Au Printemps suivant, je vais arriver à Ulaan Baatar courant Avril.
Mon But étant d'acheter une moto sur place, traverser l'ouest de la Mongolie, rejoindre le Kazakhstan, puis rouler jusqu'à la mer Caspienne, prendre le ferry à Aktau pour Baku (Azerbaïdjan) et finir par la Georgie et la Turquie (avant de rentrer en France par avion).
Ce parcours n'es pas une idée fixe, si jamais le passage par la mer Caspienne jusqu'a Baku en Azerbaïdjan s'avère trop délicat, je voudrais changer mes plans pour passer (depuis l'ouest du Kazakhstan) par la Russie jusqu'en Géorgie.
Je parcours ce forum à la recherche d'information depuis quelques mois mais sans prendre de concrètes décisions. Le moment est venu de m'organiser et pour ça j'ai besoin de réponses à de nombreuses questions que je me pause. Help me Pleaseee!!! 😎
Pour commencer,
# Les visas:J'ai déja poster cette question sur une autre discussion, Es il possible d'obtenir un Visa pour l'Azerbaïdjan depuis le Kazakhstan? Si oui quel est son prix et ou doit on aller (je suppose à l'ambassade de l'Azerbaïdjan)?Dans le cas ou j'opterais pour le passage en Russie, j'ai pu voir sur le website de Meridiana (http://www.terramongolia.com/mongolie_info_fr.html) qu'il est possible d'obtenir le visa Russe à UB. Quelqu'un a déjà eu cette expérience?# La moto:Je pense acheter une Shineray Mustang 150cc neuve à Ulaan Baatar, j'ai cru comprendre que le prix est d'environ 700euros. Des avis?Je voudrais faire l'immatriculation avec un Mongole de confiance, petit Hic, je ne connais personne à UB, auriez vous des contacts? J'imagine que l'immatriculation se fait au poste de police, savez vous quels documents sont demander?Savez vous s'il est obligatoire d'avoir une assurance moto pour voyager jusqu'en Turquie?Quels outils de base me conseillez vous?# Passage des frontière:La première question que je me pause, c'est, est il possible, avec une immatriculation moto mongole, de traverser les frontières, de Chine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaïdjan, Georgie et Turquie?Pour aller au Kazakhstan, je doit passer soit par le nord de la Chine ou le Sud de la Russie, selon vous, quel est le meilleur choix?Je compte prendre le ferry d'Aktau (Kazakhstan) jusqu'à Baku (Azerbaidjan), j'ai déja lu plusieurs post à ce sujet, l'affaire n'a pas l'air simple et je sais qu'il est possible de faire passer un vélo mais je n'ai trouver aucune info concernant les moto. Si quelqu'un le sait, es il possible d'embarquer une moto sur ce ferry?# Conditions climatiques:Je ne suis pas totalement équipé, j'ai pour le moment un sac de couchage qui me permet de dormir confortablement jusqu'à -5°c, je compte me trouver un sac à viande qui me rajoutera encore 5°c de résistance. Cela sera il suffisant pour dormir en tente dans les steppes mongole au mois d'avril sans m'endormir à jamais de froid? Je suis preneur de toutes sortes de conseil & infos concernant ce point!!!# Sac à dos:
Voici ce que contiendra mon sac à dos:Tente 2 places de bonnes qualité, Sac de couchage + sac à viande, Canne à pêche, Réchaud à pétrole - gamelles - couteau - cordes - frontale, Outils de base mécanique, Trousse de secours - nourriture de survie, Trousse de toilettes, Polaire - collants - licra manche longue - bonnet - gants2 t-shirt - Sous vetements - shortDocuments - CashJe suis ouvert à toutes suggestions 🙂
Merci pour votre temps,
Louis
Qu'on la secoue ou qu'on l'agite, la dernière goutte est pour le slip
🍻
Savoir que le savoir peut ne pas savoir demeure le plus haut savoir... Tchouang Tseu
quelques points préalables :
- il est normalement interdit en Chine de conduire son propre véhicule (la Chine ne reconnait que les permis de conduire... chinois). C'est en tout cas le cas pour les 4 roues.
