Why Road Trips are the Best Form of Travel?
The increasing culture of adventure and exploration of newer places, especially among the tech-savvy generation who are into social media, has led to an increase in prioritizing road trips over rail and air travel. Road trips offer a sense of independence and explore new places, food and culture at every corner in your journey, which is somehow impossible while travelling by air or rail.
Best Road Trips in India
India is a very diversified country, where the language, culture and geography change at every corner. Following are some of the long road trips, which help you experience the geographic and cultural diversities, nourishment of souls and most importantly, satiate the inner driver in you:
- Delhi-Manali-Leh
A heaven for those who love mountains and adventures, the Delhi-Manali-Leh highway is a pilgrimage for road trip lovers. From Delhi to Chandigarh, you get welcomed by smooth and straight roads. But after that, driving on hilly roads to Manali with the lush green scenery of Himachal Pradesh is bliss. From Manali to Leh, the landscape changes to more challenging roads and the majestic Himalayas in the background in their purest form. - Mumbai-Pune-Goa
This road gives you the ‘DilChahta Hai' vibes, as it offers the best of Konkan landscape with roads full of lush green vegetation and hills and even beaches on the sides. The road to Goa from Pune offers you the best of Konkan Ghats, a perfect playground for those drivers who love to drive around corners. - Delhi-Agra-Jaipur
The Yamuna Expressway is one of the fastest and most well-constructed expressways that offers a super smooth six-lane driving experience with fast stretches for distances. Agra and Jaipur are tourist destinations with illustrious histories, which makes driving to these cities through Yamuna Expressway more enjoyable. - Guwahati-Hayuliang-Walong
The North Eastern territory of India is a jackpot for adventure junkies and explorers who love to drive around unexplored territories with nature in its best form. The distance route between Guwahati in Assam to Walong in the eastern-most part of Arunachal Pradesh has lots of serpentine roads, water streams, and bridges over rivers, including the iconic DholaSadhiya Bridge. Walong is known for its picturesque mountains and sunrise. - Bengaluru to Kodagu
While there are several weekend getaways from Bengaluru like Goa, Puducherry, Kodaikanal, Ooty and Chikmagaluru, the road journey between Bengaluru to Kodagu through the Western Ghats is one of the most soothing and comfortable ones with well-paved roads and lush green plantations at places.
