We can help on that bro .. Can you please share your updated travelling plan and available dates ?
We can help you to make a schedule that will cover maximum places with enough time to relax

March 3 : Athirappalli - Valparai - Pollachi - Udumalpeetu- Marayur - Munnar (YOu will really love this ride the route is really awsome)

may i suggest a tri-state:


if you really wish to ride and make this trip worthwhile, ride it completely. its not often that you get 9 days of leaves, time and money. think... good luck.

For your info you do not need to be present when they are loading the bike to the train .
Neither do we need to book in advance to take the bike in train as parcel .
Just walk in to any railway station (in your case preferabily ernakulam or allepy where train will have atleast 15 minute stop)
book your bike as parcel to mumbai .They will take care of loading the bike to the train .
I have done it many times( last time bike was Karizma) all the time the bike reached detination touchwood .
Just pay some extra money to the packing person to pack it well.

Feb- 28 : Bangalore – Mysore – Gundulpet – Munthanga – Sulthan Battery - Kalpeta - 300 KM
March 1 :
Roam around wayanadu Edakkal caves , (please avoid kuruva island , this need atleast half day and not worth time time)
Banasura sagar dam and other places . If you start early you can cover all the places in the same day .
While going for banasura sagar dam do take Vythiri-Tharavana road . This road is really awsome full of corners one after the other you will really enjoy it. Night halt at kalpetta or lakkidi(Total around 100 km ).
March 2:
Kalpetta - Adivaram (You will really enjoy this stretch as you will be climbing down all the way ) - Thamarasseri- Calicut-
Thrissur - Chalakkudi - Athirappali/vazhachal water falls - Night halt (total 220 Km)
March 3 : Athirappalli - Valparai - Pollachi - Udumalpeetu- Marayur - Munnar (YOu will really love this ride the route is really awsome)
March 4: Munnar - Kumily - Thekkadi - Peerumedu - Kuttikkanam - Vagamon - Kottayam -Night halt
We have to plan this day with the help of persons like praveen who know the place really well .
If we plan well we can cover almost all the places like calvary mount , parunthu para and cover all the places in a single day
March 5: Kottayam - Alleppy -50 Km . Book your bike as parcel . Do all the procedure .
After noon just realx your self in back waters of allepy (house boat / Normal boat ride , You will get cheap deals there )
By night catch a bus/train to Ernakulam (Better have the night halt at Aluva which is more near to Airport) .
March 6 : Aluva - Airport (15 Km ) Travel back to mumbai

This is a very rough itenary which will cover Wayanadu , athirappali , valparai , Munnar , Thekkadi , Vagamon and alleppy .
We can work on this and finer the things according to your taste .

bump into elephants .

I'm just wondering if it's advisable to do the Athirapally- valparai route if he's riding solo. If he is not intent on doing that route or visiting valparai, he could get to Munnar easily the next morning directly through Angamaly - Perambavoor - Kothamangalam.

We (a group of 3) did Pollachi - valparai - athirapally - munnar - marayur - udumalpet last month and found the valparai - athirapally stretch quite lonely. Remember, no mobile signals or civilization and bad roads for half the distance. And there's a chance to bump into elephants even in the munnar - udumalpet route (like we did) around chinnar forest, though the road has a much higher traffic density compared to the valparai - athirapally route.

Yes thats what my heart says. I would prefer being on the bike and exploring places. If I am able to do that that will be great achievement for me. I am keeping Plan B (return via train) ready too.



This is very nice and detailed one.....I will try to cover it.



What to do in this kind of situation......? Do elephants act wildly and harm humans.

It depends on a lot factors like the mood of elephant , the time and the place .
Best thing to do is avoid night travelling though such routes.
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Good job, Tbrider. Will be watching out for your trip log and pics.

Good to hear that you are back. Waiting for the detailed trip log and some breath taking pics of the Gods own country land.