A highway for a classic road trip – AH 1
For those who think that the airplane tickets to Thailand are costly, are in for a pleasant surprise. The newly constructed India-Thailand highway also known as AH –1 (Asian Highway), which passes through Myanmar and onto Thailand is part of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway. If it all you plan to take the road trip, it will take 14 days to complete the 4,500 km journey.
Here we are going to give you reasons that you should make this trip at least once in a lifetime.
Watch the sunset in Guwahati
Walk with cloud in Shillong
Once in Myanmar, you can visit the ancient city of Bagan. The pagodas dotting the city make for a beautiful sight, which is unparalleled to any other site in the world.
One of the regions which you will be passing is the Mandalay region. The drive through the region will be a unique experience.
Driving through Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, you will come across one the largest pagodas in the world. The fact that the capital city is beautiful, yet hauntingly empty, will add to your experience.
The highway also passes Yangon, the place where the last Indian emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar had been imprisoned by the British.
Once you enter Thailand you can visit the Bang Pa, in the Royal Palace; also known as the summer capital before heading out to the ultimate party destination, Bangkok.
After this journey, you will definitely be a changed person.
The final and the completed highway will start from Tokyo (connected by ferry). It will run through Seoul, Beijing, Ho-Chi-Minh City, Phnom to Mae Sot, Yangon, Mandalay, Tamu, Moreh, Imphal, Kohima, Dimapur, Nagaon, Jorbat, Shillong, Dawki, Sylhet, Dhaka, Kolkata, Kanpur, New Delhi, Attari, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Kabul, Istanbul till the border of Bulgaria.
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