Family tours

202610By car Completed

Chhattisgarh Family Road Tour

17–20 Oct 2026 · 4 days · 1,400 km

Hyderabad → Suryapet → Kothagudem → Bhadrachalam → Parnasala → Dummugudem → Paidegudem → Kistaram → Chintagufa → Dornapal → Sukma → Darbha → Tirathgarh Falls → Jagdalpur → Chitrakote Falls → Matnar Hills → Tamda Ghumar Falls → Chitradhara Falls → Jagdalpur → Geedam → Bijapur (Mahadev Ghati) → Bhopalpatnam → Sironcha → Kaleshwaram → Medigadda Barrage → Mahadevpur → Manthani → Peddapalli → Karimnagar → Siddipet → Shamirpet → Hyderabad

Out via Suryapet, Bhadrachalam darshan, Parnasala and the night forest road via Kistaram and Dornapal to Sukma; two nights in Jagdalpur for Tirathgarh, Chitrakote, Tamda Ghumar and Chitradhara falls; home via Bijapur (Mahadev Ghati), Kaleshwaram, Medigadda Barrage and Karimnagar.

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202605By car Completed

Southwest India Family Road Tour

1–11 May 2026 · 11 days · 3,100 km

Hyderabad → Jadcherla → Beechupally → Kurnool → Gooty → Anantapur → Penukonda → Lepakshi → Devanahalli → Bengaluru → Hosur → Rayakottai → Pennagaram → Hogenakkal → Kanakapura → Malavalli → Mysuru → Nanjangud → Gundlupet → Bandipur → Mudumalai → Gudalur → Pykara → Ooty → Ketti → Nilgiri toy train → Naduvattam → Sultan Bathery → Edakkal Caves → Gonikoppal → Madikeri → Abbey Falls → Raja’s Seat → Dubare → Mandalpatti → Mallalli Falls → Somwarpet → Sakleshpur → Shiradi Ghat → Mangaluru → Udupi → Malpe → St Mary’s Island → Kundapura → Maravanthe → Bhatkal → Murudeshwar → Honnavar → Kumta → Gokarna → Om Beach → Ankola → Karwar → Agonda → Palolem → Butterfly Beach → Margao → Panaji → Calangute → Fort Aguada → Mapusa → Sawantwadi → Amboli → Gadhinglaj → Miraj → Mangalwedha → Solapur → Naldurg → Umarga → Zaheerabad

Lepakshi and the family reception in Bengaluru, Hogenakkal, Mysuru, Bandipur and Ooty with the Nilgiri toy train, Edakkal Caves, Coorg and the Mandalpatti climb, Mangaluru, Udupi, St Mary’s Island, Murudeshwar, Gokarna, a birthday in Goa, and home via Amboli and Solapur.

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202601By car Completed

East Andhra Family Road Tour

11–18 Jan 2026 · 8 days · 2,100 km

Hyderabad → Suryapet → Kodad → Vijayawada → Eluru → Rajahmundry → Gokavaram → Rampachodavaram → Maredumilli → Addateegala → Lambasingi → Paderu → Araku Valley → Ananthagiri → Borra Caves → Vizianagaram → Nellimarla → Visakhapatnam → Simhachalam → Rushikonda → Kailasagiri → Anakapalli → Tuni → Annavaram → Rajahmundry → Eluru → Vijayawada → Machilipatnam → Palakayathippa Beach → Hamsaladeevi → Vijayawada → Jaggayyapeta → Suryapet → Narketpally → Hyderabad

Vijayawada, the Maredumilli forest, a misty Lambasingi morning, Paderu, Araku Valley and the Borra Caves, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam (Simhachalam, Rushikonda, Kailasagiri, Beach Road), Annavaram, Rajahmundry, Palakayathippa Beach and Hamsaladeevi, and home on NH65. Route and timings from the locations of our photos.

