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Hello all the tourers and rest of the human community 
....here comes another travelogue from one of the checked items on my bucket list "road trip to Rajasthan" which I did on our very own RE Classic 350 along with my BFF Varun and his beast RE Desert Storm 500, believe me, 4 of us make a special team which I can't describe in words. I was longing for this road trip for a long long time (thanks to the work pressure ..) and couldn't wait for the year end, which is supposedly the best time to visit Rajasthan. Both of us had doubts , whether it's the right decision to do this trip in Monsoons, well, I believe that when you have doubts, you should definitely try doing it, because if you do it successfully, you will have immense satisfaction and if at all you fail, you can justify your doubts.
Thane-Mt Abu-Jaisalmer-Jodhpur-Ajmer-Pushkar-Chittorgarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad-Thane
Road condition(1-10, 1 being lowest): 8
Hotel : Hotel Amantran
Room/price/standard : Ac room/1200/ average, only for dumping.
Hotel Rating(1-10, 1 being lowest) : 5
Day2, 26 July: Mehsana-Mt Abu(150 Km)
Started early in the morning to reach Mt abu at around 11 am and dumped at the hotel and left to visit the Mount asap. Unfortunately 2nd
By 8 or so we were back @ the hotel, it was time to eat,sleep and dream of our next destination Jaisalmer. It was raining so heavily @ mount that after 2 days there was a landslide and the main road was blocked. We were lucky that we were not present when all this happened.
Road condition: 8
Hotel : Hotel Sigma, Abu road
Room/price/standard : Non Ac room/300/ average, only for dumping, not for couples.
Hotel Rating: 3
Day3, 27 July: Mt Abu - Jaisalmer(Golden City) via Jodhpur (570 Km)
Before the sleep we thought of watching news and were shocked by the demise of great Late APJ Abdul Kalam. RIP sir, you were a true nationalist and a great human. You would be an inspiration to many many generations.
Road condition: overall 8 ( 10/10 for Pali-Jodhpur road)
Hotel : Hotel shahi palace
Room/price/standard : Non Ac room/215/ Awesome rooms, the hotel is worth your money. The prices might shoot up in peak season.
Hotel Rating: 8
Day4, 28 July: Around Jaisalmer(Tanot temple, Longewala, Gadisar lake,Sam dunes)(~400 KM)
From longewala we headed towards Ramgarh and then to Jaisalmer. On these deserted roads you can find beautiful visual effects of the sand flowing on them. Sometimes you would be surrounded dust storms and would surely get goosebumps by the sheer size of it.
We had our lunch at the only hotel in Ramgarh and the food was awesome. Some tips when you are taking tour of this part of the country. Do a tank up in Jaisalmer and keep some backup as well, also the only hotel after Jaisalmer is in Ramgarh, so, do keep enough food/snacks.
We reached Jaisalmer at around 4 pm and immediately left for Ghadisar lake where we spent not more than 10 mins and then to sam sand dunes. The ride experience to sam was amazing. If you want some thrill in the dunes, go for a jeep safari and I am sure you would love it. You would enjoy the adrenaline rush when jeep falls on an almost 90 degree dune which is almost 3-4 storey high. If you are on a powerful bike like bullet , do try out a ride on the dunes. A camel safari is also worth doing.
Road condition to Tanot/Longewala: 8
Road condition to sam: 9
Day5, 29 July: In Jaisalmer and then to Jodhpur (300 Km)
Road condition: 8
Hotel : The Marwar hotel and gardens
Room/price/standard : Ac room/1400 / Good hotel
Hotel Rating: 8
Day6, 30 July: Jodhpur sightseeing
usually when I am at such historical places I think about my youngest bro Ankit who loves history and the moment I used to call him to tell him where I was , he would tell you all about that place.
Day7, 31 July: Jodhpur-Ajmer-Pushkar-Chittorgarh(~450 Km)
At around 6, we were on the road again and without any delay headed towards Chittorgarh, which was around 220 Kms. The road condition was good but it had heavy traffic and due to this we reached at the hotel at around 11 Pm. It was a long day and the bed was calling us.
