YHAI’s well known organized trek to Sar Pass will begin on May 1st of this year and go on till end of May, with a new batch departing everyday. The bookings are open, and the first few weeks are already completely sold. For more details on the trek, see YHAI webpage on Sar Pass Trek. […]
bcm touring is a travel website with exclusive focus on those travelling in their own bikes and cars, especially bikes. The website has an active travel forum where you can ask and get useful insights on taking your bike out on a journey. There are other section that attends to related areas like articles on […]
Rishikesh is probably the most popular rafting destination in India. Proximity to Delhi has helped bring in rafting enthusiasts, and many well organized travel agencies who conduct rafting expeditions make it easy to go rafting in the region. And Ganga offers some good stretches for beginners to learn. You can also choose from several rafting […]
The Sahyadri ranges in Karnataka are green, beautiful and wears thick greenery all over the mountains, inviting nature lovers to walk and camp on its terrains. Many trails, though not well documented, do exist and are frequented by trekkers from neighboring regions, primarily Bangalore. It is all the more beautiful in monsoons as many waterfalls […]
This is an interesting travel competition worth watching. It feels more like a ’survivor’ series though. Some folks have come up with an ingenious plan of a travel competition where participants have to travel to 10 destinations with a budget of Rs.1000.
The destinations are pretty far off, takes several days to travel and covers long […]
Below the Himalayas, India doesn’t have much options to offer for the whitewater enthusiasts. Sahyadris, the prominent mountain ranges in India other than the Himalayas does have many rivers running down from them, but not many of them are suitable for rafting. They come down like a torrent during the monsoon, and become mellow or […]
Diving is not exactly a very popular sport in India. India’s mainland doesn’t have well known diving sites which offer colorful views of the ocean, and neither can you see too much of exotic oceanic life. However, Lakshadweep does have some beautiful coral reefs and lagoons where snorkeling and diving would be worth it. Here […]
Long distance Rickshaw rallies are a latest fad that seems to be catching up fast. First we had the Eagerbros who took an auto-rickshaw on the Grand Trunk Road all the way from Kolkata to Pakistan border. Then it was the Indian auto-rickshaw challenge from Chennai to Kanyakumari.
On a rickshaw ride
Now there is one more […]
Summer is a bad time to travel in India. India’s plains are so hot that you will never enjoy your journeys unless you confine yourself to air conditioning all the time. But for most Indians, especially for families travelling with Children, summer is also the time of the year when they have spare time. Fortunately, […]
Hill stations are an obvious choice as summer destinations. Though a little difficult to access unlike the ones in Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim’s higher regions have its own charm. They are different, greener and cleaner than other places and has a lot of variety to offer. It is an ideal destination for every kind of traveller […]