'Tigress on the Trail' compliment destination safest tourism destination

The Tourism department, government of India, in an initiative to promote safe tourism for women, the tourism department recently launched ‘Tigress on the Trail’, a women’s biking event. 15 women bikers visited various destinations and reached Bhopal on Tuesday after travelling 1500 km. Madhya Pradesh is one of the safest destinations for tourists, said woman bikers.

During the journey, the bikers went to potter’s village Pachdhar near Pench, where potters create beautiful earthenware. Bikers said that such unique things have made Madhya Pradesh a perfect destination to travel.

Edwina D`Souza, 31, Mumbai, Silvana, 35, Italy, Amita Singh, 43, Bhubaneswar, 35-year-old Meenakshi Rao from Tamil Nadu, Sheetal Sharma, 23, Indore, 24-year-old Komal Mandloi, 29-year-old Kirti Alava, 41-year-old Surabhi Bhadauria, 21-year-old Anushka Jain, 32-year-old Meenakshi Thakur, 28-year-old Nivia Singh from West Bengal, 57-year-old Dr. Neeta Khandekar from Punjab, 24-year-old Meghna Patil from Pune, 30-year-old Pooja Vikram from Patna and 24-year-old Sonia Adhikare from Bangalore were included in this trail.

The ‘Tigress of the Trail’ is a unique initiative in which bikers visited all the national parks. They also promoted other tourist places. “This journey of women bikers defines the fact that daughters can roam fearlessly in Madhya Pradesh,” said principal secretary (tourism), Sheo Shekhar Shukla.

The principal secretary added that in Covid times, the tourism department decided to organise this event. He said that the first "Tigress of the Trail" event aims to promote tourist destinations of the state.

Women bikers covered 1500 km in 6 days. “They gave a message of the safe environment of Madhya Pradesh by visiting various places,” said Shukla. Thanking the tourism department, Itlay’s Silvana said, “There is an atmosphere of freedom and security for women in Madhya Pradesh and I feel proud to participate in this programme.”