Amazing India Routes one must experience at least once in their life
India offers numerous amazing road trips, from the Golden Triangle to the Himalayas, with options for history, culture, nature, and adventure enthusiasts. This is your country, your Home. Pack Your Bags, Fill up the tanks, Get Going and Feel Proud to be Indian.
Here is the list of some popular routes for the proud Indians and India travellers.
1. A road trip from Bangalore to Coorg is an absolute delight for Nature lovers. Being one of the best hill stations in the South and surrounded by the Western Ghats, Coorg provides stunning scenic vistas of the surrounding landscapes. The roads on this route are pretty decent, except for a few patches here and there.
2. The road trip offers breathtaking views of snow-clad mountains and lets you witness the marvels of the buddhist culture in the North-East. Driving up the winding paths on the hills require skill and experience. The best time to take this road trip is between March and October, as the rest of the time the roads may be blocked due to snow.
3. Heading from Mysore to Ooty is quite common, but not many exit Mysore via the Chamunda hills for Ooty via Masinagudi. The incredible ride through Bandipur and Mudumalai is absolutely breathtaking with mobs of deer grazing not too far from the road, monkeys creating the usual chaos and, if you are lucky, a few elephants ambling in the forest. The really lucky ones spot leopards hanging off tree branches. You need to watch your speed through the forest boundaries, but once you are on the other side, turn left towards Ooty.
The road is narrow and gives you a spectacular view of the Nilgiris before climbing rapidly through a series of 36 hairpin bends to get to the top of the hill. You need to be careful about traffic coming downhill because everyone tends to cut corners as they make a quick descent.
4. The stunning white landscapes, the barren desert for miles and beyond, and the colourful contrasts of the local population over it would definitely make your road trip worthwhile. The roads are in a fine condition, though one must try and leave for Kutch early in the morning to avoid traffic choked roads. One must surely visit the Wild Ass Sanctuary and the nearby Hodko village to buy local handicrafts. The best time to take this road trip is between October and March. Try to come at a time so that you can witness the full moon at Kutch.
5. If you loved the reel road trip, you’ll love the real version even more! It is preferred you take the Pune-Kolhapur Route as it is safer, smoother road in case you’re travelling by car. For the more adventurous ones, traveling with friends on a bike seeking scenic beauty of the Western Ghats, & lesser toll booths along the way, take the Chiplun-Ratnagiri Route that gets rocky, tricky and narrow at many places. While on the Chiplun-Ratnagiri route, you can also check out the Karnal Bird Sanctuary. The best time to take this road trip is between December and January.
6. Its the Holy Grail for travellers in India.It spans a length of 479 km with a mean altitude in between 3 to 4 km above sea level. The road is open for about 5 months a year mostly during summers and mid-October. The journey takes about 3 days with Two stopover for rest and acclimatization.
7. The National Highway 1D lies completely within the state of Jammu and Kashmir and connects its two distinct topographies- the beautiful green meadows of the Kashmir valley to the mountainous cold desert of Ladakh. Also known as the Srinagar-Leh Highway, it is one of the two roads in the country which provides connectivity to the region of Ladakh, the other being the Leh-Manali Highway. The 422 km long road forms a part of an ancient trade route from Srinagar to Central Asia, passing through Leh and Yarkand in China.A journey on the National Highway 1D will leave you mesmerized like nothing can in the big, wide universe.
8. The curvy and whirly terrains passing through the scenic hills and mountains of Darjeeling take you to Pelling, a Sikkimese town that is located at a height of 2,150m above the sea level.
9. Sakleshpur is a hill station in Hassan district on your way from Bangalore to Mangalore. Its scenic beauty, lush green coffee plantations, enchanting mountains, streams and pleasant, chilling and romantic weather conditions make it an idyllic destination for a road trip from Bangalore.
10.In Jaipur, Rajasthan Samdunes Road the elevation changes, but there’s always a blind crest with a sharp corner waiting to catch you out. It becomes even more interesting thanks to the ever-shifting sand dunes, which often blow across the tarmac in their endeavour to keep moving. While most of these leave a thin trail of sand, there are some which can be deceptively deep. Be prepared for some major wiggles and, on an odd chance, fall off as well. On the upside, falling on sand doesn’t really hurt.