==> fouillez le forum pour des infos + précises (fonction "rechercher" avec MOTO et CHINE)
- concernant les frontières, le site du MAE signale que :
"les frontières terrestres de la Fédération de Russie avec l’Azerbaïdjan et la Géorgie sont fermées aux étrangers. "
- le visa russe est pas simple à obtenir. Pour une longue durée, il est nécessaire de fournir un itinéraire précis avec des résas
Bonjour, Jackfack,
je confirme,
pour traverser un petit bout de chine , une agence me demande 2800 euros pour 2300 kilometres.
par contre si on se groupe ont diminue la note a suivre donc.
Nous partons en mai pour la Mongolie avec nos motos, le tracé initial évolue , mais deux destinations restent sure c'est la Mongolie et le Kirgyzstan probablement le Tadjikistan (le copain veut rouler sur la M41)
Je ne suis pas totalement équipé, j'ai pour le moment un sac de couchage qui me permet de dormir confortablement jusqu'à -5°c, je compte me trouver un sac à viande qui me rajoutera encore 5°c de résistance. Cela sera il suffisant pour dormir en tente dans les steppes mongole au mois d'avril sans m'endormir à jamais de froid? Je suis preneur de toutes sortes de conseil & infos concernant ce point!!!
Un petit coup de vent de Sibérie, et ça descend vers les -30 en quelques heures (record en avril a Ulaan Baatar, dans la steppe, ça peut être pire, surtout avec le vent)
Après mures réflexions, j'ai choisi un chemin bien plus simple:
Profiter de la mongolie à fond pendant 2 mois puis rejoindre Moscou par le transibérien. Et rentrer en France en stop. L'aventure sera surement tout aussi passionnante :)
All the Best
Louis
Qu'on la secoue ou qu'on l'agite, la dernière goutte est pour le slip
🍻
Savoir que le savoir peut ne pas savoir demeure le plus haut savoir... Tchouang Tseu
Salut Tiger
Je viens de parcourir le forum, je suis sur la préparation d"une échappée en moto vers l'est, départ prévu vers avril mai. Le but est de rejoindre le japon, dans un premier temps.
J'ai vu ton itinéraire et ton programme pour départ en mai. La chine, j'avais écarté car très compliqué, mais, selon ou tu en es, et si ton programme est plus avancé, peut être y a t il moyen de se grouper pour traverser le bout de chine ensemble. Plus si affinité, mais je suis plutôt loup solitaire. A voir.
Fais moi part de ton avis, et si besoin on passe en m.p
Bon préparatifs
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I just realized I’ve been registered on VoyageForum since... March 28, 2012 😊. Yet, I’ve barely participated until now.
August 1, 2026, will mark a somewhat special milestone: 5 years on the road.
We left Switzerland on August 1, 2021 with a simple idea: let chance decide our direction. We placed a bottle of wine on a world map, spun it... and it chose our first destination.
A year later, when we arrived in Morocco, we faced a new choice: continue toward Africa or head to Asia. This time, a tarot card game made the decision. Since then, we’ve tried to keep this journey as open to the unexpected as possible.
Today, that adds up to about 120,000 km, 46 countries, and over 1,800 days on the road—mostly by motorcycle, but also by sailboat, train, bus, hitchhiking, or on foot when adventure calls.
Our guiding thread isn’t just the motorcycle, but service exchanges. Instead of simply passing through countries, we try to stop regularly to lend a hand to the people we meet. So far, that’s about 600 days of volunteering.
