Kubbra Sait approaches travel as a way of life rather than a luxury!

Kubbra Sait is best known as an actor and host, but beyond the arc lights and red carpets lies a restless explorer. Whether she’s navigating unfamiliar cultures, pushing physical boundaries, or surrendering to landscapes that demand humility, Kubbra approaches travel as a way of life rather than a luxury. Her journeys aren’t about ticking destinations off a list, they’re about immersion, endurance, and transformation.

It begins where roads hesitate and maps grow vague in Tuting, a remote frontier town in Arunachal Pradesh, so close to the Indo-China border where Kubbra added *”Indian Army is part of your send-off party, when soldiers flagged off Kubbra Sait and her team at the edge of the Siang River, it was clear this was no ordinary adventure. Ahead lay 180 kilometres of untamed water, seven days of relentless rafting, and a journey that had waited patiently for seven years to be lived”*

The Siang is a fierce, wide, and endlessly moody is not a river one can easily conquer. For Kubbra, stepping into the raft meant stepping away from certainty itself. Deep in Siang district, far from phone networks and familiar comforts, time slowed down and survival became beautifully basic paddle, breathe, eat, sleep, repeat.

Each day unfolded with its own rhythm. Mornings began with mist rising off the river like a living thing, mountains standing silent and watchful on either side. The rapids were unpredictable some playful, others demanding absolute presence. Hours of paddling tested stamina, while the cold water punished distraction. Evenings brought a different kind of magic. Camps were set up on riverbanks so untouched they felt borrowed from another century. With no artificial light, the stars took over completely. Somewhere between shared meals and crackling campfires, Kubbra found herself shedding old noise expectations, anxieties, the constant urgency of everyday life.

Kubbra added, *”This was not just a seven-day rafting expedition; it was part of a 12-day immersion into a world that refuses to bend to human schedules. The land demanded respect. The river demanded humility. And both offered something rare in return and that is perspective”. When the expedition finally ended and the rapids settled behind her, the Siang did not loosen its grip. Long after the raft was packed away, the journey lingered in her body, in her thoughts, in the way she now measures comfort and courage. The river had pushed her limits, yes, but it had also quietly rearranged her inner landscape.*

The Siang expedition wasn’t about proving strength — it was about understanding it. In a world obsessed with speed and spectacle, the river taught Kubbra Sait the value of patience, presence, and perspective. The adventure may have lasted days, but its impact endures, reminding her that the most meaningful explorations are the ones that leave you changed.

By Keerti Kadam