Coastal Road Trips and Family Beach Breaks Lead Plantrip Activity as Goa, Sri Lanka and Italy–France Drives Dominate
Road trip fever and family-friendly coastlines are steering travel plans on Plantrip today, with 73 itineraries created in the last 24 hours dated January 9, 2026. Travelers are zeroing in on scenic drives along the Italian and French Riviera, multi-stop Sri Lanka wildlife-and-beach routes, and quick-turn family escapes to Goa. Interest also spans South and Southeast Asia, from budget Nepal getaways to Thailand with toddlers and Hong Kong city breaks.
The week’s standout theme is the coastal road adventure: multiple users requested a six-person car itinerary along Italy and/or France’s shoreline, capped at 4–6 hour daily drives and ending in an international-airport city. Their wish lists emphasize old-town dining, fine-dining nights, shopping, and nights out, signaling routes likely anchored by Nice, Genoa and Rome or Milan for pick-up/drop-off convenience. Scenic priorities suggest Riviera corniches, Ligurian fishing villages and atmospheric stopovers with lively nightlife.
South Asia is heavily represented. Sri Lanka itineraries detail southern expressway loops with wildlife and marine focus: whale watching near Mirissa, Yala National Park safaris, elephant encounters, and resort time around Bentota or Colombo. Multiple family plans lock in January 13–17 windows, balancing jungle stays with a final-day burst of water sports and beach downtime. Nearby, India itineraries trend toward short, focused trips—Goa four-day family stays in North Goa featuring river cruises and aesthetic cafés, Pune day trips to Prati Balaji and Sinhagad, a bike escape from Bengaluru to Coorg with fuel budgeting, and Gujarat and Udaipur city breaks. Northeast India curiosity pops with Meghalaya five-day and Manipur 10-day public-transport explorations.
Budget-led and compact trips are also surging. Nepal appears repeatedly, from three-day low-cost hotel-and-taxi plans to five-day Delhi–Nepal routes, while a Shanghai–Zhangjiajie three-day January escape prioritizes value flights and easy transfers with comfort stays near sights. Europe planning remains strong beyond the Riviera road trips: Vienna family stays, four-day France requests, Spain, and Turkey long weekends centered on Istanbul with day trips by public transport. Long-haul planners are sketching Japan routes—including a 21-day July nature-and-modernity blend—plus airline timing notes for Melbourne–Rome and Athens–Dubai–Melbourne with a Dubai stopover.
Family travel shapes several Southeast Asia picks: Thailand six-day plans in late January specify traveling with a one-year-old, favoring gentle pacing; Bali five-day teen-friendly holidays include cost checks for July versus September; and a Zanzibar seven-day beach escape underscores demand for warm-weather downtime. Closer to Singapore, multiple day-trip playbooks to Johor Bahru via public transport highlight cross-border practicality and the appeal of out-and-back adventures before 9 p.m. Altogether, the latest plans point to travelers chasing scenery, soft adventure, and nightlife—often within tightly scheduled, logistics-savvy itineraries.