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Bolivian Amazon



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I can only get a 30 day double entry tourist visa for Russia Will this be enough time to get me from the Kazak border, through Mongolia and on to Vladivostok?
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If memory serves, the 30 days are fixed, correct?


Kazakh border to Mongolia through the Altai is about 600 miles.
Ulan-Ude to Vladivostok is about 2000 miles.


IMO you can somewhat reliably project daily mileage for those portions. I believe the Ulan-Ude/Vladivostok portion is now completely tarmac.


Mongolia is the variable. There are likely some ride reports with time/distances for the "northern route" across Mongolia. It also depends on your bike and riding style. Mongolia can be hard on a bike & rider, even harder trying to do it fast.



Lastly, be sure to budget for border crossings that go awry, and once in Vladivostok, will you be there for a few days while you sort out onward transport?
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Can you get a 3 year visa? That’s the route I’m taking for 2020.
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Can you get a 3 year visa? That’s the route I’m taking for 2020.
You can only get really long visas in a couple of countries.

Most Europeans don't get this. You are probably living in North America or so?
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You'll want a 90 day double entry business visa. Speak to Realrussia who are quite used to this.
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You can only get really long visas in a couple of countries.

Most Europeans don't get this. You are probably living in North America or so?
I am American. The 3 year was more expensive, but met my needs and allowed me to get the visa before I departed. It was pretty painless using GoToRussia.com.
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I am American. The 3 year was more expensive, but met my needs and allowed me to get the visa before I departed. It was pretty painless using GoToRussia.com.
Yes, but non-americans cannot get them. Almost no nationality can get that.
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Yes, but non-americans cannot get them. Almost no nationality can get that.
I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for letting me know.
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