India Bike Tours
Highlights of India bike tours
- Pedal past coconut farms on the pleasant route from Somnath to Diu, with the option of taking a detour to visit the Gir National Park, home of Asiatic lions.
- Discover the heart of India, away from the tourist hordes, in the beautiful Maikal Hills. The hills provide a glorious backdrop to a cycling route that passes by jungles, village homes of the local Gond people, and wildlife reserves like Bandhavgarh.
- Explore famous cities like Delhi-Agra-Jaipur on a Golden Triangle tour and see iconic monuments like the Taj Mahal, Humayun’s Tomb, and Hawa Mahal on some of the best bike tours of India.
- Cycle through the idyllic coffee plantations of Coorg, cross the spice plantations of Wayanad, lose yourself in the historic city of Mysore, and discover the foothills of the Nilgiri mountains on the superb Bengaluru-Cochin circuit.
- See terraced paddy fields, tea gardens, and Buddhist monasteries on a bike tour in India in the small, picturesque northeastern state of Sikkim, away from the big cities.
Travel tips for bike tours in India
- Traffic on Indian roads can be notoriously chaotic — this is true for cities and highways, so it’s important to be very focused no matter which part of the country you’re biking in. But the great thing is you don’t need to stick to the highway; village roads have less traffic, and some of the most scenic cycling routes pass agricultural fields.
- Since Hindi is spoken by at least 40% of the country (and understood by more), it will be helpful to know a few key phrases before hitting the road, especially in north and central India.
- Large swathes of India are uncomfortably hot from April to October, so plan your India bike tours accordingly.
