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Aktau to Turkmenbashi (Kaz - Turk)

Last post by jackfack « Tue Aug 29, 2023 4:32 pm

by jackfack » Tue Aug 29, 2023 4:32 pm

Hello everybody,
I am in Baku, goind eastward. I wanted to take the Baku-Turkmenbashi ferry, but as the border of Azerbaidjan is closed at least...

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Tue Aug 29, 2023 4:32 pm
Bulgan - Takashiken border (Mongolia - China)

Last post by Tepezcu « Tue Aug 29, 2023 5:03 am
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by TonyBustamante » Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:44 pm
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just crossed this border from hovd to xinjiang and i just want to note, that the entire road between hovd and the border is not yet entirely paved...

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I have recently crossed this border by bicycle (China->Mongolia). From Takashiken to the border there are 18 km of paved road. Before leaving, I...
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Last post by Tepezcu
Tue Aug 29, 2023 5:03 am
Tsagaannuur - Tashanta crossing reports [Russia - Mongolia]

Last post by lucafromitaly « Sun Aug 13, 2023 12:08 pm
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by boats.and.bikes » Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:16 am
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For Information on entry to Russian Altai Region from Mongolia ... Tashanta border zone.
On entering the border area and having my passport and visa...

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Hello, does anyone know if the border between Russia and Mongolia (Tashanta-Tsagaanuur) is open on Saturday?
We are planning to cross it by car on...
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Last post by lucafromitaly
Sun Aug 13, 2023 12:08 pm
The Caravanistan Border Crossing Map

Last post by Chundzha Traveler « Wed Aug 09, 2023 12:46 pm
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by SalSalFR » Sat Jan 07, 2023 9:38 am
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Hello guys,
I've been looking at the border crossing map from here : and it looks like it's not been updated for a while; i've been trying to have a...

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Remote Kegen border doesn not close every year anymore. That is old info about closing at winter until May.
Now Kegen border works whole year.Only...
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Last post by Chundzha Traveler
Wed Aug 09, 2023 12:46 pm
Reports: Madaniyat-Izboskan border crossing (UZ-KG)

Last post by UncleChips « Wed Aug 02, 2023 1:02 pm
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by Rupert » Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:15 am
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The border crossing page states that the Izboskan crossing is open for pedestrians. I'm guessing this would cover cyclists too, but has anyone heard...

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Thanks for previous information which was helpful for our planning today.
Feeling lazy so we took a Yandex taxi from Margilan to the border. Cost...
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Last post by UncleChips
Wed Aug 02, 2023 1:02 pm
Razi-Kapiköy border crossing reports (Iran-Turkey)

Last post by borekj « Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:43 pm
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by steven » Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:25 am

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Please let us know your experiences and questions about the Razi-Kapiköy border crossing between Iran and Turkey below.

We summarize at the Iran...

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Hi, there is not much info about this border crossing, so I thought it might be worth to describe it.

30/07/2023, group of 6 Czechs, Iran > Turkey...

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Last post by borekj
Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:43 pm
Iran-Azerbaijan Border Crossing in Astara

Last post by borekj « Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:51 am
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by Rapp Scallion » Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:57 am
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Didn't find any of this in the forums, so here is a recent update

We (two German passport holders) crossed this border in May 2015 coming from Iran....

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We crossed this border from Azerbaijan to Iran in mid-July 2023 on Sunday at 10 AM. Group of 6 Czechs, on foot. We hitchhiked to Astara from Baku...
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Last post by borekj
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:51 am
Tajikistan:Covid negative results still needed?

Last post by Alibobo « Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:51 pm
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by Raibaumann » Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:10 pm

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Hello friends.
I’m flying from Dubai, UAE to Dushanbe, Tajikistan next month.
Does anyone know if the negative Covid tests are still required at the...

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You can enter anywhere with a positive covid test nowadays lol

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Last post by Alibobo
Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:51 pm
Caucasus questions

Last post by GoldenPolyglot « Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:48 am
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by qwery » Sun Jun 11, 2023 12:20 pm

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Hi,

I’d like to visit this entire region in August. I have a couple of questions:

1. Can it be done by land (eg Tbilisi, Yerevan, Baku)? Are any...

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What about Abkhazia/South Ossetia? Any current info?

I reached out to the the Abkhazian ministry of foreign affairs recently and they said the...

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Last post by GoldenPolyglot
Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:48 am
Any Update on boarders between Afg with Uz and Taj???

Last post by h.ahmadybirgani « Sun Jul 23, 2023 7:52 pm
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by h.ahmadybirgani » Thu Jul 20, 2023 2:40 pm

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Dear All,

Hopefully you are well. Because of the difficulties which Turkmenistan has made on tourists with high rejection, we decided to pass...

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Dear All,

Please share your experiences regarding Afghanistan borders with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is very important to know that Tajikistan...

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Last post by h.ahmadybirgani
Sun Jul 23, 2023 7:52 pm
Border crossing report: Gulbahor: Shahrtuz (TJ) - Termez (UZ)

Last post by wildlight « Sun Jul 16, 2023 6:08 pm
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by steven » Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:53 am

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Just putting this out there - received via e-mail

last Thursday we were the first real foreigners to cross this new (it opened on 7th of march)...

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Crossed with my our own car UZ > TJ.

Main relevant points:
- Make sure you have your registered for Uzbekistan. It WILL be checked!
- Lots of...

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Last post by wildlight
Sun Jul 16, 2023 6:08 pm
Hojayli - Konye-Urgench border crossing (UZ - TM)

Last post by austin_rtw « Sun Jul 16, 2023 12:22 pm
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by camgaut » Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:53 pm
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Can anyone confirm borders in Turkmenistan are closed on weekends? Thanks a lot in advance!

