"Taxi to Bishkek" Top 5 Page for this destination Almaty Warnings Or Dangers Tip by johnsakura

Taxi to Bishkek is one of the most common problems for tourist in the area. so you have some shared taxis that can take you fast and cheap to Kyrgistan's capital Bishkek. everybook says you should avoid this type of transportation. but still people do it without any responsability and care. The normal thing to happen is that somehow you get kidnapped and they ask for all your stuff either back home, or they just leave you somehwere far from civilization without papers, bags, money etc. i guess you should be happy to stay alive as some tourists also disapear.

another small story:

I was on Uzbekistan's embassy to get my visa where I met this American guy getting is uzbekistan visa for the second time the current month. why? he got a bishkek shared taxi and he was robbed and almost stabbed to death somewhere about 30km away from the city. he said he was cereful choosing a taxi with someone already inside not to go alone with the dirver but he forgot the chance of the driver having something to do with the other passanger. suddendly inside the taxi the other passanger pointed him a big knove and asked for all his money passport and important stuff. after a few minutes in panic and impotent feeling he saw this off road coming where nothing existed and he tought "...ok, now that they rob me they maybe will kill me and live my body somewhere wher people cant find it like this desertic place about 4 km off the national road..."

nothing happen to him and he was just left there alone witouth his belongings. this sucks i guess. sorry man, but you should avoid this taxis unless you go with more friends, up to a big number inside the taxi. even like this someone can be waiting for the driver along the road with some guns or with a larger number of people, enough to get your guys money and documents.
he got a new american provisory passport and needed new visas.