Road condition: 7
Hotel : Hotel Padmini
Room/price/standard : Ac room/1300 / Good hotel. From the inside, it looks more like a dharamshala. Overall, it was worth the money.
Hotel Rating: 6.5
Day8, 1 Aug: Chittorgarh fort visit & then do Udaipur(~140 Km)
After sajjangarh we went straight to Fatehsagar Lake which is one of the many beautiful lakes in Udaipur. If you want to enjoy this place, just take a walk along the lake and eat at the chaupati( Go for a kullad hot coffee and cold coffee with ice cream), other food items are also great. After sitting around the lake for hours and having multiple coffee it was time to sleep.
Road condition: 6.5
Hotel : Hotel Lake Paradise
Room/price/standard : Non Ac room/900 / Worth money, really good + the guy at the reception is very helpful and friendly.
Hotel Rating: 7
Day9/10, 2/3 Aug: In and around Udaipur and then to Ahmedabad-Thane (~900 Km)
At around 9 or so we thought of having dinner and went to the restaurant one floor down in the same building. As soon as we entered the restaurant we felt as is we are in a fish market or a railway station or OTC floor etc etc, it was so chaotic and all the peace that we had gathered in last 9 days went off in that 1 hour. We felt more tired after the dinner than driving 3500 Km by now. What a place it was.
Day 10 was all about reaching Thane, so I do not have much to describe. The trip came to an end at 7 pm on 3rd Aug. We both hugged each other and felt great about the fact that we have completed one more milestone and had another great memorable road trip. At the same time we also agreed that 2016 should be focussed on planning the laddakh road trip.
Some known facts and learnings
1) There is no point in honking or giving dipper to a cow. She won't move or even bother to....
2) When they want to cross the road, they can, you can't.
3) If the road is completely blocked by them, don't get down to request them to give side, it won't work.
4) Holy cow.
....here comes another travelogue from one of the checked items on my bucket list "road trip to Rajasthan" which I did on our very own RE Classic 350 along with my BFF Varun and his beast RE Desert Storm 500, believe me, 4 of us make a special team which I can't describe in words. I was longing for this road trip for a long long time (thanks to the work pressure ..) and couldn't wait for the year end, which is supposedly the best time to visit Rajasthan. Both of us had doubts , whether it's the right decision to do this trip in Monsoons, well, I believe that when you have doubts, you should definitely try doing it, because if you do it successfully, you will have immense satisfaction and if at all you fail, you can justify your doubts.Thane-Mt Abu-Jaisalmer-Jodhpur-Ajmer-Pushkar-Chittorgarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad-Thane
Road condition(1-10, 1 being lowest): 8
Hotel : Hotel Amantran
Room/price/standard : Ac room/1200/ average, only for dumping.
Hotel Rating(1-10, 1 being lowest) : 5
Day2, 26 July: Mehsana-Mt Abu(150 Km)
Started early in the morning to reach Mt abu at around 11 am and dumped at the hotel and left to visit the Mount asap. Unfortunately 2nd
By 8 or so we were back @ the hotel, it was time to eat,sleep and dream of our next destination Jaisalmer. It was raining so heavily @ mount that after 2 days there was a landslide and the main road was blocked. We were lucky that we were not present when all this happened.
Road condition: 8
Hotel : Hotel Sigma, Abu road
Room/price/standard : Non Ac room/300/ average, only for dumping, not for couples.
Hotel Rating: 3
Day3, 27 July: Mt Abu - Jaisalmer(Golden City) via Jodhpur (570 Km)
Before the sleep we thought of watching news and were shocked by the demise of great Late APJ Abdul Kalam. RIP sir, you were a true nationalist and a great human. You would be an inspiration to many many generations.
Road condition: overall 8 ( 10/10 for Pali-Jodhpur road)
Hotel : Hotel shahi palace
Room/price/standard : Non Ac room/215/ Awesome rooms, the hotel is worth your money. The prices might shoot up in peak season.
