Central Asian Visas
Hi Everyone,
Next year we are planning on travelling from Bangkok to Barcelona in a Thai Tuk Tuk. We have been throughly researching possible routes, visa etc and have a fair idea of where we want to go and what we require.
We are planning on travelling from Thailand through Laos, Cambodia, north through Vietnam, through the centre of China, then up to Ulan Baator in Mongolia. From there we will cut through Russia, down through Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzebek, and into Turkmenistan.
We were originally planning on crossing the Caspian by ferry from Turkmenbashi to Baku, but some recent research has shown that in 2007 there was some difficulty getting Turkmen transit visas for those planning to exit by ferry.
Is this still true as of 2010, given the change in the political situation over there or is it still impossible to get a transit visa and exit by ferry?
Just for the record, our plan of attack for obtaining visas is: - Thai visa arranged in Australia (home country) prior to travel, to allow us to enter on a oneway ticket and register our vehicle.
- Laos and Cambodia visas on entry.
- China visa prior to arrival obtained in Aus.
- Mongolia visa obtained in Aus.
- Double entry Russian business visa in Aus.
Then we would apply for the Kazakh visa in Mongolia, showing the Dble entry Russian visa to prove exit point. We then planned to obtain the remaining central asian visas in Kazahstan.
Any thoughts or suggestions on a better way to do this?
Cheers
Paul and Andrew.
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