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15 Oct 2013
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From Pondicherry to Barcelona
Hi bikers!!!
My name is Eric I'm Spanish but living in Pondicherry (south India) nowadays.
Me and one friend we are planning and overland trip for the next year, to start around March from Pondicherry to reach Spain around September 2014.
We will be traveling from south to north east of India and then Nepal from east to west. After that the idea is to cross into Pakistan through Lahore.
I say the "idea" because I know it's a bit tricky. Aside from other paperwork has anyone applied for the Pakistan visa recently? How was the process and how much it last?
Has anyone traveled into Pakistan from India with Indian motorbike and plates? Any other paperwork required besides visas, carnet de passage, insurance and international driving permit?
Thank's in advance!
Cheers,
Eric
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Usually you must apply for a pak visa in your home country but you might be ok having residency in India. Allow ample time for processing and be very specific about your requested dates. You will need a LOI which you can get fairly easily (we used lost horizons). Good luck.
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thank's for the concise answer!!!
Which itineraries have you followed in Pakistan? Someone knows about itineraries on the south? i.e. Shikarpur, Khuzdar, Panjgur or even more southern. Are there other options to cross into Iran besides Taftan-Kerman border?
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NP  We did the north, Sost thru Hunza via the KKH to Lahore, also Skardu & Deosai. The southern route is limited, the police will escort you at least part of the way and tell you where you can go. Only border open for foreigners to Iran is Taftan...you can find more details about the route others have followed by searching...
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What about the carnets?
As I have the residence permit in India I managed to have the bikes on my name but of course with Indian plates. Can I apply for the carnet in that situation? Where I have to apply for it?
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Hi, I did this on a Bullet last year, if you have Indian residence you can get your Pak visa in Delhi, takes a few days. The problem is your bike, Indian vehicles are banned by the body which issues CDP since years ago, nobody can issue you a legal CDP for an Indian bike. I bought my bike in Nepal for which it is possible but expensive. Sorry, but thats the way it is !
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