Hi all,
I am currently planning a multi-year overlanding trip starting in April 2024, with the first stage of the route being UK – Australia. I will be travelling with an Irish passport in a UK registered 4x4.
The route I have in mind at the moment is: UK > Europe > Turkey > Georgia > Armenia > Georgia > Russia > Mongolia > Russia > Kazakhstan > Kyrgyzstan > Uzbekistan > Tajikistan > Uzbekistan > Turkmenistan > Iran > Pakistan > India > Nepal > India > Malaysia > Thailand > Laos > Cambodia > Thailand > Malaysia > Indonesia > East Timor > Australia
I’ve collected some good intel so far from my time spent lurking on Horizons Unlimited, but would be very grateful for any advice and feedback to help me refine my route and flag any potential busts, visas with long lead times, visas which can only be applied for in my country of residence and not en-route, areas to avoid, areas to include etc.
I have read a lot of differing opinions and advice regarding travelling in Russia and so have come up with 2 options (optimistically assuming the Georgia – Azerbaijan land border opens by then).
Option 1 will include about 6 weeks of travelling in Russia, crossing from Georgia and then quickly blasting across to the Lake Baikal area and spending the majority of the time there and in the Altai region on return from Mongolia.
Option 2 will only involve 2 very brief (1-2 day) transits across Russia while en-route from Kazakhstan to Mongolia and back.
At the moment I need advice to help me determine which option to go for, so feel free to get in touch if you can help.
I could also really use some advice on shipping the car from SE Asia to Australia. I would much prefer to ship from East Timor to Australia, but keen to hear other options if this is not possible.
Cheers