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The Itinerary · 2026

Rome → Hong Kong, one road.

Jun 12 — Jul 26 · 2026
44
Days
15,000
Kilometres
12
Stops
01
RomeDeparture
Italy
Jun 12–13 · 2 nights
“Born in eternity, driven toward the East.”
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≈ 0 km · by road
02
Vatican City
Vatican City
Jun 14 · 0 nights
“Under the oldest dome, the longest road begins.”
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≈ 400 km · by road
03
Maranello
Italy
Jun 14 · 1 night
“A half-day with the Prancing Horse; a lifetime of devotion.”
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≈ 190 km · by road
04
Venice
Italy
Jun 15–16 · 2 nights
“Seven centuries apart, bound by the same restless spirit of discovery.”
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≈ 360 km · by road
05
Zagreb
Croatia
Jun 17 · 1 night
“Where Central Europe leans gently toward the East.”
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≈ 460 km · by road
06
Belgrade
Serbia
Jun 18–19 · 2 nights
“Where two rivers meet, an unbreakable city stands.”
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≈ 570 km · by road
07
Plovdiv
Bulgaria
Jun 20–21 · 2 nights
“A half-day's walk through the ages; a city of a thousand years.”
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≈ 470 km · by road
08
Istanbul
Türkiye
Jun 22–23 · 2 nights
“A half-day's convergence; two continents, one single path.”
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≈ 770 km · by road
09
Samsun
Türkiye
Jun 24 · 1 night
“Eastward bound along the endless shore; a highway to rebirth.”
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≈ 360 km · by road
10
Trabzon
Türkiye
Jun 25 · 1 night
“Where the caravan road meets the Black Sea mist.”
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≈ 80 km · by road
11
Rize
Türkiye
Jun 26 · 1 night
“A half-day's retreat into the peaks; a single leaf whispers the soul of a nation.”
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≈ 150 km · by road
12
Batumi
Georgia
Jun 27 · 1 night
“A half-day by the sea; a single glance into the peaks.”
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≈ 330 km · by road
13
Tbilisi
Georgia
Jun 28–29 · 2 nights
“An epic entry into the stone; a single toast unfolds the soul of the valleys.”
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≈ 560 km · by road
14
Baku
Azerbaijan
Jun 30 – Jul 1 · 2 nights
“Where flame rises from the earth and glass towers from the shore.”
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≈ 470 km · by road
15
Aktau
Kazakhstan
Jul 2–3 · 2 nights
“An anchor in the ancient dust; a stadium carved from stars.”
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≈ 870 km · by road
16
Nukus
Uzbekistan
Jul 4 · 1 night
“At the rim of a vanished sea, art outlives the water.”
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≈ 170 km · by road
17
Khiva
Uzbekistan
Jul 5–6 · 2 nights
“Within the clay walls, a thousand years stand still.”
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≈ 480 km · by road
18
Bukhara
Uzbekistan
Jul 7–8 · 2 nights
“A city of two hundred mosques, where caravans came to rest.”
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≈ 270 km · by road
19
Samarkand
Uzbekistan
Jul 9–10 · 2 nights
“The luminous crossroads where East and West have always met.”
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≈ 330 km · by road
20
Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Jul 11 · 1 night
“An ancient oasis reborn as a modern crossroads.”
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≈ 310 km · by road
21
Taraz
Kazakhstan
Jul 12 · 1 night
“On the open steppe, an ancient market town endures.”
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≈ 560 km · by road
22
Almaty
Kazakhstan
Jul 13–14 · 2 nights
“Wheels anchored by the peaks; an alliance forged in the fold.”
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≈ 380 km · by road
23
Khorgos
Kazakhstan
Jul 15 · 1 night
“Where the steppe ends, the gate to China opens.”
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≈ 720 km · by road
24
Ürümqi
China
Jul 16 · 1 night
“The first great city of China, born of many roads.”
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≈ 890 km · by road
25
Dunhuang
China
Jul 17–18 · 2 nights
“The Mogao Caves, a millennium painted in silence.”
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≈ 1,770 km · by road
26
Xi’an
China
Jul 19–20 · 2 nights
“Where the road began, the road returns.”
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≈ 400 km · by road
27
Luoyang
China
Jul 21 · 1 night
“The heartland of Chinese civilisation, where the journey east comes home.”
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≈ 1,050 km · by road
28
Suzhou
China
Jul 22 · 1 night
“A half-day's meeting; a single glance across a thousand years.”
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≈ 110 km · by road
29
Shanghai
China
Jul 23 · 1 night
“Where the old road meets the open sea and the future.”
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≈ 1,520 km · by road
30
Shenzhen
China
Jul 24–25 · 2 nights
“In a single lifetime, a fishing village became tomorrow.”
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≈ 30 km · by road
31
Hong KongArrival
China
Jul 26–27 · 2 nights
“Where the overland road finally meets the sea.”
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