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Peking to Paris 2010 Route

Our route drives from China, through Mongolia, then briefly into Russia before turning south west into Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. This is the historic Silk Route where there are days off in such fabled cities as Almaty, and Samarkand. An overall outline of the proposed schedule is listed below

Peking to Paris 2010

Day and Date

Route

Country

Kms

Day 1

10th Sept

Fri

Peking to Daihai

China

398

Day 2

11th Sept

Sat

Daihai to Erenhot

China

508

Day 3

12th Sept

Sun

Erenhot to Sainshand

Mongolia

214

Day 4

13th Sept

Mon

Sainshand to Ulaan Baatar

Mongolia

432

Day 5

14th Sept

Tue

Ulaan Baatar - Day Off

 

Day 6

15th Sept

Wed

Ulaan Baatar to Kharakorin

Mongolia

360

Day 7

16th Sept

Thu

Kharakorin to Tariat

Mongolia

327

Day 8

17th Sept

Fri

Tariat to Uliastay

Mongolia

336

Day 9

18th Sept

Sat

Uliastay to Teel River

Mongolia

253

Day 10

19th Sept

Sun

Teel River to Khovd

Mongolia

177

Day 11

20th Sept

Mon

Khovd - Day Off

 

Day 12

21st Sept

Tue

Khovd to Border

Mongolia

311

Day 13

22nd Sept

Wed

Border to Belokurikha

Russia

581

Day 14

23rd Sept

Thu

Belokurikha to Semey

Kazakhstan

548

Day 15

24th Sept

Fri

Semey to Usharal

Kazakhstan

581

Day 16

25th Sept

Sat

Usharal to Almaty

Kazakhstan

552

Day 17

26th Sept

Sun

Almaty - Day Off

 

Day 18

27th Sept

Mon

Almaty - Day Off

 

Day 19

28th Sept

Tue

Almaty to Shymkent

Kazakhstan

734

Day 20

29th Sept

Wed

Shymkent to Tashkent

Uzbekhistan

260

Day 21

30th Sept

Thu

Tashkent to Samarkand

Uzbekhistan

315

Day 22

1st Oct

Fri

Samarkand - Day Off

 

Day 23

2nd Oct

Sat

Samarkand to Turkmenabat

Turkmenistan

369

Day 24

3rd Oct

Sun

Turkmenabat to Ashgabad

Turkmenistan

631

Day 25

4th Oct

Mon

Ashgabad to Gorgan

Iran

560

Day 26

5th Oct

Tue

Gorgan to Rasht

Iran

585

Day 27

6th Oct

Wed

Rasht to Tabriz

Iran

444

Day 28

7th Oct

Thu

Tabriz to Erzurum

Turkey

606

Day 29

8th Oct

Fri

Erzurum to Kozakli

Turkey

728

Day 30

9th Oct

Sat

Kozakli to Abant Lake

Turkey

546

Day 31

10th Oct

Sun

Abant Lake to Istanbul - Day Off + Transit

320

Day 32

11th Oct

Mon

Istanbul to Thessaloniki

Greece

595

Day 33

12th Oct

Tue

Thessaloniki to Igoumenitsa

Via ferry to Ancona

414

Day 34

13th Oct

Wed

Ancona to Viareggio

Italy

434

Day 35

14th Oct

Thu

Viareggio to Aix les Bains

France

607

Day 36

15th Oct

Fri

Aix les Bains to Troyes

France

431

Day 37

16th Oct

Sat

Troyes to Paris

France

203

Total = 14360 kms (8923 miles)