Over the years, we’ve:
renovated a house in Croatia
made earth bricks in the Moroccan desert
helped sail a boat through the Greek islands
looked after houses, dogs, horses, a camel... and lots of other animals
worked at a street art festival in Morocco
created videos for local associations and projects
worked the grape harvest on the Tibetan plateau
been accredited as "media" for the World Nomad Games in Central Asia
Some of the moments that have stuck with us the most include six months in China, a night spent on the Great Wall, the Pamir Highway, the Silk Road, three months in Taiwan, and the incredible encounters in the mountains of Central Asia.
We travel on Falkor, our lucky dragon—a 2014 BMW F800GS that’s been with us since the start and is starting to have some great stories of its own.
While we share our adventure on Instagram, Polarsteps, and YouTube, that’s not why we’re here. The forum’s rules about promotion are clear, and I totally get them. If I’m finally taking the time to write, it’s mostly because after five years on the road, I thought our experience might be useful to other travelers.
Happy to chat about:
preparing for a long motorcycle trip
visas and borders
the Silk Road and Central Asia
riding in China (with or without a motorcycle)
volunteering and service exchanges while traveling
gear, daily life on the road... or just the unexpected moments that make long-term travel so special
Looking forward to swapping stories and hearing about your adventures too! 😊 Greetings from Thailand, and happy to chat! ✌️
Hi there! My daughter and I are heading to Malta and I’d love to rent a scooter. Does anyone know any good places to rent from and what the budget would be for a week?
Hello, I’m retired and planning a roughly 3-week motorcycle trip (1200gs). The dates aren’t set in stone yet, and everything’s open to discussion—I’m pretty flexible with the planning.
I’d like to ride from Mahajanga to Morondava, sticking as close to the coast as possible—using roads and tracks—in September 2026. If you’ve got any suggestions, let me know! 😉
hi
planning to ride through Rajasthan on a motorcycle in January 2027 and I’d love to hear about the road conditions.
I’ll be riding with a buddy on a Royal Enfield that I’ll rent in Delhi.
Thanks for your tips!
hi there
I’m planning a 3-week motorcycle road trip in Rajasthan, renting a Royal Enfield in Delhi in January 2027.
I’d love to get some tips on a fun itinerary and hear your thoughts on the roads up north.
I’ve ridden a motorcycle in southern India—Kochi to Madurai—about 10 years ago.
Thanks for sharing your experience, and I’m all ears for any great tips you’ve got!
Best regards
hi there
I’d like to ride the RN 12 by motorcycle in September.
I’d love to know the main challenges—I ride a 300cc and do enduro in France.
Thanks for your tips!
I’m planning a motorcycle road trip to Armenia and Georgia in September 2026 or May 2027. I’m looking for one or more riders (male or female) who’d like to explore these countries with me.
Along the way, we’ll visit Cappadocia, the capitals Yerevan, Tbilisi, Sofia, Skopje, and other cities—we can finalize the route and roadbook later.
This trip requires experience with long motorcycle journeys, as we’ll cover around 7,000 km over 5 or 6 weeks (or more, depending on sightseeing and time spent).
I don’t expect dozens of applicants, since motorcycle riders are few and far between on this forum, but I’m putting this out there anyway.
I’m starting to think about a trip that’s really close to my heart: Algeria by motorcycle, specifically the southern part of the country. It’d be for January 2025, and I’ve got two main questions:
Is it possible for an individual on a motorcycle to travel freely, outside of any organized tour, or does the regulation require some kind of supervision in the Algerian Sahara region?
Is the Hoggar massif accessible by road or by (rideable) tracks?
Beyond the official recommendations, I’m really looking for your firsthand experiences.
Thanks so much for your answers, and sorry if my questions are a bit newbie!
Hi, I’d like to take a 15-day "break" to get away from the surrounding hustle and bustle.
Why not explore the Peloponnese!
I’m not particularly drawn to museums, ruins, or monuments.
I want to experience local life—small villages, seaside spots, beaches, and the interior if the landscapes are extraordinary.
Ideally, coming from Athens, I’d take a bus or train to get as close as possible to a starting point, then rent a scooter (125cc) to explore by taking secondary roads or even coastal paths. I’d stay in 2-3 places for a few days each to discover their surroundings.
