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African Route

This is the route I’m following in Africa. Each marker shows where I spend the night each day, blue for the days I cycled and orange when I’m off the bike.

There is a page for each country with information about:

  • Start and finish point of each day
  • Daily distance in km
  • Total for each country

The pages show the countries in the chronological order in which I cycled them. When I visited a country twice I’ve put the information together in the page of that country.

There is no a page for Ethiopia as I only cycled 4 days in that country as I didn’t feel safe

On the days I crossed a border, the day is split into two and it shows in the table of each country

The distances in his page are taken from my Garmin In Reach GPS tracker as I don’t have a bike computer (or maps.me if I forget to switch it on)

For general information about each country, including details of accommodation go to the country file section in the menu picking the country of your choice

Vietnam

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Hanoi Somewhere on the QL18B 31
Somewhere on the QL18B Phu Thai 54
Phu Thai Gieng Day 80
Gieng Day Cat Ba 30
Cat Ba Tam Coc 3 ferry and bus
Tam Coc Cuc Phuong 44
Cuc Phuong Cuc Phuong 20
Cuc Phuong Muong Khen 79
Muong Khen Mai Chau 39
Mai Chau Hanoi 11 by bus
Hanoi Van Dinh 47
Van Dinh Cuc Phuon Bridge VI 68
Cuc Phuon Bridge VI Bui (Cam Thuy) 26
Bui (Cam Thuy) Lang Chanh 47
Lang Chanh Yen Cat 75
Yen Cat Tan Ky 93
Tan Ki HCM Km 751.5 65
HCM Km 751.5 Vu Quang 70
Vu Quang Tan Ap 58
Tan Ap Pheo 51
Pheo Phong NHS 55
Phong Nha Phong Nha 26
Phong NHS Dong Hoi 46
Dong Hoi Hoa Ly 87
Hoa Ly Hai Lang 56
Hai Lang Hue 76
Hue Lang Co 88
Lang Co Da Nang 45
Da Nang Da Nang 28
Da Nang Hoi An 38
Hoi An Hoi An 20 local excursions
Hoi An Hoi An 15 local excursions
Hoi An Hoi An 10 local excursions
Hoi An Hoi An 10 local excursions
Hoi An Ha Thanh 60
Ha Thanh Lang bin Chau 78
Lang bin Chau Ba To 83
Ba To Km 71 QL28 43
Km 71 QL28 Mang Den 43
Mang Den Kon Tum 59
Kon Tum Chu Se 80
Chu Se EA Dragon 69
EA Dragon Buon Ma Thuot 73
Buon Ma Thuot QL 24 km 65 68
QL 24 km 65 QL 24 km 135 70
QL 24 km 135 Da Lat 66
Da Lat Lam Ha 45
Lam Ha Somewhere in QL28 46
Somewhere in QL28 Junction QL28 & DT713 59
Junction QL28 & DT713 Long Khanh 86
Long Khanh Ho Chi Min City 75
Ho Chi Min City Tan An 55
Tan An Bin Hoa Phuoc 72
Bin Hoa Phuoc Can Tho 58
Can Tho Ap Luc 70
Ap Luc Thuan Tien 83
Thuan Tien Cambodia border 53
cycling days distance (Km)
Total Vietnam 58 3 085

Thailand

Part 1

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Thai border Phibun Mang Sa Han 42
Phibun Mang Sa Han Ban Huai Kham Yung 69
Ban Huai Kham Yung Road 226 on the way to Surin 71
Road 226 on the way to Surin Surin 75
Surin Ban Chaloem Phra Kiat 91
Ban Chaloem Phra Kiat Nr Ban Nong Hua Raet 66
Nr Ban Nong Hua Raet Nr Bo Tong 92
Nr Bo Tong Pak Chong 27
Pak Chong Khao Yai national park 32
Khao Yai national park Khao Yai national park 10
Khao Yai national park Bangkok 41 train from Pak Chong
Bangkok Prachuap Khiri Khan 0 by train
Prachuap Khiri Khan Ban Krut 79
Ban Krut Pak Klang 66
Pak Klang Somewhere on road 41 82
Somewhere on road 41 Lamae beach 73
Lamae beach Wat Suan Mokkh 68
Wat Suan Mokkh Surat Thani 43
Surat Thani Koh Samui 26 night ferry crossing
Koh Samui Bangkok 24 ferry to Don Sak then bus to Bangkok
Bangkok Bangkok 27
cycling days distance
Total Thailand 20 1103

Part 2

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Thai Border Road 351 63
Road 351 Road 304 nr Phanom Sarakham 80
Road 304 nr Phanom Sarakham Bangkok 93
Cycling round Bangkok 25
cycling days distance
Total Thailand 4 198

Laos

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Village before Manzhuang Nateby 50
Nateby Oudomxay 79
Oudomxay Village East of Lak ha sip 57
Village East of Lak ha sip Ban Fay 84
Ban Fay Luang Prabang 53
Luang Prabang Kacham Waterfall 43
Kacham Waterfall South of Nameuang 30
South of Nameuang Van Vieng 20 got a lift part of the way – very steep gradients
Van Vieng Pak Vang 50
Pak Vang Boua 64
Boua Vientiane 40
Vientiane Nalong 42
Nalong Hai Ban 43
Hai Ban Xaysavanag 69
Ban Xaysavanag Pakkading 57
Pakkading Houayhai 50
Houayhay Kong Lor 80
Kong Lor Ban Phon Phon 48
Ban Phon Phon South of Thakek 62
South of Thakek On the Mekong 50
On the Mekong On the Mekong 46
On the Mekong Savannakhet 44
Savannakhet Pakxong 73
Pakxong Lak 90 78
Lak 90 Ban Kham Peng 59
Ban Kham Peng Pakse 32
Pakse Thang Baeng 49
Thang Baeng Before Naka Sang 83
Before Naka Sang Don Det 13
Don Det Champasak 3 bus to the ferry crossing
Champasak Champasak 18
Champasak 13k to the Thai border 54
Thai Border 13
cycling days distance
Total Laos 33 1636