As you trace border roads heading to the Sam dunes, be sure to make the trip to Longewala. The sight of brave soldiers manning their posts is humbling as is the plaque that details the war of 1971 when Pakistani soldiers decided to grab a fistful of Indian soil.
Here is the list of some popular routes for the proud Indians and India travellers.
1. A road trip from Bangalore to Coorg is an absolute delight for Nature lovers. Being one of the best hill stations in the South and surrounded by the Western Ghats, Coorg provides stunning scenic vistas of the surrounding landscapes. The roads on this route are pretty decent, except for a few patches here and there.
2. The road trip offers breathtaking views of snow-clad mountains and lets you witness the marvels of the buddhist culture in the North-East. Driving up the winding paths on the hills require skill and experience. The best time to take this road trip is between March and October, as the rest of the time the roads may be blocked due to snow.
3. Heading from Mysore to Ooty is quite common, but not many exit Mysore via the Chamunda hills for Ooty via Masinagudi. The incredible ride through Bandipur and Mudumalai is absolutely breathtaking with mobs of deer grazing not too far from the road, monkeys creating the usual chaos and, if you are lucky, a few elephants ambling in the forest. The really lucky ones spot leopards hanging off tree branches. You need to watch your speed through the forest boundaries, but once you are on the other side, turn left towards Ooty.
The road is narrow and gives you a spectacular view of the Nilgiris before climbing rapidly through a series of 36 hairpin bends to get to the top of the hill. You need to be careful about traffic coming downhill because everyone tends to cut corners as they make a quick descent.
4. The stunning white landscapes, the barren desert for miles and beyond, and the colourful contrasts of the local population over it would definitely make your road trip worthwhile. The roads are in a fine condition, though one must try and leave for Kutch early in the morning to avoid traffic choked roads. One must surely visit the Wild Ass Sanctuary and the nearby Hodko village to buy local handicrafts. The best time to take this road trip is between October and March. Try to come at a time so that you can witness the full moon at Kutch.
5. If you loved the reel road trip, you’ll love the real version even more! It is preferred you take the Pune-Kolhapur Route as it is safer, smoother road in case you’re travelling by car. For the more adventurous ones, traveling with friends on a bike seeking scenic beauty of the Western Ghats, & lesser toll booths along the way, take the Chiplun-Ratnagiri Route that gets rocky, tricky and narrow at many places. While on the Chiplun-Ratnagiri route, you can also check out the Karnal Bird Sanctuary. The best time to take this road trip is between December and January.
6. Its the Holy Grail for travellers in India.It spans a length of 479 km with a mean altitude in between 3 to 4 km above sea level. The road is open for about 5 months a year mostly during summers and mid-October. The journey takes about 3 days with Two stopover for rest and acclimatization.
7. The National Highway 1D lies completely within the state of Jammu and Kashmir and connects its two distinct topographies- the beautiful green meadows of the Kashmir valley to the mountainous cold desert of Ladakh. Also known as the Srinagar-Leh Highway, it is one of the two roads in the country which provides connectivity to the region of Ladakh, the other being the Leh-Manali Highway. The 422 km long road forms a part of an ancient trade route from Srinagar to Central Asia, passing through Leh and Yarkand in China.A journey on the National Highway 1D will leave you mesmerized like nothing can in the big, wide universe.
8. The curvy and whirly terrains passing through the scenic hills and mountains of Darjeeling take you to Pelling, a Sikkimese town that is located at a height of 2,150m above the sea level.
9. Sakleshpur is a hill station in Hassan district on your way from Bangalore to Mangalore. Its scenic beauty, lush green coffee plantations, enchanting mountains, streams and pleasant, chilling and romantic weather conditions make it an idyllic destination for a road trip from Bangalore.
10.In Jaipur, Rajasthan Samdunes Road the elevation changes, but there’s always a blind crest with a sharp corner waiting to catch you out. It becomes even more interesting thanks to the ever-shifting sand dunes, which often blow across the tarmac in their endeavour to keep moving. While most of these leave a thin trail of sand, there are some which can be deceptively deep. Be prepared for some major wiggles and, on an odd chance, fall off as well. On the upside, falling on sand doesn’t really hurt.
As you trace border roads heading to the Sam dunes, be sure to make the trip to Longewala. The sight of brave soldiers manning their posts is humbling as is the plaque that details the war of 1971 when Pakistani soldiers decided to grab a fistful of Indian soil.
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