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Tips for planning your Round The World
Getting started
The best way to start planning your route is to make a list of your preferred destinations. Then, with the help of an atlas, try to put them in some sort of geographical order. Most Round the World's have mileage limits (29,000 miles is common) which is a measurement of the total mileage flown plus the surface mileage (so swapping a flight sector for a surface sector does not normally reduce the price). The lowest cost tickets avoid a lot of backtracking, so try to plan your trip in a continuous global direction. The combinations are endless. The examples here on our site will give you a good idea of what can be done but many more combinations are possible. When you have a rough plan of where you want to go, give us a call our specialist RTW consultants a call 0845 6801358 (Local Rate) and we will assist you in finding a suitable itinerary. We can construct ANY round the world route and have the latest airfare quoting systems at our fingertips and have access to all the latest Round The World deals. Many airfares are based on when you start your trip. The lowest
fares occur in low season and the highest fares are in high season
- obvious really! Here is a general guide: All Round the World tickets are valid for 12 months, it is impossible to have an air ticket valid for longer than this. If you wish to stay longer then you will either have to forfeit the remaining part of your Round the World ticket or you could buy a One Way ticket. If you do this you must check the visa requirements directly with the relevant embassies, as many countries do not like you arriving on their doorstep without any obvious means of leaving! Prices vary greatly depending on the number of stops you require and the location of the stops. Generally speaking fares start at around £800 for a very basic ticket and can go up to £2000 plus for some of the more complicated routes. The average price is around £1200 including taxes. Fares are often seasonal and prices are higher departing the UK at peak times. For the lowest fares it is usually (but not always) cheapest to depart the UK between April and June. Should your ticket involve much backtracking, e.g. not continuing in the same global direction, then you MAY pay more for your ticket. Tickets which include Africa and South America (or particularly both) are often more expensive. Our reservations consultants will be happy to help plan you the ideal route balancing your needs with the best deals available. You can call them on 0845 6801358. The tickets we offer are some of the most flexible around. Most tickets are valid for 1 year and dates can usually be changed for free or for a small admin charge. When you book your flight ticket, you do not have to fly in and out of the same city. Flying into one city and flying out of another is usually more interesting allowing you the chance to experience more whilst keeping the cost of the airfare down. Overland routes popular with many travellers include - Bangkok to Singapore, Sydney to Cairns, Auckland to Christchurch and New York to Los Angeles. Other more adventurous routes include - Moscow to Beijing via the Trans-Siberian Railway, Rio de Janeiro to Lima, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) to Hanoi, Islamabad to Beijing, Cairo to Istanbul, New York to Santiago and Bangkok to Hanoi. We offer a range of superb value for money surface travel options including, rail and bus passes, overland adventure tours and some superb deals on worldwide accommodation. This will vary depending on the countries you wish to visit and the style of travelling you adopt. Asia offers travellers some of the lowest prices in the world. Australia and New Zealand are excellent places for the traveller on a budget with excellent hostels and transport network but also offer plenty of activities for travellers to spend money on! North America offers travellers excellent value but the main cities are often budget killers and transport can be tricky without a car. Our superb range of Greyhound Bus Passes and AMTRAK train passes offer excellent value for money. If you are planning to travel in Africa and Latin America, cost will vary between countries quite a lot and will depend on your style of travelling. Booking onto an overland adventure trip can be a cost effective way of travelling in these areas with the added security of travelling with others. You should have a valid passport which is valid for at least 6
months after your intended return. UK Government travel advise can
be obtained by visiting our fco travel
advice pages. For visas applications we recommend Prince Visas. For
health advice visit www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk
and consult your GP. Check out this great online travel guide The Travel Monkey! As well the price of your ticket, you may also be interested in in-flight comfort. Click here for a general guide to International airline seat pitches (the distance from one seat to another). When you have decided roughly where you want to visit, call our team of well travelled consultants who will advise you of the options and assist you in finding a suitable itinerary at the right price. Tel 0845 6801358. A non-refundable deposit of £75 will secure your seat (£150 for business or first class). We will then email your itinerary and confirmation to you. You will then have 10 days to check your itinerary over and to make sure it is exactly what you want. Once you are happy with your itinerary you must make final payment in full. This payment must be make no later than 10 days after your original booking was made. |