Inspired by the nomads of Mongolia, whose ancestors created the largest empire in history, Australian adventurer Tim Cope sets out alone to ride by horse 10,000 km from Mongolia, across the great Eurasian steppe to Hungary.

With a perilous winter approaching, Australian adventurer Tim Cope must now cross Kazakhstan, travelling thousands of kilometres through rugged mountains, desolate steppe and desert to the Caspian Sea.

Tim Cope must cross the scorching hot Kazakh desert. He is rescued by nomadic camel herders, and discovers Kalmykia, a Buddhist republic in Russia.

Tim Cope is thrown into the ploughed fields of a sedentary world where he is not welcome. In Crimea he rides into a conflict between Tatars and Russians, and then in the Ukraine he faces the greatest tragedy of his life.

Tim receives some tragic news and decides to return home to be with his family. After returning to Australia, he realises that this is a turning point in his life.

Tim Cope's journey across the Eurasian steppe comes to an end on the banks of the Danube River in Hungary. There to meet him is his family, world media and ambassadors from Australia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.