Road Trips
74 driving itineraries from 3-day weekends to 12-day road trips
74 routes
The East Coast Road (ECR) — one of India's finest coastal drives. UNESCO heritage, French colonial charm, and beaches.
Rafting, yoga, Beatles Ashram in a weekend.
The essential Odisha circuit — Temple City to Sun Temple to Jagannath's Char Dham. Three UNESCO-level heritage sites in 3 days.
Three UNESCO-grade heritage sites in 3 days. 2000 years of Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic art and architecture. India's richest heritage cluster after Delhi-Agra.
The classic Maharashtra weekend drive. Hill stations, strawberries, viewpoints, and the Sahyadri plateau. Family favorite.
Drive from Hyderabad through Telangana Kakatiya heartland. Egg-fort at Bhongir, state-emblem gateway at Warangal, UNESCO temple at Ramappa, and suspension bridge at Laknavaram.
Golden Temple + Wagah Border in 3 days.
Three waterfalls over 40m, a Jyotirlinga temple, and the best sunrise point in eastern India — all within one state nobody visits.
The classic Taj trip. Three days is plenty.
Follow 2,300 years of Buddhist history — from Ashoka's remorse at Dhauli to the Diamond Triangle monastery complexes that rival Ajanta.
Forts + holy lake in a long weekend. The Rajasthan appetizer.
The quieter, more authentic side of Goa. UNESCO churches, Goan villages, pristine beaches, and the best food. What Goa should be.
The classic North Goa scooter trip. Beaches, forts, flea markets, and sunset drum circles. The Goa that backpackers have loved for 50 years.
Motorcycle ride through the Deccan Plateau connecting three UNESCO/heritage sites. Flat roads, epic sunsets, and 1500 years of temple architecture.
The Karnataka coastline that most tourists skip for Goa. Better food, fewer crowds, temple towns, and the 123-foot Shiva statue rising from the sea.
India's Niagara, Bastar tribal markets, and 5th-century ruins — Chhattisgarh's hidden circuit that nobody in India has heard of.
The legendary backpacker route connecting Goa's beaches to Hampi's boulders via Gokarna. Three completely different vibes in 4 days.
Bhuj craft villages to white salt Rann under full moon to Mandvi shipyard beach. The complete Kutch experience.
Follow the Godavari from its sacred ghats at Rajahmundry through the 13-island delta of Konaseema to the Kalamkari artisan town of Machilipatnam.
Trace 2,200 years of Buddhist history from Satavahana stupas to island museums. From the cradle of Mahayana at Amaravati to the submerged monasteries preserved at Nagarjuna Konda.
From the Pamban Bridge to India's southernmost tip — sacred geography, ghost towns, and herb-infused waterfalls.
Three UNESCO temples in 4 days — 1,000 years of Chola dynasty architecture. The richest heritage circuit in South India.
Fly in, Dal Lake + Gulmarg day trip, fly out. Kashmir in 4 days.
Overnight Volvo, Solang snow, Atal Tunnel, Old Manali cafes.
THE family weekend trip from Delhi. Boating, zoo, cable car, ice cream.
From Asia's largest lagoon with Irrawaddy dolphins to India's 2nd largest mangrove with saltwater crocs to a UNESCO biosphere with melanistic tigers.
Uttarakhand's mountain roads without the Ladakh hype — Badrinath highway, Chopta meadows, and the Tungnath ridge at 3,680m.
Buddhist and Jain pilgrimage in one loop — the world's first university, Buddha's enlightenment site, and Mahavira's Nirvana point.
The Hindustan-Tibet Highway on two wheels — apple orchards, cliff-edge roads, and the last village before China.
The road the Mughal emperors used, plus Kashmir's offbeat valleys that most bikers skip for Ladakh.
The classic Bengaluru weekend escape extended into a proper trip. Palace city, coffee country, and Western Ghats nature.
The legendary Konkan coastal drive from Mumbai to Goa. Beach forts, Malvani seafood, Alphonso mango country, and the best driving road in Western India.
From UNESCO Old City Ahmedabad through Champaner-Pavagadh to Gaekwad palaces, then ancient Indus Valley at Lothal and Dholavira. 5,000 years of Gujarat heritage.
North Kerala's Malabar coast: India's best biryani → prehistoric caves → Theyyam ritual art. The Kerala that tourists miss.
Kerala's southern coast: the richest temple → lighthouse beach → cliff beach → authentic backwaters. Beach and culture combined.
The complete Nilgiris experience: toy train, tea estates, wildlife, and the hill station that tourists miss.
Start at Vizag beaches, climb into Araku coffee valleys, touch sub-zero at Lambasingi, then descend to tribal Maredumilli. The complete Eastern Ghats experience.
Deep into Odisha's tribal heartland — 62 tribes, pine forests, sacred peaks, hot springs, and GI-tagged heritage crafts. Responsible tourism at its finest.
From Howrah Bridge to Toy Train — Kolkata's culture, Tagore's university, mangrove tigers, and Himalayan tea gardens.
Char Dham at Dwarka, first Jyotirlinga at Somnath, last Asiatic lions at Gir, 863 Jain temples at Palitana, and world tallest statue.
Kerala's classic circuit: colonial heritage → backwater houseboats → wildlife sanctuary → tea estates. The route every first-timer should do.
Epic pilgrimage from Hyderabad through Telangana and Andhra. Saraswathi temple, Navabrahma, Jyotirlinga+Shakti Peetha, 9 Narasimha temples, and the world richest temple.
Kanchenjunga country on two wheels — monastery-dotted roads, frozen lakes, and the steepest descents in India.
From the IT capital through coffee country and the highest waterfall to the beach. The best of Karnataka in one trip — hills, falls, and coast.
India's Scotland on two wheels — winding Khasi Hills roads, waterfalls around every bend, crystal rivers, and the wettest place on Earth.
The Kashmir loop that doesn't require Ladakh endurance — valley rides through saffron fields, Mughal gardens, and the road to Kargil.
Golden forts, empty desert highways, camel crossings, and the most photogenic roads in India — Rajasthan on two wheels.
The ultimate Indian motorcycle ride — 490km, 5 passes above 4000m, 2 days through uninhabited high desert. Every Indian biker's bucket list.
The classic Himachal family circuit. Shimla toy train, Manali snow, Dharamshala monks. Safe, comfortable, memorable.
Rafting at Rishikesh, highest Shiva temple at Tungnath, Nanda Devi view from Auli. Spiritual meets adventure.
The essential Rajasthan in 7 days. Four cities, four colors.
The traditional Kashmir circuit. Srinagar as your base, day trips to the three valley gems.
Follow the Buddha's footsteps — from enlightenment at Bodh Gaya to first sermon at Sarnath to final Nirvana at Kushinagar. The most important Buddhist pilgrimage road trip in the world.
Fly to Leh, acclimatize, Nubra, Pangong, fly out. The compressed Ladakh for people with one week.
The most dramatic motorcycle ride in Northeast India — 480km from Guwahati to India's largest monastery via Sela Pass at 4,170m.
Three UNESCO sites, two Jyotirlingas, medieval ruins, and the oldest human art on Earth — Madhya Pradesh is India's heritage heartland hiding in plain sight.
Eight forts in eight days — Rajasthan's warrior heritage on two wheels, from City of Lakes to Pink City.
The Himachal tourists miss. River valleys, ancient towers, apple orchards, the last village in India.
The deep Kashmir — beyond the tourist triangle into meadows nobody visits.
The definitive Indian motorcycle circuit — Rohtang Pass (3978m), Kunzum Pass (4590m), the world's highest post office at Hikkim, and roads that test every skill you have.
The classic Golden Triangle extended into the real Rajasthan — beyond the tour-bus circuit into desert forts, sacred lakes, and blue cities.
The spiritual spine: Mughal grandeur, Krishna playground, Shiva city, holy confluence, yoga capital.
The full Himachal — toy train to Tirthan river to Manali snow to Dharamshala monks to Bir paragliding.
The classic Himachal loop through Kinnaur apple valleys into Spiti cold desert, exiting via Kunzum to Manali. Only works Jun-Oct.
The grand Rajasthan loop: Pink City to Blue City to Golden City to Lake City.
The legendary Manali-Leh highway. 474km, 5 passes, 2 days of driving through dramatic landscape.
The holiest road trip in Hinduism — four sacred temples at the source of India's holiest rivers. Opened May-October only.
The ultimate Kerala trip: heritage, hills, wildlife, backwaters, beaches, Malabar cuisine, and Theyyam. Two weeks covering the entire state.
Two weeks through India's most underexplored region — rhino safaris, river islands, tribal villages, living root bridges, and Kanchenjunga views.