Do a loop.
What do you think would be the ideal itinerary?
From Athens, the best option would be to take either a flight or a bus to Kalamata. Rent a scooter and head either west or east. Is there a tertiary road (very lightly trafficked) or a path where I can ride slowly, take it easy, and enjoy the scenery without being bothered by traffic? I’d like to go all the way to Monemvasia, still hugging the coast. I need to find a way to avoid returning to Kalamata to drop off the scooter and catch a flight—maybe a small town where the train stops so I can head back to Athens.
Thanks in advance for your tips.
I want to rent an off-road style motorcycle to get around the coast during my trip to Ecuador. I’m only finding options in Quito. Do you have any suggestions for me?
Hi there,
I’m planning a sidecar trip to South America for 4 or 5 months at the end of this year.
I’m looking for info on shipping my vehicle by sea—possibly to Uruguay or another destination, as I haven’t finalized anything yet.
How do you get visas for the countries I’ll be crossing: Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Chile? Are they e-Visas, obtained at the border, or through embassies?
Where can I get vehicle insurance?
Lastly, if any bikers want to join us (my partner and me), we’re open to that possibility too.
Patrick
I’ve got 15 days off in June and I’m pretty undecided about where to go for a motorcycle road trip. Two strong desires are pulling me in different directions: Corsica or Norway.
Corsica has been a dream of mine for a long time: legendary roads, stunning landscapes, a unique vibe, and the perfect mix of sea and mountains. At the same time, I’m wondering if 2 weeks might be *too much* for Corsica—risking feeling like I’ve seen it all too quickly, especially on a bike.
Since I also have an extra week free in May, I could use that specifically for Corsica. Maybe splitting it into two trips would make more sense? If so, which routes or regions would be the most interesting to plan for a 7-day trip?
On the other hand, Norway is *super* appealing. The landscapes look incredible, totally different from anything I’ve experienced, and it’d be a real “wow” trip. I know 15 days is still short for such a vast country. Getting all the way to the North Cape seems pretty much impossible in that time, but I’m curious about what realistic routes could be planned.
So I’m wondering:
Is it better to save Norway for next year, take 3 weeks off, and do it *properly*?
Or are 15 days enough for a first amazing taste of the country?
I’d love to hear about your experiences—whether it’s Corsica (ideal duration, routes) or Norway (what’s realistic in 2 weeks on a bike).
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Hello,
I'm thinking of buying a used small motorcycle to travel around the country for a month and a half.
I've done this in other countries without putting the registration in my name—is that possible in Guinea given the apparently frequent checks, or do I have to go through the paperwork?
Thanks.
Hello,
My dream is to ride Route 66 by motorcycle. I have a disability—while I’m not in a wheelchair, my walking mobility is reduced.
The ideal scenario would be to have a motorcycle driver and ride as their passenger on an organized trip.
Are there any guides or services like this offered by travel agencies?
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Hello,
I’ve got a plan with a friend to go on a motorcycle road trip in 2028 or 2029, starting in Santiago de Chile and ending in Ushuaia, for about a month.
Has anyone done a trip like this before, and what’s the best time of year?
I’ve heard there can be quite a bit of wind depending on the season.
Thanks for any tips!
Cheers,
PA
I'm seriously considering heading to Nepal to do some nice motorcycle loops... my goal is also to do the Kailash Yatra round trip from Kathmandu, in a small group with a guide, in May '26... but here's the thing—I'm solo! So if you're up for sharing a similar adventure, hit me up... Cheers, Frankoys
It's all in the title: I'm heading to Krabi soon and want to rent a scooter for a few weeks, but after reading comments about all kinds of scams, I'm reaching out to ask where and how (read: *the right way*) to rent one.
Thanks for your tips and advice.
Hello everyone! Like every year, a winter migration is on the horizon (revised plan): this time, it’ll be Dakar, or even Abidjan, via Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal.
