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Riding 12000 kms in 150 Days Across North East India


Tag : Bike Trip, Adventure Trips, India, Sikkim, Bhutan, Bike Rides, North East India

After riding 30,000 kms in 300 days across India, Deepak, a traveler, quit his home based job and packed his bags for a ride to exotic North India trip. He along with his 2 friends started from West Bengal on their Royal Enfield bike. It will be hard to describe their Incredible Journey in short. So for complete details you can follow his blog – https://lonelyindia.com/2016/05/26/northeastindia/

For those who are reading between their office hours break, read further! :P They starting from West Bengal towards Darjeeling and then towards Bhutan via Sikkim. While entering Bhutan Deepak could see the sudden change while crossing the border. One side there was continuous chaos, traffic and littering. And on the other side was sheer piece of nirvana. Bhutan is all about monk, monasteries, tradition and simple people. Chimi lhakhang monastery is most interesting among all. The god of fertility is worshiped through the country.

Ghats of Mayapur

After Bhutan Deepak was left alone to explore North East India. His dreams of exploring this country started fading when his bike started giving up and he fell short on finances. But he was determined enough and decided to keep going. When you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

Highway to Thimpu

Deepak’s problem was solved when he got a call from his friend and got his bike to ride further. He sold his own bike, and his finance problem also got solved. Deepak was also introduced to rider clubs which helped him a lot in his travel. The local people were generous enough to give him Accommodation, food and even money! All so that he can complete his trip.

Guwahati, Shillong, Mawlynnong, Dawki, haflong, Tripura, Aizawl, champhai, Tamenglong, Imphal, Nagaland, Arunachal are Tawang are some of the places that Deepak covered. He also even visited Myanmar several times. This incredible journey is an inspiration for all of us.