Transit visa for Iran and Turkmenistan
Hi all,
I am trying to work up a plan to visit Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this spring on my motorcycle. My outward journey will be via Turkey and the return through Russia and Ukraine.
I understand that because I am a UK passport holder there are issues with a tourist visa for Iran and Turkmenistan because a guide for these countries would be necessary.
I have looked into the ferry crossing of the Caspian from Baku in Azerbaijan to Aktau in Kazakhstan, but that looks like a whole lot of bother and Aktau is not really the place I want to be jumping off from anyway. If I go to Turkmenbashy in Turkmenistan there is still the issue (possibly) of the guide and a transit visa looks an unlikely option because the ferry does not run to a timetable, making it likely the transit visa will expire too soon.
Can anyone advise me about the possibility of getting transit Visa for Iran and Turkmenistan? Can I get one without having to have the guide?
Any comments, thoughts about anything relating to this proposed trip is welcome.
Thanks, Guy
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