groups The 18 Travellers
Three generations in three cars — ages 1 to 74. One family member has a heart condition, so the whole route avoids high altitude and strenuous climbs, and every drive is followed by a full rest day.
directions_car Car-wise Seating Plan
Who rides where — three cars, mapped seat by seat.
Kia Seltos
5-seater · manual
Vivek drives, Ankit co-drives
XUV700
7-seater · manual
Abhishek at the wheel
Maruti Ertiga
7-seater · manual
Rahul at the wheel — extra legroom for the elders
calendar_month Trip Timeline at a Glance
Tap any stop to jump to its full details on the Itinerary page.
🌬️ November 2027 — Trip Begins
❄️ December 2027 — Delhi → Punjab → Royal Rajasthan
☀️ January 2028 — Jyotirlingas, Mumbai & the Coast
🌤️ February 2028 — Deep South & Deccan
🌸 March 2028 — East India & the Himalayan Foothills
🏡 April 2028 — Meghalaya Finale & the Ride Home
wb_sunny Seasonal Strategy
Why this order works
Nov 20 – Dec 6 (early winter) → UP → Uttarakhand → Delhi → Punjab. Pleasant, pre-peak cold for the plains, foothills and the capital.
Dec 7 – Jan 10 (peak winter) → Rajasthan → Gujarat → MP. The desert states at their absolute best — Rann Utsav in full swing, New Year at Somnath, cool Jyotirlinga darshans.
Jan 11 – Feb 18 → Maharashtra → Goa → Karnataka → Kerala → Tamil Nadu. The west coast and deep south in their prime beach-and-backwater season.
Feb 19 – Mar 19 → AP → Telangana → Chhattisgarh → Odisha → West Bengal → Sikkim. East India before the heat builds; Darjeeling/Gangtok in crisp spring air.
Mar 20 – Apr 11 (Northeast spring) → Assam → Arunachal (Dirang/Bomdila) → Meghalaya → home. Kaziranga safaris still open, orchids blooming, waterfalls ahead of the monsoon — then an easy four-day ride back to Amnour.
👴❤️ Designed for elderly & heart-safe travel
Every stop follows the same rhythm: one dedicated travel day (drive → check-in → rest, no sightseeing), then one or more full tour days with no city-to-city driving. High-altitude legs are gone — Himachal, Nainital, Lachung/Nathula and Tawang/Sela Pass were all replaced with Mussoorie, Gangtok/Pelling and Dirang/Bomdila, so no overnight stop exceeds ~2,150 m. Steep treks (like the living-root-bridge stairs) are skipped, long drives are split with transit halts, and the medical file travels in the car.
airport_shuttle Group, Vehicle & Logistics Notes
🚗 Vehicles & Seating
Three manual cars for 18 travellers, with roof carriages for the 144 days of luggage — Seltos and XUV700 on diesel (~15 km/l), Ertiga on CNG (~25 km/kg). Seltos (5-seater + 2 laps): Vivek (driver), Ankit (co-driver), Priyanka, Anubhuti, Anvika, Samiksha. XUV700 (7-seater): Abhishek, SM Keshav, K Sinha, Ujjwal, Yash Raj, Preeti, Sweta. Ertiga (7-seater, carrying 5): Rahul, A N Lalan, Putul Devi, LB Kesari, Renu Devi — the elders' car, with room to spare.
🧑✈️ Drivers
Four licensed adult drivers (Abhishek, Vivek, Ankit, Rahul) covering all three cars — Vivek and Ankit share the Seltos, one each in the XUV700 and Ertiga — rotating on the long Rajasthan and Northeast stretches. No drive exceeds ~500 km, and every long drive is followed by a rest day.
❤️ Heart-Care Kit
Doctor's clearance before departure; full medical file + prescriptions in the car; 150-day medicine stock (plus buffer); BP monitor and pulse oximeter; a list of cardiac hospitals for every overnight city; and no strenuous climbs anywhere on the route.
👴👶 Elderly & Infants
Medical kit, medication buffer, two child car seats, diaper/formula stock — restock in big cities (Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Guwahati) before remote legs like Bastar and Arunachal.
📄 Permits
Inner Line Permit (ILP) mandatory for Arunachal Pradesh — apply well in advance. No special North Sikkim permit needed, as the itinerary stays in Gangtok/Pelling.
🧥 Warm Layers
Jackets and thermals for everyone — December nights in Rajasthan/Kutch, and the Darjeeling–Sikkim–Arunachal stretch in March still gets cold evenings at altitude.
