FULL  ITINERARY

 

 

March

10 London-Amsterdam(Holland).………360 km from Calais  

11 Amsterdam-Berlin(Germany)………..644 km

12 Berlin

13 Berlin-Prague(Czech Rep).………….300 km

14 Prague

15 Prague-Budapest(Hungary)………….450 km

16 Budapest-Brasov (Romania)...………450 km

17 Brasov-Bucharest ..............…………150 km  ( Via Bran Castle, home of Vlad )

18 Bucharest

19 Bucharest-Sofia(Bulgaria)…………..300 km

20 Sofia

21 Sofia-Istanbul(Turkey)..……………500 km

22 Istanbul

23 Istanbul-Galipoli……………………250km

24 Galipoli       

25 Galipoli-Izmir……………………….300 km  ( Via Troy)

26 Izmir/Ephesus

27 Ephsus-Pamukkale………………….175 km

28 Pamukkale/Hieropolis

29 Pamukkale-Konya…………………..250 km  ( Whirling Dervishes )

30 Konya

31 Konya-Urgup ………………………250 km  ( Centre For Capadocia )

 

April

1 Goreme/Zemi Valley/Sumela Monastery/Uchisar

2

3

4 Urgup- Adana…………………………..225 km  (Via Tarsus )

5 Adana-Antakya….……………………..175 km

6 Antakya-Aleppo(Syria) ………………..100 km

7 Aleppo

8 Aleppo- Tartus…………………………200 km

9 Tartus for Krak de Chevaliers

10 Tartus-Palmyra……………………….250 Km

11 Palmyra

12 Palmyra-Raqqa………………………350 km

13 Raqqa-Urfa ( Turkey )………………….175 km

14 Urfa

15 Urfa-Mt Nemrut ( Heads )……………175 km ( V Rough )

16 Mt Nemrut

17 Mt Nemrut-Diyabakrr…………………175 km  ( V Rough )

18 Diyabakrr-Van………………………...350 km

19 Van/Lake Van

20 Van-Dogubeyazit……………………..150 km

21 Dogubeyazit-Maku(Iran)….………….50 km

 

22 Maku-Tabriz …………………………300 km

23 Tabriz-Rasht………………………….400 km

24 Rasht-Gorgan…………………………400 km

25 Gorgan-Quchan…………………….   400 km

26 Quchan-Ashgabat(Turkmenistan).…….80 km

27 Ashgabat

28 Ashgabat-Mary………………………350 km

29 Mary- Turkmenabat………………….240 km

30 Turkmenabat-Bukhara (Uzbekistan).…….100 km           

 

May

1 Bukhara

2 Bukhara-Samarkand………………….320 km

3 Samarkand

4 Samarkand-Tashkent…………………320 km

5 Tashkent

6 Tashkent-Shimkent (Kazakhstan)………..100 km

7  Shimkent-Taraz……………………..200 km

8  Taraz-Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)…………….300 km                                                                             

9  Bishkek-Balikchi……………………175 km

10 Balikchi-Narin……………………...200 km                            

11 Narin

12 Narin-Kashgar (China)……………..175+175 km

13 Kashgar

14 Kashgar     

15 Kashgar-Aksu……………………….470km

16 Aksu-Kuqa…………………………..280 km

17 Kuqa-Korla………………………….250 km      

18 Korla-Turfan…………………………380 km

19 Turfan        

20 Turfan-Hami…………………………420 km

21 Hami-Dunhuang……………………..430 km

22 Dunhuang

23 Dunhuang-Jiayuguan………………..380 km

24 Jiayuguan-Zhangye………………….250 km 

25 Zhangye-Lanzhou……………………460km

26 Lanzhou

27 Lanzhou-Tianshui……………………280 km

28 Tianshui-Xi’an……………………….320 km

29 Xi’an

30 Xi’an-Luoyang……………………….400 km

31 Luoyang

 

June

1 Luoyang-Zhengzhou………………….150 km          

2 Zhengzhou-Nanjing…………………..600 km ( Needs adjustment)

3 Nanjing

4 Nanjing-Shanghai…………………….350 km

5 Shanghai ( Exit Alex )

6 Shanghai (Exit Jules )