Hotel Rating: 8
Day4, 28 July: Around Jaisalmer(Tanot temple, Longewala, Gadisar lake,Sam dunes)(~400 KM)
From longewala we headed towards Ramgarh and then to Jaisalmer. On these deserted roads you can find beautiful visual effects of the sand flowing on them. Sometimes you would be surrounded dust storms and would surely get goosebumps by the sheer size of it.
We had our lunch at the only hotel in Ramgarh and the food was awesome. Some tips when you are taking tour of this part of the country. Do a tank up in Jaisalmer and keep some backup as well, also the only hotel after Jaisalmer is in Ramgarh, so, do keep enough food/snacks.
We reached Jaisalmer at around 4 pm and immediately left for Ghadisar lake where we spent not more than 10 mins and then to sam sand dunes. The ride experience to sam was amazing. If you want some thrill in the dunes, go for a jeep safari and I am sure you would love it. You would enjoy the adrenaline rush when jeep falls on an almost 90 degree dune which is almost 3-4 storey high. If you are on a powerful bike like bullet , do try out a ride on the dunes. A camel safari is also worth doing.
Road condition to Tanot/Longewala: 8
Road condition to sam: 9
Day5, 29 July: In Jaisalmer and then to Jodhpur (300 Km)
Road condition: 8
Hotel : The Marwar hotel and gardens
Room/price/standard : Ac room/1400 / Good hotel
Hotel Rating: 8
Day6, 30 July: Jodhpur sightseeing
usually when I am at such historical places I think about my youngest bro Ankit who loves history and the moment I used to call him to tell him where I was , he would tell you all about that place.
Day7, 31 July: Jodhpur-Ajmer-Pushkar-Chittorgarh(~450 Km)
At around 6, we were on the road again and without any delay headed towards Chittorgarh, which was around 220 Kms. The road condition was good but it had heavy traffic and due to this we reached at the hotel at around 11 Pm. It was a long day and the bed was calling us.
Road condition: 7
Hotel : Hotel Padmini
Room/price/standard : Ac room/1300 / Good hotel. From the inside, it looks more like a dharamshala. Overall, it was worth the money.
Hotel Rating: 6.5
Day8, 1 Aug: Chittorgarh fort visit & then do Udaipur(~140 Km)
After sajjangarh we went straight to Fatehsagar Lake which is one of the many beautiful lakes in Udaipur. If you want to enjoy this place, just take a walk along the lake and eat at the chaupati( Go for a kullad hot coffee and cold coffee with ice cream), other food items are also great. After sitting around the lake for hours and having multiple coffee it was time to sleep.
Road condition: 6.5
Hotel : Hotel Lake Paradise
Room/price/standard : Non Ac room/900 / Worth money, really good + the guy at the reception is very helpful and friendly.
Hotel Rating: 7
Day9/10, 2/3 Aug: In and around Udaipur and then to Ahmedabad-Thane (~900 Km)
At around 9 or so we thought of having dinner and went to the restaurant one floor down in the same building. As soon as we entered the restaurant we felt as is we are in a fish market or a railway station or OTC floor etc etc, it was so chaotic and all the peace that we had gathered in last 9 days went off in that 1 hour. We felt more tired after the dinner than driving 3500 Km by now. What a place it was.
Day 10 was all about reaching Thane, so I do not have much to describe. The trip came to an end at 7 pm on 3rd Aug. We both hugged each other and felt great about the fact that we have completed one more milestone and had another great memorable road trip. At the same time we also agreed that 2016 should be focussed on planning the laddakh road trip.
Some known facts and learnings
1) There is no point in honking or giving dipper to a cow. She won't move or even bother to....
2) When they want to cross the road, they can, you can't.
3) If the road is completely blocked by them, don't get down to request them to give side, it won't work.
4) Holy cow.
Also, carrying a mini foot-pump is a good idea for such remote places.
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