Monsoon road trips: See nature at its happiest

If you are a travel enthusiast, these road trips must be on your bucket list, especially for the rainy days The Mumbai-Pune Expressway during the monsoon season Cruising through National Highways surrounded by lush greens while classic tunes play on the radio and a light drizzle taps your car’s window — sounds like a perfect monsoon road trip! Best Route: Via NH9 Starting point: Mahatma Gandhi Marg ; Bhowali-Almora Road Distance: 386km Time: 10.5 hours The Mumbai-Pune Expressway is the starting point for a Mumbai-Goa road trip Mumbai- Goa A road trip from Mumbai to Goa is a perfect vacation for all those who love long drives. Best route: Via NH48 Starting point: Mumbai-Pune Expressway ; Hathkhamba-Goa Road Distance: 590km Time: 10.5 hours Chennai- Pondicherry The highlight of a road trip from Chennai to Puducherry is the picturesque East Coast Road — Bay of Bengal on one side and stunning neo-gothic architecture on the other. Best Route: Via ECR Starting point: Wallajah Road ; Periya Kalapet Road Distance: 151km Time: 4 hours A road in Ooty on the way from Bangalore Bangalore- Ooty Looking for a fun weekend trip from Bengaluru? Best route: Via NH 275 Starting point: Mysore Road ; Bettams Road Time: 6.5 hours Distance: 267km A spiral road in the Aravalli ranges on the way to Mount Abu from Udaipur Udaipur to Mount Abu A road trip between Udaipur, the city of lakes, and Mount Abu, often called Shimla of Rajasthan, offers a refreshing variety of landscape.