Itinerary
For now tentative, but detailed itinerary, for planning purposes
Stage | Day | Date | Itinerary Details | Sleep at |
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Stage 1 | Day 0 | 30-Jun-2016 | Depart Swindon first thing in the morning, take the Dover to Calais Ferry at noon, reach Lille by 3pm, and get into the futbol fever! | Lille, France |
Stage 1 | Day 1 | 01-Jul-2016 | The Euro2016 day. Witness the QF at 9pm | Lille, France |
Stage 1 | Day 2 | 02-Jul-2016 | 300km, 3hrs drive to Luxembourg City | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
Stage 1 | Day 3 | 03-Jul-2016 | 230km, 2.5hrs drive to Strasbourg | Strasbourg, France |
Stage 1 | Day 4 | 04-Jul-2016 | 290km, 3hrs drive to Interlaken | Interlaken, Switzerland |
Stage 1 | Day 5 | 05-Jul-2016 | 200km, 2.5hrs drive to Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein, Switzerland |
Stage 1 | Day 6 | 06-Jul-2016 | 350km, 4hrs drive to Salzburg | Salzburg, Austria |
Stage 1 | Day 7 | 07-Jul-2016 | Rest day for local sights and beers | Salzburg, Austria |
Stage 1 | Day 8 | 08-Jul-2016 | 300km, 3hrs drive to Ljubljana | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Stage 1 | Day 9 | 09-Jul-2016 | 280km, 4hr drive to Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia | Plitvice Lakes, Croatia |
Stage 1 | Day 10 | 10-Jul-2016 | Rest day for a day at the national park | Plitvice Lakes, Croatia |
Stage 1 | Day 11 | 11-Jul-2016 | 260km, 3hr drive to Split | Split, Croatia |
Stage 1 | Day 12 | 12-Jul-2016 | 750km, 8hrs drive to Budapest | Budapest, Hungary |
Stage 1 | Day 13 | 13-Jul-2016 | 650km, 6.5hrs drive to Kraków | Kraków, Poland |
Stage 2 | Day 14 | 14-Jul-2016 | 300km, 4rs drive to Warsaw | Warsaw, Poland |
Stage 2 | Day 15 | 15-Jul-2016 | 460km, 6.5hrs drive to Vilnius | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Stage 2 | Day 16 | 16-Jul-2016 | 100km ,1.5hrs drive to Kaunas | Kaunas, Lithuania |
Stage 2 | Day 17 | 17-Jul-2016 | 200km, 2.5hrs drive to Klaipėda | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
Stage 2 | Day 18 | 18-Jul-2016 | 220km, 3hrs drive to Ventspils | Ventspils, Latvia |
Stage 2 | Day 19 | 19-Jul-2016 | 200km, 2.5hrs drive to Riga | Riga, Latvia |
Stage 2 | Day 20 | 20-Jul-2016 | 300km, 4hrs drive to Tallinn | Tallinn, Estonia |
Stage 2 | Day 21 | 21-Jul-2016 | Arrive at St. Petersburg after border formalities and explore local sights and bars | St. Petersburg |
Stage 3 | Day 22 | 22-Jul-2016 | Local tourist activities in St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg |
Stage 3 | Day 23..30 | 23-Jul..30-Jul-2016 | Rough route would be via Moscow, Suzdal, Kazan, Kazakhstan border (Podgorodka border crossing) | |
Stage 3 | Day 31..37 | 31-Jul..06-Aug-2016 | Drive across Kazakhstan. Route would be via Astana, Almaty, Horgox | |
Stage 3 | Day 38 | 07-Aug-2016 | Reach Horgos, Almaty and prepare for border crossing | Horgos, Almaty |
Stage 4 | Day 39 | 08-Aug-2016 | Enter China border, Border crossing and deal with the related procedures at the border, then driveto Yi'ning (NAVO service starts) 120km, 2hrs drive | Yi'ning |
