{"id":244697,"date":"2023-11-09T12:19:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T12:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=244697"},"modified":"2023-11-09T12:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T12:19:47","slug":"3000-km-family-road-trip-in-a-fortuner-bengaluru-to-bhubaneswar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/3000-km-family-road-trip-in-a-fortuner-bengaluru-to-bhubaneswar\/","title":{"rendered":"3,000 km family road trip in a Fortuner: Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reliability wins over everything else (comfort\/electronics etc.) for us in a car. Toyota has always kept us happy in that department over the years.<\/h2>\n

BHPian rakutty<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Odhisa – India’s best kept Secret (official tagline) – it’s been missing from our list for some time. Dussera vacation for kids gave us a small gap to fit it in, but given the short time window, we were not able to extensively cover it in one go. So decided to do the highlights (Eastern Golden Triangle) for now. In the next road trip to the North-Eastern States, we will cover the other areas.<\/p>\n

With Odhisa done, we have taken the Fortuner to 16\/28 states and 4\/8 Union Territories. The Plan is to cover all states in India, It will take a lifetime to explore each state minutely, and the plan is to do the highlights. As the car was bought specifically for road trips we are trying to maximize its usage. It’s done 40k+ KM across these states in the last 24 months.<\/p>\n

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States travelled with Fortuner in over 25 months<\/p>\n

Source<\/p>\n

Machine :<\/strong> Toyota Fortuner 2021 4 x 2<\/p>\n

Again reliability wins over everything else (comfort\/electronics etc.) for us in a car, Toyota has always kept us happy in that department over the years. We use it as a 4 seater so that gives us ample space for people and bags. No travel fatigue so far and we have done a max of 1100 km\/day in our earlier trips, in this trip we did a max of 770 km\/day.<\/p>\n

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Fill It Shut It Drive It<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/h2>\n

Nothing for the vehicle see the point above, the meter reading had touched 37k so after the trip will take it for the 40k service, topped up the AdBlue as it lasts only 7k for us. The usual snacks etc. for the road. Network was very good and reliable all along the route, in fact even took a few work-related video calls with no buffering at all.<\/p>\n

People: Wife , Daughters and Me<\/p>\n

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The people<\/p>\n

Executed Plan:<\/h2>\n

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Onward\/Return Journey<\/h2>\n

We took the same route BLR\/TIR\/VTZ\/PURI\/BBI\/VGA\/TIR\/BLR both ways the only difference was the stay at Vijayawada instead of Tirupati while returning. Onward we could start only by 5PM due to school and work engagements, so we stopped at Tirupati instead of doing one long drive to Vizag.<\/p>\n

I compliment the “State of Roads” every time we do a road trip in India, we are second to none in that department now. Yes, there is scope for improvements in terms of disturbances\/irritants on the road, as it does require more alertness as compared to road trips we have taken outside India.<\/p>\n

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Country Roads Take Me Home<\/p>\n

As a rule, I avoid night driving but this time we broke that rule to witness the Brahmotsavam festival in Tirupati on the last day of our journey. The “Aswa Vahanam” procession was from 7-9 PM so we could start the journey only after 10PM towards Bangalore.<\/p>\n

Day by Day itinerary<\/h2>\n

(Request: For all the travelogue writers please always put this in, this helps us a lot in planning. We always use this as a starting point before adding\/deleting based on the days\/likes)<\/p>\n

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Travel Itinerary<\/p>\n

Road Trip by the Numbers:<\/h2>\n