Looking for an experienced motorcyclist or pillion rider—small build preferred—on a GSA 1250 with a comfy seat and luggage setup, available from early November to late December 2025. I’d like to plan the trip together (important to me) to make sure we’re on the same wavelength.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch!
Didier
Looking for travel companions to ride from France to Senegal by motorcycle.
I’m Paul, 37, and I’ve already done a bit of riding in Morocco.
For now, I’m solo, riding a 1998 SUZUKI DR 650 with some basic gear to keep things smooth. I’ll have a tent so we can do a few nights under the stars.
We’ll need to coordinate departure dates—"ideally in November."
I’m currently checking out routes to take. Any tips would be welcome! :)
I’m heading to Vietnam and Laos with a buddy next week for a month.
We’re thinking of renting motorbikes, especially to do the Ha Giang Loop. We don’t have an international license, just our Belgian one. Is that enough? If not, is it risky?
In November, we’re planning to do the Ha Giang loop and the RC4 by motorbike without a guide. 😎
We’re looking for a decent place to stay/rent in Ha Giang.
If anyone has any info, we’d be really interested.
Hello! We’re planning a motorcycle trip that will include a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau in June 2026.
We’re unsure (still debating) whether we should stay at a hotel on-site and get to the memorial with an Uber (leaving our bikes at the hotel) and book a guided tour, or base ourselves in Kraków and take a tour that includes transport.
One thing’s for sure—we’d prefer a guide in French since we don’t speak English 😅.
Could you share your experiences or advice?
I understand we need to book online rather than on-site.
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Hello,
Next October we’re planning to ride the Ruta de la Plata by motorcycle—a historic Spanish route that runs from Gijón to Seville, also known as the N630.
Has anyone here already ridden it?
Unfortunately, I’m worried that parts of the N630 may have disappeared or merged with the A66 motorway, forcing us to ride long stretches of highway, which we’d rather avoid.
Thanks in advance for any tips or details about this route!
Hi there!
I’m currently planning a 9-day route starting from Marrakech with my husband. We land on the morning of June 13th—so soon! 😊
And we’re flying back to France on June 21st at 9 PM!
We’ve rented two Royal Enfield 450s.
This is our first motorcycle trip in Morocco. I got my license two years ago with the dream of taking this kind of trip, and here we are! ✌️😍
In France, we usually ride between 300 to 400 km per day on roadsters. We’re not used to off-road tracks, so we’re looking for easy ones 😅—especially for me 😅.
For Morocco, I’ve planned stages of 200 to 300 km per day.
Here’s the idea:
Day 1 (departure at noon): Marrakech - Tizi n Test - Tafingoult (165 km - 4h15)
Day 2: Tafingoult - Amzarkou - Telouet (200 km - 4h34)
Day 3: Telouet - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - Boumalne (200 km - 3h30) (+ Vallée des Roses maybe)
Day 4: Boumalne - Dades Gorges - Agoudal - Todra Gorges - Tinghir - Goulmima (291 km - 6h)
Day 5: Goulmima - Midelt - Cirque Jaffar - Agoudim (280 km - 4h45)
Day 6: Agoudim - Imilchil - Aghbala - El Ksiba (280 km - 4h45)
Day 7: El Ksiba - La Cathédrale - Zaouiat Ahansal (212 km - 4h20)
Day 8: Ahansal - Ouzoud Waterfalls via R 302 (188 km - 4h22)
Day 9: Ouzoud - Marrakech (160 km - 2h43)
End of the trip 😮.
What do you think?
We haven’t booked any hotels—is that a problem? We were thinking of deciding day by day based on our progress.
Can we take our helmets with us in the cabin, or should we pack them in the checked luggage surrounded by clothes to avoid damage?
Hey there, fellow riders,
I’m really keen on a motorcycle trip to Morocco, specifically the Middle Atlas. Does anyone have any info or tips on this idea? Planning to go in September or October...
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Christine
