistan a guard in a blue uniform tries to charge you money for bringing your bike out.
Even though it was on top of a jeep.
Stand...

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Just an fyi that the border appears to be open at a small cost and a bit of admin ahead of time:
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Last post by dontbethatguy-julian
Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:33 am
Matsimi - Balakan Border Crossing Reports (Georgia - Azerbaijan)

Last post by chi__ « Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:17 am
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by marten568 » Wed May 02, 2018 8:00 am
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I did not see a topic for this border. We crossed this border in our own vehicle in April 2018 from georgia to azerbaijan. Scenic drive and...

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Is the border from Azerbaijan to Georgia open on Saturdays and Sundays?
Is Matsimi - Balakan Border empty on Saturday, December 30th?
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Last post by chi__
Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:17 am
Khunjerab Pass (China-Pakistan border) Q&A

Last post by Patroclus « Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:59 am
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by AUM » Thu Aug 06, 2015 3:09 pm
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Hello,
I am in Gilgit, planning to cross to China soon.
Someone here scared me that they might refuse me to cross the border if I can not prove a...

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I crossed the pass a few weeks ago from Sost to Tashkurgan and thought my experience might be helpful for future travellers.

I got the bus from...
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Last post by Patroclus
Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:59 am
Tajikistan+Uzbekistan open 10 new border crossings

Last post by steven « Mon Dec 04, 2023 1:17 pm
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by Provodnik » Sat Mar 03, 2018 10:07 am

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Good news:

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Open 10 New Border Crossings

The development adds deeds to words of improved relations between the formerly...

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Nothing new AFAIK

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Last post by steven
Mon Dec 04, 2023 1:17 pm
Uchkuduk road: Navoiy to Nukus?

Last post by siskadh « Sun Nov 26, 2023 1:05 pm
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by karenandmike » Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:02 am

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hi all. does anybody have any info re this possible road.
navoi to uchkuduk and then on to nukus??
we will just be one vehicle though with 4 wheel...

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Hi all, we drove this road with a rental car (sedan no 4x4) end of October this year.
We didn't see any manned checkpoints on the whole road (or in...

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Last post by siskadh
Sun Nov 26, 2023 1:05 pm
Irkeshtam Pass: Kyrgyzstan (Osh - Sary Tash) to China (Kashgar)

Last post by rolz86 « Sun Nov 26, 2023 11:55 am
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by Myers3000 » Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:24 am
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We crossed over from Kyrgyzstan to China via the Irkeshtam pass a week ago so can give a quick update of our experiences for anyone it might help....

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So I (37 year old Australian guy travelling by myself, don't speak Russian or Mandarin) crossed from Osh to Kashgar in one very long day on 1...
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Last post by rolz86
Sun Nov 26, 2023 11:55 am
Irkeshtam pass report – Kashgar, Xinjiang to Sary Tash, Kyrgyzstan

Last post by litesport « Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:03 am
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by Iridium » Mon May 02, 2016 7:28 pm
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This is my detailed chronicle in April 14, 2016. I traveled single. I use Beijing Time all over the journey for sake of simplicity.

07:45 – Arrived...

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My name is Brendan and I'm a school teacher here in Beijing.
I am currently planning to make a motorcycle trip from Kashgar to ride the Pamir highway...
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Last post by litesport
Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:03 am
Temirbaba (Turkmen-Kazakh) border crossing reports

Last post by phrxmd « Fri Nov 24, 2023 5:37 am
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by Milad » Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:40 am
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The British Foreign and Commonwealth¹ office reports that the Turkmen-Kazhakh border has been closed until further notice. As always when the...

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I crossed the Garabogaz-Termirbaba border from TM to KZ in November 2023. Here is some basic information. Two people, Kazakh and European passports,...
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Last post by phrxmd
Fri Nov 24, 2023 5:37 am
Tavildara Pass M41 northern route

Last post by Christian77 « Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:38 pm
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by murg » Tue May 14, 2019 3:10 pm

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Hi there,

Anybody out there who gar recently done the Tavildara Road from Dushanbe to Kalaikhum, by Car or motorbike?

We are not sure whichvroad...

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Looks pretty closed to me (20km of snow). You can see this yourself by using the Sentinel satellite EO Browser. It has bi-weekly satellite photos.

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Last post by Christian77
Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:38 pm
Oybek - Buston (UZ-TAJ) border crossing

Last post by Peregrinations « Wed Nov 22, 2023 3:28 pm
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by SQRR » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:50 am
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Crossed into Uzbekistan from Buston last Friday at 5pm.
I had no trouble at all and went smoothly but it was time consuming even there were barely...

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Report: Tashkent to Khujand via Oybek crossing, male and female pair, age 27, United States of America, November 22, 2023

I first messaged +992 92...
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Last post by Peregrinations
Wed Nov 22, 2023 3:28 pm
When will the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border reopen?

Last post by Peregrinations « Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:08 pm
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by Andrea1989 » Thu Dec 01, 2022 3:48 pm
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Hello! Can you tell me if the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is open?

Thank you in advance!

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Hi everyone, we crossed the Bordobo border yesterday with the driver who dropped us to another driver in the border with Kyrgyzstan. We didn't pay...
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Last post by Peregrinations
Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:08 pm
Gabd Rimdan border, between India and Pakistan

Last post by energico « Fri Nov 17, 2023 4:59 pm

by energico » Fri Nov 17, 2023 4:59 pm

Hello,
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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Last post by energico
Fri Nov 17, 2023 4:59 pm
Bazargan to Gurbulak (Iran/Turkey) border crossing Q&A

Last post by shron « Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:25 pm
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by Ian and Jo » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:25 am
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We have to leave Iran tomorrow (1st Nov) as our Visa is about to expire. We plan to exit from Bazargan.
Does anyone have any news about security /...

