Hi we are currently in Iran,has anyone recently been through from Kerman to Quetta ? Was it ok and when and where did you get police escort? was there any bribe needed and did you feel safe ?

hi jimed,

we traveld that way three weeks ago. we hav got a police escort from (after BAM, Iran) till Lahore, Pakistan. And there was no way arround. SOmetimes Really annoying with that Escorts. But they do there Job.

At it all we feel safe and wished do not have the escorts. coz ist not only the escort while riding. you also get police staying in front of your hotel and follow you biside when you walking arround in the city.

thats our experience. but we was a group of 8 bikes met at the border.

our rout.

we stayed for the night at thge border- next day we crossed the border (took 5h for 8 bikers, but was okay) than we stayed somewhere at the police station for the night. next day we enter quetta. from quetta we went to sukkar in one day. and than north to lahore in small etaps.

regards

ps: no bribe- the polivemens where alsway friendly. shaking hands and making pictures. you only travel slow coz of the escorts.

Hey Jimed

I travelled with piralo - you can check out www.timeoutonbike.com for blog and pics.
Just do it and no need to worry - all the escorts are super friendly and helpful. If you can't find a hotel, you also can pitch your tent at the police station - super safe!

Route might take more time than you have planned, since the escorts are slowing you down. Just take it easy - you are on vacation.

Have a good ride!
Roland

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Hi guys thanks for the info and it puts our minds at rest some what.
Cheers

Don't worry...you will be in the most friendly lands of your trip..just pay attention for the friendly escorts...they are there all for your safety.
wish you all the best and happy trips..

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Welcome to Pakistan. Take it easy and enjoy.


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Omar

We crossed a few weeks ago. No trouble with the bribes thing, in fact the Pakistan border was very helpful but very crude. Everything is paper and books, no computers except one in the visa office. We were issued a police escort in Taftan who let us go about 30 miles up. We did 70 miles and then it was getting dark. We were stopped at a town checkpoint and the police were called. They invited us to stay at the station, cleared out the main office and let us sleep there. They brought us tea, chatted and were nothing but friendly. After that we had escorts all the way to Quetta. Once in Quetta we seemed to be allowed to walk around freely and had no trouble. We got left alone for a while afterwards and made about 100 miles but when we stopped for pictures someone tried to steal our gear and said they had guns. They didn't, they were just idiots but it did leave us in a bad mood.
We Had no more trouble, the ecorts were all very friendly and we always felt like they were just good guys doing their jobs. We asked a lot of them why we needed escorts and none could explain. They all tell you that it's perfectly safe but you still need to be protected. We were told in Sukkor that we weren't allowed out of the hotel but I heard the police take your passports but nobody did that to us. It is a bit frustrating but simply, the country is dangerous. It has a population of 180 million and there are 20 million AK47 assault rifles. On top of that there are millions of other kinds of weapons. The government considers pistols to be harmless so the police aren't even issued them. we were allowed to hold guns for pictures, my mate knew nothing about them but when I checked he had been given an AK47 with a full magazine and a live round in the chamber. If he pulled the trigger it would have fired. Guns are so normal there they just treat them like they're nothing special. Wait till you cross into India. You're suddenly in far more danger and things will change radically.
Also, don't drink the water, even tea and coffee and be very careful about the food. Expect stomach problems, every single person we met on the road had many issues there.

seconded!

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