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What border is recommended? Esendere/Serou or the more usual Bazargan?
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We are planning to enter Iran coming from Turkey with 3 European passports in the next weeks driving motorbikes.
What border is recommended? Esendere/Serou or the more usual Bazargan?
Safely, weather, time,…
Thks in advance
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Hi Folks!
Entered Iran on Bazargan boarder a few weeks ago.
Watch out that the y don't stamp a 10-days Transit-stamp on your carnet by any reason!?
Serou boarder while leaving Iran was just a mess. Kids and strange people all around between both boarders. Can not really recommend one or the other.
Both work. But the weather, I would be afraid of! It was already cold weeks ago. ..
Take care in Iran!
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Hello
Thanks for your comments. Most probably we will use the Esendere/Serou border. The altitudes will be a bit lower so probably the weather will be a bit better.
The Iran embassy in Portugal told us that carnet is not necessary to cross the border. Does anyone as a different information? Either to enter Iran either to enter Turkey
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Information for Turkey.
Portuguese citizens..
You can buy your visa stamp for yourself at any bordergate for 90 days and multiple.
price is. 20 $ or 15 € or 10£
For your bike..:
No carnet needed to enter or to exit..If your green insurance doesnt cover Turkey, possible to buy it at any border gate valid for any period.
3 Bordergates with Iran.
Gürbulak Sınır Kapısı Ağrı-Doğubeyazıt
Kapıköy Sınır Kapısı Van-Özalp İran
Esendere Sınır Kapısı Hakkâri-Yüksekova
Except Int.Gürbulak, safety is partly problem..That may be the matter of being at the wrong time at the wrong place..
Wish you all the best.
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"safety is partly problem..."
what do you mean?
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basically Yuksekova is where the Army vs Kurdish stuff is happening so you could get caught up in the midst of a military operation. But I don't think anyone will try and put you in danger on purpose. I'm not sure how Van Ozalp is, but I think the same applies there too where there might be terrorist roadside bombs (mainly aimed at army, police and civil service) and fire exchanges between the two. So it is a "hot" area but I very much doubt if you went there you'll be targeted, just might end up unlucky.. wrong time wrong place kind of thing.
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Thank you Mehmet, very useful information.
The post is from 2012, ¿did things change a lot since then?
What of the three different entrances from Turkey to Irán would you recommend?
I'm traveling from Turkey to Irán with my bike late June 2016, is anyone else doing the same?
Best!
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Hello,
I travelled in Oktober 2015 from Turkey to Iran. I used the border in Bazargan. You dont need anyone to cross the border. No Fixer. We need only 1,5 hour for both (turkey and iran border ) .
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So I crossed on Saturday and it was impossible to get rid of the helpers at the insurance desk, basically the guys from the insurance company didn't reply to me about the price and let them manage the situation.
They said 180 Euros for a year and I said no way, but he started yelling at me. I had to options, slap him and being arrested or pay the ****ing guy.
I hope he has bad karma for the rest of the month...
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Which border, David?
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Sorry, I meant Bazargan
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