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Originally Posted by hvkumar It may be much faster to take the following route to Dwarka:
Bhilwara-Chittorgarh-Udaipur-Pindwara-Abu Road-Palanpur-Radhanpur-Adesar-Chitrod-Samakhiyari-Maliya-Jamnagar-Dwarka.
Roads are excellent 4-laners, super fast, and you will hardly see any significant traffic till Samakhiyari-Maliya. From Maliya, it is good 2-laner direct to Jamnagar (avoiding both Morbi & Rajkot). With an eraly mrning start, you can comfortably reach Dwarka by the end of the day. Temperatures are going to be sizzling though. Facilities on NH15 route are poor. |
Thanks for the advice. The route has been updated. Please check the google map link provided in the end of the post.
Query: What about the night stay at famous Mount Abu? Please advise.
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Long drive, not easy, but possible with an early morning start. I would suggest you stick to the Somnath-Veraval-JUnagadh-Jetpur-Gondal-Rajkot-Limbdi-Bagodara-Ahmedabad-Baroda route.
THis is faster compared with the 2-laners via Amreli and teh congestion of the Borsad-Vasad-Baroda route. YOu may wnat to cover Sarangpur Temple near Botad, which can be accessed via Limbdi on NH8A between Rajkot & A'bad.
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Thanks for the advice. Route is updated. Please check the google map link provided in the end of the post.
Planning for a night at Sarangpur temple after leaving Somnath in the noon.
Query: Please advise better place to stay around.
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Congested corridor between the exit on Bombay-Pune expressway at Talegaon Dabhade & Chakan till Narayangaon. Leave very early morning to get the advantage of less traffic.
You could restructure the route as follows:
New Bombay-Thane-Igatpuri-Ghoti-Triambakeshwar-Nashik-Sinnar-Shirdi-Sangamaner-Alephata-Manchar-Narayangaon-Alephata-Ahmednagar-Aurangabad.
You could also do it differently on you way out from Somnath (assuming you want to stay in Bombay):
Baroda-Surat-Chikli-Saputara-Nashik-Triambakeshwar-Ghoti-Igatpuri-Thane-Bombay.
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Thanks for the advice. Route is updated. Please check the google map link provided in the end of the post. There is some
confusion in this route (Sarangpur - Triyambak). Aren't we will be travelling more? Also the google maps shows road work in progress.
Now we will visit Triyambakeshwar after leaving Sarangpur temple.
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If you do that, then your route profile can change as follows:
New Bombay-Lonavla-Talegaon Dabhade-Chakan-Manchar-Bhimashankar-Manchar-Alephata-Sangamaner-Shirdi-Shani Singnapur-Aurangabad-Grishneswar-Aurangabad-Beed-Parli Vaidyanath
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Thanks for the advice. Route is updated. Please check the google map link provided in the end of the post.
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I think going to Nagpur-Gondia takes you way out of the circuit. I would rethink of that.
If you drop Nagpur/ Gondia, you could do it as follows:
Aundha-Hingoli-Washim-Balapur-Khamgaon-Malkapur-Burhanpur-Khandwa-Omkareshwar-Maheswar-Dhamnod-Mhow-Indore-Ujjain.
If you do it via Nagpur/ GOndia, then:
Aundha-Hingoli-Washim-Karanja-Amravati-Nagpur-Bhandara-Kohamara-Gondia.
From Gondia, you don't have to return to Nagpur. You could take the following route:
Gondia-Tumasar-Ramtek-Seoni-Chhindwara-Multai-Betul-Harda-Khandwa-Omkareshwar.
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Thanks for the advice. Route is updated. Please check the google map link provided in the end of the post.
We have kept options open i.e. whether to visit Gondia or not will be decided depending upon the progress.
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In interior MH & MP, roads are slower, temperatures going to very high, temple darshan timings uncertain. I would suggest you keep an open schedule, give your desire not to push yourself too much.
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Thanks for the valuable inputs.
Query:Will it be too hot in mid april? Any specific areas or the complete GJ, MH and MP?