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202508By car Completed

Ahobilam Family Road Tour

15–17 Aug 2025 · 3 days · 1,100 km

Hyderabad → Shadnagar → Jadcherla → Kothakota → Itikyal → Alampur → Shanthinagar → Aiza → Mantralayam → Yemmiganur → Kurnool → Mahanandi → Gajulapalle → Sirivella → Rudravaram → Ahobilam → Allagadda → Gospadu → Banaganapalle → Yaganti → Krishnagiri → Dhone → Kurnool → Jadcherla → Shamshabad → Hyderabad

Two families in two cars to the Jogulamba temple at Alampur, Mantralayam, Konda Reddy Fort in Kurnool, Mahanandi, the Narasimha temples of Ahobilam and Yaganti. Progress was slow on the narrow and ghat roads towards Ahobilam and on the Alampur–Mantralayam stretch. Other slowdowns were mainly due to traffic congestion.

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202410By bus Completed

Shirdi Lonavala Mumbai Family Tour

5–10 Oct 2024 · 6 days · 1,800 km

Hydernagar → Nizampet X Road → Shirdi → Sangamner → Lonavala → Tiger Point → Bhushi Dam → Khandala → Atal Setu → Colaba → Gateway of India → Malabar Hill → Worli → Mahalaxmi Temple → Juhu → Colaba → Ghatkopar → Kurla → Mumbai airport → Hyderabad airport → Hydernagar

Our family together with our friend Ganesh Abbireddy and his family — a cab from home to the overnight bus to Shirdi and the Sai temple, a cab to Lonavala for the wax museum, Tiger Point, Bhushi Dam and Khandala, into Mumbai over Atal Setu for two nights in Colaba, the Gateway of India, a harbour boat ride, Mumbai Darshan with Mahalaxmi Temple and Juhu Beach, the malls in Ghatkopar and Kurla, and the IndiGo flight and a cab home.

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202305By flight Completed

Thailand Family Tour

5–11 May 2023 · 7 days · 7,200 km

Hyderabad → Bangkok → Phuket → Patong → Phi Phi Don → Maya Bay → Bamboo Island → Ao Nang → James Bond Island → Khai Nai → Coral Island → Patong → Phuket → Bangkok → Pattaya → Koh Larn → Pattaya → Bangkok → Hyderabad

Our family of four to Thailand — Bangkok and the Chao Phraya, Phuket and the Phi Phi islands, Pattaya, Coral Island and the Big Buddha, and the Baiyoke Sky Hotel. The flights were quick; the slow part was the road transfer from Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya after the Phuket flight. The hardest moment was at sea: a sudden storm on our small boat back from Koh Larn.

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201705By flight Completed

Kerala Family Tour

7–10 May 2017 · 4 days · 2,300 km

Hydernagar → Hyderabad airport → Kochi → Cheeyappara Falls → Munnar → Kundala → Top Station → Munnar → Thanneermukkom → Alleppey → Kainakary → Alleppey → Marari Beach → Kochi → Fort Kochi → Vypin → Kochi → Hyderabad airport → Hydernagar

Our family of four to Kerala — the waterfalls and tea gardens on the climb to Munnar, Kundala Lake and Top Station, a night on a Tharangini houseboat in the Alleppey backwaters, and Marari Beach, Fort Kochi and Vypin on the last day.

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201610By flight Completed

Goa Family Tour

10–12 Oct 2016 · 3 days · 1,500 km

Hydernagar → Hyderabad airport → Goa (Dabolim) → Baga–Calangute → Nerul → Fort Aguada → Anjuna → Vagator → Chapora Fort → Baga–Calangute → Panaji → Old Goa → Mangueshi → Keri spice plantation → Panaji → Dona Paula → Miramar → Panaji → Hydernagar

Our family of four to Goa — a cab to Hyderabad airport and a flight there and two nights at Estrela Do Mar, Baga–Calangute; a boat trip off Nerul, Fort Aguada, Anjuna, Vagator and Chapora Fort; then Old Goa’s Bom Jesus and Sé Cathedral, the Mangueshi temple, a spice plantation, Dona Paula and Miramar before the overnight bus home.

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