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Just did the border crossing today Tuesday, 14 November 2023. I am a solo female traveler with South Korean passport and went from Dogubayazit to...
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Last post by shron
Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:25 pm
Qolma/Kulma pass (China-Tajikistan) border crossing reports

Last post by sfymoises « Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:58 pm
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by Roman » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:39 pm
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Today I was passing by Qolma and decided to give it a try as there were no reports from this direction.

The officers looked concerned themselves and...

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I crossed the Kulma/Kalasu border on the 4th. There was a lot of unclarity about when the border would open bc of Golden week. In the end a truck...
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Last post by sfymoises
Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:58 pm
Border Tadjikistan Kyrgyzstan

Last post by willemspie « Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:15 am
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by DMo » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:19 pm

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Hello,
Here is information from an individual in Tajikistan:
Please note that although the border officially remains closed for the citizens of...

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There is a detailed and lengthy discussion in this forum on this topic with updates, experienceds and latest news.

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Last post by willemspie
Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:15 am
Posof (TR) - Vale (GEO): border crossing reports

Last post by serialchiller « Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:11 pm
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by Peshwari » Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:39 am
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1. Did the border officials at Posof-Vale seem used to processing foreigners, or is it likely I'd be more or less delayed as a European citizen?...

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We got through from Georgia to Turkey on Kazakh number plates (with a Kazakh hotel stay registratation as a residence document , as the Turkish law...
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Last post by serialchiller
Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:11 pm
Wagah Border (Lahore - Amritsar) PAK - IND

Last post by Roadtophnompenh « Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:14 am
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by Tonyoakey » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:13 pm
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Hi I'm new here, found some great info looking through the forum! A friend and I are about to set off from Malaysia in a car hoping to get back to...

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The polio-vaccinations last year was done at soem clinic not so far away from Visatronix, forget the name but i can check. In fact there is a guy who...
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Last post by Roadtophnompenh
Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:14 am
Denau-Tursunzade (UZ-TAJ) border crossing

Last post by eslavenas « Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:19 pm
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by ibrakadavra » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:52 am
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Crossed yesterday the border from Uzbek to Tajik via Denau. In Denau there's Denau Hotel 60000 for 3 people room - no internet and just 1 bathroom...

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DP: Crossed the border at Denau -Tursunzoda by car yesterday. A good experience.

Took a taxi from Bukhara to the border. It was a rainy day and the...
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Last post by eslavenas
Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:19 pm
Xinjiang to Kazakhstan during Chinese Spring Festival

Last post by Jonesy « Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:20 am

by Jonesy » Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:20 am

Hello, everyone.

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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Last post by Jonesy
Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:20 am
Iraqi Kurdistan - Iran (Piranshahr/Haji Omran) crossing

Last post by giramondo « Mon Nov 06, 2023 3:59 pm
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by togreiser » Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:13 am

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I'm crossing this border in September, and this is my research so far. I'm coming from Tabriz and i'm going to Ebril.

I have contacted Nasser Khan...

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Border crossing at Haji Omaran - Piranshahr
From Iraq to Iran, on May 19th 2023, by foot.
It was relatively easy for me, here is my experience....

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Last post by giramondo
Mon Nov 06, 2023 3:59 pm
Karkara valley (Kegen – Tup/Kensu) border

Last post by dina.lowe « Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:52 am
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by julistan » Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:31 am
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Hi Stevens,

I will try to cross that border this next tuesday hoping the kazakhs guards have heard something about the free visa pilot programme. I...

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Hello,
if anyone is wondering this border is still open even though many tour agencies i called told me it had been closed since october 10. i...
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Last post by dina.lowe
Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:52 am
Korday border crossing reports (Almaty-Bishkek)

Last post by tapacharya « Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:55 pm
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Crossed the border 3 days ago and it went smooth as always.
What is worth mentioning is that there was a Polish guy in front of me who talked his...

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Did the crossing today. Took the bus from Sairan in Almaty. Not a pleasant experience. Despite having an aisle seat, a bossy woman told me to get to...
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Last post by tapacharya
Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:55 pm
Tajikistan - Uzbekistan crossing at Panjakent

Last post by Kalpazan « Wed Oct 25, 2023 4:59 am
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by Yes Man » Thu May 28, 2015 9:17 am
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Hi,

Can anyone tell if this border from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan is open to foreigners? I will be there beginning of September.

Cheers

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200 somoni to Dushanbe is not too bad. I negotiated for 140 from Panjakent. Almost any ATM in Dushanbe I tried accepted my Visa card so this is...
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Wed Oct 25, 2023 4:59 am
When will Azerbaijan open its borders?

Last post by serialchiller « Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:30 am
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See below:

(in Azeri)

The previous Covid regime was due to expire in January, but now looks to have been extended until at least March, so...

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*Update October 2023*:
Azerbaijan embassy in Kazakhstan says flying in to Baku is the only option . No land / ferry / water entry to Azerbaijan...
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Last post by serialchiller
Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:30 am
Border crossing reports: Tajen (UZ - KAZ)

Last post by serialchiller « Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:23 am
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by bigbeka » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:23 pm
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Hi there all,

I'm Uzbekistan citizen planning a trip to Ukraine from Tashekent.

Does anyone have info on the Tajen border (extreme west of...

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Been there in early 2023.

More or less smooth, but very slow and inspection-heavy process. Lots of middle-aged women with heavy bags.

Guards aren't...
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Last post by serialchiller
Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:23 am

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