Now please find below my updated day wise (although not fixed) plan below with distances (to help understand better and planing our driving accordingly) among Source and Destinations of each day:
Day 1:
Delhi - Jaipur - PUSHKAR - Bhilwara = 555 kms
Delhi - Pushkar = 400
Pushkar- Bhilwara = 155
Day 2:
Bhilwara - Chittorgarh - Udaipur - Pindwara - Abu Road - Palanpur - Radhanpur - Adesar - Chitrod - Samakhiyari - Maliya - Jamnagar - DWARKA = 918 kms
Bhilwara - Udaipur = 171 kms
Bhilwara - Mount Abu = 324 kms
Mount Abu - Dwarka = 630 kms
Day 3:
Dwarka - BET DWARKA - Mithapur(NAGESHWAR) - Dwarka - Porbandar - SOMNATH = 283 kms
Day 4:
Somnath - Veraval - Junagadh - Gondal - Rajkot - Limbdi - Sarangpur (Hanuman Temple) = 333 kms
Day 5:
Sarangpur - Limbdi - Bagodara - Bharuch - Ankleshwar - Chikli - Saputara - Nashik - TRIYAMBAKESHWAR = 688 kms
Query: Please confirm this route in google maps.
Day 6:
Triyambakeshwar - Ghoti Budruk - Igatpuri - Thane - Belapur (Navi Mumbai) = 176 kms
Day 7:
Belapur (Navi Mumbai)- Andheri - Belapur (Navi Mumbai) = 56 kms
Day 8:
Belapur (New Bombay) - Lonavla - Talegaon Dabhade - Chakan - Manchar - BHIMASHANKAR - Manchar - Sangamner - SHIRDI = 389 kms
Belapur (New Bombay) - - Bhimashankar = 205 kms
Bhimashankar - Manchar - Sangamner - SHIRDI = 184 kms
Day 9:
Shirdi - SHANI SHINGNAPUR - Aurangabad - GRISHNESHWAR - Aurangabad - Beed - PARLI VAIJNATH = 429 kms
Shirdi - Shani Shingnapur - Aurangabad - Grishneshwar = 175 kms
Grishneshwar - Aurangabad - Beed - Parli Vaijnath = 254 kms
Day 10:
Parli Vaijnath - Gangakhed - Parbhani - AUNDHA NAGNATH = 118 kms
(In case of visiting Nanded)
Parli Vaijnath - Gangakhed - Loha - NANDED = 107 kms
Nanded - Basmat - AUNDHA NAGNATH = 68.5 kms
Day 11:
(Night stay at Omkareshwar or Ujjain will depend upon driving)
Aundha - Hingoli - Washim - Balapur - Khamgaon - Malkapur - Burhanpur - Khandwa - Omkareshwar = 416 kms
Aundha - Hingoli - Washim - Balapur - Khamgaon - Malkapur - Burhanpur - Khandwa - Omkareshwar - Indore - Ujjain = 556 kms
Omkareshwar - Indore - Ujjain = 140 kms
Day 12:
Ujjain - Badnawar - Ratlam - Jaora - Mandsaur - Neemuch - Nimbahera - Chittorgarh - Jaipur - Delhi = 874 kms
(Ujjain - Jaora via Badnawar - Ratlam = 144 kms)
Ujjain - Nagda - Jaora - Mandsaur - Neemuch - Nimbahera - Chittorgarh - Bhilwara - Nasrirabad - Kishangarh - Dudu - Jaipur - Delhi = 828 kms
(Ujjain - Jaora via Nagda = 99 kms)
Query: Shall we not do Ujjain - Jaora via Nagda i.e. avoiding Ratlam?
LINK 1: Map from Delhi till Navi Mumbai (2966 kms) LINK 2: Map from Navi Mumbai and back to Delhi (2365 kms) 
advise:
- Any more places enroute like Mount Abu and Sarangpur
- Hotels at all major halts like Bhilwara, Mount Abu, Dwarka, Somnath,
Sarangpur, Triyambakeshwar, Aundha.
Thanks for helping so much and apologies for such a long post. If required then we can go offline i.e. communication via PM.
Cheers!
Irish
