Re: Go..Goa..Gone! Road trip from Bangalore -> Shimoga -> Goa Quote:
Originally Posted by GKMahajan Wow!
I have been to Goa and driven through Belgaum. Now I have to add Shimoga to my to-do list.
I have been to Bangalore many times - but never drove down! That would be an interesting project!
Once more - GREAT! |
Thanks. My initial plan was to drive through NH4 only, but as I said in my travelogue, I do not enjoy driving on 4/6-lane roads as much as I enjoy the 2-lane and winding roads. Hence the stay over at Shimoga. Quote:
Originally Posted by deepv Nice travelogue .. AmazeGuru!
An offbeat itinerary and very well planned, highlighting some lesser known places.
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Thanks. It sure is offbeat and we realized this only when we came back Quote:
Originally Posted by landcruiser123 Fluidly written TL there. ![Smile](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png) Excellent pics too.
The highlight is about all the places you visited in between. I didn't know there were so many places en-route to Goa.
We did Blr-Goa-Blr this may, but took GQ till Hubli. Doable in 10.5 hours driving time. |
Thanks. There are actually many more interesting places on this route, but due to limited time we had, we could not cover all of them.
Regarding the GQ drive, I typically do not drive more than 400 kms or 7 hrs of drive in a day. We tend to stop at lot of places for multiple reasons and also avoid travelling in the night on unknown roads. Having said that I'll surely try driving to Goa in 1 day via NH4 maybe during our next trip. Quote:
Originally Posted by satrikon_454 Sounds like a nice, relaxed trip.
When driving from Bangalore, there's this detour 25 kms after Dharwad that goes through a forest. It's generally called the Ramnagar route. Although the roads are pretty bad, (the governments of Goa and Karnataka fight as to who's going to repair the roads! ![Rolling Laughter](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/Rolling laughter.gif) ) it does save a lot of time. |
Yes. It was intended to be relaxed as we didnt want to spend too much time driving and also did not pack our itinerary with lots of places. Most of the stops/visit to places were decided at the last minute Quote:
Originally Posted by VKM AmazeGuru, very well written travelogue. it is very lucky for you not to have done the mangalore to goa route. did this route last month & was the worst road trip i have ever done till date. Horrible roads, lots of slow moving traffic. you get to see the sea to your left for about 5 minutes and for this you have to endure a lo...ng tiresome drive. anyone who imagines he is going on a scenic beach drive would be thoroughly disappointed. this is no Highway 1. |
Thanks and what a relief really. I was initially very disappointed that we could not make it to Mangalore and Goa from there via NH17. Reading your post, it looks like we did the right thing. As they say, everything happens for good. |