Shekhawati Region in eastern Rajasthan, was home to the merchants trading on the silk route ( Asia - Europe - Africa)

Shekhawati Region in eastern Rajasthan, was home to the merchants trading on the silk route ( Asia – Europe – Africa). … These traders migrated to Calcutta and Bombay when the ports opened for business … this happened after the arrival of Britishers in India … From Lakshmi Niwas Mittal to Birla,Dalmia,Poddar,Piramal, all emerged from this region … The richest people in the country which control almost every sector of the Indian Economy is from this region … These traders constructed haveli’s which acted as their base to do trade .. The walls of the haveli’s are decorated with Fresco Paintings which is unique to this region …. Alsisar Mahal is one of the option to stay during your visit to the Shekhawati Region .. Other option is Vivaana .. Between the two, we recommend Vivaana for its excellent service and good heritage feel …

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List of Best Hotels in Ladakh

Sunil February 11, 2017

While driving through the rugged terrain of ladakh, days are usually spent on the road and visiting various sites .. If you end the day in a lovely property in a beautiful location it enhances the overall experience of road trip many fold .. Based on our regular visits to the region, we have handpicked the best hotels in Ladakh to enhance your overall road trip …

The straight stretch where we encountered heavy winds and rain (Soon after taking this picture)

Road Trip to Leh-Ladakh

Nikhil Muzumdar August 1, 2016

About This blog is about a trip we did in July 2015 to the most sought-after destination LEH-LADAKH. Cut out from the rest of the world, it was a combination of adventure and bliss surrounded by ice capped mountains, beautiful landscapes, best roads, worst roads, sunny weather to rain to snow fall-all witnessed in a single day, meeting wonderful people, …

Bike Trip to Ladakh

Sunil April 13, 2016

This video is created in collaboration with our Guests who did Bike Trip to Ladakh with us. Unwind Outdoor would like to thank Hari and his group of friends from Singapore and Harun with his friends from Malaysia .. The experience of riding bike on the Ladakh terrain is unparalleled .. Slush and streams, snow fall, rain , violent water crossing …

Self Drive SUV For Ladakh

Sunil April 11, 2016

It is important that the vehicle is checked thoroughly before it is driven on the ladakh terrain. Most Self Drive Rental companies as a standard practice only follow manufacturers guidance for service. But in case of Ladakh, this is grossly inadequate. Before every Ladakh road trip, the vehicle must be checked thoroughly and preventive maintenance done to avoid breakdown. It …

Leh to Pangong Road Trip

Sunil April 6, 2016

Phunsukh Wangdu ( Amir khan ) saw his dream girl Kareena Kapoor come in on the scooter, dressed in as his bride in the climax scene of 3 Idiots. If you remember the beautiful lake where the whole scene was shot, that lake is Pangong Tso Pangong Tso beauty cannot be described but can only be experienced. While most do …

Sunil. we had the most memorable trip to Ladakh region. This was my first visit & needless to say we, a group of 4 friends, were tentative about how the trip would come out. The way you organized the trip was truly satisfying. We were ready for any adventure during the trip whether it was lack of oxygen or whether we had to tug out a large vehicle stuck on the bridge. The quality of the vehicle was spot on. I have already recommended you to multiple people & I am sure you will provide the same quality of service that I got. Keep up the good job.

Vinod Nair
7/20/2014

We had a self drive from Delhi to Spiti Valley in August 2017...and it was an amazing experience. Special thanks to Unwind and Sunil for making this happened. All the arrangements including Car and Hotels were superb. Also the instruction call by Sunil just before the tour was very much helpful. Looking forward for the next trip with Unwind....

Hiren Thakkar
9/08/2017

Hi Sunil; The trip for 11days was life time memorable. Thanks a ton for adjusting the last moment changes. You are the best. Do keep up the good work.

