The Travels of Marco Polo — Trip Itinerary

A day-by-day written itinerary for this trip. See the same trip as an interactive 3D route.

1. Venice, Veneto, Italy

   1271-04-01

   departs with Niccolo and Maffeo toward Kublai Khan's court

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2. Ferry: Venice, Veneto, Italy → Acre, Northern Israel, Israel

3. Acre, Northern Israel, Israel

   1271-05-20

   reaches the Crusader port and papal legate

   1 photo

4. Walk: Acre, Northern Israel, Israel → Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel

5. Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel

   1271-06-15

   collects holy oil for the Khan

   1 photo

6. Walk: Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel → Acre, Northern Israel, Israel

   1271-06-15T00:00

7. Acre, Northern Israel, Israel

   1271-07-01

   returns to the Crusader port before sailing toward Lesser Armenia

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8. Ferry: Acre, Northern Israel, Israel → Ayas, Adana, Türkiye

   1271-07-01T00:00

9. Ayas, Adana, Türkiye

   1271-11-10

   lands at the port of Lesser Armenia

   1 photo

10. Walk: Ayas, Adana, Türkiye → Erzurum, Erzurum, Türkiye

11. Erzurum, Erzurum, Türkiye

    1272-03-01

    crosses Greater Armenia

    1 photo

12. Walk: Erzurum, Erzurum, Türkiye → Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran

13. Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran

    1272-06-01

    passes through a major Persian trade city

    1 photo

14. Walk: Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran → Hormuz, Hormozgan, Iran

15. Hormuz, Hormozgan, Iran

    1272-08-01

    inspects ships, rejects the sea route, turns inland

    1 photo

16. Walk: Hormuz, Hormozgan, Iran → Kerman, Kerman, Iran

17. Kerman, Kerman, Iran

    1273-02-01

    travels across southern Persia

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18. Walk: Kerman, Kerman, Iran → Balkh, Balkh, Afghanistan

19. Balkh, Balkh, Afghanistan

    1273-05-01

    reaches the old Central Asian crossroads

    1 photo

20. Walk: Balkh, Balkh, Afghanistan → Badakhshan, Afghanistan

21. Badakhshan, Afghanistan

    1273-09-01

    pauses in the mountain region while Marco recovers

    1 photo

22. Walk: Badakhshan, Afghanistan → Pamir Plateau, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

23. Pamir Plateau, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

    1274-10-10

    crosses the high Pamirs

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24. Walk: Pamir Plateau, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan → Kashgar, Xinjiang, China

25. Kashgar, Xinjiang, China

    1274-11-20

    reaches the western Tarim Basin oasis

    1 photo

26. Walk: Kashgar, Xinjiang, China → Yarkand, Xinjiang, China

27. Yarkand, Xinjiang, China

    1274-12-20

    follows the southern Taklamakan route

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28. Walk: Yarkand, Xinjiang, China → Khotan, Xinjiang, China

29. Khotan, Xinjiang, China

    1275-01-20

    visits the jade oasis of Hotan

    1 photo

30. Walk: Khotan, Xinjiang, China → Lop, Xinjiang, China

31. Lop, Xinjiang, China

    1275-02-20

    enters the desert crossing

    1 photo

32. Walk: Lop, Xinjiang, China → Dunhuang, Gansu, China

33. Dunhuang, Gansu, China

    1275-03-15

    emerges near the Mogao Caves and Silk Road junction

    1 photo

34. Walk: Dunhuang, Gansu, China → Zhangye, Gansu, China

35. Zhangye, Gansu, China

    1275-04-10

    passes through Campichu in the Hexi Corridor

    1 photo

36. Walk: Zhangye, Gansu, China → Shangdu, Inner Mongolia, China

37. Shangdu, Inner Mongolia, China

    1275-05-01

    first audience with Kublai Khan at Xanadu

    1 photo

38. Walk: Shangdu, Inner Mongolia, China → Beijing, Beijing, China

39. Beijing, Beijing, China

    1275-09-01

    arrives at Khanbaliq, the Yuan winter capital

    1 photo

40. Walk: Beijing, Beijing, China → Dali, Yunnan, China

41. Dali, Yunnan, China

    1280-06-01

    possible mission into Carajan, now Yunnan

    1 photo

42. Walk: Dali, Yunnan, China → Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)

43. Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)

    1283-04-01

    visits the kingdom of Mien in the narrative

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44. Walk: Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma) → Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

45. Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

    1287-06-01

    disputed claim of service or governorship

    1 photo

46. Walk: Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China → Quanzhou, Fujian, China

47. Quanzhou, Fujian, China

    1291-04-15

    departs Zaiton by sea with the Mongol princess escort

    1 photo

48. Ferry: Quanzhou, Fujian, China → Northern Sumatra, Aceh, Indonesia

49. Northern Sumatra, Aceh, Indonesia

    1292-06-01

    waits through the monsoon season

    1 photo

50. Ferry: Northern Sumatra, Aceh, Indonesia → Adam's Peak, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka

51. Adam's Peak, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka

    1293-01-01

    visits Ceylon, linked with the sacred footprint

    1 photo

52. Ferry: Adam's Peak, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka → Hormuz, Hormozgan, Iran

53. Hormuz, Hormozgan, Iran

    1294-01-15

    reaches Persia after the Indian Ocean voyage

    1 photo

54. Walk: Hormuz, Hormozgan, Iran → Trabzon, Trabzon, Türkiye

55. Trabzon, Trabzon, Türkiye

    1295-02-01

    robbed of part of their wealth at Trebizond

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56. Ferry: Trabzon, Trabzon, Türkiye → Constantinople, Istanbul, Türkiye

57. Constantinople, Istanbul, Türkiye

    1295-05-01

    returns through the Byzantine capital

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58. Ferry: Constantinople, Istanbul, Türkiye → Chalcis, Central Greece

59. Chalcis, Central Greece

    1295-06-01

    passes Negropont on the final leg home

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60. Ferry: Chalcis, Central Greece → Venice, Veneto, Italy

61. Venice, Veneto, Italy

    1295-09-01

    returns home after about twenty-four years

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