Let’s Hit the Offbeat Road

When it comes to vacations, usually a lot of time is spent on planning and preparations. Generally once we decide the place it is explored according to the gathered information, experiences of others (family friends, relatives etc.) and famous tourists’ spots that we read about on internet. Usually we don’t opt for offbeat destinations.

We can enjoy the perks of visiting these offbeat destinations.

• The “hatke” vacation- all the famous places are in list of everybody, very few have the mindset and wish to explore the different place which is not so famous but worth being experienced. “Kuchh hatke” factor is covered here.
• Crowd free- since it’s an offbeat place it will not be crowded with large number of tourists and guides running behind you to hire them.
• Mastermind of own vacation- as we will be planning on our own the whole tour one can plan impeccably about accommodation and transportations.
• Relaxed ambience- because we will be going to such a places which are planned according to our convenience one can stay there as much as they need to relax and unwind themselves as there wont be hurry to miss any famous spot.

These are the benefits of going to offbeat destinations. Now these can differ one to one, some of us may like quiet beach to be at or some of us may like hilly areas. Since we are talking about our own country lets take a look at some of the offbeat destinations in India.

• Bhedaghat
  
  

  

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We have seen sizzling kareena kapoor dancing here in “Raat ka Nasha “in movie Asoka, this is bhedaghat. The main attractions are marble mountains as we can see in the pictures. Narmada River makes its way through these marble rocks making the amazing view. Especially the boat ride here in moonlight in enchanting. While you are riding in a boat a point comes which is known as “Bandar Kodini”. 


At this point mountains come so close that monkeys can jump across them easily and hence the name of a point is Bandar kodini. The other point that we shouldn’t miss is dhunvadhar waterfalls. The meaning of dhunvadhar is “dhunva” meaning smoke and “dhar” means the flow of water and it truly stands by its name. The roar if this waterfall is heard from far distance.

Bhedaghat is in Jabalpur district of MP. We can hire a cab once we reach Jabalpur and reach Bhedaghat. For accommodations there are plenty of hotels and MPTDC guest’s house available.

• Bhangarh

  

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This is a place in Alwar district of Rajasthan. It is on the way from Jaipur to Alwar. It is a prehistoric site. This is included in our list because it is the only legally haunted place in India acclaimed by Indian Govt. Every heritage site has an Archeological office in India but this is the only place where ASI office in not present but quiet a far from the place. The ASI has put the board around the site saying that the entry is prohibited from sunset to sunrise. The fort was built in 1613 and the town was established by King Madho. There are many stories behind this town being haunted but the travelers who have been there claim that the place makes you feel restless and hyper, may be the mindset becomes so due to the tales and ASI boards. Rajasthan is known for heritage palaces and their beauty, so while you have plans to travel in Rajasthan one should definitely visit this strange place, of course during the day.

• Malana

Malana is a town situated in valley called Parvati in Himachal Pradesh. It is also known as the little Greece in Himachal Pradesh.

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It is an ancient village 3029 meters above from the sea level. We all know the mesmerizing beauty of Himalaya Mountains and hence the famous destinations in HP such as Shimla, Manali then why Malana? It is isolated from the outer world. The citizens of this town consider themselves the descendants of the Alexander’s Army. Every city has its own tale and cultures but this town seem to have many stories. When Alexander came in Asia to his quest of conquering the whole world he was defeated here and while going back, some of his army found solace in Malana and stayed back. These people consider the outsiders inferior to them, so when you travel here you should not leave prescribed path and follow their rules strictly. They have kind of strange concepts which they follow till the date as in even if unintentionally if you touch any person there you have to pay the fine. This goes for any walls, houses and people there. Malana had the one of the oldest democracy in the world. It is a quiet yet strange place because of its customs and their beliefs to visit. Treat for nature lovers to go and relax. It is also infamous for the Malana cream which has the large amount of demand internationally. This is considered to be one of the finest Hashish in the world and that’s why drug mafias and some foreigners seeking for malana cream come here and stay. Indian govt. had to interfere here to control the acts which have not been proven successful so far. People being isolated from the other part of the country had the main occupation of growing the cannabis plants. Gradually things will change here that is what we hope for and the hydro electric power plant is raised here by the govt. which serves as one of the effort for the employment option for the localities here. Exclude the cannabis plantations here from the picture and this is one of the beautiful places to visit when we go to HP.

There are many more places in India to consider as offbeat destinations. The best way to reach all these places is reach to the main city near by from these places by any mode of transport which is favorable for you as in by train or air or travel buses and then hires a cab for your journey. The benefit here is it is convenient as well as safe since the hired cab will be at your service all the time. For an ex. CCR Clear Car Rental where we can book our cabs online in advance, can book our ride, I mean the car that we want since they have many options for cars too and plan accordingly. They also have the different packages, as in pick and drop services or destination packages by which we can book it right from picking us up from the airport or railway station and then taking us to the desired destination and drop us back to the stations from where they picked us.

Lest pack our bags for some of the offbeat destinations this year and “hatke” tours but safe and sound. What are offbeat destinations in your list? Reply for this post with the names of the places that you have in mind.

Ciao.