Our Travel Plan - GDC

We had a tough time sketching our circuit on Google map. Finally after lots of break ups on the Net, combating challenges on Google map and grinding our brains…We Got the right circuit and right places on the screen… : ) Ultimately feels Great: )

We Googled and researched so much on the travel, stay and the exact distance, that My friend after seeing this plan commented
“Mate; If you had spent so much time on your project works…believe me you would have been my manager” Quiet a compliment and felt weird as well.
Never mind, I have always been utilizing my time. Its just I go deep into subject of my interests…obviously its Travel, Music, Dance and Adventure.

Here comes our Travel plan and circuit detail.

Travelites: Deepak and Aishwarya
Travel Circuit: Mumbai – Goa – Mangalore – Pune - Mumbai
Total Number of Kms to travel: 3000 kms
Planned Circuit Kms: 2700 Kms…Will explain on this bit: )
Number of kms per day: not more than 350 Kms
Stay: Mentioned at end of each day
Google Travel Map:

http://maps.google.co.in/maps/ms?source=s_d&saddr=Mumbai&daddr=Guhagar,+Ratnagiri,+Maharashtra+to:Goa+to:Om+Beach,+Uttara+Kannada,+Karnataka+to:Kundapura,+Udupi,+Karnataka+to:Mangalore+to:tirthahalli+to:chitradurga+to:Ranibennur+to:Kolhapur,+Kolhapur,+Maharashtra+to:pune+to:mumbai&geocode=%3BFYfECgEdJtRcBA%3B%3BFXuK3QAdTBBuBA%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B&hl=en&mra=ls&num=10&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=109967319542418289792.00046ebe5a42ec4a0f545&z=6

Note: Explanation on the Planned Circuit Kms
We have kept a reserve of few Kilometres…which would include travel with in the destinations mentioned in the plan and for local sight seeing. On Day 8 and 9 we plan to explore the culture of hidden villages (distance for which we are not aware of).
But again as said “Promise to complete 3000 Kms at the end of the journey and bring you some unseen photography and videos” Watch out.

Travel Details:

Our Cedia sports will tap on our Music at these places along our travel.

Mumbai -Alibag - Murud - Guhagar- Ganpatipule -Ratnagiri- Bhatye -Malvan -Tarkali -
Panjim -Karwar - Om beach - Honavar - Murudeshwar- Bhatkal - Udupi -Mangalore -Thirthahalli - Chitadurga - Hubli -Kittur -Pune -Back to mumbai

The Journey Begins….Vroom Vroom Vroooom!!!

Day 1
Head out from Mumbai to Alibag which is about 96 kms. Alibag is popular for beaches around it and the Kolaba fort. While we are there we will also visit Nagaon Beach, Akshi Beach and the 150 years old Magnetic Observatory which is also supposed to be worth a visit.

Next comes Murud which is 51 Kms from Alibhag, while we are here we intend to visit Janjira

The next destination would be Guhagar 216 Km from Murud. This will be our first pit stop for the day
http://www.modyvilla.com/

Day 2
After exploring Guhagar we will head out to Ganpatipule. This is about 146Kms from Guhagar. This place is also famous for a 400 Year Ganapathi Temple. For here we head to Ratnagiri and hope to stop at beaches like Bhatye, Malvan, Tarkali and Calangute. On Day 2 we intend to stop over at Goa and enjoy the Goan food and lifestyle
http://www.cidadedegoa.com/

Day 3
Explore beaches of Goa and its history. From here we will head to the next set of destination Karwar and then Gokarna. This would be around 350 Kms. The places likely to be covered are Rabindranath Tagore Beach and Warship Museum at Karwar, Mahabaleshvara Temple and Om Beach at Gokarna.
The break in the journey that day will be at Gokarana
http://www.ombeachresort.com/

Day 4

We plan to leave early and reach Kumta which is 32 kms from Gokarna. Kumta houses one of the longest beaches in India. And then see the sights around Honavar and Murudeshwara temple a famous Shiva temple a scenic mountain that has breathtaking view of Arabian Sea.
The break in the journey that day would be either at http://www.nivalink.com/turtlebay/ or at Kundapur.

Day 5

Today we will explore places around kundapur like Kollur, Agumbe. And if possible Varaha electrical plant. Many more places around kundapur.

The break in the journey that day would be either at http://www.nivalink.com/turtlebay/ or at Kundapur

Day 6
Again, We start this day early to reach Udupi 32 Kms for breakfast and to stop by at the Krishna Temple. On the way stop by at Saligrame and visit another ancient temple. Our next destination would be Bekal-Fort which in 130 Kms from Udupi. From here we head to Mangalore and then to our next pitstop Tirthahalli.
We would want to stop here and stretch our legs at Kavishila home of the Legendary poet Kuvempu

Day 7
After finishing local sight seeing at Tirthahalli we head out to Shimoga which is about 62 Kms. The plan also includes stop at by at Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary. We will stop over at Chitradurga (about 175 kms) and drive another 102 kms and we stop at Ranibennur for the day.

We would stay at forest guesthouse situated in the buffer zone of the sanctuary called Gnagajala Read more: http://www.itslife.in/2008/12/ranebennur-blackbuck-sanctuary#ixzz0LKiuWK2q&C


Day 8
We start our Micedz and head towards Hubli which is about 105 Km. We stop at Kittur to walk through the fort there. Explore few of the village life around Kittur and Hubli.

Then head towards Kolhapur explore the food and culture of this part of Maharashtra.
Our day would end at Kolhapur and we would stay in Hotel Shalini Palace, Kolhapur.

Day 9
Heading towards Pune, Today we like to build some awareness about HIV and Pollution. We would like to visit rural areas and explore the food, culture of villages along with the awareness programme.

Our day will end at Pune and would stay at any good hotel provided by GDC.

Day 10
On Final day , We would like to explore parts of Pune, lonavala, kandala and head towards Mumbai (155 Kms) and if time permits and we are left out with few more Kms...We would like to explore Mumbai as well.

The Time, Our Hearts, Our Brains and Our Souls are ticking and getting excited every moment. The Big Day is nearing!!!!!

Note: We haven’t incorporated much information on the places we visit. Watch out for our blogs about this places during our travel. : )