Route notes
Why this routing works
This 13-week round-the-world route starts westbound from Washington DC to Cuzco, then continues across the Pacific to Nadi and on to Denpasar Bali before shifting into a mixed air-and-overland sequence in Asia. The ticket uses open segments between Denpasar and Bangkok, Bangkok and Beijing, and Kathmandu and New Delhi, which creates flexibility for moving between those points without adding extra flight coupons to the long-haul structure.
From Beijing, the itinerary resumes by air to Lhasa and Kathmandu, then continues overland into India before picking up again from New Delhi to Udaipur. After South Asia, the routing moves in a clean westbound line through Istanbul, Kayseri, Heraklion, and Amsterdam before returning to Washington DC. This kind of sequencing keeps the trip progressing in one direction rather than backtracking between regions.
The stop pattern combines longer stays in Cuzco, Nadi, Denpasar Bali, Kathmandu, Istanbul, Kayseri, Heraklion, and Amsterdam with shorter transit-style points elsewhere. In economy, the sold range for this RTW ticket was USD 6,375 to USD 8,345, departing in August within the July to September travel window. Overall, it is a complex multi-region fare built around a single global arc plus several planned surface sectors.