China

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Ulugqat Kashgar 110
Kashgar Urumqi 0 by bus
Urumqi Xining 0 by train
Xining Between Bayan and Jintao 79
Between Bayan and Jintao Lake Qinghai 67
Lake Qinghai Daotanghe 60
Daotanghe Somewhere in the Tibetan plateau 67
Somewhere in the Tibetan plateau Xiongxian 55
Xiongxian Jainca 71
January Rebkong 59
Rebuking Guashizexiang 46
Guashizexiang Xiahe 59
Xiahe Hezuo 66
Hezuo Luqu 80
Luqu Langmusi 87
Langmusi Ro er gai 83
Ro er gai Somewhere in the Tibetan plateau 82
Somewhere in the Tibetan plateau Song Pan 80
Song Pan Jiuzhaigou 0 by bus
Jiuzhaigou Song Pan 0 by bus
Song Pan Shidaguan 102
Shidaguan Weizhou 77
Weizhou Duyiangyan 74
Duyiangyan Chengdu 60
Chengdu Guilin 0 by train
Guilin Hong Kong 0 by train and ferry
Hong Kong Chengdu 0 by plane
Chengdu Kangding 0 by bus
Kangding Litang 0 by bus
Litang Plateau 56 small pass – 4117mt
Plateau Plateau 30 high pass – 4696 mt then descended to 4382 mt and climbed again to 4615mt
Plateau south of Shagong 84 pass over 4700 mt
South of Shagong Xiancheng 30
Xiancheng Shangri-la 0 by bus
Shangri-la Camping 50
Camping Baishutau 50
Baishutai Walnut Garden 68
Walnut Garden Somewhere on the road to Lijiang 57
Somewhere on the road to Liniang Litang 47
Litang Somewhere south of Songgui 76
Somewhere south of Songgui Dali 85
Dali Jinghong 0 by bus
Jinghong a village nr Menglun 69
a village nr Menglun Mengyuan 55
Mengyuan Village before Manzhuang 65
cycling days distance
Total China 34 2286

Kyrgyztan

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Sary Tash Gulcha 106
Gulcha Osh 85
Osh Sary Tash 0 by taxi
Sary Tash 33 km from Sary Tash 33
33 km from Sary Tash Nura 34
Nura Ulugqat 18 arrived in China
cycling days distance
Total Kyrgyzstan 5 276

Tajikistan

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Dushanbe Faizobod 63
Faizobod Roghun 43
Roghun Before Tavildara 36
Before Tavildara Km 6 after checkpoint 54
Km 6 after checkpoint Saferodon 25
Saferodon Qalai-Khumb 52
Qalai-Khumb Nr Vishkharv 39
Nr Vishkharv Vahdat check point 42
Vahdat check point Shide 64
Shidz Khorog 92
Khorog Andarob 37
Andarob Ishkoshim 67
Ishkoshim Nr Shitkharv 50
Nr Shitkharv Langar 63
Langar 33km from Langar 33
33km from Langar Khargushi 35
Khargushi Alichur 54
Alichur Murghab 104
Murghab Approx 8km before Akbaital pass 67
Approx 8km before Akbaital pass Karakul 66
Karakul Uy Buloq pass 31
Uy Buloq pass Sary Tash 66 arrived in Kyrgyzstan
cycling days distance
Total Tajikistan 22 1183

Uzbekistan

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Tashkent Gulistan 115
Gulistan Paxtakor 86
Paxtakor Gallaorol 65
Gallaorol Samarkand 71
Samarkand Bukhara 0 by shared taxi
Bukhara Khiva 0 by shared taxi
Khiva Samarkand 0 by train
Samarkand Ming Chinor 59
Ming Chinor Guzor 105
Guzor Korashina 50
Korashina Boysun 75
Boysun Denau 99
Denau Dushanbe 106 arrived in Tajikistan
cycling days distance
Total Uzbekistan 10 831

Iran

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Agarak Jolfa 66
Jolfa Marand 66
Marand Soufian 34
Soufian Tabriz 30
Tabriz Bostan Abad 65
Bostan Abad Miyaneh 111
Miyaneh TIR place red crescent 67
TIR place red crescent Zanjas 36
Zanjas Saeen Qale 67
Saeen Qale Nr Qerveh 45
Nr Qerveh Qazvin 81
Qazvin Hashtgerd 15 raining Warmshowers host lift
Hashtgerd Tehran 81
Tehran Isfahan 0 by bus
Isfahan Gishi 100
Gishi Varzaneh 31
Varzaneh Khargushi 73
Kargushi Nadushan 30
Nadushan Yasd 93
Yasd Shiraz 0 by bus
Shiraz Tehran 0 by bus
Tehran Tashkent 0 by plane
cycling days distance
Total Iran 18 1091

Armenia

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Armenian Border Haghpat Monastery 35
Haghpat Monastery Vanadzor 57
Vanadzor Dijijan 39
Dirijan Lake Sevan 30
Lake Sevan Yerevan 68
Yerevan Halidzor Tativ wings 0 by car
Halidzor Tativ wings Near Aghvani 25
Near Aghvani Kapan 41
Kapan Kadjaran 24
Kadjaran Agarak 54
cycling days distance
Total Armenia 9 373