Hi
I'm planning a trip from Warsaw (PL) to Kyrgyzstan in August this year. I will have only 3 weeks for that (22-24 days max), so I'm considering one-way trip. Bike will be probably transported back by truck, I will take a plane from Bishkek.
I don't have experience with visas and border crossings for that region - that is the most scary part of this project for me, so I'm hoping for some help from more experience travellers
My initial idea is to go through
1) Ukraine (transit only, 2 nights max)
2) Russia (transit only, 2 nights max)
3) Kazakhstan (abandoned shipwrecks of Aral Sea, 3 nights max)
3) Uzbekistan (gas fields in Derweze, 3 nights max)
4) Tajikistan (Karakul Lake, mountains, around 7 nights)
5) Kyrgyzstan (Issyk Kul Lake, mountains, around 7 nights)
I will be travelling by KTM 990 Adv, so gravel/unpaved roads are welcome
Sleeping during transit in hotels, in Stans wild camping.
Questions (for now):
a) Which border crossings would you suggest for such travel?
b) Is above schedule doable?
c) What should I know about needed visas, permissions, passport stamping, etc. before I go?