🎥 Content Creation
See the dedicated Content Plan page for gear budget and monetization strategy.
explore Explore the Plan
Full Itinerary
Day-by-day travel & tour days, attractions and content ideas for all 21 regions.
Budget Breakdown
Fuel, stays, food, activities & contingency — full cost estimate.
Content Plan
Gear list, ongoing costs & a realistic monetization strategy.
Checklist
Interactive pre-departure checklist + open items to resolve.
groups The 18 Travellers
Same three-generation family as Plan A — ages 1 to 74, same heart-care rules, just a shorter loop this time.
directions_car Car-wise Seating Plan
Same three cars and seating as Plan A.
Kia Seltos
5-seater · manual
Vivek drives, Ankit co-drives
XUV700
7-seater · manual
Abhishek at the wheel
Maruti Ertiga
7-seater · manual
Rahul at the wheel — extra legroom for the elders
calendar_month Trip Timeline at a Glance
Tap any stop to jump to its full details on the Itinerary page.
🍂 November 2027 — Temples, Taj & the Desert Gateway
❄️ December 2027 — Royal Rajasthan, Delhi & the Himalayan Foothills
wb_sunny Seasonal Strategy
Why this order works
Nov 20 – 26 (early winter) → UP temple circuit and Taj Mahal, then Kota/Ujjain en route to Gujarat. Pleasant, pre-peak cold for the plains.
Nov 27 – Dec 1 → Coastal Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Diu, Somnath, Dwarka). Comfortable winter beach & temple weather.
Dec 2 – 9 → Desert Rajasthan and Delhi-NCR. Cool, dry desert-camp weather — Jaisalmer nights are cold, pack layers.
Dec 10 – 16 → Himachal, Punjab and Chandigarh. Winter in the Himalayan foothills — Manali may see light snow, Amritsar is crisp and clear.
Dec 17 – 19 → An easy three-day ride home via Sonipat and Lucknow.
👴❤️ Designed for elderly & heart-safe travel
Same family, same rules — but 22 stops in ~30 days is a brisker pace than Plan A, so most halts combine a short drive with light same-day sightseeing instead of a full separate rest day. Shimla is the highest overnight stop on the route; no strenuous climbs or high mountain passes are on the itinerary, and the medical file travels in the car at all times.
airport_shuttle Group, Vehicle & Logistics Notes
🚗 Vehicles & Seating
Same three manual cars and seating plan as Plan A — Seltos and XUV700 on diesel (~15 km/l), Ertiga on CNG (~25 km/kg) — just packed lighter for a 30-day loop instead of 144 days.
🧑✈️ Drivers
Same four licensed drivers (Abhishek, Vivek, Ankit, Rahul). No drive exceeds ~400 km except the Sonipat → Lucknow homeward leg (~530 km), which gets the earliest possible start.
❤️ Heart-Care Kit
Doctor's clearance before departure; medical file + prescriptions in the car; 35-day medicine stock; BP monitor and pulse oximeter; a cardiac-hospital list for every overnight city, including Shimla and Manali.
👴👶 Elderly & Infants
Medical kit, medication buffer, two child car seats, diaper/formula stock — restock in Ahmedabad or Amritsar, the two biggest cities on this route.
📄 Permits
No special Inner Line Permit needed anywhere on this route. Carry photo ID for the Wagah/Atari Border retreat ceremony security check.
🧥 Warm Layers
Jackets and thermals for everyone — Jaisalmer desert nights get cold in December, and Shimla/Manali/Dharamshala may see light snow.
🏔️ Kashmir & Uttarakhand (optional)
Both were on the wishlist but don't fit inside the 1-month cap. A Haridwar/Rishikesh detour (+2 days) or a Srinagar/Gulmarg loop, staying below ~1,600 m and skipping Sonmarg/Zojila, could extend this into a separate add-on trip. See the Checklist for the open decision.
explore Explore the Plan
Full Itinerary
Day-by-day travel & tour days, attractions and content ideas for all 8 regions.
Budget Breakdown
Fuel, stays, food, activities & contingency — full cost estimate.
Content Plan
Gear list, ongoing costs & a realistic monetization strategy.
Checklist
Interactive pre-departure checklist + open items to resolve.
Plan C · South India — Under Construction
This route is still being mapped out — check back soon, or switch to Plan A (Full India) or Plan B (North India) in the meantime.
Plan D · North East India — Under Construction
This route is still being mapped out — check back soon, or switch to Plan A (Full India) or Plan B (North India) in the meantime.