'It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.'
- Ursula K. Le Guin
While the trip and its memories may mean a lot to us and our close ones, for many others, the journey will continue to be an important piece of information. I myself remember searching forums for the roads people took, the experiences they had, dos and donts, average distances travelled, stops taken. Information someone may find useful while planning their trip or information we could use later as a baseline for our future road trips. Here it is:
Rajasthan Road Trip Summary
Start Date: Saturday, 24 December 2016, 00:30 IST
End Date: Sunday, 01 January 2017, 17:45 IST
Total trip time: 9 nights, 9 days
Odometer reading (start): 16580 kms
Odometer reading (end): 20101 kms
Total distance travelled: 3521 kms
Route: Pune - Ahmedabad - Jaisalmer - Udaipur - Chittorgarh - Mount Abu - Surat - Pune
Vehicle: Mahindra XUV 5OO (W10)
Road trippers: Aniket Anikhindi, Pallavi Anikhindi, Ruhi Anikhindi, Mukul Kunte, Gauri Kunte, Trisha Kunte, Anant Kulkarni, Rama Kulkarni (6 adults, 2 kids).
Day wise summary (all time values in Indian Standard Time)
- Ursula K. Le Guin
While the trip and its memories may mean a lot to us and our close ones, for many others, the journey will continue to be an important piece of information. I myself remember searching forums for the roads people took, the experiences they had, dos and donts, average distances travelled, stops taken. Information someone may find useful while planning their trip or information we could use later as a baseline for our future road trips. Here it is:
Rajasthan Road Trip Summary
Start Date: Saturday, 24 December 2016, 00:30 IST
End Date: Sunday, 01 January 2017, 17:45 IST
Total trip time: 9 nights, 9 days
Odometer reading (start): 16580 kms
Odometer reading (end): 20101 kms
Total distance travelled: 3521 kms
Route: Pune - Ahmedabad - Jaisalmer - Udaipur - Chittorgarh - Mount Abu - Surat - Pune
Vehicle: Mahindra XUV 5OO (W10)
Road trippers: Aniket Anikhindi, Pallavi Anikhindi, Ruhi Anikhindi, Mukul Kunte, Gauri Kunte, Trisha Kunte, Anant Kulkarni, Rama Kulkarni (6 adults, 2 kids).
Day wise summary (all time values in Indian Standard Time)
| Day | Date | Start Time & Place | Stop over | End Time & Place | Distance travelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 24/12/2016 | 00:30, Shivtara Garden Society, Pune (Home) | 07:00, Khodiyar Hotel, Valsad | 14:20, Hotel Ginger, Ahmedabad | 670 kms |
| 02 | 25/12/2016 | 08:30, Hotel Ginger, Ahmedabad | - | 17:30, Hotel Moonlight, Jaisalmer | 532 kms |
| 03 | 26/12/2016 | 10:00, Hotel Moonlight, Jaisalmer | Jaisalmer local travel: Jaisalmer fort, Patwon ki Haveli, Gadisar Lake | 20:30, Hotel Moonlight, Jaisalmer | 30 kms |
| 04 | 27/12/2016 | 07:00, Hotel Moonlight, Jaisalmer | 09:30, BP 609, Tanot, Jaisalmer | 13:10, Hotel Moonlight, Jaisalmer | 275 kms |
| 15:30, Hotel Moonlight, Jaisalmer | - | 16:30, Camp Oasis, Sam Sand Dunes, Jaisalmer | 45 kms | ||
| 05 | 28/12/2016 | 09:00, Camp Oasis, Sam Sand Dunes, Jaisalmer | 13:40, Hotel Badri Palace, Jodhpur | 19:20, Hotel Swaroop Vilas, Udaipur | 571 kms |
| 06 | 29/12/2016 | 10:00, Hotel Swaroop Vilas, Udaipur | - | 13:20, Chittorgarh Fort, Chittorgarh | 122 kms |
| 15:40, Chittorgarh Fort, Chittorgarh | 15:45, Hotel Pratap Palace, Chittorgarh & 19:30, Jagdish temple, Udaipur |
21:20, Hotel Swaroop Vilas, Udaipur | 141 kms | ||
| 07 | 30/12/2016 | 09:00, Hotel Swaroop Vilas, Udaipur | 09:15, City Palace, Udaipur | 11:15, Hotel Swaroop Vilas, Udaipur | 10 kms |
| 11:45, Hotel Swaroop Vilas, Udaipur | - | 14:00, Hotel Gorbandh, Mount Abu | 165 kms | ||
| 15:40, Hotel Gorbandh, Mount Abu | 15:55, Dilwara Temples, Mount Abu | 18:50, Guru Shikhar, Mount Abu | 18 kms | ||
