Lake Como in November

Devbagh Beach Resort, Karwar

Jungle Lodges and Resorts, Devbagh, near Karwar is one of its kind. It offers a unique opportunity to live a jungle life.  A retreat, which is not only exclusive, but secluded as well. The resort is located on an island near estuary of river Kali and Arabian sea. The resort is only accessible by boat.  We had traveled to this place by road from Mumbai. The resort office is just off the national highway 17 (Panvel-Kochi Highway) on the banks of Kali river. If you are coming from Goa cross the big bridge on the river and take the first left. You will see the office right there. 

The Best Ever Road Trip - Mumbai to Coorg and Back Part 2

This is the part of journey we were eagerly waiting for. We had planned for coastal route for some part of this journey and some amazing views were instore for us. I didn't have to wait for long. As we left Ganpatipule and drove on SH4, vast span of Arabian Sea was in front of us. 

Blue Ocean Resort and Spa, Ganpatipule, Maharashtra, India

One of the best options in Ganpatipule, if you want to stay right on the beach! Though around 5 kms away from the temple, this resorts offers nice, clean and kind of a private beach. We booked sea view villa, which was on the beach side of the property. At first, we were excited to see lush green gardens and sea.

The Best Ever Road trip - Mumbai to Coorg and Back Part 1

Finally, it happened. We had the best ever road trip - from our home Mumbai to all the way to Coorg. And what a journey it was! We witnessed the black, rich and fertile soil in Maharashtra, turned orange in Goa and then, became red till Karnataka. It was an ultimate realization of different worlds. They were three different civilizations. One, rushing towards work, second lazy and contented and third is busy enjoying and indulging in the best life!

Onto journey was as per plan, that is, Mumbai to Ganpatipule, Ganpatipule to Devbagh and Devbagh to Coorg.

We left Mumbai at 5:45am. The weather was hot and cloudy. 

All set for a driving holiday from Mumbai to Coorg

Beautiful serene beaches of Ganpatipule, crowded streets of Goa, and seashore divine temples of Karnataka, I am up for a real trip!

If India is full of hidden treasures, western coastline is one of those treasures. It is one of the must do excursion for every travel enthusiast. This summer vacation, we planned a road trip with an aim to be close to the shore as far as possible. 

Mumbai to Udaipur - A Road Trip

Mumbai - Vapi - Vadodara - Halol - Godhra - Modasa - Kherwada - Udaipur

Yes, you read it right!

Mumbai to Udaipur on a road trip.

It is around 770 kms and we did it on a stretch. All thanks to my husband's passion for driving and my navigation skills.

We decided to go for this driving trip just a day before! One of the reasons to go by road was expensive flight tickets also. But at the end it was proven to be a good decision.

We didn't have much time to decide for hotel. It was one of the long weekends and most of the good hotels were fully booked. We checked on Tripadvisor.com and the best possible options were Amet Haveli and the two hotel managed by HRH Hotels (Historic Resort Hotels). We obviously wanted to stay near the lake side. Amet Haveli seemed as better option as per tripadvisor’s ratings and it was also reasonably priced. So we went ahead with the bookings with Hotel Amet Haveli.

We researched for the route and we were in two minds. One route suggested that we should take state highway after Vadodara, and the other recommended to go via Ahmedabad. We enquired a little more and decided for the former.