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Iran towards end of July, continuing through Pakistan.
hi,
I'm hoping to enter Iran towards the end of July and continue on through Pakistan to India. I will be riding solo on an Africa twin. would be great to meet up with people heading the same way, particularly western Pakistan area. I will be in Istanbul in approx 2 weeks hopefully obtaining Iran visa and replacing servicables. let me know if any one is passing through to share a and maybe a section of the intended route to India.

cheers, Ben.
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Sorry, bit but how much is your carnet costing you? I'm thinking of a trip round central Asia via Iran...

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Same date - same direction
hi Ben,

I was looking for the excat same direction, pretty similiar dates. But no chnace to get me a Pak-visa at the moment...
What about yours??

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Hello Friends,

in light of recent events in Pakistan I am not going to risk driving through with my girlfriend at this time. One of my friends is a political correspondent and the information I'm getting from her as well as the general media is that there are far too many independent armed groups active in the county. The main territory of these groups is supposed to be along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where military presence is very scarce. The activities of such groups range form hostage taking to straight forward execution.

However, the most recent event happened in a much "safer" part of Pakistan, with a much more significant army presence.

Gunmen kill 11 at base camp in Pakistan - CNN.com

The general climate in Pakistan is very tense at the moment according to security reports:

Pakistan Security Brief - June 25, 2013 | Critical Threats

These events may also make getting a visa much more difficult.

I am currently investigating getting aboard cargo ship in Iran (Bandar Abbas) and sailing to India. I will post my findings as I proceed.

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hi Alex,
I got Pakistan visa without too much hasstle through Jerry's in the UK. They are the contact in Manchester and I got a 60 day visa back within 24 hours, very straight forward. I have my authorisation code for Iran but yet to pick up the visa, next week in Istanbul all being well.
My carnet is through the RAC. An insurance broker must be used and this costs 10 percent of the carnet value needed. half of this is refunded once completed. the actual document is approx £200.
As for the situation in Pakistan I am very much aware of its fragile state, particularly in the west. I'm sure more information and decisions will come to light the closer to the border I get. I hope to meet travellers coming the opposite way to see what has to be said. Plans may change but if anyone else is toying with the same idea let me know.
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Hey guys,

we are planning to go though Iran and Pakistan in the next few weeks, depending on when our Iranian Visa will finally be issued... waiting for six weeks on that now, due to the elections.

Currently we are on a lovely campsite close to Sile, Turkey, at the black sea. If everything works out, we will be leaving here in the next few days, ride the coast, down to Ezurum and get the Visa.
So we might be a bit early for you, but maybe one could meet up somewhere? Getting in touch won't hurt anyway.

Dacika, where are you right now? Please keep us posted about shipping, as this might proof a safer alternative for us aswell.

Cheers!
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Hi Dacika,

Did you manage to organise anything from Bandar Abbas. We are currently in Shiraz still delliberating over Pakistan as ideally we would like some company to tackle that stretch otherwise we may have to ferry accross to Dubai.

Paul and Amy
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Hi Jury,
I already have my reference number and so I hope things will proceed smoothly when I turn up towards the end of this week. I'll be in Istanbul for a few days I imagine as I need a few parts for the bike too. your campsite isn't too far away it seems so maybe we could meet once I know how long I'll need to be hanging around for. I'll let you know what they say in the consulate and then hopefully catch you guys.
all the best, Ben.
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Alright.
Our campsite is about an hour (70km) or so from Istanbul, depending on where you start off from.
But if you are there in about five days, we should be on the road to Erzurum already - hope so at least...

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I was in the exact same position last year and was at the crossroads either going to bandar abbas to ship to mumbai or push for pak. I ended up going through pak but before that i had sourced a shipping agent. Sokailly logisitics (? I think) i didnt use them then but i used them going mumbai to bangkok (couldnt get permits for china). They were pretty good in the end. If anyone wants their details PM me and ill send it through.

Pak is a judgement call, the situation is always tense anf never really a good time to go. I had the aussie embassy in islamabad pleading with me not to go. It worked out for me and i didnt ha e any problems, but it was a tough call to make.

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Contact address for above agent <info@secoshipping.com>. Be aware that i began the process with them and they were insisiting that i deliver all docs in person to their office in tehran. They were trying to arrange an alternative when i ditched the idea and drove thru pak.

Ended up using them going mumbai to bangkok. Was fine (took a little while for bill of lading but was ok)
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