Everything you need to know about preparing for a RTW motorcycle trip with links to detailed guides and more.
Our RTW Motorcycle Route
Wondering where we’re going and where we’ve been? So are we! Here’s what we’re doing and how we’re doing it…
The Plan
The plan is to ride our motorcycles round the world indefinitely.
We don’t want to just tick countries of a list to say we’ve been there. We’re not in this for social media or to be YouTube famous.
We left our old lives behind for a whole new life on the road so we can take our time and really see the world on our terms – the way we want to. And that means riding everywhere and spending time in each place.
Because of that, it means as we go, we can write detailed guides on the places we ride through to help you explore those places too.
The Original Route
We left the UK on New Year’s Day 1st January 2018 and this was our original route. We planned to head from the UK to Japan, ship the bike back on ourselves to India, ride to Australia, the US to South America, then Africa, Middle East and back into Europe… it didn’t go to plan.
How it’s going…
We split the RTW route up into stages to make it easier to follow – and get our heads round.
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STAGE 1: UK to Japan
- Europe, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Mongolia, Japan, South Korea.
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STAGE 2: Cambodia to New Zealand
- India, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand
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STAGE 3: Canada to Panama
- Canada, USA, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
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STAGE 4: Colombia to Argentina
- South America. Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil.
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STAGE 5: South Africa to North Africa
- South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya.
IN PROGRESS
STAGE 6: Middle East and Europe
- As much of the Middle East as we can before heading back towards Europe.
Read about these countries and our rides there in our RTW blogs.
The Current Route
This is our latest map as of 2026. We started in the UK and headed east towards Japan. The black line is where we’ve ridden so far. The red line is a rough route of what’s left to go before we complete our world ride. Click the arrow in the top left of the map to open the tabs and see the list of countries.
Useful guides
If you’re planning a RTW motorcycle trip and need a little help with paperwork and logistics, check out these guides to get started. We built this website to help you travel around the world on a motorcycle. We hope you’ll find what you’re looking for, but if not, please feel free send us an email if you need help with anything. We’re always happy to help fellow travellers.
This guide explains the most common documents and paperwork you’ll run into on a round the world motorcycle trip.
Want to go on a motorcycle adventure but don’t know where to start? Start here!
Ever wondered what a Carnet de Passage is? You’ll need one if travelling round-the-world in your own vehicle. Here’s the info.