VADODARA to MANALI in OPTRA : want pros n cons

BOB1

hi

i am BOB from vadodara(baroda) want pros n cons from you bros.

1. is it advisable to travel by road from vadodara to manali in SEDAN its chevvy optra.

2. for stay:should i book in advance or should i go straight without booking.

3. which is the must go places in himachal which i can club with manali.

travel time: last week of march or first week of april
travel pax: me,my wife,2 kids n my mother so 3 adults 2 kids.
travel period: 6 to 7 days

it will be great help by you friends cause i am very fond of drive by myself and my family also having whale of fun.

thanx . . . BOB

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jyotirmoy

Driving from Vadodora to Manali & back in 6 to 7 days is too hectic.

nomad

7 days are just not enough. unless your aim is to just touch manali and come back.

vadodara delhi will take one day. its like 1000 - 1200 km, (assuming two drivers and 16 hour a day).

delhi ambala is 3-4 hours. plus its another 300+ km of hill driving.

so thats 4+ day of driving, if you just drive. and 2 + something days in manali

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jitendra

You should book the hotel in advance because it will be convenient for you.

BOB1

oblige . .

jyotirmoy nomad jitendra

you are very right.i didn't pay attention to vadodara manali travel time.
i want to spend minimum 4 to 5 days in manali and 1 or 2 days for the places i can club with my trip.
is it ok to make travel period 11 days.

pls throw the light.

thanx . . . BOB

nomad

vadodra -ahamadabad takes one hour.

then ahamdabad to Jaipur will take at least 8-10 hours. it took me 12 hours coz i left boring 6 lane road at udaipur and went to jaipur via ajmer. you may break for the night at jaipur. or if you can find a good motel/hotel around Gurgaon, you may as well opt for that. entering delhi after driving all day can be a big pain.
(dont forget to massage your right foot that works the gas paddle et the end of the day. i had really numb foot after two days of driving)

next day, try to cross delhi as early as possible. after that drive till ambala should be easy. chandigarh -ambala can be tricky if its still under construction. (can someone else please update BOB on this?)

there is a left turn for manali (via MOHALI) within few KM after entering chandigarh. (ask anyone for tribune chauk and take left there).

i have not done rest of your route so cant help

vasuki

Just do it!

In another life I did Ahmedabad to Gharsa in Kullu in 8 days on my bike

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