New-age travellers are discovering a new thrill in offbeat road tours

If you want to do something different next time you go on a holiday, ditch train or air travel and opt for the adventure of a cycling, bike or jeep tour

Travel and tourism in India is increasingly turning experiential. Instead of visiting new cities and doing the rounds of historical monuments, young travellers try to satiate their wanderlust by going on trips to offbeat destinations. Cycling, bike, jeep and food tours are the rage these days among them, as they offer the triple benefits of leisure, physical activity, and sightseeing.  

Organisers of such tours have mapped out extensive networks of roads that take the traveller to the most far-flung and remote parts of the country. Depending on his preference, the traveller can choose to experience mountain roads or travel along