Global Endoreic Basins VFR Tour

Landlocked Lakes of the World

8 Spectacular Stages • 980+ NM • Alpine Seas, Volcanic Calderas & Salt Depressions

Tour Scope 8 Global Lakes

Total Distance ~981 NM

Est. Flight Time ~06h 32m

Elev. Extremes -1,410 to 14,035 ft

Flight Stage Index

Stage 01 • Kyrgyzstan

High alpine saline sea (5,270 ft MSL) ringed by the 16,000 ft Tian Shan Range.

Route: UCFL → UAFG → KDJ → UCFP
Dist: 125 NM | Time: 00h 50m

Stage 02 • Jordan / Israel

Earth's lowest exposed surface (-1,410 ft MSL) and Judean Desert canyon passes.

Route: LLMZ → LLEY → MUJIB → OJAI
Dist: 108 NM | Time: 00h 43m

Stage 03 • Turkey

Turquoise soda lake (5,400 ft MSL), Akdamar Island, and Mount Nemrut Caldera.

Route: LTCI → AKDAMAR → NEMRUT → LTCK
Dist: 118 NM | Time: 00h 47m

Stage 04 • Tanzania

Crimson saline waters, Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, and the Great Rift Escarpment.

Route: HTLM → HTNT → HTAR → HTKJ
Dist: 120 NM | Time: 00h 48m

Stage 05 • Bolivia

Blinding white salt flats (12,000 ft MSL) & blood-red mineral lakes (14,035 ft MSL).

Route: SLUY → INCAHUASI → SLCH → SLLC
Dist: 145 NM | Time: 00h 58m

Stage 06 • USA (California)

Ancient limestone tufa towers, Mono Craters, and Eastern Sierra Nevada peaks.

Route: O45 → O57 → MONO → KMMH → KBIH
Dist: 105 NM | Time: 00h 42m

Stage 07 • China

Tibetan Plateau sea (10,500 ft MSL), Sand Island dunes, and Bird Island sanctuary.

Route: ZLXN → SHADAO → GANGCHA → NIAODAO → ZLHX
Dist: 132 NM | Time: 00h 53m

Stage 08 • Turkmenistan

Hyper-saline Caspian depression lagoon (-115 ft MSL), sea strait, and desert salt pans.

Route: UTAT → GARABOGAZ → SALT_PAN → UT1H
Dist: 128 NM | Time: 00h 51m