rubber_stamp_champ

All right guys, I have 2 weeks (maybe a couple of days more) in hand and want to ride the West Coast. The ride will be a CL500 this time as I've parted away with the Mile Muncher (220Fi).

As far as the schedule is concerned, the dates are not fixed as of now, but the tentative would be somewhere around mid September. The West Coast Ride

Day 1:

Delhi-Udaipur: 650km
stay at Hotel Nayee Haveli, Gangaur Ghat.

Day 2:
Udaipur-Mumbai: 790km

Day 3:
In and around Mumbai.
• Stay at hotel Volga, Colaba.
• Marine Drive , Elephanta Caves, Hanging Garden, Essel World

Day 4:
Mumbai-Goa: 570km

Day 5&6:
In and Around Goa.
• Stay at Hotel Marina, Marina Beach.
• Do the regulars.

Day7:
Goa-Mangalore: 380km

Day8:
• In and Around Mangalore
• Stay at Hotel Ayodhya, Near P V S Circle.

Day 9:
Mangalore-Kochi: 450km (NH17)

Day 10:
In and around Kochi
Stay at: ??? Still to find out.

Day 11:
Kochi-Kanyakumari: 300km

Day12:
• In and around Kanyakumari.
• Stay at ?????

RETURN


Please let me know of there is something that needs to be added/removed??

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Great,I wish even I had that amount of time, atleast to ride from Mumbai.

But any way, May be it is better to have a reserve day between day 2 and day3.

All the best for the tour.

aargee

Do not miss Agumbe ghats even if you've to miss Mangalore; prepare a route covering Agumbe ghat if you haven't planned to include. But be prepared for monsoon though.

Plenty of options to stay; but depends what you'd like to see; harbor, palace,

Here comes the fun; there're 2 routes; one is straight highway (don't even imagine a median, most places its two lane). Another is fun filled twisties up & down the hill & good road condition. What would you choose ?

Accomodation can be found out; but why miss Trivandrum? There're lot of sight seeing to be done around Trivandrum & TVM-K'Kumari is only 80 Kms. Ideally you can plan to see sunset at K'Kumari, stay overnight, watch the sunrise again & head to TVM. Meet xBhp folks & then visit Padmanabhasamy temple, palace, Veli village, IIRC, there's a dam too & by then its evening.

Like I said before, when in KA, Agumbe & then try visiting Horanadu & Kudremukh. Very scenic & lovely places.

In KL, TVM. From Kochi, visit Kalady if you're interested to see the birth place of great Lord Adi Shankara & Tripunithura Bolgatty Palace.

BTW, what's itinerary on your return leg?

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rubber_stamp_champ

That was some help!

Now...I'll be visiting in the month of september. Maybe second week starting. How about the weather conditions then!!!??


Moreover, it would be a great help if you can alter the itinerary as you think it to be right. That would be a great help

Do not worry about the stressed ride. I had a similar GQ ride. where it was Reach-Explore-Move Out


...the TVM thingy looks cool. WI'm considering that.

And as far as kochi is concerned, would love to stay around the harbor....


but the main question!!! how about the weather!!!! I dont really want to ride in rains

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rubber_stamp_champ

guys please help me plan the Mumbai-Goa route via the backwater way!!!!

I really want to do this stretch

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hanks for the input guys!!

Can anyone answer the following questions:

1. Where the hell is this Bhau Cha Dhakka in Mumbai, where I can find the ferry to Rewas. Of if not that place, for that matter, can I take the bike to Rewas/
Alibaug from the Gateway of India Ferry Wharf???

2. How feasible would it be to load a loaded C5 on a ferry. Will that be a pain or can be done easily?? Any advice regarding the same??

3. Hows NH17 after crossing Ganpatipule?? Plan to take the highway after that to Goa!

I'm leaving on 1st, so please pour in your comments before that. It would be a great help if someone could tell me how the weather is behaving along the Konkan!!!

Thanks in advance

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All right guys, the ride is no more the West Coast Ride!

This has been modified to a great extent. And as usual I need some good advise over some issued. to start with:

Hyderabad: Would stay at the Youth Hostel, Hyderabad, 3-5-167/3 to 5, Narayanguda, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
-Please tell me how to read the address
-I want to check out Charminar, Chowmahalla Palace, Falaknuma Palace, Golconda Fort, AP State Museum, B.M. Birla Planetarium and Science & Technological Museum, St Joseph's Cathedral, Ramoji Film City and have one day in hand. Would request someone to please sketch an itinerary covering all the places. Also, please tell me where to find the best Biryani in the city.

Pondicherry: Would stay at Five Star Country Club, Pondy- Cuddalore ECR Main Road, Mullodai, Kanniakoil, Bahoor, Commune, Pondicherry-605402
-Again need some help regarding the places of interest considering one and a half day in hand.


Thats all for now, will soon bug you more.

Any help appreciated!

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