SUGGESTED ITINERARY AS OF 27th June 2010
Day
Day one Taunton to
Airport and flight
Day two Arrive Calcut Day 01 Arrival Calicut Airport, transfer to hotel
We have an introductory meeting to get to know each other and our bikes, .We finish off the day with our Welcome Dinner at your hotel.
Overnight at a hotel in Calicut
Day three Calicut to
WYNAD
95 Km
60 miles
CALICUT – WYNAD ( 95) Now you are ready for your adventure! An early start today for a long day’s ride through some truly spectacular scenery.
You will ride to Wynad with tracts of forest covering the western flanks of the Niilgiris. The scenery is rich and varied, ranging from plantations of tea, spices, coffee and cocoa to the dry scruffy jungle of the Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary.
Overnight stay at a hotel in Wayanad.
Day four WYNAD to
OOty
140 Kms
87.5 miles WYNAD – OOTY (140 km) Toady you will ride to Ooty, A popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills, Ooty draws a great number of tourists every year. This picturesque town perched on the hills is home to many places of interest and abundant natural beauty.
You will visit masinagudi enroute and We stop for a pleasant lunch at the Bandipur Sanctuary and then headwith its abundant monkeys and scattering of elephants, and deers. You will be at height of 2000 m and our overnight stop in Ooty, ‘Queen of the Hill Stations’
Day 5 OOTY to Coimbatore
105 kms
66miles OOTY – COIMBATORE (105 km)Morning after breakfast see Ooty by motorcycle. Ride up to the Dodabetta Peak for fantastic views of the surrounding plains, or Avalanche Point, where there was snow and an avalanche many years ago! Visit the botanical gardens, English-style public schools and churches, tea gardens and shops.down the hills with more than 24 hairpin bends.
Overnight stay at a hotel in Coimbatore.
Day 6 158 Kms
100 miles COIMBATORE -KODAIKANAL (158km)
Today you will be driven to Kodiakanal . We stop for a traditional Tamil lunch at the foot of the Palani Hills. We head off in the heat of the day, but temperatures soon drop as we ride up to the hill station of Kodaikanal at 2000 m in just 30 miles. If there’s time, you can take the bike around the paths of the summit, explore on foot or horseback, hire a boat on the lake in town, or just enjoy the local dairy products – cheeses and ice creams – and mushrooms.
Overnight stay at a hotel in Kodaikanal.
Day 7 Kodakanal Munnar
165Kms
104miles Day 06 KODAIKANAL – MUNNAR (165 km).
A mid-morning start gives us time to cruise back down the hill, to stop for lunch at the restaurant at the foot of the Palani Hills. We then ride across the plains for about an hour, before climbing again through 17 hairpin bends and the start of a road of never-ending tea plantations. After stopping for tea on the edge of the Tata tea estate, the world’s largest, with a splendid view over Devikulam Lake we carry on to the enchanting hill station of Munnar, and your hotel.
Day 8
FREE DAY
0 miles
Day 07 MUNNAR (free day). A chance to explore the delights of Munnar and the surrounding area. We can also go in search of the Nilgiri Tahr, a rare mountain goat, in the cool of the morning. About half of the total world population of about 2000 animals live in the ranges below the Anamudi Peak (2695 m), the highest in southern India. Alternatively we can ride up to the Top Station, or take a dirt-road scramble up to one of the highest tea estates in the world.
Overnight stay at a hotel in Munnar.
Day 9 Munnar to
Thekkady
105 kms
66 miles Day 08 MUNNAR – THEKKADY ( 105 kms)
After breakfast, drive to Thekkady in the Western Ghats mountain range .Thekkady nestling in the Cardamom Hills through rice paddies and tea plantations
Stopping for tea and small snacks every hour . Here the views become more sensational as the road gets worse! This route is largely untrodden – whereas tourists usually see the area by taking the boat on Lake Periyar, we pass through 100 km of the 770 sq. km sanctuary on our bikes. There is an abundance of wildlife, from flora, birds and insects up to bears, leopards, elephants and even tigers, although they keep themselves well hidden usually. And no traffic. The riding is slow, and we will often switch off engines to freewheel down narrow lanes and take in the full sounds of the forest. (There is an easier route available too). After riding to over 2000 m, we finally meet up with the good road again and rejoin the highway for the final short run into Kumily. The temperature here is cooler than by the beach and you can reward yourself with a nice hot shower.
Afternoon so you can decide what you want to do. If you would like, there is a 4 Pm start to take the Periyar Lake boat trip to see the wild elephants, or you can take a plantation tour and an elephant ride, or just take a walk around the town, take in the sights, do some shopping and enjoy the atmosphere.
Overnight stay at a hotel in Thekkady.
Day 10 Thekkady to Cochin
190 kms
118miles Day 09 THEKKADY – COCHIN ( 190)
Today you will be driven to cochin through the rubber and tea plantations. your final ride takes us back to Cochin and a last chance to cement those memories.
On arrvail check into the hotel. Cochin, one of the oldest port cities of India has very rich cultural past and cosmopolitan association. Also known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’, Cochin is believed to be the finest natural harbour in the world. With ferry rides commanding its breath taking view as you cruise around man-made islands with lush green lawns sloping down to the water’s edge, Cochin is the oldest European settlement in India and recording a history of visitors who came, saw and stayed for hundreds of years. Layered impressions of Chinese, Arab, Jewish, British, French and Portuguese are contained within its environment.
In the afternoon there’s time for sightseeing in the old town. Famous churches, cathedrals, synagogues and palaces are all within walking distance, and the sights and smells of the famous Chinese fishing nets and the market, with its teas, spices, nuts, fabrics, rosewood, Kathakali masks, cigars
Deliver the bikes and overnight stay at Cochin
Day 11 Cochin to Calicut Day 10 COCHIN – CALICUT
Today you will be transfered to Cochin arilway station for the train to calicut
On arrival at calicut , you will be met and transfered to the hotel
Overnight stay at a hotel in Calicut.
Luggage will be transported by vehicle
Day 12 Full day at Calicut Full Day at leisure
Day 13 Return flight DEPART CALICUT. We take you back to the airport for your flight back home
Day 14 Arrival in Uk travel home and wind down