Bengaluru - Arunachal Pradesh - Guwahati Road Trip, Dec 2022 - Itinerary

Phase 1:  Drive to Arunachal Pradesh

27th Dec 2022: Bangalore - Gandikota 292 km, 7 hrs …..Penna river

• AP Tourism Haritha resort Gandikota

28th: Gandikota - Vijaywada 430 km, 9 hrs …..Krishna river

• aptdc berm park haritha hotel

29th: Vijaywada - Rajhamundry 170 km, 3.5 hrs ….Godavari river

• La Hospin hotel

30th: Rajhamundry - Araku Valley 268 km, 7 hrs …..Araku valley 

• araku haritha mayuri hotel, 30, 31st

1st Jan 2023: Araku Valley - Chilika lake 350 km, 8 hrs … Chilika lake

• OTDC panthanivas, rambha, 1st, 2nd

3rd: Rambha - Chandipur beach 340 km, 7.5 hrs …….Chandipur beach

• OTDC panthanivas Chandipur

4th: Chandipur - Shantiniketan 393 km, 8 hrs ……Shantiniketan

• University guest house Shantiniketan

5th: Shantiniketan - Raiganj 261 km, 7 hrs …. 

• Dinanty Tourism Property, Raiganj

6th: Raiganj - Murti 238 km, 6 hrs …. Murti river

• Murti WBFDC Banani resort, 6th, 7th nights

8th: Murti - Guwahati 415 km, 9.5 hrs

Phase 2: Guwahati R&R and drive through Assam

• Bougainville Homestay near Mahindra quick service station (near GS Road, Assam zoo and botanical garden) 8th,9th, 10th

11th: Guwahati to Jorhat, 293 km, 6.5 hrs, G K Palace hotel

Phase 3: Explore eastern and central Arunachal

12th: Jorhat to Pasighat , 258 km, 6 hrs, 

• Kham Homestay

Crossed into Arunachal 3853 kms from Bangalore on 17th day

13th: Pasighat to Kamba island, 127 km, 7 hrs,

• Island resort Kamba, 13th,14 th

15th: Kamba to Roing, 

• ….homestay, Roing

16th: Roing to Hayuliang, 

• Amul Nimai homestay

17th: Hayuliang to Walong + border excursion, 191 kms,

• Nom kholong homestay, Walong

18th: Walong to Hayuliang, 95 kms

•  Anu Nimai Homestay

19th: Hayuliang to Passighat, 254 kms

• …homestay

20th: Passighat to Pobdi, 121 km, 

• Rakken homestay, Pobdi

21st: Pobdi to Mechuka, + border excursion, 214 kms, 

• Yargyap Chu homestay, Mechuka, 21st,22 nd,23rd,

24th: Mechuka to Kamba, 149 kms, 

• Island Resort, Kamba, 24th,25th

26th:  Kamba to Dibrugarh, 201 kms, 

• hotel Pushkara Sarovar

Exited Arunachalat 5565 kms

Total drive in Arunachal 1700+ kms, 14 days

Phase 4: Assam traverse, unwind, transport/park car and fly back

27th: Dibrugarh to Kaziranga east range, 238 kms,

• Agaratoli resort, 27th, 28 th, 29 th

30th: Kaziranga to Guwahati, 226 kms, 

• Bougainvillea Resort, 30th, 31 st, 
• Tribo hotel near airport, 1 st Feb

Total drive of 6079 kms

Parked Scorpio in Guwahati, Feb 1st ( Road trip ends after 37 days)

Guwahati to Chennai, Flight, Feb 2 and Chennai - Bangalore (taxi) Feb 4th ( Return home after 40 days)