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**Tannu_Tuva** · #1 21 Jan 2013

Good advice Chris,cheers.

Going to apply for the visa today and make no mention of Vladikavkaz or Ossetia. What will be will be.

I'll report back in Feb when I've returned.

**niello8** · #2 27 Jan 2013

You should be fine. We got our visa listing a couple major cities & Moscow. The border formalities were very long and involved lots of stamps, but no special permit.

**Tannu_Tuva** · #3 21 Feb 2013

Just back from Russia.

I crossed from Georgia into North Ossetia via the Georgian Military Highway. No problems at all,in fact the easiest land crossing I have done. The border is definitely open for foreigners.

In Vladikavkaz there is a cheap hotel with gated private parking for vehicles. The hotel costs 1000 Rubles a night and is situated at 38A Markova Street. Look for the big green gates. The hotel has no name but it's spotlessly clean,cheap and safe. The next cheapest is the Hotel Vladikavkaz,it is better located but costs 2400 Rubles a night and no gated parking ( from what I could tell ).

I went on to Ingushetia and Chechnya. The road is full of military checkpoints on the state borders but I was not hassled at all. I do not recommend staying in Nazran ( Ingushetia ) at night. It really is not safe and there is a curfew. Grozny however was perfectly fine in the centre,decent hotel and friendly people.

It was a great trip and I will return next month I think.

Good luck.

**BigO** · #4 30 Apr 2013

Hi All,

I just travelled south from Vladikavkaz to Tbilisi no problem. And I know Griffdog travelled north no problems a few day before me.

Jon
www.BigOAdventures.com

**Griffdowg** · #5 30 Apr 2013

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Originally Posted by BigO

Hi All,

I just travelled south from Vladikavkaz to Tbilisi no problem. And I know Griffdog travelled north no problems a few day before me.

Jon
Big O's Adventures | 2013 – The Year of Adventure

Yes, Thanks for bringing this to the top Jon.

Stayed in Kazbegi overnight which is 12km from the border. Border took 4 hours to cross but this was mostly due to pushy Armenian's and blacked out Land Cruisers. No prblems what so ever.

If your on 2 wheels the road is cack from the last village before the pass to a little way after. There was still lots of snow there to (mid-April). Road is fine from Kazbegi through to Russia.

G