Turkmenistan -
2013
In May 2013 we went on a 33-day, "5-Stans", Central Asia tour.
(Melbourne - Kuala Lumpur - Kazakhstan - Kyrzgystan - Uzbekistan - Tajikistan - Turkmenistan - Dubai - Melbourne)
Turkmenistan was the last of the "5-Stans" on this tour.
It took about an hour to travel from Khiva in Uzbekistan to the Turkmenistan border.
We said goodbye to Rustum, our guide in Uzbekistan.
An Italian couple and their daughter were crossing also. Their guide helped to expedite our exit from Uzbekistan.
The Uzbek border guards are very concerned about what money you take in and out of the country.
Then it was about a kilometre in a very crowded van to the Turkmenistan gate.
Fortunately, our Turkmenistan guide, Rustum (yes, another Rustum) met us.
He already had our entry forms filled out and was able to epedite our entry.
Even so the whole border crossings took about 2 hours.
We had about a 90-minute through the Kara-Kum desert to Konye-Urgench.
After 5 days in Turkmenistan we flew to Dubai.
We spent 4 days there before we flew home to Melbourne.
A great 33-day tour of the "5-Stans".
In May 2013 we went on a 33-day, "5-Stans", Central Asia tour.
(Melbourne - Kuala Lumpur - Kazakhstan - Kyrzgystan - Uzbekistan - Tajikistan - Turkmenistan - Dubai - Melbourne)
Turkmenistan was the last of the "5-Stans" on this tour.
It took about an hour to travel from Khiva in Uzbekistan to the Turkmenistan border.
We said goodbye to Rustum, our guide in Uzbekistan.
An Italian couple and their daughter were crossing also. Their guide helped to expedite our exit from Uzbekistan.
The Uzbek border guards are very concerned about what money you take in and out of the country.
Then it was about a kilometre in a very crowded van to the Turkmenistan gate.
Fortunately, our Turkmenistan guide, Rustum (yes, another Rustum) met us.
He already had our entry forms filled out and was able to epedite our entry.
Even so the whole border crossings took about 2 hours.
We had about a 90-minute through the Kara-Kum desert to Konye-Urgench.
After 5 days in Turkmenistan we flew to Dubai.
We spent 4 days there before we flew home to Melbourne.
A great 33-day tour of the "5-Stans".
