Dear friends on the HUBB,
in this thread I would like to share my planning and findings so others can take advantage.
I'll depart w. a friend on two motorcycles in March 2022 heading for Mt. Everest Basecamp.
(Well, we'll not gona take the bikes all the way to Everest, but you'll get the point.)

The very dynamic travel rules are a challenge, however, as of today I took note of the following:
- The Pakistan - India border is closed.
- We'll try to ship/fly/transfer the bikes from the Gulf region to India.
- Hence, we'll cover Pakistan and Iran on the way back.

And here my notes for the rest of the route (sorry, for some info is related to the ME region and shall be posted there):
Turkey: Visa shall be straight forward: https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/

Iraq: Visa shall be possible: https://www.embassypages.com/iraq-em...ankara-turkey; I did contact the office in Ankara and asked for confirmation. If Ankara doesn't work, I have to go through the painstaiking process at home in Vienna (https://visa.vfsglobal.com/irq/en/aut/apply-visa)
Border at Habur seems to be open.

Jordan:
1) Iraq-Jordan: Visa shall be ok, needs to be applied upfront: https://jordanembassy.at/#visasec
2) Israel-Jordan: Visa on arrival at the Sheikh-Hussein border. (https://www.touristjordan.com/crossi...rder-crossing/)

Israel (optional): Visa on arrival at the Jordan border: https://www.touristjordan.com/crossi...rder-crossing/
Note: Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Syria and Yemen do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel. Ask at the border not to stamp the passport!

Saudi Arabia: Seems straight forward, covid status needs to be registered: https://visa.visitsaudi.com/

Emirates: Visa free entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_p..._Arab_Emirates

Oman: Visa free entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Oman
Border shall be open: https://english.alarabiya.net/News/g...rect-land-link

India: E-Visa: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html

Nepal: Visa at the border shall be no problem.

For the return trip:
Pakistan: Online application but it seems an Invitation Letter is needed: https://visa.nadra.gov.pk/visa-on-arrival-tourist/

Iran: Well, could be straight forward but seems to involve some bureaucracy like Travel itinerary and Curriculum Vitae: https://evisatraveller.mfa.ir/en/request/how_to_apply/

All that's missing is how to ship the bikes past the closed Pakistan/India border.

Cheers,
Wauschi

P.S.:
Good to know:
Persian gulf ferries: https://revealingpersia.com/ferry-persian-gulf/
Earlier I took note some shall be operational, however I have not checked the current status.

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