5 places not to miss for Monsoon Road trip
If you are a rain lover and a tough soul, who enjoys water puddles, umbrellas, damp roads and aroma of wet soil, then monsoons is the best time for you to invade the offbeat areas of India by road trip. These places will gives you the real feel of Incredible India with cool winds, floating clouds and raindrops.
Here is the list of five places shortlisted by us for a monsoon road trip. For detailed information of the route before or during your road trip, you can check with one of the leading travel and highway enthusiast forum – HV Kumar.
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Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
Distance from Mumbai – 933 Kms
Route – Mumbai – Surat – Vadodra – Ahmedabad –Bhuj – Kutch
In & Around- Enormous stretch of white salt marshes, appearing as white desert whereas in monsoons becomes a shallow fishing ground for fishermen. Not to miss –Moon light camel safari, the highest point Kala Dunger , Dattatreya Temple and hours glazing at stars in the clear sky both at night if you are lucky.
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Kausani , Uttrakhand
Distance from Delhi – 427 kms Route – Delhi – Noida –Rampur- Nainital-Almora- Kausani
In & Around- Baijnath group of temples, Bageshwar, Anashakti Ashram, Lakshmi Ashram and Pant Museum Not to miss –Breathtaking beauty, Panaromic View of Himalayan peaks like Trishul, Nanda Devi, Tea gardens and factory, Rudradhari Caves and Waterfalls %CODE1%
- Pachmarhi, Madhya Pardesh
Distance from Bhopal – 191kms Route – Bhopal-Hoshangabad-Sohagpur-Pipriya-Pachmarhi
In & Around- Caves, Rock paintings, Waterfalls, Lake, Valleys, Narrow gorges, Mountain peaks and ancient temples Not to miss – Apsara Vihar, Bee Falls, Pandav caves, Duchess Falls, Jata Shankar, Handhi Khoh, Bison lodge, Reech garh, Dhoopgarh, Irene Pool and Rajat Pratap.
- Munnar, Kerala
Distance from Bangalore– 476 kms Route –Bangalore- Hosur- Dharmapuri-Salem-Erode-Trippur-Munnar
In & Around- Lush green foliage, Matupetty Dam, Sita Devi Lake, Kolukkumalai tea estate, The Dolmens of Marayoor Not to miss –Tea estates, Attukad falls, Athirapally falls, trek to Anamudi highest peak in South India and Bird watching
- Mount Abu, Rajasthan
Distance from Delhi– 767 kms Route – Delhi – Neemrana- Jaipur-Ajmer- Beawar- Pali- Sirohi- MountAbu
In & Around- Dilwara Jain Temple, Nakki Lake, Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary, Trek to Guru Shikhar, Trevors Tank, Achalgarh, Sunset point Not to miss –Scenic strolls, Mouth watering Rabri and local market at Abu road Caution: Though road trips are thrilling which rush your adrenaline, but you need to be cautious too at the same time. You never know when rain drops turns into cloud burst. So be careful and take some precautions while driving.
- Before leaving, ensure your vehicle is in a healthy condition. Check your lights, tyres, brake and windshield
- Preferably use wet weather tyres during monsoon road trip to avoid slippage
- Roads especially fly-over’s can be slippery during rain, so be careful
- Be considerate to two wheeler’s and pedestrians. During rainy season pedestrians are hard to spot whereas two wheeler’s don’t have enough control over their brakes
- Avoid driving when there is heavy rain and zero visibility
- Don’t leave your vehicles on the road. Park them in a clean safe parking lot away from rodents
- Make sure you have spare Tyre, tool kit, jack etc in good condition
- Carry first aid kit, umbrella and keep a torch handy
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13 thoughts on “5 places not to miss for Monsoon Road trip”
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I have been to Mount Abu and Rann of Kutchch in Gujarat. However, Kausani and Munnar are on my bucket list. With your blog post, they move at least of couple of steps higher!
Nice list of places. Would love to do Pachmarhi – it looks so good. I have done a Bangalore – Goa during this season and I must say that even that was lovely. Especially if you plan to go around the Dudhsagar falls.
Wow! These places definitely seem worth visiting, Suruchi and Tashi! Would you suggest any good accommodation along the road?
Are you looking for accommodation at any specific location.
Great list. This post looks awesome.
We have been to Munnar and Mt Abu. Rann of Kutch is on our list. Those salt deserts must be such a visual treat – white expanses as far as you can see! I think the Rann Utsav has helped in spreading the word about the place and bringing in more visitors.
I never thought people did road trips especially to experience the monsoon. Munnar looks absolutely stunning during the monsoon. Great post about something I didn’t know about.
I would not advise anyone to go to the hills during the rainy season particularly the Himalayas. The lower Himalayas are prone to cloud bursts and landslides. If you are a traveler and seriously planning to travel through these great mountains, please reconsider.
Suruchi, I have given an honest opinion, so please don’t mind.
Aravallis, though are safer in the monsoons.
Those are a couple of places i learnt today. Staying in the southern part of the country, apart from Munnar, I usually pick Castlerock-Dudhsagar, Agumbe, Goa(Panjim, Sernabatim. Also the Konkan coast is beautiful!
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