I happened to drive from Kolkata, West Bengal to Ranchi, Jharkhand for a weekend trip, a total of approx 410 Kms. Upon researching and hearing from fellow travellers, I along with my wife, 2 kids, aged 4 & 10 months old, set off from our home towards Ranchi, via Jamshedpur route. There is another route via Dhanbad, which is slightly longer.
The roads are fantastic to say the least. Well maintained, no potholes. There are some places where the culverts meet the bridges connecting the roads, which are a bit uneven and causes a lot of jerk.
After about 6 hours of driving, we reached Ranchi.
Excellent Roads throughout between Kolkata - Jamshedpur - Ranchi. Pic clicked by @PrateekAgarwal
Once at Ranchi, we stayed there for the night. Before dozing off, we had the famous Litti Chokha at Bhola Litti Shop.
The next morning, we took off towards Netarhat. I was expecting a normal hill station. The drive was simply amazing, meandering through dense forests. Check out few images here:
Somewhere in the jungle, we had a sumptuous breakfast, including Dhuska, Jalebi, Kachori & Aloo Chana Sabzi (Potato & Bengal Gram Curry).
When approaching Netarhat hills, it became a bit cloudy and the whole area was engulfed in fog. The temperature dropped certain degress of Celsius and it started to drizzle as well. The tall trees, small roads, dense forests and monkeys roaming around, made it look like a scene from a movie. Nature at its best.
Some images for your to enjoy.
