After driving for an hour we felt that sound was not from the engine but from to Wheels or suspension. Once we hit the highway there was noise heard and the noise increased with the speed. The car seemed to just fine in Guwahati city traffic. We started our journey towards Bholukpong we exited Guwahati and hit the Guwahati Shillong highway. It could only take a couple of duffle bags and the rest of the luggage had to be dumped in the back seat. The mounted speakers in the boot tray made it even more difficult. The car looked clean and once we started putting our luggage onto the boot I was surprised at the ridiculous size of it. All this took almost an hour and we were handed over the car at around 1PM. You are required to give them a local reference address and number, pay the remaining amount in advance and also leave your original id proof with them. We reached the location at 12 and the documentation to handover the car is very lengthy and frustrating. Its located inside Guwahati near Zoo road. Once we collected the ILP's we left to pick up our car at Awerides. It's cheaper using the other means but the time saved and the ease of getting it makes the ILP at the airport the best option for people who are traveling to Guwahati by Air. The process is very easy and takes 15-20 minutes, we have to submit 2 passport size photographs of the travelers along with our ID proof. Plan: Guwahati - Bhalukhpong, Distance - 237 kmsĪfter we landed at the airport we went to the Arunachal Pradesh Stall in the Arrival hall and it wasn’t yet opened.
Someone who stays in Tawangģ> At the DC office in Guwahati, its even provided at Tezpur and Bhulakpong- This was our backup plan if it's not possible There are 3 ways to get itġ> Online - We tried it but did not get due to lack of a local reference. We need Inner line permits to visit Tawang. We left Bangalore by an early morning Indigo flight and landed in Guwahati by 10 AM. Packing for the Trip: Couldn’t spend enough time in packing but took some must-have equipment for the car - A tow Rope, Tire Inflator, Puncture Kit, dash cam and a Fire extinguisher. We planned to cover Tawang, Kaziranga, Dawki, Mawlynong, Chirapunjee, and Shillong In the final two weeks before the trip, the plan changed to Tawang-Assam-Meghalaya as temperatures were already sub-zero in Sikkim. Had to book and paid the advance through online transfer. Tried to book an alto with them but most of the cars were booked according to them and they offered a 22k Run Chevrolet Beat. So evaluated various self-drive options and the only Self-drive with some decent reviews was Awerides (Zoomcars wasn't available then but available now). Also helps in negotiating the narrow roads.
They don’t suffer much from turbo lag and owing to their small footprint it's easy to push them if they get stuck. HVK and his team helped us in the planning and they guided us for the entire trip and we are very grateful to them.įrom my experience of Ladakh what I felt was Small petrol Cars drive the best in the hills. Also, I was the lone driver and felt the drive till we reach northeast could be very strenuous so dropped the plan of driving from Bangalore and changed the plan to hire a self-drive from Guwahati. During the Ladakh drive of 9000 Kms, it drove well, however it suffered from turbo lag at higher altitudes and a lot of wheel-spin from the MRF ZV2K's. But thanks to my two other friends Sidhu and Madhu who had made up their mind for travel, they desperately needed a break from the busting Bangalore life and traffic, so was me.īut without the XUV the only option was my Ecosport. By the second week of November one more person dropped and this time it was the XUV owner, now the entire trip was in a jeopardy. Typical of what happens during a long trip - 6 became 4 by November. The plan was to drive to Sikkim and nearby regions with my friends XUV500 AWD with 6 of us. The planning for the trip started in October and I started to draw the final plan in November. Tried to do in Dec 2015 last year but did not find enough partners.īut things fell into place this time and It would be with my friends from college.
So I had the confidence for a northeast drive. I had driven to Ladakh from Bangalore a couple of years back in an Ecosport- August 2014 to be exact. The seven sisters in the northeast are luring a lot of tourists these days and I was one of them who got tempted by them. I hope it will be useful for others traveling this year. With the peak northeast season arriving I am somehow able to complete the thread of the last years trip to the north east.
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