The Adventure

The Great Game was the name given to the cross border intrigue between Britain and Russia during the 1800's. Napoleon along with Tsar Alexander 1 decided to find a route through which they could invade India and oust the British Empire.

This adventure covers much of that territory through the Stans and China. Specifically Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand and the Wakham Valley in Afghanistan.

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The Route


TURKEY

Day -2 & -1, August 25 – Arrive into Istanbul

Day 1, August 26 – Start - Istanbul / Ankara (419 km)

Day 2, August 27 – Ankara / Cappadocia (314 km)

Day 3, August 28 – Cappadocia / Nemrut Dagi,  (418 km)

Day 4, August 29 – Nemrut Dagi / Van lake (568 km).

IRAN

Day 5, August 30 – Lake Van / Tabriz (317 km)

Day 6, August 31 – Tabriz / Khalkhal (275 km)

Day 7, September 1 – Khalkhal / Minu ? (387 km to Tehran)

Day 8, September 2 – Minu / Mashad (326 km)

Day 9, September 3 – Mashad
Rest Day

Turkmenistan

Day 10, September 4 – Mashad / Ashgabad (113 km)

Uzbekistan

Day 11, September 5 – Ashgabad / Khiva (543 km)

Day 12, September 6  - Khiva / Bukhara (420 km)

Day 13, September 7 - Bukhara
Rest day

Day 14, September 8 – Bukhara/Samarkand (270 km)

Tajikistan

Day 15, September 9 – Samarkand / Dushanbe (294km)

Day 16, September 10 – Dushanbe / Khorog (650 km)

Afghanistan

Day 17, September 11 – Khrong to Wakham Valley  (driving distance: 85 km to boarder + driving in Afghanistan)

Day 18, September 12 – Waklam Valley
Rest Day

Day 19, September 13 - Wakham Valley Afghanistan return to Khrong Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Day 20, September 14 – Khrong / Murgob (420 km)

Kyrgyzstan

Day 21, September 15 - Osh (382 km)

Day 22, September 16 – Osh / Toktogul (320 km)

Day 23, September 17 – Toktugul / Bishek (283 km)

Day 24, September 18 – Bishek / Naryn (324 km)

China

Day 25, September 19 – Naryn / Kashgar(Kashi) (350 km)

Day 26, September 20 – Kashgar (Kashi) – Thursday – Car Inspection Day.
Rest Day

Day 27, September 21 – Kashgar / Aksu (470 km)

Day 28, September 22 – Aksu / Kuche (300 km)

Day 29, September 23 – Kuche / Kurle  (280km)

Day 30, September 24 – Turpan/Hami (372 km) 

Day 31, September 25 – Hami/Dunhaung (420 km)               

Day 32, September 26 – Dunhaung/Golmud (527 km)

Day 33, September 27 – Golmud/ Tuotuohe

Day 34, September 28 - Tuotuohe / Nakqu ( km).

Tibet

Day 35 September 29 – Nakqu / Lhasa (326km)

Day 36 September 30 – Lhasa
Rest Day

Day 37 October 1 – Lhasa
Rest Day

Day 38 October 2 Lhasa to Shigatse (287km)

Day 39 October 3 Shilgatse To Zhangmu (483km)

Day 40 October 4 Zhangmu To Everest Base Camp (360km)

Day 41 October 5 Everest Base Camp return to Zhangmu (360Km)

Nepal

Day 42 October 6 Zhangm to Kathmandu ( 116 km).

Day 43, October 7 - Kathmandu to Hetauda (120 km)

India

Day 44 October 8 – Hetauda to Shiliguri (500km)

Day 45, October 9 – Shriliguri to Murshidibad (380km)

Day 46, October 10 -  Murshidibad to Calcutta (210 km)