its a common route for russian and kazakh adventure bikers, via Beyneu KZ to Kungrad in UZ. I went that way 2 months ago and its all fine.
You need to cross the railway track at the roundabout on the north side of Beyneu, then take the dirt road to Akjigit, fill up again there, and continue to border. First fuel on uzbek side is at Kungrad.
can recommend a chaikhana run by a korean woman on the uzbek side of the border. She serves a good meal and will change money at a better rate than the touts. Its on the rhs, about 3 doors down and looks a bit like this.
More detail on the beyneu ustyurt crossing on my blog. From memory the post is titled 'The Karakalpaks'
Recommend a good place to stay in beyneu too if interested. A former soviet enduro champion lives there and is a regular stop off point for the russian and kazakh bikers
Last edited by colebatch; 28 Jan 2010 at 08:34.
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