Route notes
Why this routing works
This round-the-world routing moves west from Kelowna across the Pacific to Kahului and Tokyo, then continues through Southeast Asia before crossing to Dubai, Marrakech, and Palm Springs. The sequence keeps the trip moving in one general direction, which is a practical fit for a 7-week RTW structure and helps separate the long-haul sectors with shorter regional flights and two overland segments.
The ticket is built with open-jaw sections between Tokyo and Ho Chi Minh City, and again between Hanoi and Bangkok. That means the route does not require flights for those portions, leaving room for overland planning inside Vietnam and then onward into Thailand before the next ticketed sector from Bangkok to Phuket. This kind of structure can be useful when the ground portion is part of the trip design rather than forcing a backtrack.
Timing is concentrated around October departure, with fixed stays shown in Kahului for 6 nights, Tokyo for 4 nights, Dubai for 4 nights, and Marrakech for 5 nights. The remaining stops function more as transit or flexible-length points within the broader 7-week framework. In economy, this is a multi-region itinerary with a sold-from price of USD 12,139 based on the route as ticketed.
From a logistics standpoint, the long-haul legs are spaced between clusters: Pacific crossing first, then East and Southeast Asia, followed by the jump to the Middle East, North Africa, and the return to the United States. That sequencing is the main strength of the route: it combines a true round-the-world direction with regional flexibility where overland travel makes sense.