ROUND THE WORLD TRIP

We visited 22 countries on 5 continents in 292 days (9.5 months).
 
This is the route we took around the world.
 
We did not fully plan the route before we left, but we did have a rough idea of where we wanted to go and for about how long.
 
We originally planned to go to almost 30 countries, but we quickly realized that if we wanted to spend more time experiencing the cities and spend less time traveling between them, we had to sacrifice a few countries.
 
We also had never heard of many of the cities we stopped in, but learned of them along the way by talking to locals, fellow travelers, and doing research as we went.
 
We highly recommend going with the flow and seeing where the trip takes you if you decide to embark on a Round the World trip. But it is beneficial to have a vague idea of what direction you are headed. 
 

 

Itinerary: 292 Days Around the World

South America     77 days

Colombia - 18 days

Cartagena – 7 days

↓ by bus

Medellín – 4 days

↓ by bus

*Guatape day trip* – 1 day

↓ by bus

Medellín – 3 days

↓ by bus

Salento – 3 days

↓ by bus

Ecuador - 16 days

Quito – 3 days

↓ by bus

*Mitad del Mundo day trip* – 1 day

↓ by bus

Quito – 2 days

↓ by bus

Latacunga – 1 day

↓ by car

*Cotopaxi day trip* – 1 day

↓ by car

Latacunga

↓ by bus

Baños – 4 days

↓ by bus 

Cuenca – 4 days

↓ by bus

Peru - 25 days

Máncora – 3 days

↓ by bus 

Lima – 5 days

↓ by bus 

Cusco – 4 days

↓ by van with tour group

Inka Jungle Trek (Santa Maria, Santa Teresa, Aguas Calientes) – 3 days

↓ by hiking

*Machu Picchu* – 1 day

↓ by train

Cusco – 2 days

↓ by bus 

Puno (Lake Titicaca, Isla Amantani, Isla Taquile tour) – 2 days

↓ by bus 

Arequipa – 2 days

↓ by bus 

Ica & Huachachina (Isla Ballestas, Huacachina tour) – 1 day

↓ by bus 

Lima – 2 days

↓ by airplane

Argentina - 9 days

Buenos Aires – 8 days

↓ by bus 

Puerto Iguazú – 1 day

↓ by bus

Brazil - 9 days

Foz do Iguaçu – 1 day

↓ by airplane

Rio de Janeiro – 5 days

↓ by bus 

São Paulo – 3 days

↓ by airplane

Africa     50 days

South Africa - 20 days

Capetown – 7 days

↓ by car

Hermanus – 1 day

↓ by car

Mossel Bay

↓ by car

Port Elizabeth

↓ by car

Johannesburg

↓ by car

Kruger Park (Hoedspruit)

↓ by car

Johannesburg

↓ by bus

Zimbabwe - 6 days

Bulawayo – 1 day

↓ by train

Victoria Falls – 5 days

↓ by airplane

Kenya - 8 days

Nairobi

↓ by bus (tour)

Masai Mara

↓ by bus (tour)

Nairobi

↓ by bus 

Mombasa

↓ by bus 

Nairobi

↓ by airplane

Egypt - 16 days

Cairo/Giza

↓ by train

Aswan

↓ boarded cruise

Nile River Cruise

↓ departed cruise

Luxor

↓ by bus 

Hurghada

↓ by airplane

Europe     8 days

Serbia - 8 days

Belgrade – 8 days

↓ by airplane

Asia     116 days

India - 23 days

New Delhi

↓ by car

Bikaner

↓ by car

Jaisalmer

↓ by car

Jodhpur

↓ by car

Udaipur

↓ by car

Pushkar

↓ by car

Jaipur

↓ by car

Agra

↓ by train

Varanasi

↓ by train

Kolkata

↓ by airplane

Thailand - 15 days

Krabi

↓ by airplane

Bangkok

↓ by airplane

Hong Kong - 0 days

↓ by ferry

Macau - 4 days

↓ by ferry

Hong Kong - 1 day

↓ by bus

China - 22 days

Guilin

↓ by airplane

Chengdu

↓ by bus 

Xi’an

↓ by train

Beijing

↓ by train

Shanghai

↓ by airplane

South Korea - 10 days

Seoul

↓ by bus 

Busan

↓ by airplane

Japan - 16 days

Osaka

↓ by train

*Kyoto*

↓ by train

Osaka

↓ by train

*Kyoto*

↓ by train

Osaka

↓ by bus

Hiroshima

↓ by ferry

*Miyajima*

↓ by ferry

Hiroshima

↓ by bus 

Tokyo

↓ by airplane

Vietnam - 17 days

Ho Chi Minh City

↓ by bus

Nha Trang

↓ by bus 

Da Nang

↓ by scooter

*Hoi An*

↓ by scooter

Da Nang

↓ by scooter

*Hoi An*

↓ by scooter

Da Nang

↓ by train

Hanoi

↓ by bus (tour)

Ha Long Bay

↓ by bus (tour)

Hanoi

↓ by bus 

Sa Pa

↓ by bus 

Hanoi

↓ by bus

Laos - 8 days

Luang Prabang

↓ by bus 

Vang Vieng

↓ by bus 

Luang Prabang

↓ by airplane

Cambodia - 8 days

Siem Reap

↓ by bus 

Phnom Penh

↓ by airplane

Indonesia - 11 days

Bali

↓ by ferry

Gili T

↓ by ferry

Bali

↓ by airplane

Oceania     22 days

Australia - 22 days

Sydney

↓ by car

Melbourne

↓ by train

Elphinstone

↓ by train

Melborne

↓ by airplane back home