Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is confident their tour of Asia will not wreck their season preparations.
Arsenal first head to Malaysia on Sunday to face an All-Star XI before heading west to face Hangzhou Greentown in China.
It is a far cry from Wenger's typical pre-season routine of taking his players to Austria and forward Theo Walcott thinks it is one that could take its toll.
"In previous years we only went to Austria and Holland as well so it didn't take too much out of you," he told Arsenal.com.
"It will hit you at some stage but we have just got to get used to that.
"It is still a long way until the season starts so we should recover by the time that comes.
"I'm not really thinking about it to be fair. I am just looking forward to the challenge we've got and somewhere different that I've never been before.
"It will be a totally different experience and the culture is so different out there.
"I'm really looking forward to the amount of support that's out there.
"I've heard rumours that during our open training sessions there is going to be 50,000-plus there so that is just amazing.
"It is nice just to see these people that you might not ever meet again and if we can do something that will help the club as well as a brand it will make us grow and have a larger fanbase."
