61 Days Great India Cycle Challenge 2024

Sport & Abenteuer Reisen

Fahrrad & MTB

CYCLING FROM LEH TO KOVALAM – KANYAKUMARI

Overview

For the intrepid traveler who is looking for a lifetime cycling adventure, it’s happening right here in India. The mega cycling expedition as you can mention otherwise will scale the entire sub-continent from North to South. Let go of the challenging terrain, noises, and chaos while we lead your way. Soak in the colors of Indian villages, the vibrant culture, festive people, breathtaking nature, historical monuments, heritage living, and aromatic cuisines.

We start from the Great Himalayan corridor – Leh, riding down the Zanskar and Pir Panchal Ranges towards the Indo Gangetic plain and further towards the capital state of New Delhi. Then, we ride the golden triangle route to witness the iconic Taj Mahal, the Tiger Capital Ranthambore, and
the grand provinces of Rajasthan: Jaipur, Pushkar, Jodhpur, and Udaipur. We will traverse across the rustic villages of Gujarat, the metropolis of Mumbai in Maharashtra, and head towards the Konkan coast. Further, we ride from sunny Goa to spiritual Gokarna and Mangalore. Then, we traverse across the Malabar Coast of Kerala – God’s own country. We ride across the land of Zamorin alongside the forts and beaches, with the view of the myriad backwater rivers, mangroves, and
coconut lagoons. We ride through the Ayurveda hub of Nattika towards the colonial city of Fort Kochi and embark on the traditional houseboat
cruise across the Vembanad lake in Alleppey. We ride across the cliffside beach of Varkala towards the scenic Kovalam beach to end the epic ride. Here, we will have a grand celebration dinner at the beach resort to commemorate the Great India Cycling chapter. We will spend an additional day relaxing at the Kovalam beach before saying goodbye to the incredible friends made on the bicycle and packing our memories for the next adventure. Or feel free to ride the last 40 km all the way to Kanyakumari

