The Idea of road trip
We wanted to go for long road trip for long time. I was waiting for me to get retired so that I can travel without any commitments and wanted to travel till I feel tired. Did not want to have any kind of botherations that I need to return home on so and so date.
Preparations
This was our first unplanned road trip. We had only few conditions, one was to drive our Thar at the Thar desert in Rajasthan. Not to get stressed of driving and enjoy every moment. We did not plan for any places to stay, any places to visit. We decided that we would not drive during night time and we would start only after getting sufficient sleep.
Vehicle
Why Thar 3 door and not Forturner?
Forturner would be more comfortable than the Thar 3 door, but after changing the shock absorbers (Suspensions to ARC) we found the thar very comfortable. We were only 2, so we could use the back row for our luggage. So space was not a constraint, drive comfort was sorted out with the new suspension.
Biggest advantage, its powerful, its compact and I love it.
The trip
Day 2 - Hyderabad to Nagpur
Day 3 - Nagpur to Bhopal
Day 4 - Bhopal to Gwalior
Day 5 - Gwalior to Sonipat
Day 6 - Exploring Sonipat
Day 7 - Sonipat
Day 8 - Sonipat to Jaipur
Day 9 - Exploring Jaipur
Day 10 - Exploring Jaipur
Day 11 - Jaipur to Jodhpur
Day 12 - Exploring Jodhpur
Day 13 - Jodhpur to Sam Sad Dunes
Day 14 - Sam Sand Dunes to Jodhpur
Day 15 - Jodhpur to Bharuch
Day 16 - Bharuch to Lonavala
Day 17 - Rest and exploring Lonavala
Day 18 - Lonavala to Hubbali
Day 19 - Hubbali to Mysore
Some tips for road trips from our experience
Things to carry