The Indian motorcyclist's ultimate pilgrimage. From the cool deodar forests of Kashmir, down the spine of the country, through Punjab plains, the Deccan plateau, the lush Western Ghats, and finally to the rock where three seas meet. ~3,800 km of country crossed in 12 days.
Land in Srinagar. Pick up bike. Float on Dal Lake shikara. Acclimatise — first night in the Himalayas before the long descent south.
First ride of the trip. Jawahar Tunnel descent through Banihal. Cool mountains to plains. Big elevation drop. Camp at Jammu.
NH44 through Punjab. Evening at Wagah Border for the flag ceremony. Sleep in Amritsar, dinner from Golden Temple langar.
Long expressway day. Punjab → Haryana → Delhi NCR. Stay near outskirts, avoid Delhi city traffic.
NH48. Enter Rajasthan. Evening at Hawa Mahal, Jaipur old city. Sleep near City Palace.
Through the Aravalli range. Arrive Udaipur — the City of Lakes. Sunset at Lake Pichola.
Long descent into Maharashtra. NH48 expressway. Cross Vapi → Surat. Crash in Mumbai. Quick service stop.
Down the Konkan coast on NH66. Mahad → Ratnagiri → Sawantwadi → Goa border. Sleep in North Goa.
Continue NH66. Murudeshwar Shiva statue stop. Udupi dosa lunch. Sleep Mangalore.
Cross into Kerala. Kannur drive-on beach. Malabar biryani dinner in Calicut.
Long Kerala day via Alleppey backwaters glimpse, Varkala cliff beach stop. Sleep in Trivandrum.
Last short leg. Cross into Tamil Nadu. Arrive Kanyakumari. Vivekananda Rock. Where three seas meet. Sunset over the Arabian Sea. K2K complete ✓
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