Looking at a week or so in Kerala over Xmas (taking 15 year old daughter so limited to school holidays)
What's the STW collective recommend for accommodation / getting around / good stuff to do?
Any and all advice welcome
Cheers
Are you riding with Mike the bike at Mountain Bike Kerela? If so i'll see you there
If you're not riding with Mike at MTB Kerala, you should.
http://singletrackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tuesday-treats-153-mtb-kerala/
Obviously it's all about the two-week long tours, but I'm sure he'd take you out for a day or two if that's all you want and the hire bikes aren't too shabby either ([b]Nukeproof Mega[/b]s)!
plus one for http://www.mountainbikekerala.com/
if your doing the Xmas trip I'll see you there! If that doesn't put you off nothing will ha ha
should mention its my second Xmas trip with Mike and the crew
I should of added, not a biking trip! (I have done a trip with Mike in the Himalayas, so don't need to be sold on the merits!)
It's 'other' stuff I'm looking at
I'm going too but its the 4th December. There was no room on the plane for the 18th for some reason 🙂
I'll try to send you some notes from my trip there , in the morning. Had 2 weeks there a couple of years ago, recommend ed.
AS already mentioned go MTBing with Mike! He will do day tours or shorter ones if they fit in with his normal organized tour. We went for Crashtestmonkey's 40th birthday and had an AMAZING time! He can also organize other activities and stuff for you, so we had a night on a house boat before we went MTBing. Was top. Awesome guy too like riding with your mates.
Anybody got any more experiences on MTB Kerala such as photos etc? Interested to see if I can be tempted for next Christmas!
Ask on here....
http://www.indiamike.com/india/kerala-f39/
We found out loads about Goa on there. HTH.
http://www.jimification.com/Kerala-India/i-c9M98dm
Some pics from our biking trip with mountain bike Kerala a couple of years ago. Fantastic time 🙂 (We went back for Singalilla later the same year)
Yet another big recommendation for them and Mike is indeed a top bloke - seems completely chilled and relaxed on the surface but very well organised behind the scenes. As Munge said, if you have a few days free there it's worth giving him a shout anyway as he's a great fixer.
..and the food in Kerala is bloomin' fantastic.
Spent a week in Kerala about 5 years ago so memory is a little hazy. We stayed in fort cochin. Really nice town with a strong Portuguese influence, great for a few days sightseeing and soaking up the culture. Also look out for the canal boat trips. Think we did a 2 day trip and was one of the highlights. Also went to an elephant sanctuary which was an hours or so drive from fort Cochin. The place is a little touristy by Indian standards so lots to see and do and organised day trips were advertised locally. You wont struggle to find things to do! Alcohol is frowned upon so ask for the special chai! Comes in a bright teapot and teacup....does not taste of tea 🙂