Royal Enfield · South India · Small Group
Three days or twelve. Round trip through Goa or one way to Kochi. Built by the people who ride every kilometre of it.
Find Your Tour ↓What this is
Goa has a reputation. These tours look for what's behind it — the village roads that don't appear on tourist maps, the heritage bungalows run by the families that built them, the forest stretches where the only sound is the engine.
Slow Moto Tours is run by Jo and Pratish. Jo knows what a foreign rider needs to feel at ease. Pratish knows India — the roads, the rhythms, the people. When you join us, you're not a guest on someone's tour. You're riding with the people who built every kilometre of it.
We are an official Royal Enfield Tours partner. Six bikes a departure, carefully maintained Classic 350s, and a shared belief in what riding at its best should feel like.
The destination
Goa's reputation arrives before you do. The beaches, the parties, the December crowds — none of that is wrong, exactly, but it covers something more interesting. A motorcycle gets you underneath it.
The coastal roads running north and south of Palolem are narrow, quiet, and lined with coconut groves that haven't changed much in fifty years. The villages in Goa's interior move at their own pace — Catholic and Hindu influences layered over each other, Portuguese-era architecture standing beside working rice fields, an unhurried quality of life that the tourist strip in North Goa never quite achieves.
The road south through Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary drops into forest that feels genuinely remote. The road north through Fontainhas and Old Goa carries four centuries of history in a few square kilometres. On a Royal Enfield, at the right pace, Goa speaks in its own voice.
And from Palolem, the road doesn't have to end in Goa. The Western Ghats begin almost immediately to the east, and Karnataka's highlands — Jog Falls, Chikmagaluru's coffee estates, Madikeri's jungle valley — are one long riding day away. Goa is a beginning as much as a destination.
"Local roads through colourful villages, forest, jungle tracks and highway bridges — like living a Rudyard Kipling novel."
Choose your journey
Four tours. Three states. Three days or twelve. Every departure personally guided by Jo or Pratish — the people who built the routes.
Ride in Goa — Round Trips from Palolem
Taste the Essence of Goa
Coastal village roads, a 300-year-old heritage bungalow in Batim, and the cool forest stretches near Netravali. Palolem to Assagao to Batim and back south. The flavour of Goa, undiluted, in three days.
Full Itinerary & Dates →Goa beyond the beaches
The other side of Goa. Old Goa and the Basilica of Bom Jesus, the Latin Quarter of Fontainhas, Divar Island by ferry, and forest roads south. A guided food trail in Panaji. Support vehicle included. Depth, structure and a distinct regional character most visitors never find.
Full Itinerary & Dates →Ride Beyond Goa — 12-Day Journeys to & from Kochi
Goa → Kochi · The Coconut Connection
Start at Palolem. Ride south through Jog Falls, Chikmagaluru's coffee estates and Madikeri's jungle valley. Descend to Kerala's coast at Kannur, climb the Wayanad plateau, cross into Tamil Nadu at Coonoor and finish in Kochi. Guide, mechanic and support vehicle throughout.
Full Itinerary & Dates →Kochi → Goa · The Cashew Connection
The same route, ridden north. Start in Kochi and finish at Palolem Beach — ideal if Goa is where your flight home is. Athirappilly Falls, Coonoor at 2,000 metres, the Hill Highway through eucalyptus forest, Karnataka's coffee highlands, and Jog Falls before the final run to the coast.
Full Itinerary & Dates →On the road
The pace is deliberate. These are not fast tours, and the roads are not a racetrack. What they are is varied, engaging, and genuinely interesting — the kind of riding where you notice things.
Goa's roads are largely smooth tarmac, with traffic that's light once you leave the main tourist corridors. The coastal country roads are narrow and winding in a way that rewards attention, not speed. The 3-day and 6-day round trips are well-suited to riders who are confident but not necessarily experienced with Indian conditions.
The 12-day routes are more demanding. Mountain roads in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu involve longer daily distances, varied surfaces, and occasional sections where the road earns its reputation. Traffic in the larger towns requires a different kind of focus. Experience matters more here — not skill level, but composure.
All tours require a valid international driving licence for motorcycles up to 350cc. If you're unsure whether your experience is right for a specific tour, write to us. We'll give you an honest answer.
The machine
The Classic 350 is not the fastest motorcycle and not the lightest. It is, however, the right one for these roads — built in India, tuned for Indian conditions, torquey enough for mountain passes and comfortable enough for six-hour riding days.
There is something fitting about riding South India on a Royal Enfield. The brand has been part of the landscape since 1955. On village roads and forest tracks where a more exotic machine would attract attention, a Classic 350 simply belongs.
Slow Moto Tours is an official Royal Enfield Tours partner. All bikes are maintained to a standard we're willing to stake the tour on. Fuel and unlimited kilometres are included in every package. The 12-day tours include a dedicated mechanic and support vehicle.
Your base
Palolem is South Goa at its most considered — a curved bay backed by palms, with a pace of life that feels earned rather than manufactured. It's where every Goa tour starts, and where the two 12-day point-to-point routes either begin or finish.
The airport is Dabolim (GOI), roughly 60 kilometres north. Pre-paid taxis take about 90 minutes. The resort we use sits above the standard beach accommodation — comfortable, characterful, and right on the bay.
Who you're riding with
We met on a road in Kerala and kept going. What followed turned into something we didn't want to keep to ourselves — journeys shaped by time, trust, and a deep connection to India.
Jo knows what a foreign rider needs to feel at ease. The pace, the anxiety of the first morning in Indian traffic, the things that catch European and Australian riders off guard. Pratish knows India — the roads, the rhythms, the guesthouses that don't have a website, the chai stops worth the detour.
When you join us, you're not a guest on someone's tour. You're riding with the people who chose every road, tested every bed, and ate at every table on the itinerary. Your guide on the road will be Jo or Pratish — on every departure, it's one of us.
Slow Moto Tours is an official Royal Enfield Tours partner — listed on their global touring platform alongside some of the most trusted motorcycle journeys in the world. The partnership means carefully selected, well-maintained Classic 350s on every departure and a shared belief in what riding at its best should feel like.
What riders say
"We just completed the most amazing motorbike tour of Goa. Local roads through colourful villages, forest, jungle tracks and highway bridges. Like living a Rudyard Kipling novel."
"Excellently organised tour riding through rural villages, tea and coffee plantations and forest, down to beach roads. Staying in an interesting mix of quality accommodations along the way."
"My journey through southern India with Slow Moto Tours was nothing short of exceptional — an expertly crafted adventure that exceeded every expectation."
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