| 20:20, Guru Shikhar, Mount Abu | - | 21:20, Hotel Gorbandh, Mount Abu | 18 kms | ||
| 08 | 31/12/2016 | 06:20, Hotel Gorbandh, Mount Abu | 12:30, Banyan Paradise Resort, Vadodara | 17:20, Hotel Ginger, Surat | 502 kms |
| 09 | 01/01/2017 | 08:50, Hotel Ginger, Surat | 14:15, Hotel Saiba, Airoli | 17:45, Shivtara Garden Society, Pune (Home) | 422 kms |
Firstly I would like to comment that this is a very well written blog covering minute details.I also appreciate the efforts you have taken to write this blog right from data collection to staying up late nights to finish the blog asasp. You have excellent writing skills please continue the same. It is indeed refreshing for me to read the events in series right from pre and post travel. I am sure it will be the same for our fellow travellers. I have seen you making all preparations for the trip to ensure everybody is comfortable during the travel, then may be fitting the roof top carrier or getting all accesories whiThch really made us all feel so comfortable throught out the entire 9 days. There was absolutely no tiredness even for a single day. I was skeptical about road trips for such long distance travel specially with kids, but many thanks to you for building in that confidence in me. Now i am looking forward for many such road trips. I am sure this blog will be useful for many those who intend to become road trippers or who chose the same destination.
ReplyDeleteThanks and Best wishes,
Pallavi Anikant Anisandy.
Also want to add tonnes of thanks to our Dear Cheetah (Mahindra XUV 500) who gave us the road trip pleasure!!!
ReplyDeleteVery well written Aniket.. enjoyed our trip..
ReplyDeleteI truly admire the patience...i think it is the passion indeed to write such a blog with so much of details...खेळ मांडियेला, वाळवंटी ठायी ..
ReplyDeleteअशा शीर्षकाचे प्रवास वर्णन लिही मस्त..मराठी साहित्यात थोडीशी भर..😊
Now you know, why we named him Anikant. He can really do anything. At least we believe so, and he proved this belief to be true not only over the trip but also while writing this blog. He just needs to get into something.. if he gets in.. he does it this way. Very well written Aniket. I almost relived the entire trip both the times I read this blog, and am sure to relive it everytime I would read it. Thanks for writing this blog Aniket.. for sure, you deserve a treat for this blog from me.
ReplyDeleteDuring the trip, for all good reasons, we made Aniket as bade bhaiyya while Mukul became mazale bhaiyya and I enjoyed being chote bhaiyya. Well, we could not have had a company any better than this over the fabulous trip along with Cheetah, the XUV. Did enjoy every day of it.. Right from the planning phase till you published this blog.
Every moment was a happening moment.. may it be the uploading or downloading of the luggage or the key decisions.. or the celebrations together.. the best thing I liked that we all unanimously decided to start at 00:30HRS in the midnight while original plan was to start early morning. And that really set up the trip mood. I myself (still) believe a lot in planning, but have also realized how good fun it can be when we go really adhoc at times. Again, thanks to the gang for such extempore decisions, especially the kids who enjoyed all along.
Rest all is the story that we will cherish over times .. very well covered by Aniket. Frankly when I spoke to Aniket about writing a blog, I just expected a couple of pages.. and here we got a dozen of those from him, awesome! Keep writing.. :)
Excellently penned down!! Exploring is surely more exciting than just being a tourist... Very nicely written blog!!
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