Program

OUTLINE ITINERARY

OUTLINE ITINERARY
Day	Date	Location	Hotels	Meal Plan	Itinerary / Activity	Cycling Distance (Kms)
Day 1	30-Aug-	Leh	The Grand Dragon	D	Arrive and Briefing
Day 2	31-Aug-	Leh	The Grand Dragon	B L D	Cycle fixing and day out
Day 3	01-Sep-	Lato	Camping	B L D	Cycling	72
Day 4	02-Sep-	Debring	Camping	B L D	Cycling	69
Day 5	03-Sep-	Whisky Nallah	Camping	B L D	Cycling	75
Day 6	04-Sep-	Sarchu	Camping	B L D	Cycling	100
Day 7	05-Sep-	Jispa	Camping	B L D	Cycling	79
Day 8	06-Sep-	Manali	Manuallaya	B L D	Cycling	100
Day 9	07-Sep-	Manali	Manuallaya	B	Free day (optional Sightseeing)
Day 10	08-Sep-	Mandi	Visco Resorts or Rajmahal Palace	B L D	Cycling	110
Day 11	09-Sep-	Arki	Baghal Valley Resort	B L D	Cycling	108
Day 12	10-Sep-	Shimla	Snow Valley Resorts	B L D	Cycling	40
Day 13	11-Sep-	Chandigarh	Velvet Clarks Exotica	B L D	Cycling	115
Day 14	12-Sep-	Karnal	The Vivaan	B L D	Cycling	113
Day 15	13-Sep-	Delhi	Radisson Blu or ITC Maurya	B L D	Cycling	155
Day 16	14-Sep-	Delhi	Radisson Blu or ITC Maurya	B	Free day (optional Sightseeing)
Day 17	15-Sep-	Mathura	The Radha Ashok or Brijwasi Centrum	B L D	Cycling	140
Day 18	16-Sep-	Agra	Clarks Shiraz or Taj Agra	B L D	Cycling	60
Day 19	17-Sep-	Bharatpur	Udai Vilas Palace	B L D	Cycling	55
Day 20	18-Sep-	Karauli	Bhanwar Vilas Palace	B L D	Cycling	125
Day 21	19-Sep-	Ranthambore	Tiger Den	B L D	Cycling	100
Day 22	20-Sep-	Talabgaon	Talabgaon Castle	B L D	Cycling	82
Day 23	21-Sep-	Jaipur	Suryaa Villa	B L D	Cycling	90
Day 24	22-Sep-	Jaipur	Suryaa Villa	B	Free day (optional Sightseeing)
Day 25	23-Sep-	Pushkar	Pushkar Fort Jagat Palace	B L D	Cycling	150
Day 26	24-Sep-	Khejarla	Fort Khejarla	B L D	Cycling	120
Day 27	25-Sep-	Jodhpur	Ratan Vilas	B L D	Cycling	90
Day 28	26-Sep-	Dhamli	Fort Dhamli	B L D	Cycling	110
Day 29	27-Sep-	Kumbal Garh	Kumbal Garh Forest Retreat	B L D	Cycling	90
Day 30	28-Sep-	Udaipur	Udaikothi	B L D	Cycling	95
Day 31	29-Sep-	Udaipur	Udaikothi	B	Free day (optional Sightseeing)
Day 32	30-Sep-	Modasa	Midas touch Resort	B L D	Cycling	160
Day 33	01-Oct-	Nadiad	Hotel Cypress	B L D	Cycling	110
Day 34	02-Oct-	Bharuch	Regenta Central Harimangla	B L D	Cycling	145
Day 35	03-Oct-	Valsad	Janki Resort	B L D	Cycling	145
Day 36	04-Oct-	Mumbai	Taj or Trident	B L D	Cycling & Transfer	125
Day 37	05-Oct-	Mumbai	Taj or Trident	B	Free day (optional Sightseeing)
Day 38	06-Oct-	Murud Janjeera	Gold Swan Beach Resort	B L D	Cycling	75
Day 39	07-Oct-	Harihareshwar	Tranquil Beach Resort	B L D	Cycling	60
Day 40	08-Oct-	Kurde Beach Dapoli	Lotus Eco Beach Resort	B L D	Cycling	105
Day 41	09-Oct-	Ganpatipule	Blue Ocean resort	B L D	Cycling	100
Day 42	10-Oct-	Ganpatipule	Blue Ocean resort	B	Free Day
Day 43	11-Oct-	Ambolgad Beach	Samindar Beach House	B L D	Cycling	83
Day 44	12-Oct-	Malvan	The Windmill Resorts	B L D	Cycling	110
Day 45	13-Oct-	Goa Anjuna	Casa Anjuna	B L D	Cycling	102
Day 46	14-Oct-	Goa Anjuna	Casa Anjuna	B	Free day (optional Sightseeing)
Day 47	15-Oct-	South Goa Agonda	Agonda Paradise	B L D	Cycling	84
Day 48	16-Oct-	Gokarna	Sanskruti Resort	B L D	Cycling	100
Day 49	17-Oct-	Kundapura	Blue Waters	B L D	Cycling	106
Day 50	18-Oct-	Mangalapuram	Golf Finch	B L D	Cycling	90
Day 51	19-Oct-	Neeeshwar	Kanan Beach Resort	B L D	Cycling	117
Day 52	20-Oct-	Neleshwar	Kanan Beach Resort	B	Free Day & Sightseeing
Day 53	21-Oct-	Thalasserry	Pearl View Regency	B L D	Cycling	125
Day 54	22-Oct-	Calicut	Taj	B L D	Cycling	140
Day 55	23-Oct-	Nattika	Nattika Beach	B L D	Cycling	125
Day 56	24-Oct-	Fort Cochin	Dutch Bungalow	B L D	Cycling	130
Day 57	25-Oct-23	Alleppey	Citrus	B L D	Cycling and Day Cruise	60
Day 58	26-Oct-	Varkala	Deshadan Cliff Beach Resort	B L D	Cycling	110
Day 59	27-Oct-	Kovalam	Uday Samudra Beach Resort	B L D	Cycling	54
Day 60	28-Oct-	Kovalam	Uday Samudra Beach Resort	B D	Cycle packing and Celebration Dinner
Day 61	29-Oct-	Depart		B