Great piece on the just completed Classic Run, an epic rickshaw ride from Chennai to Trivandrum. “Crazy streets, heavy rains, breakdown of vehicles, visits to temples and monuments….the teams that participated in the Indian Autorickshaw Challenge – Classic run had a fun ride. Rickshaw Challenge – Classic run is an annual event. Participants get to...Read More
Days before the Rickshaw Challenge sees in its 9th year, the Classic Run 2015 kicks off from Chennai with the tail end of a cyclone for companion. As our participants drive a rickshaw for the first time, they have to contend with Chennai’s crazy streets, heavy rains, breakdowns, among all the other obstacles that make...Read More
Great piece in the Financial Review listing the Rickshaw Challenge has one of the top 10 thrill-seeking adventures. “India is one of Asia’s most popular tourist destinations, but there’s a novel way to see the country that will never make a tourist brochure. Compete in a 1000-kilometre rickshaw journey down India’s southern coast (three-wheeled auto-rickshaws,...Read More
Travelers are always safe when they’re riding with the Travel Scientists, but our custom events mean we take care of everything, while they get to enjoy a truly unique experience. Everything is tailored to our customers’ specific needs and this is exactly what we did for our 24 special guests. All they had to do...Read More
Auto rickshaws seem new and interesting for tourist who travel to India, and we here at the Rickshaw Challenge are well aware of this. Over the years, we figured out just how to turn your visit to India into the ultimate rickshaw experience and while we prepare for our next adventure, we realized there are...Read More
Great piece on the Tamilnadu Run 2014 from The Hindu. “The Rickshaw Challenge is an event that happens five times a year, every year. It’s a great way to see the country and this year, six teams from around the world came down to explore Tamil Nadu, and drove themselves around in bright, customised auto-rickshaws.”...Read More
The Deccan Odyssey 2014 has kicked off on 14 June, running a length of 1,110km from Panaji to Mumbai. A bunch of adventure enthusiasts are currently riding up South India in a three-wheeled vehicle with the horse power of a lawnmower, not to mentioned during the height of the great Indian summer monsoon. Crazy, adventurous,...Read More
Huffington Post piece on the great Hit The Road: India film. “Every once in a while, a truly fun original documentary comes along. Hit The Road: India is an adventure documentary that follows two friends, Ric Gazarian and Keith King, as they participate in the heretofore unknown Rickshaw Challenge Mumbai Xpress — a 12-day-long, 2000...Read More
An international reality TV show called Laish La, the most watched reality show in the Middle East, doing the Rickshaw Challenge. The show allows the main cast to travel the world and do adrenaline pumping things, it’s like a bucket list they have, and they travel the world trying to strike things off the list....Read More
The great Hit The Road: India film is making lots of noise, and the latest is a cool piece in BACKPACK ME “This is no Bollywood. This is no ordinary documentary, even. Hit The Road India, is a a feature travel adventure documentary. It follows the adventure of 2 friends from North America, Richard and...Read More