Land cruises: Roads that will take your breath away

From mountains and valleys to coastlines and deserts, these roads will take your breath away

Nov 25, 2014, 06:04 IST3 min
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Jaisalmer to BikanerRajasthan has some of the best roads in the country: Fast and smooth. This 300-odd kilometer stretch down NH15 will have you drive through the thick of Rajasthan where y...
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Munnar to OotyRated among the best roads in world, the Munnar-Ooty route is 240 km of tarmac that winds its way through lush Kerala and into Tamil Nadu before beginning the ascent to the qu...
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Great Ocean RoadMost of the roads on this list are up in the mountains, but as the name suggests, the Great Ocean Road hugs the Australian coastline for nearly all of its 243-km distance. S...
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Manali to SrinagarA must-do on any enthusiast&rsquos wish-list, but a gruelling drive not for the faint-hearted. The road is open only for a few months in the year, and conditions vary from...
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Pacific Highway 1The USA has some legendary roads, but our favourite is Pacific Highway 1. Like Australia&rsquos Great Ocean Road, it hugs the coast, this time in California, and is largely...
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Khasab to Ras al KhaimahThis may come as a surprise, but Oman has some of the finest driving roads on this continent. The region is not only mountainous but also on the coast, and features ...
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Transfagarasan HighwayMany associate Romania with Count Dracula, but to us, it is the home of the fantastic Transfagarasan. This 90-km stretch of tarmac winds its way through the mountains,...
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