Pius Noronha
7/29/2016

We are sure if it was not with Unwind Outdoor, our trip might not have happened. Living overseas we have been planning this journey for some time but never got the right contact until we came across Sunil. I was able to relive the memories of my first encounter with this landscape 19 years ago. The whole journey from Jammu to Leh and beyond is a weird concoction of feelings. There is chaos, isolation, excitement, calm, mood swings(due to AMS).....nevertheless this is one place which every Indian must have on their bucket list. Having said that I would also emphasize on preparing yourself for this trip. It is not just any other hill station but this can give you an experience of a different world altogether (If you were stuck like we did at 18000 feet high K-top for almost 5 hours due to an avalanche. Mind you.. recommended stay is not more than 20-25 minutes). So prepare well and be safe. Sunil will be there to look after you. Good on you Sunil. You will hear from us again...soon.

Deepak Varma
7/20/2015

Sunil Kapoor is one of the best person i met in travel industry. We had booked our tour of self drive cars from Srinagar to Leh - Manali - Chandigarh of 11 days, just one day before we came to know about unrest in Srinagar, and we thought it would cancel our trip, but to our surprise Sunil Kapoor changed our whole itenery with all hotel bookings, and gave the cars from Delhi. We had paid the full amount to Sunil then also he changed the route and the hotel bookings, no other travel agent would do and that also in Delhi it truly surprising. Sunil has full knowledge of the route and the hotels he selected was also the best in that place. I highly recommend Sunil Kapoor & Unwind Outdoor tours to all my Friends, Regards, Shalin Gandhi

Shalin Gandhi
7/28/2016

Thanks Mr Sunil kapoor for a wonderful trip that i had from manali to jispa leh, nubra, pangong sarchu and back to manali.. ur collection of hotels is awesome.. my friend arijit had a talk with you.. we all njoyed the trip to the fullest.. looking forward for more such trips..

Somnath RE Saha
7/05/2015

Sunil, after I ran 21k Marathon I bragged about it for years. The same is being repeated again, with my ambition to drive across the Himalayas, which was almost faded with Srinagar under curfew. You and Chetan were the spark to our fire that we could do this drive and without a single trouble. Driving is a passion but driving thru places where there are no roads is trouble, but your breakup of program and awesome car condition helped us actually sail thru. Three cheers and five stars.

Jignesh Shah
7/30/2016

We leveraged on unwind outdoors for our Leh self drive trip. Extremely good experience. Due to Srinagar situation, we changed our plans just 1 day before travel date and Sunil accommodate perfectly. All the location stays were par excellence with breathtaking view. Best choice of hotels and camps. Simply wonderful.

Suyog T Saraiya
7/28/2016

I must say that what I got was true value for money. At first I was in doubt on how it would be like the hotels, the vehicle and the overall experience. Frankly, don't mind Sunil but I had my doubts. But then once I saw the friendly driver waiting at Chandigarh railway station at 4.30 am I started to think its not going to be so bad. Later on when we checked in Ride Inn in Manali. I was really surprised and impressed. But the best was yet to come. Unfortunately the day we were supposed to go to Nubra turned out to be a worst day to travel on the World's Highest Motor able road. As it was snowing heavily, the visibility was poor and there was a accident at Khardungla top. Due to which we had to return to Leh but when we were at South Pullu and got the news that we have to return I was in serious doubt about our accommodation and all. But then Mr. Nubru (our contact at Leh) proactively got in touch with us and kept on calling us to know our status and well being which impressed me. Then he himself arranged for the hotel in a jiffy. That was good really good but during our return from Leh the tents arranged in Ride Inn were very basic and we had no options to look else where(our return got postponed by 1 day). Anyways, Sunil I am super impressed and had a wonderful trip(2nd) with my lovely wife and 3 friends, and it would etched in my memory as long as i am alive. I would like to travel with Unwind Outdoor again in near future. I am already planning for my third visit to Leh and Sunil when ever it would be it would be through Unwind Outdoor. Be ready for my call.

Arijit Mondal
7/14/2015