Will probably be driving our Jeep Compass diesel all through the journey.

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Hello all, we’re planning a visit from Jammu to Kerala and perhaps a little bit of Tamil Nadu and again.

Proposed route plan:

• Jammu – Chandigarh (some private work there)
• Chandigarh – Jhansi
• Jhansi – Nagpur
• Nagpur – Hyderabad
• Hyderabad – Bangalore
• Bangalore – Munnar
• Return through Goa – Mumbai – Udaipur – Jaipur.

Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.

We can be travelling in our Jeep Compass Restricted diesel guide; our four-and-a-half-year-old daughter can be travelling alone. We’ve got about 30 days in hand and plan to journey from 18th March onwards.

Thanks!

This is what BHPian raptor_diwan needed to say on the matter:

Congrats in your large journey, buddy! As a substitute of taking the Hyderabad to Bangalore route, you’ll be able to take a detour by way of Tamil Nadu by going from Hyderabad to Chennai through Pondicherry, which will provide you with the possibility to the touch one other state. From there, you’ll be able to head to Munnar and go to some hill stations in Chennai alongside the way in which, akin to Kodaikanal. In case you’re taken with temple buildings and constructions, the temple metropolis may also be touched.

In your return journey, you’ll be able to take the Bangalore-Goa route and canopy three states in a single go!

4-and-a-half-year-old daughter on a 30-day street journey could also be protected and fulfilling when you plan effectively and take the required precautions. Moreover, you could need to plan frequent stops and breaks through the journey to permit your baby to stretch, play, and attend to their wants. If required seek the advice of along with your paediatrician earlier than embarking on such a journey to make sure that your baby is wholesome and protected to journey.

This is what BHPian chandrda needed to say on the matter:

Congrats and All of the Finest in your journey.

Few Factors:

1. It will likely be extraordinarily scorching in locations. Put together effectively.
2. Checklist of Pediatrician within the cities you’ll be visiting
3. Plan for Break/relaxation days in between
4. On the South Leg – I’d do Hyderabad – Chennai – Mahabalipuram – Pondy – Tirchy or Madurai – Thekkady/Munnar. This fashion you get to cowl some elements of TN and Pondy as effectively.

South Return Leg – Relying in your curiosity and time you are able to do a number of routes:

• Thekkady/Munnar – Cochin – Kozhikode – Mangalore – Udupi – Gokarna – Goa. This can be principally a coastal street with some gorgeous surroundings. However you’ll miss Bangalore
• Thekkady/Munnar – Coimbatore – Coonoor – Ooty – Mysore – Bangalore – Gokarna – Karwar – Goa. You possibly can cowl Ooty and Mysore and wonderful drive on your Compass
• Thekkady/Munnar – Coimbatore – Bhavani – Salem – Hosur – Bangalore. Boring freeway, with nothing a lot to do

Relying on the place you’ll keep in Munnar and when you plan to go to Thekkady, then the route will change accordingly.

This is what BHPian matchvan needed to say on the matter:

Greetings,

Kudos on deciding on a pan-India journey. My 2 cents:

I’ll handle the way in which to do Hyderabad – Bengaluru part, in a real BHPian fashion.

Hyderabad to Chennai/Pondicherry – Seashore cease for 1 evening.

From Pondicherry through Villupuram, Trichy reaches Madurai – Temple stops for 1 evening.

You’ve got possibility of Kodaikanal/ Munnar.

From Madurai, you’ll be able to go to Munnar – 1 evening cease.

From Munnar, you’ll be able to go to Ooty through Udumalpet, Coimbatore – 1 evening at Ooty.

From Ooty, you’ll be able to add Masinagudi or the Bandipur ghat experience to succeed in Mysore – 1 evening at Mysuru.

From Mysuru attain Bengaluru –

Plan your return from right here.

Roads in these elements are wonderful with quite a few meals stops and this may be performed in 6 to eight days.

I’ve performed this in 2 elements with my daughter and spouse.

You should have a pleasant time exploring.

Drive Secure.

This is what BHPian kovilkalai needed to say on the matter:

I’d agree with the suggestion that you just drive by way of TN on the way in which down and up the Malabar coast on the way in which again. Listed here are a number of ideas:

1. After I was planning my cross-country drive, I heard from a number of people who Chandigarh to Jhansi could also be robust for sooner or later. Too many cities to drive round and a few stretches of undivided, busy roads. This can be a actually lengthy 700+ km
2. As a substitute of stopping at Nagpur, cease at Tadoba. You might be able to squeeze in a morning safari earlier than you head on. Who says you’ll be able to’t see a number of issues throughout a marathon drive
3. Right here is an itinerary for TN. Keep in Chennai or Mahabalipuram after you drive in from Hyderabad. Chennai/Mahabs -> Pondicherry (through ECR) -> Pichavaram Mangrove forest (do the boat experience) -> Tranquebar. You possibly can keep right here. The following day, drive to Rameswaram/Dhanushkodi through Velankanni. The seashores on the mainland close to Rameswaram are nice and there are locations to do snorkelling or take a glass-bottom boat to see some corals. From Rameswaram, you’ll be able to go to Kanyakumari alongside the TN coast.
4. From Kanyakumari, you’ll be able to drive to Munnar. On the way in which again north, drive up the Malabar coast. The drive can be gradual till you get to Mangalore, however there are loads of great stops alongside the way in which. Think about a houseboat experience in Kumarakom (or close to Bekal). Additionally take a look at Fort Kochi, Bekal, Malpe and Gokarna on the way in which to Goa.
5. I selected to cease in Dungarpur in Rajasthan as a substitute of Udaipur. The palace of the erstwhile prince there was nice and positively extra reasonably priced than any of the flowery resorts in Udaipur (to not point out much less crowded)
6. If you’re spending this a lot time within the south, I hope you might be okay consuming south Indian meals for lunch. You’ll find dhabas alongside main highways, however if you’re driving down the East Coast Highway in TN, you’ll have to take care of south Indian meals. Stopping at Pondicherry for lunch is a good suggestion (nice eating places), however it will get slightly dicey after that. Do not get me flawed… the meals is sweet so long as you might be advantageous with rice, sambar and rasam. I’m not an enormous fan of freeway meals in Kerala, however it will get higher in Karnataka. Cease in Kundapur and Karwar for lunch.
7. You’ll discover that I’m not recommending Bangalore. Do not drive by way of Bangalore. It’s horrible. I stay right here.

Another advice… In case you plan on doing 11-13 hour marathon stretches, ensure you have expressways or divided highways for many of that point. Doing 11-13 hours on undivided highways is asking for bother. Take extra stops. So what when you take a number of extra days? This can be a once-in-a-lifetime journey. Do it with much less stress

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