All India Road Trip
WHAT IS THIS TRIP ALL ABOUT?
We are going on an adventure, a Road Trip that will take us through the length & breadth of India. This is lifetime of a journey over six months in which we travel across all States & Union Territories covering 25,000 km. We will be starting from and ending in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The starting date is Saturday, 2nd October 2021 (Gandhi Jayanti) with one car, one driver with multiple co-drivers and fellow travelers joining along the way in different places for different duration of the trip.
Isn’t this so exciting enough for anyone to join in?
No? Then keep on reading why are we doing this?
WHY THIS MEGA TRIP?
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has severely crippled the tourism & hospitality industry and esp. those at the lowest rung of the industry namely guides, drivers, porters etc.
Through the campaign that will run alongside this trip we want to create awareness their plight and hope to raise funds so at least it helps a few to get back on their feet, while the industry recovers.
We hope that the buzz created through this trip will bring back some focus back into tourism amongst various stakeholders.
Finally, through this trip we would like to commemorate and celebrate 75th year of Independent and progressive India. And what could be a better way than to see, feel and experience India for yourself.
We will explore, discover, learn, visit, capture and promote lesser-known places, craft clusters and stories. We will meet people across cultures, taste various cuisines, smell different flavours, soak in the diverse natural beauty and much more for you to discover on your own.
JOIN US? HOW?
There are three paths you could take to be part of this journey. You could take one or more or all.
1. Join us a fellow traveler/co-driver
You can join us in our vehicle or get your own at anytime or at any place during the trip.
2. Partner with us
Sponsor the trip or a part of it in cash or in kind. Provide logistical and any kind of support toward the road trip, wherever possible.
3. Support us
We need your support financially to help cover the various trip expenses. There are multiple ways you could support us. Donate directly and/or participate in the crowd funding campaign to raise funds for the trip to support those in the tourism & craft sector worst affected by the pandemic.
Click here to Join in and Support us.
And finally, if you are not able to join in, please do cheer for us, share the buzz and spread the word. Thank you 🙂
For the above, you can reach out to us at any point in time:
Rajesh Nair
+919483727720 / +919880596099
rajesh@rustiktravel.com
Hemant Soreng
+919845769987
hemant@rustiktravel.com
ROUTE MAP
Following are the two route maps with the first one first half of the journey that merges with the second one, the later half of the road trip.
ROADTRIPPERS
Following are the drivers, co-drivers, fellow travelers, roadtrippers whoever you may call them or yourself, should you join in too 🙂
Hemant Soreng, Lead driver
Rajesh Nair, Co-driver
We will flag off the road trip with Hemant Soreng, who is the lead driver. He is also an Author, Entrepreneur, IronMan Triathlete, Diver, Filmmaker, Podcast Host, Mountaineer & Traveler. Founder, RustikTravel Ventures. Electronics Engineer (DCE) with MBA (IIMB). More at www.hemantsoreng.com
He will be accompanied in the initial leg of the journey by Rajesh Nair, who will be the co-driver. He is also a Passionate Traveler, Voice-over Artist, Singer, History Enthusiast, Entrepreneur, {Podcast Host, Storyteller and Co-founder, Rustik Travel Ventures.
They will be joined by the following road trippers and many more during the course of the journey at various places for different durations.
Tapas Biala 
Anup – Nikita 
Dipen Chauhan 
Malini D 
Ranjit Kulkarni 
Kiran Reddy 
Lemli Loyi 
Mandakini Bhati 
Nitesh – Reshma 
Sanju – Joyshree 
Ram Manohar 
Ramnath Siva 
Shivram Subramanian 
Viji Philip 
Francis 
Pradeep Sekar 
Shalaka Gangolli