Stage 4 | Day 40 | 09-Aug-2016 | Drive to the Yining traffic administration office (car plates), then drive to Kuitun. 470km, 6.5hrs drive | Kuitun |
Stage 4 | Day 41 | 10-Aug-2016 | 430km, 5.5hrs drive to Turpan basin, which is called flaming land as it hot weather, but it is a nice oasis in the desert, fruit is famous here, especially the sweet grapes, lowest altitude is 155 meters lower than the sea level, the lowest place in China and the second of the world | Turpan |
Stage 4 | Day 42 | 11-Aug-2016 | 410km, 5.5hrs drive to Hami, visit Bezekilik thousand Buddhist cave | Hami |
Stage 4 | Day 43 | 12-Aug-2016 | 490km, 5hrs drive Dunhuang, entering into Gansu province from Xinjiang | Dunhuang |
Stage 4 | Day 44 | 13-Aug-2016 | Visit Dunhuang Grottos in the morning, then 540km, 8hrs drive to Golmud | Golmud |
Stage 4 | Day 45 | 14-Aug-2016 | 420km, 8hrs drive to Tuotuohe railway station, where the source of river Yangzi river is located, the altitude is 4800m | Tuotuohe station |
Stage 4 | Day 46 | 15-Aug-2016 | 420km, 9hrs drive to Nagqu, and climb over the Tanggulashan Pass, which is atan altitude of 5231m | Namqu |
Stage 4 | Day 47 | 16-Aug-2016 | 340km, 7.5hrs drive to the capital city of Tibet, holy city Lhasa | Lhasa |
Stage 4 | Day 48 | 17-Aug-2016 | Rest Day. Potala palace, Bakuo street, Jokong Monastery | Lhasa |
Stage 4 | Day 49 | 18-Aug-2016 | 360km, 8.5hrs drive to Shigatse via Gyantse, Yamdork lake | Shigatse |
Stage 4 | Day 50 | 19-Aug-2016 | 340km, 7.5hrs drive to Mt. Everest base camp, stay in local yurts | EBC |
Stage 4 | Day 51 | 20-Aug-2016 | 360km, 8.5hrs drive back to Shigatse, visit Tashihunpo monastery | Shigatse |
Stage 4 | Day 52 | 21-Aug-2016 | 360km, 8.5hrs drive back to Lhasa | Lhasa |
Stage 4 | Day 53 | 22-Aug-2016 | 400km, 9hrs drive to Nyinchi via the "Sichuan - Tibet Highway" G318 | Nyingchi |
Stage 4 | Day 54 | 23-Aug-2016 | 360km, 8hrs drive to Ranwu | Ranwu |
Stage 4 | Day 55 | 24-Aug-2016 | 300km, 6.5hrs drive to Zuogong | Zuogong |
Stage 4 | Day 56 | 25-Aug-2016 | 375km, 8.5hrs drive to Deqin, exit Tibet into Yunnan province | Deqin |
Stage 4 | Day 57 | 26-Aug-2016 | 350km, 6.5hrs drive to Lijiang, very nice place, visit many wine bars | Lijiang |
Stage 4 | Day 58 | 27-Aug-2016 | 200km, 2.5hrs drive to Dali, which is also a nice ancient city on the bank of Erhai Lake | Dali |
Stage 4 | Day 59 | 28-Aug-2016 | 400km, 5hrs drive to Ruili, prepare for border crossing | Ruili |
Stage 5 | Day 60 | 29-Aug-2016 | Ruili-Muse-Lashio exit China and enter Burma. After clearing customs and immigration formalities, proceed to Muse. Then drive to Mandalay | Mandalay |
Stage 5 | Day 61 | 30-Aug-2016 | Drive to Monywa, about 3 hours. Afternoon walk through this small town | Monywa |
Stage 5 | Day 62 | 31-Aug-2016 | Drive to Kalay, about 4 hours. Lsat day in Burma | Kalay |
Stage 5 | Day 63 | 01-Sep-2016 | Head to the Tamu border and exit Burma | |
Stage 5 | Day 64..74 | 02-Sep..12-Sep-2016 | After immigration & sorting out car import paperwork, make our way home to Bangalore via the NE region, and then the east coast of India | India |
Stage 5 | Day 75 | 13-Sep-2016 | Head straight to TOIT ! IPAs for the 4 of us on the house, promises Arun | Toit, Bangalore |