INDIA / The South
At a Glance ...
| Best traveltime | December, January |
| Start/Finish | Trivandrum / Trivandrum |
| Duration | 14 days, 8 riding days |
| Distance covered | around 1.000 mi / 1.600 km |
| Day rides | 50 - 160 mi / 80 - 260 km |
| Roads | Tarmac |
| Motorcycles | Royal Enfield Bullet 500cc, left side gear shift, front disk break |
| Rider's requirements | Pretty easy ride apart from Indian traffic |
| Group size | Min. 4 and max. 10 riders - space for pillion rider in our follow up car. |
| Accomodation | Comfortable middle-class hotels |
| What's included | All meals, all non-alcoholic beverages, all entry fees, petrol for the bikes |
| Highlights | Backwater Cruise, Temples, Varkala beach, Tea Plantations and Spice Gardens |
| Important | VISA for India required. Many countries can apply for Visa on arrival now! |
Tropical Paradise - Touring Palm Groves and Green Hills...
| Day 1 | Arrival in Trivandrum, Kerala‘s capitol and transfer to our hotel in Varkala (40km) |
| Day 2 | A day to acclimatise and to enjoy one of India‘s finest beaches. |
| Day 3 | First ride with the Enfields. A little loop to get to know bikes and traffic. |
| Day 4 | On minor roads along the coast we reach Cap Comorin the southern tip of India. |
| Day 5 | Tropical days ride to Madurai. We visit one of the finest Temples of India, the Menakhsee Temple |
| Day 6 | A motorcyclists delight - we ride up 2.200m into the Western Ghats and reach the temple town of Palani |
| Day 7 | More curves past rolling green hills and tea plantations on way to Munnar |
| Day 8 | We are in the land o spices, pepper cardamon and many more grown here. And of course tea. Night inThekkady |
| Day 9 | A relaxing day with a boat trip at Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary with a good chance to spot wild Elephants. |
| Day 10 | A curvy mountain ride takes us to the sea today. We reach Kollam. |
| Day 11 | A couple of hours boatsride along the canals of Keralas Backwaters provide for a different experience of India - late on we reach Varkala and it is bye bye bikes. |
| Day 12 | Relaxing on the cliff above Varkala beach with an Ayurveda massage - and a beer maybe? |
| Day 13 | Last day of beach life and fresh fish for our last dinner maybe? |
| Day 14 | Farewell India - Airport transfer and you are on your way home! |
