Road trip from Baku to Bishkek
 

Hi Steven, hi all,

me and my brother are planning a road trip with our own car in August from Baku to Bishkek.

We should go through Turkmenistan (Turkmenbasi, Ashgabat, Davara) enter Uzbekistan from Dashoguz and go through Khiva - Bukhara - Samarcanda then through the border crossing point of Denau/Tursunzade or Panjakent heading to the Pamir Highway all the way up to Bishkek. The trip should take approximately 18 days.

I know this sound kinda crazy...

I would like to know if in your opinion this sounds doable or not. Is it ok to travel throughout the Turkmenistan desert in August?

I am also trying to gather information on the current status of gas/diesel supply around Bukhara. I've read some posts and driving section which seems not very comforting...:)

Last but not least any hint on the Dashoguz, the Denau and the Pamir highway crossing points for self driven cars?

Thanks a lot,

If you haven't already done so check out Caravanistan | The Silk Road Travel Guide - it really is a great resource for travellers in that region. I believe visas for Turkmenistan can be hard to get but apart from that looks good.

I am living near Turkmenistan and can to say that it's not very hard to get visa for EU members. It's really good place to visit in summer, but here will be very warm. :welcome: