11 All-India Road Trips Guaranteed To Bring You Back To Life

Road trips can be a great way to explore your country. And if you are looking to experience the vibrant and expansive sub-continent of India, here are few of the many stunning road routes which you can begin with.

1.) Srinagar to Leh

Route: Srinagar – Sonamarg –Zojila – Leh

Distance: 415 kms

Condition: When open, good (few treacherous patches in between).

2.) Manali to Leh 

Route: Manali- Rohtang- Sissu- Keylong- Zingzingbar- Sarchu (state border)- Shey- leh

Distance: 479 kms

Condition: Treacherous

3.) Jaipur to Ranthambore

Source: Tushky

Route: Jaipur- Basi- Lalsot- Justana- Ranthambore

Distance: 145 kms

Condition: Good

4.) Guwahati to Tawang

Route: Guwahati- Tezpur- Sesa- Bomdilla- Tawang 

Distance: 488 kms

Condition: Average, but gets worse from Bomdilla.

5.) Mangalore to Maravanthe

Route: Mangalore- Kateel- Yermal Thenka- Kota- Maravanthe

Distance: 112 kms

Condition: Good

6.) Konkan Odyssey

Route: Kolhapur- Ratnagiri- Chiplun- Khed- Mahabaleshwar- Satara- Kolhapur

Distance: 517 kms

Condition: Good (few rough patches).

7.) Chennai to Pondicherry

Route: Chennai- Mamallapuram- Edakalinadu- Kottakuppam- Pondicherry

Distance: 170 kms

Condition: Great

8.) Ahmedabad to Kutch

Source: Pari Vaidya

Route: Ahmedabad- Sachana- Sedla- Chuni- Khirai- Morgar- Bhuj- Kutch

Distance: 402 kms

Condition: Great

9.) Dehradun to Nainital

Source: MakeIndia

Route: Dehradun- Doiwala- Haridwar- Njibabad- Kashipur- Ramnagar- Nainital

Distance: 278 kms

Condition: Good

10.) Kodaikanal to Munnar

Route: Before setting out, read the rich history of this road.

Distance: 165 kms

Condition: Great

11.) Chennai to Rameshwaram (via Pamban Bridge)

Credits: Kannan

Route: Chennai- Maduranthakam- Villupuram- Perambalur- Tiruchirapalli- Pudukkottai-Devakottai- Rameshwaram

Distance: 557 kms

Condition: Great

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