Border Crossing Pakistan/Iran
Hi there
We crossed the pakistani/irani border 4 days ago by car. it took us only 1 hour to get released by custom.
From the border to Zahedan (88 km) we got a police escort. Even in Zahedan itself, we weren't allowed to leave the hotel without a police man escorting us. He escorted us as well from the hotel to the highway entrance when we left to Kerman.
We met 2 Dutch bikers in Quetta (Pakistan), they were on the way to India. They told us as well, that they were stopped at a police roadblock in Zahedan and were given an escort to the border. So, with the escort, you should be pretty save. Anywhere else in Iran it is really no problem. From Kerman to Zahedan you will find some Police checkposts, but often you don't even need to show your passport.
In Pakistan we didn't have any problems at all. So we heard from different other overlanders, that they had escorts from Quetta to Lahore. The police was always friendly and at any checkpost, we normaly were invited to tea. The Pakistani people are very friendly as well. Even the guys whit the Kalashnikovs were waving at us.
Greetings from Shiraz
Andi
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