B’lore-Hyderabad-Nagpur-Jabalpur-Maihar Route/Hotel/Food Queries.

[Su-47]

Hi bhpians,
I am planning to go for a long road trip of about 3000kms. It would be me, wife, our 2-year old and a close friend in Safari. I would appreciate help about the places to stay and eat en-route.

Plan:
Day 1: Bangalore-Hyderabad+
The idea is to start in the morning (about 6:30) and hit Hyderabad before dusk. I intend to cross the HYD city and stay somewhere outside so that we don’t waste time crossing the city traffic next day. Any suggestions on places for a good night’s sleep?

Day 2: Hyderabad-Nagpur-Chhindwara
Again, start in the morning, stop for a couple of hours in Nagpur (to pick up Mom from Airport. She refuses to do BLR-NAG by road) and head to relatives’ place in Chhindwara. Chhindwara is a town in MP and is 120 Km from Nagpur.

At this point I will lose control with Mom and Aunt etc. dictating the travel times etc. On one of the days we would head to Jabalpur and Maihar to visit the Goddess Sharda temple.

Return:
We will start from Chhindwara in the morning and stop somewhere near Hyderabad for night’s rest. We would like to cross Hyderabad, if possible. Any suggestions for places to stay south of Hyderabad. Next day would be the return to B’lore.

Questions:
-Good places to eat on Bangalore-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Nagpur, Nagpur-Jabalpur stretches? I would be with a 2-year old and inputs on clean and hygienic places would be great
-Any inputs on road conditions?
-Recommendations on where to fuel up? I’ve been running mostly on Shell Diesel. Any recommendations or places to avoid in Nagpur. Hyderabad or Jabalpur? I don’t want my CRDi to go kaput in the middle of nowhere.
-Any other inputs.

Many Thanks,
Su-47

[Su-47]

Bump! What happened guys, no replies..

I cant believe that no one knows anything about this route...

[hvkumar]

Road widening is going on at various places along NH7 between Bangalore and Hyderabad. Lots of small eating places on this route.

Some bad sections reported north of Adilabad between Hyderabad and Nagpur. Facilities are very poor, especially after crossing into Maharashtra.

never been on this road beyond Laknadon, which comes after Seoni but before Jabalpur. Road conditions north of Nagpr are good, but good eating places are hard to come by, although you will have no problem with petrol pumps.

Night driivng to be avoided wherever possible after crossing Nirmal, en route Adilabad.

I would ideally refuel at Kurnool, Hyderabad, Adilabad and Nagpur, all of whom have good Club HP-type petrol pumps.

Kurnool may be the best place to halt on the way back, but I have not seen any great hotels on NH7, you may have to go into town. No suggestions, I have never stayed there.

Nagpur-Chindwara road is in good condition as per someone who travelled on it 2-3 months ago.

[Su-47]

Thanks a lot hvkumar for all your inputs.

I am curious why you've advised against night driving beyond nirma. Is it just because of bad road conditions or there is something more...

Do you think there would be any hope of finding a good hotel on outskirts of Hyderabad on the Hyd-Nagpur road?

[hvkumar]

Beyond Nirmal, especially after Adilabad, the road is lonely and there is Naxal activity in these parts. Although I have not heard of any Naxal-related safety issues, it may be better to avoid driving after dark.

Yes, I think you should get acco north of Hyderabad in industrial suburbs like Medchal, but Hyderabadis are best competent to comment on this.

[abhidube]

I drove from Bangalore to Bhopal in Diwali. As you enter Maharashtra, nightmare starts. There is a patch before nagpur which is really really bad.

There are Reliance and HP Petrol pumps all the way so it should not be an issue. HP Dhabas are better in terms of food quality but Reliance ones are cleaner.

I took diversion from Pandhurna/Multai for Bhopal but road from Nagpur was really good. If I remember correctly it's near Pandharkaoda where road is really bad.

[gd1418]

A bit OT & sorry for that..

Ah, the famous Sharada Devi temple in Maihar atop a hillock that has umpteen number of stairs to climb to reach.

Maa Sharada of Maihar adorns a wall in my home. Baba Allauddin Khansaheb used to climb the stairs everyday to worship, according to elders there.

Originally Posted by Su-47

Hi bhpians,
On one of the days we would head to Jabalpur and Maihar to visit the Goddess Sharda temple.

Many Thanks,
Su-47

[gauravdgr8]

I am planning to go for a long road trip of about 3000kms. It would be me, wife, our 2-year old and a close friend in Safari. I would appreciate help about the places to stay and eat en-route.

Have you completed your trip or still pending. Let me know. I have done the Nagpur-Hyderabad stretch a lot of times.

[Su-47]

Originally Posted by hvkumar

Beyond Nirmal, especially after Adilabad, the road is lonely and there is Naxal activity in these parts. Although I have not heard of any Naxal-related safety issues, it may be better to avoid driving after dark.

Thanks hvkumar.

Originally Posted by abhidube

I drove from Bangalore to Bhopal in Diwali. As you enter Maharashtra, nightmare starts. There is a patch before nagpur which is really really bad. ....

Thanks abhidude.

Originally Posted by gauravdgr8

Have you completed your trip or still pending. Let me know. I have done the Nagpur-Hyderabad stretch a lot of times.

No man.. Couldn't do it, my son fell sick a day before we were supposed to start. It will take him a while to recover, and God only knows when we will go.

Originally Posted by gd1418

Ah, the famous Sharada Devi temple in Maihar atop a hillock that has umpteen number of stairs to climb to reach.

GD bhai, abhi bulawa nahin aaya. So couldn't go :(

[Su-47]

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