And here is the echange rates for various currencies. As you exit border control you will see both on your right and on your left various stalls. You ...

here are the tourist tariffs for sim cards avaialble at Tashkent airport

Get in touch via Telegram with this guide, he is a family member of those who conducts this master class, he'll be able to arrange this.

A family offers a plov master class — $20 per person. I really liked it. A combined master class on plov and bichaks is $20 per person, since the grou...

I was at Kumtepa Market last spring, and while it’s true that it’s not as “traditional” as it might have been in the past, I still found it fascinatin...

Hi! Just to clarify, the road to Big Almaty Lake is permanently closed for all motor vehicles. You can only reach it on foot, by bicycle, horseback, o...

Hi Charles,There are marshrutkas to Uzgen that leave from the New Bus Terminal in Osh (Avtovokzal Автовокзал). Here’s a helpful link to the location: ...

Where is the station in Dushanbe for get shared taxi heading for Khujand? Is shared taxi available at 1 pm time?

Arriving early in the morning by train in Shymkent, we were immediately swarmed by a horde of taxi drivers at the station. They initially wanted 4,000...

If the "Dostuk" border crossing (between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan) is open, you can get to Andijan first. From Andijan, there’s a train option: T...

I visited both Samarkand and Bukhara in September and gave each city two days. In the end, I’d say that if you're not planning on spending too much ti...

If I were you, I’d spend 3-4 days around Issyk-Kul instead of heading straight to Karakol. I’d base myself between Cholpon-Ata and Bosteri—there’s a w...

Kyrgyzstan doesn’t really have agencies that provide cars with drivers, but there are weekend tours to the gorges. City taxis are cheap, and you can a...

Ala-Archa Nature Reserve is just 40 km from Bishkek. You can get there by taxi or marshrutka (minibus) from the Osh Bazaar. The area is stunning, with...