Our Round The World Itinerary – 14 Months
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Where are we now? – Check below for the city in blue!
Leg 1 – South America – Five Months
Argentina – Antarctica -Chile – Bolivia – Peru – Ecuador – Columbia – Brazil – Paraguay – Uruguay – Argentina
Our South America Route
Argentina – 9 days
10 Jan 2012 – Fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina
11-16 Jan 2012 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
16 – 19 Jan 2012 – Ushuaia, Argentina
Antarctica – 10 days
19-28 Jan 2012 – Antarctica Cruise (We went for the trip of a lifetime for a 10 Day Antarctic Expedition!!)
Argentina/Chile – 5 Weeks
29 Jan 2012 – Ushuaia, Argentina
30 Jan 2012 – 1 Feb 2012 – Puerto Natales, Chile & Torres Del Paine National Park
2-6 Feb 2012 – El Calafate, Argentina
7-10 Feb 2012 – Puerto Madryn, Argentina
11-15 Feb 2012 – Barioche, Argentina
16-17 Feb 2012 – Puerto Varas, Chile
18-19 Feb 2012 – Valdivia, Chile
20-22 Feb 2012 – Pucon, Chile
23-25 Feb 2012 – Santiago, Chile
26 Feb 2012 – Valparaiso, Chile
27-29 Feb 2012 – Mendoza, Argentina
1-2 March 2012 – Salta, Argentina
3 March 2012 – Jujuy, Argentina
4-6 March 2012- Tilcara, Humahuaca, & Pumamarca, Argentina
Bolivia – 2 weeks
7 March 2012 – Tupiza, Bolivia
8-11 March 2012 – Bolivian Salt Flats Tour
12 March 2012 – Uyuni, Bolivia
13-18 March 2012 – Sucre, Bolivia
19-22 March 2012 – La Paz, Bolivia
23-24 March 2012 – Copacabana & Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Peru- 2.5 weeks
25-26 March 2012 – Puno, Peru
27-28 March 2012 – Cusco, Peru
29 March-1 April 2012 – Inca Jungle Trek, Peru
2 April 2012 – Cusco, Peru
3-4 April 2012 – Huacachina, Peru
5-8 April 2012 – Lima, Peru
9-11 April 2012 – Mancora, Peru
Equador- 2.5 weeks
12 April 2012 – Guyaquil, Ecuador
13-18 April 2012 – The Galapagos Islands
19 April 2012 – Guyaquil, Ecuador
20-21 April 2012 – Baños, Ecuador
22-24 April 2012 – Quito, Ecuador
25-26 April 2012 – Otavalo, Ecuador
Columbia- 3 weeks
28-29 April 2012 – Popayan, Colombia
30 April 2012 – Cali, Colombia
1-3 May 2012 – Medellin, Colombia
4-6 May 2012 – Cartagena, Colombia
7-12 May 2012 – Santa Marta/Taganga, Colombia
13-16 May 2012 – Bogota, Colombia
Brazil – 2.5 weeks
17-22 May 2012 – Leticia, Colombia/ Tabatinga, Brazil(Amazon River Tour)
23-26 May 2012 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
27-29 May 2012 – Paraty, Brazil
30 May- 1 June 2012 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2 June 2012 – Foz Do Igasu, Brazil
3 June 2012 – Puerto Igazu, Argentina
Paraguay – 1 week
4 June 2012 – Ciudad Del Este, Paraguy
5-6 June 2012 – Asuncion, Paraguay
7-8 June 2012 – Encarnacion & Trinidad, Paraguay
9-10 June 2012 – Rosario, Argentina
Uruguay – 6 Days
11-12 June 2012 – Montevideo, Uruguay
13-14 June 2012 – Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay
15-17 June 2012 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Note – We had orginally planned to go to Panama and Venezuela, but ruled out both. Panama was too exepensive to get to for the short time we had available, and Venezuela is simply too dangerous. So we are spent more time in Bolivia, Peru, and Columbia).
Leg 2 – Africa – Four Months
Namibia – South Africa – Botswana – Zimbabwe – Zambia – Malawi – Tanzania – Kenya – Uganda – Rwanda -Madacasgar
Harnas Wildlife Sanctuary and the African Tour plan
18-20 June 2012 – Cape Town, South Africa
Namibia – 5 weeks
In Namibia, we spent five weeks living and volunteering at the amazing Harnas Wildlife Foundation near the Botswana Border.