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For anyone interested, I have been chatting with Owadan tours in Turkmenistan and they said that this border is currently restricted and as a...
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Last post by austin_rtw
Sun Jul 16, 2023 12:22 pm
Border crossing reports: Cildir/Aktas-Kartsakhi (Turkey-Georgia)

Last post by Flying_Gate « Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:45 am
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by Frogs On Wheels » Tue Jun 09, 2015 4:00 pm
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Hi there

A little update for the border crossing map.

We crossed the borders Posof-Vale twice. Once hitchhiking in October 2012 and a second time...

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Just crossed this border from Turkey on a bicycle with a British passport.

Took about 20 minutes in all, customs didn't even bother going through my...
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Last post by Flying_Gate
Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:45 am
Dushanbe to Tashkent transport

Last post by Charlie061902 « Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:10 pm

by Charlie061902 » Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:10 pm

Hello! I am flying back from Tashkent after doing the Pamir Highway and was wondering how best to travel from Dushanbe to Tashkent? It seems there...

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Last post by Charlie061902
Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:10 pm
Irkeshtam - Kashgar SELFDRIVE border crossing

Last post by Antoine « Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:08 pm
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by murg » Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:19 am

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We crossed this border on May 27th.
2 Travellers, German passports & 2 motorbikes, German license plates.
All Times are Bishkek, not Bejing.

Of...

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Hello, nobody plans to do this border crossing between July 25th and July 27th 2023 ?

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Last post by Antoine
Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:08 pm
Direct Bus Osh to Kashgar

Last post by Antoine « Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:07 pm
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by daftmovement » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:45 am

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Does anyone have experience taking the direct bus from Osh to Kashgar? Aside from cost differences, what can I expect from the direct bus vs. hacking...

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Hello,

I up this topic because a traveller said that there is a shuttle from Osh to Kashgar every Thursday at 5:00 am :
(Page 5, point 2 in the...

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Last post by Antoine
Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:07 pm
Bringing adhd medication to Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan

Last post by alex_darnkyl « Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:48 am

by alex_darnkyl » Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:48 am

I’m planning to fly into Kazakhstan in a few days and then travel over land to Kyrgyzstan. I can’t find any information on whether I can safely bring...

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Last post by alex_darnkyl
Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:48 am
Kazakh - Kyrgyz - Alatau border crossing

Last post by samsung « Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:51 am
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by Roman » Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:29 pm

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Hello,

are there any updated info about status of this border crossing (for foreigners)? I'd like to hike/bike through the national park but did not...

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Do you need a border zone permit to go to the old border post? At least from KG-side google maps has marked a road . Based on that map its not same...

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Last post by samsung
Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:51 am
Permit to leave Kyrgyzstan

Last post by Lagerfeld « Sat Jul 08, 2023 2:19 pm
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by bamboo » Sat Jul 08, 2023 4:55 am

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Hi everyone,

A loc agency told me that I need to get a permission (free) from Kyrgyz Tourism Department to exit Kyrgyzstan. Is it true? I’m planning...

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No, I never heard something about a permit - I left KIG with my motorhome to KZ / Almaty, just I've had the normal border procedura as usual.
And I...

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Last post by Lagerfeld
Sat Jul 08, 2023 2:19 pm
Garmin Inreach: Forbidden?

Last post by Ausmax « Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:06 am
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by guy.brush » Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:20 am

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I read that some countries do not allow to bring in satellite phones.
I want to travel the Silk Road and down to South East Asia by motorbike, so...

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So far have travelled with a Garmin Inreach to India, Nepal, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan. No one has been particularly interested in it...

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Last post by Ausmax
Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:06 am
Tosor pass Q&A

Last post by phoo « Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:51 pm
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by mazeno » Wed May 16, 2018 1:35 pm

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is it passable for bicicles, now?
info needed for friends riding.

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Hi I understand there was,a land slide onyoosor pass and the way is blocked. Any one knows where is,the blockage and are there predictions for...

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Last post by phoo
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:51 pm
Georgia/Turkey: Batumi to Trabzon

Last post by hadji « Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:20 am
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by northinsouth1 » Wed Jun 28, 2023 12:02 pm

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I'm currently in Batumi now and am thinking about going to Trabzon for a few days. I know I'll need a visa, which is no biggie. However, I'd like to...

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If your only purpose is going to Trabzon, there is some minibuses in the Sarp border which are going to Hopa, Rize and Trabzon.
Rent a car is not a...

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Last post by hadji
Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:20 am
Unvaccinated Traveller to Pakistan

Last post by hadji « Sun Jun 25, 2023 3:19 pm
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by hadji » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:27 am

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I want to go to Pakistan and India via Iran but at the Sherpa Map and all the informative sources on the internet say that unvaccinated traveller...

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For the latest info, there are no restrictions left for the covid-unvaccinated travellers anymore in any country and the last country opened its...

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Last post by hadji
Sun Jun 25, 2023 3:19 pm
Border crossing Kaplanbek - Tamozhnya (Kaz - Uz)

Last post by JoeF « Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:50 am
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by aern » Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:38 am

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Hi everyone. I hope this topic doesn't exist yet, if so excuse me, we don't have very good reception at the moment.

We just crossed the border...

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The crossing is shut for what looks like major renovation works. Photograph:

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Last post by JoeF
Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:50 am
China-Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan border crossing

Last post by WRPT « Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:20 am
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by tadashi » Fri Jun 09, 2023 6:30 am

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Hi everyone.
I'm thinking about doing the following border crossings.
1. Murghab-Qulma pass-Kalasu port-Kashgar
2. Kashgar-Totugart pass-Naryn

I've...

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Unfortunately, we had to fly from Thailand to Imphal, Manipur in India (near the border of Myanmar). We then went to Nepal hoping to via via Tibet...

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Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:20 am

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