Himalaya Xplorider - Visa

Visa application

Nepal single entry visa obtained for 14 days

India visa multiple entries obtained for 6 months

China visa single entries obtained for 6 months


Pakistan visa is the missing piece!

We went to the High Commission of Pakistan, Kuala Lumpur this morning and found out that we must have a host in Pakistan who invites us there or show details of a full itinerary and hotels booked for all the places we plan to visit in Pakistan.
Oh no!
We are going to ride in the Middle Asia and explore the land which is new to us. How can i fix the exact date of arrival?
If we like these particular place, we will have to put up extra days for sight seeing. This is not just riding the bike non stop kind of business. Riding is almost a full time job when we depart for the trip, i obviously do not plan to ride in the Middle Asia in the near future.
What is the solution?
The Embassy officer suggested that we get a letter of support from the Home Ministry, the Tourism Ministry or an invitation letter from Malaysia Embassy in Islamabad. Hmmmmmmm... thing are getting more interesting. Well these are all the learning and hands on experiences that we will bump into along the way. I like the challenge.
I called an old friend of mine in the Tourism Malaysia, Mr. Fatimy. He connects me to the event department and they agree to give me the support letter that will help to facilitate our visa application on Monday.
Thank you Abang Fatimy, Cik Norsiah and Cik Siti Noorian of Tourism Malaysia.

Exciting events for the day. We only have 10 days to depart, still haven't done the bike inspection and services, leave alone the packing.