Route notes
Why this routing works
This round-the-world routing starts westbound from Amsterdam into southern Africa, then moves on to Japan, crosses the Pacific to San Francisco, returns to Japan for a second Tokyo stay, and continues through Sapporo, Auckland, and Santiago before closing back in Amsterdam. The sequencing uses a clear geographic progression while allowing a repeat stop in Tokyo as a deliberate mid-itinerary hub rather than a backtrack at the end.
The ticket structure matters here because Tokyo appears twice, with separate stays of 52 and 36 nights, plus an onward segment to Sapporo. That kind of repeat-city logic is often easier to manage inside a single multi-stop RTW ticket than by trying to stitch together separate one-way fares. It also keeps the long overland timing on the ground simple: 27 nights in Johannesburg, 41 in Windhoek, and 81 in Santiago define the pace more than the flight count does.
With a January departure and economy cabin, this itinerary is built around a long-trip rhythm rather than tight connections. Several sectors are followed by extended stops, which gives flexibility if the priority is time in each place instead of frequent flying. At a sold range of USD 5,396 to 8,797, the route shows how a complex intercontinental loop can still be organized as one economy RTW framework across Africa, Asia, North America, Australasia, and South America.