{"id":22881,"date":"2014-07-29T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/two-free-nights-in-goa-on-offer-for-spicy-south-india-tours-2\/"},"modified":"2014-07-29T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T09:22:00","slug":"two-free-nights-in-goa-on-offer-for-spicy-south-india-tours-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/07\/two-free-nights-in-goa-on-offer-for-spicy-south-india-tours-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Free Nights in Goa on Offer for Spicy South India Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\">Two free nights\u2019 accommodation in the tropical Indian state of Goa are being offered by Extreme Bike Tours for all new bookings made before&nbsp;<\/span><span data-term=\"goog_1533274192\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\">September 30, 2014<\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\">, on two motorcycle tours through South India early next year.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"line-height: 19px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Travellers can take in the spices, tea plantations and tropical beaches of southern India on the back of a classic Royal Enfield motorbike as part of a three star or five-star adventure holiday with Extreme Bike Tours in January or February, 2015.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The Classic Desert Storm bikes will take riders and pillion passengers sitting behind crew on a 2300km journey between Cochin and Goa, with guests deciding if they would like to bed down each night in comfortable, three-star accommodation or some of southern India\u2019s most luxurious, five-star&nbsp;<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"unnamed (13)\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-495706\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-1318-300x225.jpg\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-1318-300x225.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">hotels.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">But no matter what style of accommodation is selected, self-confessed \u2018mad\u2019 Englishman and adrenalin junkie, Zander Combe, who runs Extreme Bike Tours, says the beautiful landscapes and the gentle and welcoming people who live in southern India are \u201cguaranteed to change the way you look at life\u201d.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The three-star, 12-day South India tour starts along the hippy-frequented, tropical beaches of Goa on<span data-term=\"goog_1533274193\">January 24, 2015<\/span>, and takes riders and passengers along the quiet (by Indian standards) and meandering roads of southern India, through vast tea plantations and hill stations, past the spectacular palaces and temples of Mysore and to the jungles of Mudumalai National Park where riders will stay in a safari lodge and search for tigers. The tour costs US$4150 per rider or US$3350 for pillion passengers.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Meanwhile, the five-star, 11-day South India tour traces a similar route from Cochin on&nbsp;<span data-term=\"goog_1533274194\">February 7, 2015<\/span>, back to Goa, with riders and passengers staying in luxury hotels each night. The tour costs US$5250 per rider or US$4350 for pillion passengers.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">* All new bookings made before&nbsp;<span data-term=\"goog_1533274195\">September 30, 2014<\/span>, will also receive a free, two-night stay with breakfast in a three-star hotel in Goa for the three-star South India tour or a five-star hotel in Goa for the five-star tour. The free accommodation, which includes breakfast, can be taken before or after the tour.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Fares for both group tours include accommodation along the route, all meals on the tour, fuel and motorbike hire and a domestic flight at the end of the tour from Cochin back to Goa for the three-star tour or from Goa back to Cochin for the five-star trip. The guided trips are open to licensed motorcyclists as well as pillion passengers riding on a bike or in the support vehicle.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">One of the world\u2019s leading motorcycle tour companies, Extreme Bike Tours, which is based in India, was featured on the \u2018Top Gear\u2019 TV show in 2011. Up to 80 per cent of riders are from Australia.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">For details, visit&nbsp;www.extremebiketours.com&nbsp;or call + 91 9665 377 344.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">* Tours and fares are subject to availability and conditions apply. Prices do not include flights from Australia.<\/span><\/div>\n<p> <a data-hashtags=\"travel\" data-size=\"large\" data-via=\"rodeime\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\">Tweet<\/a> <iframe allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.traveltroll.info&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" style=\"border: none; height: 80px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two free nights\u2019 accommodation in the tropical Indian state of Goa are being offered by Extreme Bike Tours for all new bookings made before&nbsp;September 30, 2014, on two motorcycle tours through South India early next year. 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