21 June-26 July – Harnas Wildlife Foundation, Gobabis, Namibia
After Harnas we joined an amazing two month long Great African Expedition, covering nine southern and eastern African Countries.
South Africa – 4 Days
27-28 July 2012 – Cape Town, South Africa
29 July 2012 – Cederburg, South Africa
30 July 2012 – Orange River, South Africa
Namibia – 2 weeks
31 July 2012 – Fish River Canyon, Namibia
1 August 2012 – Seisrem, Namibia
2 August 2012 – Sossesvlei, Namibia
3-5 August 2012 – Swakopmund, Namibia
6 August 2012 – Spitzskoppe, Namibia
7 August 2012 – Cheetah Park, Namibia
8-9 August 2012 – Etosha National Park, Namibia
10 August 2012 – Divundu, Namibia
Botswana – 1 week
11 August 2012 – Maun, Botswana
12-14 August 2012 – Okavango Delta, Botswana
15-16 August 2012 – Chobe National Park, Botswana
Zimbabwe – 4 Days
17-19 August 2012 – Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
20 August 2012 – Chobe National Park, Botswana
Zambia – 3 Days
21 August 2012 – Livingstone, Zambia
22 August 2012 – Lusaka, Zambia
23 August 2012 – Chipata, Zambia
Malawi- 4 Days
24-25 August 2012 – Kande Beach, Lake Malawi, Malawi
26-27 August 2012 – Chitimba Beach, Lake Malawi, Malawi
Tanzania- 1 week
28 August 2012 – Iringa, Tanzania
29 August 2012 – Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
30 August- 1 September 2012 – Zanzibar, Tanzania
2 September 2012 – Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
3 September 2012 – Arusha, Tanzania
4-6 September 2012 – Serengeti/ Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Kenya – 2 Weeks Total
7-8 September 2012 – Nairobi, Kenya
9-10 September 2012 – Masai Mara, Kenya
Uganda- 1 week
12 September 2012 – Kampala, Uganda
13-15 September 2012 – Lake Bunyoni, Uganda
Rwanda- 1 day
16 September 2012 – Kigali, Rwanda
17 September 2012 – Kampala, Uganda
18 September 2012 – Jinja, Ugansa
19 September 2012 – Lake Nakuru, Kenya
20-21 September 2012 – Lake Naivasha, Kenya
22 September 2012 – Nairobi, Kenya
23-26 September 2012 – Mombasa, Kenya
27 September 2012 – Nairobi, Kenya
Madagascar- 2 weeks
28-29 September 2012 – Antananarivo, Madagascar
30 September- 1 October 2012 – Antsirabe, Madagascar
2-4 October 2012 – Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
5 October 2012 – Antsirabe, Madagascar
6-7 October 2012 – Andasibe, Madagascar
9-11 October 2012 – Antananarivo, Madagascar
12-13 October 2012 – Nairobi, Kenya
Leg 3 – Asia – Five Months
Dubai – Thailand – Cambodia -Vietnam – Laos – Malaysia – Philippines – Hong Kong – China – North Korea – Mongolia – South Korea – Japan
Our Asia Route
Dubai – 3 days
14-16 October 2012 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Thailand – 2 weeks
17-22 October 2012 – Bangkok, Thailand
23-27 October 2012 – Ko Tao, Thailand
28-29 October 2012 – Bangkok, Thailand
30 October 2012 – Kanchanaburi, Thailand
31 October – 1 November 2012 – Pattaya, Thailand
Cambodia- 2 weeks
2-7 November 2012 – Siem Reap, Cambodia
6-8 November 2012 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
9-14 November 2012 – Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Vietnam- 2 weeks
15-17 November 2012 – Saigon, Vietnam
18-19 November 2012 – Dalat, Vietnam
20-23 November 2012 – Nha Trang, Vietnam
24-25 November 2012 – Hai An, Vietnam
26-27 November 2012 – Halong Bay, Vietnam
28-29 November 2012 – Hanoi, Vietnam
Laos – 1 week
30 November – 2 December 2012 – Vientiane, Laos
3-5 December 2012 – Laung Prabang, Laos
