The trip itinerary. The details for Japan are still rough, and need to be worked out.
| China | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 9 | Arrive in Chengdu | ||||
| 11 | Travel to Jiuzhaigou | |||||
| 12 | - | 17 | Jiuzhaigou | |||
| 18 | - | 19 | Huanglong | |||
| 20 | Return to Chengdu | |||||
| 21 | Visit Woolong Panda Reserve | |||||
| 22 | Travel to Siguniangshan (Four Sisters Mountain) | |||||
| 23 | - | 25 | Siguniangshan | |||
| 26 | Return to Chengdu | |||||
| 27 | Overnight train from Chengdu to Dunhuang (Lanzhou) | |||||
| 28 | - | 29 | Dunhuang (Singing Dunes, Mogao Caves | |||
| 29 | Overnight train from Dunhuang to Xi’an | |||||
| 30 | - | 1 | Xi’an | |||
| Nov | 2 | Travel from Xi’an to Huashan | ||||
| 2 | - | 4 | Huashan | |||
| 4 | Return to Xi’an | |||||
| 4 | Overnight train from Xi’an to Beijing | |||||
| 5 | - | 9 | Beijing | |||
| 10 | Overnight train from Beijing to Shanghai | |||||
| 11 | 14 | Shanghai | ||||
| 14 | - | 15 | Fly from Shanghai to Cairns, Australia | |||
| Australia | ||||||
| Nov | 15 | - | 18 | Cairns (Great Barrier Reef) | ||
| 18 | Fly to Darwin | |||||
| 19 | Darwin | |||||
| 20 | - | 24 | Tour around Darwin area in RV | |||
| 24 | Fly to Alice Springs | |||||
| 25 | - | 30 | Tour around Ayers Rock (Uluru) in RV | |||
| 30 | Fly to Perth | |||||
| 30 | - | 3 | Perth | |||
| Dec | 3 | - | 9 | Tour around Perth in RV | ||
| 9 | - | Fly to Adelaide | ||||
| 9 | - | 12 | Adelaide | |||
| 12 | - | 17 | Tour around Adelaide in RV | |||
| 17 | Fly to Sydney | |||||
| 17 | - | 22 | Sydney | |||
| 22 | Travel to Canberra | |||||
| 22 | - | 26 | Canberra | |||
| 26 | Travel to Melbourne | |||||
| 26 | - | 2 | Melbourne | |||
| Jan | 2 | - | 17 | Travel from Melbourne to Brisbane in RV | ||
| 17 | - | 19 | Brisbane | |||
| 19 | Fly from Brisbane to Christchurch | |||||
| New Zealand | ||||||
| Jan | 19 | - | 23 | Christchurch | ||
| 23 | - | Tour around New Zealand in RV | ||||
| Mar | 17 | - | 21 | Auckland | ||
| 21 | Fly from Auckland to Tokyo | |||||
| Japan | ||||||
| Mar | 21 | - | 25 | Tokyo | ||
| 25 | Travel from Tokyo to Kyoto | |||||
| 25 | - | 30 | Rent car and drive in countryside | |||
| 30 | - | 4 | Kyoto | |||
| April | 4 | Travel to Nara | ||||
| 4 | - | 8 | Nara | |||
| 8 | Travel to Yoshino | |||||
| 8 | - | 11 | Yoshino | |||
| 11 | Travel to Osaka | |||||
| 11 | - | 12 | Osaka | |||
| 12 | Fly from Osaka to Los Angeles | |||||