2 months riding around in Central Asia Jun-Jul 2015
Hi all,
I work in AbuDhabi, ride a '10 KTM 530Exc and have a chance to take 2 months off work around June 2015. I would like to spend this time riding mostly off-road tracks in the Central Asian nations. The planned route is :
Turkmenistan -> Uzbekistan -> Tajikistan -> Kyrgyzstan -> Kazakhstan -> Russian Altai region -> Mongolia.
My intention is to fly myself and bike to Ashgabat in Turkmenistan and head towards Ulaanbaator, Mongolia via above mentioned route. From UB, i will fly back to Abu Dhabi.
I know i could easily take the ferry into Iran from Sharjah and ride on but i'm avoiding it because of Carnet headaches. Moreover, in June-July it will be Ramadan + peak summer heat and i don't want to be in Iran at that time.
Questions :
Turkmenistan - worth it or skip it ? If its only long straight roads, i'd rather skip it.
Altai republic - Russian visa sufficient OR special permit required ?
Weather - is June-July the wrong time to be in the region ? I checked a few weather sites and it looks like weather wise it will be good.
thanks for any inputs/advise and i'll be glad to know if you are planning to be in/around that aea during this period.
cheers
Vicks
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