6-9 December 2012 – Chang Mai,Thailand
10 December 2012 – Bangkok,Thailand
Malaysia- 3 Days
11-13 December 2012 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Philippines- 2 weeks
14-15 December 2012 – Cebu City, Philippines
16-18 December 2012 – Malapasca Island, Philippines
19-22 December 2012 – Bohol Island, Philippines
23-25 December 2012 – Dumaguete/Dauin, Philippines
26-27 December 2012 – Manila, Philippines
China- 5 weeks
28 December – 1 January 2013 – Hong Kong
2-5 January 2013 – Guangzhou, China
6 January 2013 – Chongqing, China
7-9 January 2013 – Cheng Du, China
10-12 January 2013 – Juizhaigou National Park, China
13-17 January 2013 – Xi’an, China
18-20 January 2013 – Beijing, China
21 January 2013 – Dandong, China
North Korea – 5 Days
22-25 January 2013 – Pyongyang, North Korea
26-29 January 2013 – Harbin, China
30 January – 1 February 2013 – Beijing, China
2-5 February 2013 – Shanghai, China
6-7 February 2013 – Beijing, China
Mongolia – 1 Week
8-15 February 2013 – UlaanBaatar, Mongolia
South Korea – 1.5 Weeks
16-25 February 2013 – Seoul, South Korea
Japan – 2 Weeks
26-28 February 2013 – Tokyo, Japan
1-5 March 2013 – Kyoto, Japan
6 March 2013 – Hiroshima, Japan
7 March 2013 – Tokyo, Japan
8 March 2013 – Nagano, Japan
9-10 March 2013 – Tokyo, Japan
11 March 2013 – Present – London, UK
The Original Trip Plan!
In late 2011, we made a route for our trip. Nothing set in stone and very much up for changing. This was the initial plan. For the most part, we knew where we wanted to go. The one big change was the end. Not getting our Russian Visa scuppered our TransSiberian plans so we chose to visit North and South Korea and Japan instead.
View Round The World 2012 in a larger map
Leg 1 – South America – Five Months
Argentina – Antarctica -Chile – Bolivia – Peru – Ecuador – Columbia – Panama* – Venezuela* – Brazil – Paraguay – Uruguay – Argentina
The Proposed Route - Actually not that different from the actual route!!
Argentina – 9 days
Antarctica – 10 days
Argentina/Chile – 1 Month
Bolivia – 3 weeks
Peru- 3 weeks
Equador- 2.5 weeks
Columbia- 3 weeks
Panama- 1 week
Venezuela- 1 week
Brazil – 2.5 weeks
Paraguay – 1 week
Uruguay – Few Days
Leg 2 – Africa – Four Months
Namibia – South Africa – Botswana – Zimbabwe – Zambia – Malawi – Tanzania – Kenya – Uganda – Rwanda -Madacasgar
Harnas Wildlife Sanctuary and the African Tour plan
Namibia – 5 weeks
In Namibia, we spent five weeks living and volunteering at the amazing Harnas Wildlife Foundation near the Botswana Border.
After Harnas we are joing an amazing two month long Great African Expedition, covering nine southern and eastern African Countries.
South Africa – 1 week
Namibia – 2 weeks
Botswana – 1 week
Zimbabwe – 1 week
Zambia – 1 week
Malawi- 1 week
Tanzania- 1 week
Kenya – 1 week
Uganda- 1 week
Rwanda- 1 day
Madagascar- 2 weeks
Leg 3 – Asia – Four To Five Months
Dubai – Thailand – Cambodia -Laos – Vietnam – Borneo* – Philippines* – Nepal* – Tibet* – China – Korea* – Russia/Mongolia via the Trans Siberian Railway
Very Rough Outline of the Asia plans!
Dubai – 3 days
Thailand – 2 weeks
Cambodia- 2 weeks
Vietnam- 2 weeks
Laos – 2 weeks
Borneo* – 1 week
Philippines*- 2 weeks
China- 5 weeks
Nepal/Tibet* – 1-3 weeks
Korea* – 2 weeks
Russia/Monglia via the Trans Siberian Railway – 1 month
(Note – We are undecided about the time in the middle of Asia so Borneo/Phillipines/Nepal/Tibet/Korea are all maybe destinations at the moment.)