BEST TIME TO GO CYCLING IN INDIA
People used to worry about Kerala’s second monsoon in Oct and Nov, but this has pretty much fizzled out now. The odd shower, but nothing much more.![]()
For cycling in Kerala, avoid the Jun-Aug monsoon. Kerala is busy around Christmas, but cycling takes you well off the beaten track and up into the Ghat Mountains, for example. In Rajasthan, the best times are Oct-Mar as days are sunny, not too humid, with cooler nights. It’s too hot after that and then monsoon comes Jul-Sep. For the Manali to Leh route, trips tend to go in Jun-Aug as it’s too cold after that and roads can be impassable. This is high altitude desert, so be prepared for 30°C plus during the day, but freezing at night, and it can be windy up there too. Read trip notes carefully.
CYCLING IN INDIA, MONTH BY MONTH
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Kerala and tropical India cycling holidays
Beautiful landscapes, fascinating towns and long white beaches
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Small group cycling holiday in Kerala, India
Cycle the coast of Kerala
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Rajasthan cycling holiday with Taj & tigers
Enjoy cycling tour in Royal Rajasthan with Taj and Tiger.
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Walking and cycling holiday in Kerala, India
Walking and cycling through rain forests and grasslands.
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Backroads of Kerala cycling tour, India
Cycle in Kerala's rural backwaters
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Rajasthan cycling holiday
Explore the palaces, temples and wildlife of India's desert state
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WHAT DO OUR EXPERTS RECOMMEND?
Andrew Appleyard from our supplier, Exodus:
“I do love cycling in Rajasthan just after the monsoon season; it is incredibly green and beautiful. The birdlife is just absolutely phenomenal in October.”
“I do love cycling in Rajasthan just after the monsoon season; it is incredibly green and beautiful. The birdlife is just absolutely phenomenal in October.”
Sophie Hartman at Chinkara Jounrneys specialising in Central India cycling holidays:
“I love Central India in October – it is still hot, but is green and lovely after the monsoon – but cycling anytime between October and April is lovely. May and June are pretty full on, heat wise. People also often underestimate how very cold in can get in rural central India in the December and January – literally woolly hats and gloves and hot water bottles for nights and early mornings – but then gloriously sunny days.”
“I love Central India in October – it is still hot, but is green and lovely after the monsoon – but cycling anytime between October and April is lovely. May and June are pretty full on, heat wise. People also often underestimate how very cold in can get in rural central India in the December and January – literally woolly hats and gloves and hot water bottles for nights and early mornings – but then gloriously sunny days.”
More about India cycling
This India cycling guide is not really for Lycra loving roadsters. If Rajasthan means more to you than Rapha, national parks more than national road races, then read on…
Our map and highlights of cycling holidays in India take you down through southern India, coast to coast, up north around Rajasthan as far as Ladakh…
Cycling holidays in Rajasthan are as much about the desert culture as the desert. The great cities as clocking up the kilometres. Read on for more details...
Cycling holidays in Kerala take you from the heights of the Western Ghats down to backwaters and beaches. Read on for more flavours of Kerala…
Going by bike is a fantastic way to explore southern India, where the roads are better than the north, and there’s a rich agricultural landscape to explore between the cities.
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