About five hours into your ride from Kochi, you will enter Munnar. On the way you make your way through little villages surrounded by eye-popping green paddy fields.
“The best route for this ride, in my opinion, is via NH85 as it has less traffic and hardly any road closures,” said 32-year-old businessman Avinash Shankar from Kochi.
“While riding to Thekkady you will use NH185 and SH19. The entire ride will take about three hours, depending on the weather conditions and traffic.” Shankar tells South First.
The spectacular coastline road through Chellanam-Andarakanazhy-Marari, which is peppered with beaches, backwaters, and little villages, makes for amazing views as you ride.
Vagamon is a perfect weekend destination from Kochi and if you have a bike, take NH85. Continue on the route and then ride to the Pullikkanam-Elappara road in Vagamon.