Sunday, January 09, 2011

Car Hire Services for North East India

This is my mind is the most critical part in planning a trip to North East India. The reason being, most of the places in North East India are remote and have very limited public transport. And to top it, the state of the roads are poor, making a good car a comfortable option. Additionally, it works out on the safety aspect too.


Unlike the rest of India, the car hire services in North East India work on a different model. They either charge an all inclusive (Driver charges, fuel, vehicle rent) daily rate or you pay a fixed daily rent for the vehicle and then pay for all other spontaneous expenses like fuel, driver food, driver accommodation, etc. The going rate varies with the tourist demand. As a thumb rule, the all inclusive rate should start with 3,500 rupees per day and the other option of just vehicle rent should begin at 1,500 rupees per day.


During my recent trip, I was lucky enough to hire the services of Madan Basnat, who owns a Mahindra Bolero car (fully loaded model) and also doubles up as a driver. Madan is a local of Tezpur in Assam and provides his car and driver services on hire for travel in North East India, especially the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland. He has 15 years of experience in driving cars across North East India.


We hired Madan’s services for 12 days paying him Rs 1,500 per day towards vehicle rent. And we handled our fuel expenses as they came up. Madan shared the food and accommodation with us. Hence, that bit was also taken care of. During our trip, we found Madan to be extremely helpful, resourceful and safe. His car was in top condition and he was very reliable too.

I would definitely recommend Madan for folks who are looking to travel to North East India and are looking for reliable car hire/rental services. For bookings or for car hire assistance, you can reach Madan at +91-9854569511 or +91-9401838475.

34 comments:

  1. DebarpitaJanuary 10, 2011 at 4:11 AM

    Thanks for this info Sankara... Will be definitely helpful to many including me :)

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  2. Ashwin ShashiJanuary 10, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    Did you need to get permits to travel to some of these areas?

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  3. Sankara Subramanian CJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    Yes, inner line permits for arunachal pradesh and nagaland. None for Assam and Meghalaya.

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  4. Sankara Subramanian CJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    That is the idea dost!

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  5. Shrinidhi handeJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Do they offer self drive? Can I drive that Bolero?

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  6. Sankara Subramanian CJanuary 11, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    They do not offer self drive. For self drive, i guess you will have to approach car rental agencies.

    On a slight tangent, I dont think you will want to drive on these roads given the pathetic condition they are in.

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  8. Sankara Subramanian CFebruary 14, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    Thank you!

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  9. ADMarch 5, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    Hi.. Nice pics and great piece of information.. I am planning 2 months backpack trip to the exotic pristine North Eastern part of my country later this year.. Since you are familiar with the region i was hoping if you could assist me draft the itinerary? Please let me know your thoughts...

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  10. Sankara Subramanian CMarch 5, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Sure. Why don't you mail me at sankaracs@beontheroad.com with your goals for this trip and we can then plan around it.

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    The pleasure is mine.

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  27. VaibhaJune 26, 2014 at 6:24 PM

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  28. Sankara Subramanian CJuly 1, 2014 at 2:31 PM

    You are welcome.

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  29. swJuly 10, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    Any chance you have Madan's email? I'd love to contact him for future planning.

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  31. Sankara Subramanian CJuly 27, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    He does not have email. His phone number is provided in the post. The best way to reach him is by phone.

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  32. AndrewDecember 6, 2014 at 3:35 PM

    Wow it will be interesting traveling in car between beautiful mountains of east India, I also found a car rental company at www.carhireindelhi.com .

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  33. Ashok AthnoorMarch 22, 2015 at 10:03 AM

    Thank you very much for sharing Madan Busnat's name. I am in touch with him for our april 18th trip to Assam.

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  34. Sankara Subramanian CApril 14, 2015 at 10:49 AM

    That is great. Enjoy your travels.

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