Epic Road Trips
Epic Road Trips convoy in Iceland

Epic Road Trips was never meant to be a company.
It was meant to be a journey.

The People Behind the Journey

Meet the Team

Founder

Karuna Darshan Devaraj

Founder & Lead Curator

What began as a spontaneous European road trip in 2017 became a decade-long obsession with crafting the perfect journey. After driving thousands of kilometres across multiple continents, Karuna Darshan founded Epic Road Trips to share his vision of meaningful, cinematic travel experiences.

Every route is personally scouted, every experience hand-picked, and every detail refined to ensure that each expedition delivers moments that stay with you long after the journey ends.

Our Story

In 2017, our founder stepped onto a flight bound for Europe with no blueprint—only a promise made in passing, a restless curiosity, and a hunger to see more than postcards and checklists. What followed was not romance, but reality: missteps, expensive errors, fragmented routes, and the quiet frustration of discovering that meaningful road travel was being rushed, diluted, and stripped of its soul.

Nine countries in 21 days rewired everything.

The road revealed a truth no guide ever mentions: the most powerful journeys aren't planned perfectly—they're earned.

By 2018, the drives became deeper and more personal. Family on board. Foreign roads beneath unfamiliar wheels. Wrong turns through Parisian streets. The tension of driving abroad. The beauty of silence after long days. Every kilometre became instruction. Every mistake, refinement.

In 2019, the idea was named.

Epic Road Trips.

It was dismissed. Laughed at. Left for dead.
But some ideas don't ask for permission.

Then the world went quiet.
While borders closed, the vision sharpened. Those still months became a private atelier—studying storytelling, cinematic filmmaking, drone craft, route engineering, logistics, and the psychology of shared experiences. Piece by piece, the foundation was carved.

In 2023, the road returned.

First in fragments. Then in form. Small group journeys. Recon drives. Controlled chaos. By 2023, routes across Goa, Europe, and Iceland crystallized a singular philosophy—one that now defines every Vera Level expedition:

Distance means nothing without depth.

Speed means nothing without meaning.

Luxury means nothing without feeling.

Today, Epic Road Trips curates cinematic, self-driven journeys shaped by thousands of kilometres, relentless refinement, and a refusal to dilute the experience for scale.

We do not sell trips.
We do not move crowds.

We design modern odysseys—measured not in destinations, but in moments that stay.

Our Philosophy

What We Believe

The road is the destination

Every mile matters. The drive is not filler—it is the story.

Slow is powerful

Immersion creates meaning. Rushing erases it.

Self-drive is sovereignty

You take the wheel. Control sharpens connection.

Luxury is intentional, not excessive

The right machine. The right stay. No noise.

Journeys should change you

If you return the same, it wasn’t worth the distance.

Stories over snapshots

We don't chase highlights. We craft narratives worth remembering.

Ready to Start Your Journey?

Join us on an unforgettable adventure. Explore our upcoming expeditions or chat with our team to plan something bespoke.