Looking for adventure trip ideas? Here is one that I will be attempting soon.
In this trip I will be traveling 21 days 21 cities at a very tight budget.
Here is a hint, in any travel what are the two biggest expenses?- Travel and stay, right?
What if we combine both in one and save time and money? Too good to happen? Keep reading…
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The usual budget plan, that we will not follow
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Any budget traveler will usually:
- Book train ticket well in advance
- Book a retireing room or dormatory or a budget hotel in the city
- Explore the city using the most budget friendly mode
The problem with this plan is:
- Book both train and stay well in advance
- All the train stations do not have dormatory, at times getting budget hotel is not simple.
- A lot of time is spent while sleeping, though its important it eats a lot of our travel time.
The solution? Keep reading…
The new adventure travel plan
In this plan, we book train tickets well in advance but no need to book stay!!
So where to sleep? Sleep in train while traveling!!
I know it sounds crazy!! BUT Hold on your thoughts…. keep reading…
The success of this plan lies in:
- Travel in train at nights
- The travel time should be atleast 10hrs so you get enough rest
- Freshen up in train before getting down. For bath, use public toilets
- Reach new city early in the morning and explore the city
- Get the evening train to new city and the loop continues!
Note: AC train travel is recommended so that you do not have to carry beddings and your body gets good rest in AC.
Still sounds far fetched? Keep reading…
21 days 21 cities, no stay challenge
My plan starts from Mumbai and the list below shows the train name, travel time and other details.
I am still working on the list as you can see some of the travel time is much less than 10hr. I will update it soon.
| Day | City | TrainName | TrainTime | Travel Time (hrs) |
| 0 | Mumbai | TutariExpress | 12:05 AM | 9 |
| 1 | Kudal | MatsyagandhaExp | 23:12 | 8 |
| 2 | Manglore | MnglaLksdp | 22:40 | 8 |
| 3 | Ernakulam | Kanyakumari Exp | 3:50 | 7 |
| 4 | Kanyakumari | Cape Rmm Sf Exp | 22:15 | 6 |
| 5 | Mandapam(Rameshwaram) | Rmm CFhennaiExp | 20:52 | 10 |
| 6 | Chennai | Raptisagar | 23:35 | 6 |
| 7 | Vijaywada | GntRgda Exp | 0:20 | 9 |
| 8 | Visakhapatanam Jn | Falaknuma | 21:45 | 13 |
| 9 | Puri/Bhuvneshwar | Bbs Dhn Spl | 20:25 | 10 |
| 10 | Ranchi | Kriya Yoga Exp | 22:00 | 9 |
| 11 | Howrah | Kamrup Exp | 18:30 | 11 |
| 12 | New Jalpai Guri | Brahmaputra Exp | 23:20 | 13 |
| 13 | Patna (PNBE) | Ananya Exp | 21:40 | 9 |
How to explore new city in budget
First step is to put your luggage in cloak room so that you can travel light.
The best way to explore city in budget is if there is HopOnHopOff bus. These bus are very comfortable and you will be able to visit the popular places in one day.
In case HopOnHopOff service is not there, speak with a auto walla and tell him your budget is Rs.500 only. Ask him what all places he can take you and drop you back to station. Bargin is the key here.
If auto does not work out, visit the city bus stop and see if there is day pass facility. Get the day pass and roam around the city in bus.
Worst case, explore the places that you can walk to or hitch hike.
Challenges in the 21 days 21 cities plan
The plan is hectic, hence its called adventure plan!!
Make sure to get enough rest and quality food during this travel. Carry some basic medicines like body ache,fever, loose motion and your other regular medicine.
At times, we may not find budget way to explore new city so we will have to either increase the budget or cut down on exploring the city.
Advantages of 21 days 21 cities no stay challenge
A lot of money is saved as no hotel stay is involved.
You reach new city while sleeping and save a lot of time!
Conclusion:
I will be undertaking this adventure trip soon and will keep all posted. I will up uploading my travel on my YouTube channel JholaUthaKchale