Three members of the
'Whimsical Veterans' group (a group of 4 Dehradun based 'Fauji' veterans) are
leaving Dehradun astride their Honda H'Ness CB 350 motorcycles on a road trip
which will cover around 5500 km. The ride starts on 01 May and will end on 19
May 2024. The bikers will be riding all the way up to Tawang (Arunachal
Pradesh) through UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and
return to Dehradun. Highlights of the trip are a visit to Gurudongmar Lake
(17,800 ft altitude) in North Sikkim besides Lachung and Gangtok, a visit to
the Ram Temple at Ayodhya, Kamakhya temple at Guwahati, the newly constructed
Sela tunnel and the famous Buddhist Monastery at Tawang. The members of the
group are :
1. Col Rakesh Singh Sidhu (68 yrs)
2. Self (68 yrs)
3. Capt (Indian Navy)
Anoop Chauhan (60 yrs)
The detailed itinerary is as follows:
|
Date |
From |
To |
Distance |
Time |
Remarks |
|
01 May
2024 |
Dehradun |
Shahjahanpur |
408 km |
8.5 hrs |
Via NH 734 (Haridwar-Bareilly) |
|
02 May |
Shahjahanpur |
Faizabad |
300 km |
6 hrs |
Via NH 30 & NH 27 |
|
03 May |
Faizabad |
Muzzafarpur |
406 km |
8.5 hrs |
Via NH 27 |
|
04 May |
Muzzafarpur |
Siliguri |
388 km |
9 hrs |
Via NH 327 & NH 27 |
|
05 May |
Siliguri |
Lachung |
228 km |
8 hrs |
Via Gangtok (For Permits) |
|
06 May |
Lachung |
Gurudongmar & Back |
228 km |
9 hrs |
One way -114 km ,Gurudongmar Lake (17800 ft) |
|
07 May |
Lachung |
Gangtok |
116 km |
4.5 hrs |
Halt at Gangtok – Local
sightseeing |
|
08 May |
Gangtok |
Binnaguri |
165 km |
4.5 hrs |
Via NH 10 & NH 17 |
|
09 May |
Binnaguri |
Guwahati |
349 km |
8 hrs |
Via NH 427 |
|
10 May |
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Halt at Guwahati. Visit
Kamakhya temple etc |
|
11 May |
Guwahati |
Bomdila |
335 km |
7.5 hrs |
Via NH 27 |
|
12 May |
Bomdila |
Tawang |
177 km 171 km |
5.5 hrs 4.5 hrs |
Via NH 13 Via Sela Tunnel (opened
09/3) |
|
13 May |
Tawang |
Tenga |
194 km |
6 hrs |
Via NH 13 |
|
14 May |
Tenga |
Rangia |
221 km |
6 hrs |
Via Arnatulla Kalaktang Rd |
|
15 May |
Rangia |
Siliguri |
390 km |
9 hrs |
Via NH 27 |
|
16 May |
Siliguri |
Muzzafarpur |
388 km |
9 hrs |
Via NH 327 & NH 27 |
|
17 May |
Muzzafarpur |
Faizabad |
406 km |
8.5 hrs |
Via NH 27 |
|
18 May |
Faizabad |
Shahjahanpur |
301 km |
6 hrs |
Via NH 27 |
|
19 May
2024 |
Shahjahapur |
Dehradun |
410 km |
8.5 hrs |
Via NH 734 |
Total 5410 km (19 Days)