South India Motorcycle Tour: Kerala & Tamil Nadu

Your South India motorcycle tour begins with a flight to Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala. After arrival we pick you up from the airport and take you around 50 kilometres to your hotel in Varkala, where you recover from the journey.

On the second day of your India motorcycle tour there is time to settle in: Varkala's sandy beach invites you to swim, the beach cafes are perfect for relaxing, and the tailor across the street offers custom-made shirts.

On this guided motorcycle tour of India we bring the Royal Enfield Classic out of the garage, everyone chooses their bike, and after a short briefing we ease into Indian traffic on dreamy coastal roads and a short sandy stretch.

On the way towards Tamil Nadu, this Tamil Nadu motorcycle tour brings you to the royal palace of Padmanabhapuram and the Kali Temple. In the evening, Kanyakumari, the southernmost point of India, rewards you with a sunset over the Bay of Bengal.

This stage of your Royal Enfield motorcycle tour passes a huge wind farm on the way to Madurai. In the evening you visit the Meenakshi Temple, one of the largest temple complexes in India, before dinner high above the rooftops of the city.

This stage of our onroad motorcycle tour of India takes you on well-paved, curvy roads to more than 2,200 metres in the Western Ghats. From there you descend to the temple town of Palani in the valley, with pleasant temperatures and a striking temple.

On this Western Ghats motorcycle tour you cross two wildlife sanctuaries, Indira Gandhi and Chinnar National Park, with good chances of spotting wild elephants. In the afternoon you reach the first tea plantations around Munnar, cloaking the hills in deep green.

On this stage of your Thekkady motorcycle tour the landscape shifts from endless tea plantations to fragrant cardamom and pepper fields. In the early afternoon you reach Thekkady and stay overnight in a heritage hotel built in traditional Kerala style.

On this Royal Enfield tour of India you enjoy a rest day in the pleasantly cool mountain climate of Thekkady. A guided walk through the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary or a boat trip on Periyar Lake are great options, as is an Ayurvedic massage.

Around seven hours of mountain riding through lush vegetation shape this day of your South India motorcycle adventure. You enjoy the curves of the Western Ghats one last time before it warms up towards the coast and you pack away your mountain gear.

From Munroe Island you experience this Kerala backwaters motorcycle tour with a multi-hour boat trip through palm-lined canals reminiscent of the Everglades. Around midday you set off on the final riding stage of the trip back to Varkala.

After this onroad motorcycle tour of India the Royal Enfields go back into the hands of our mechanic, who prepares them for the next trip. For you it now means: doing nothing, enjoying the beach and easing into your last days in Kerala.

To round off your Western Ghats and Kerala motorcycle tour, treat yourself to a traditional South Indian Ayurvedic massage or simply a relaxed afternoon on the sandy beach. For dinner there is freshly caught fish and other delicacies of Indian cuisine one last time.

Farewell from this Royal Enfield tour of India often falls in the middle of the night, when the hotel takes you to the airport in Trivandrum. India has many faces – perhaps we will meet again soon, whether in Rajasthan or high up in Ladakh.