Malabar Rampage

PLANNED ROUTE: View Day/Route Plan

The Rickshaw challenge MALABAR RAMPAGE- 2010 will follow an extensive route deep into the heart of South India, exploring the Dravidian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. An extraordinary 15-stage course that will take you over 2000 kilometers (roughly 1200 miles) through some of the most exotic and scenic places imaginable, from bustling metropolises to incredible beaches, an epic course that will inspire and challenge you.

Chennai

Our starting point city of Chennai is a journey into timeless India; a kaleidoscope of moods, rich in the treasures of history. From temples and shrines to forts and palaces, the landscape of the past lives easily with the present… more>

Tiruvannamalai

Often called the Moon City, Tiruvannamalai is a humble, pilgrimage town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Every month at the full moon thousands of pilgrims gather to circumnavigate the base of the Arunachala Mountain, approximately 14 km in circumference, where Shiva is honored as Arunachaleswar…more>

Yercaud

A beautiful hill station near Salem, Tamil Nadu in the Servarayan range, this town is popularly known as the “poor man’s ooty.” Yercaud is awash in natural beauty and its name comes from “yeri” meaning lake and “kaadu” meaning forest. The highest point in Yercaud Is the …more>

Coimbatore

Coimbatore, also known as Kovai is the third largest city of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Coimbatore District. Known as Manchester of southern India, it is also a part of Kongu Nadu region of Tamilnadu. Situated on the banks of the Noyyal River, Coimbatore is known for its textile factories, engineering firms, automobile parts manufacturers, health care facilities, educational institutions, pleasant weather, hospitality and for its Kongu Tamil… more>

Thrissur

Thrissur is a city situated in central Kerala state. It is the headquarters of Thrissur District. It is known as the ‘Cultural Capital of Kerala’. The city is also a major financial and commercial hub. It is famous for the Thrissur Pooram (festival) and has a large number of well-known temples. It was officially called Trichur, its British Colonial name, until the 1990s… more>

Kochi

Kochi formerly known as Cochin is a city in the state of Kerala. The city is one of the principal seaports of the country and is located in the district of Ernakulam, about 220 kilometres (137 mi) north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. with an extended metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the largest urban agglomeration and the largest city of Kerala… more>

Mararikulam

Home to one of the best beaches in India, Mararikulam is an adventurer’s delight. The village is part of the district of Alappuzha and is divided into a north and south parchayts. Mararikulam South contains… more>

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of theThiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the “Evergreen city of India”, the city is characterized by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills and busy commercial alleys. With almost 745,000 inhabitants per the 2001 census, it is the largest and most populous city in Kerala; the wider urban agglomeration having a population of about one million… more>

Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari is a town in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu India. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is also called Cape Comorin. The closest major cities are Nagercoil, the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari district, (22 km) and Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala (85 km). A popular tourist place in India, the town and the district, Kanyakumari District, in which it is located, is a place of great natural beauty – from the blue seas of Kanyakumari town to the blue hills of the Western Ghats in the interior…more>

Courtallam

Courtallam known as the “Spa of the south” is internationally revered for it’s stunning waterfalls. The temple and Nine falls are known for their healing properties and mythological significance. This is the place where Lord Nataraja performed the Cosmic-dance… more>

Tuticorin

Tuticorin, the legendary pearl city of India, is famous for its’ pearl diving, fishing center and shipbuilding. Throughout centuries of oppression from the Portuguese to the Dutch and English the local Paravas people have held onto their own culture and have been at the forefront of Indian independence… more>

Madurai

A sprawling metropolis of over 1.1 million people and more than 2500 years old, Maduri is the second largest urban center in Tamil Nadu. Perhaps best known is the Meenakshi temple located in the very heart of the city, a spectacle not to be missed. Like many cities divided by a river one is a bustling commercial chaos; while the other side is where the serene government buildings, colleges and companies are located… more>

Thanjavur

Thanjavur is a major religious, literary and political centers of South India, frequently celebrated for it’s contribution to classical Carnatic music, Bharathanatyam dance and Tanjore painting and dolls… more>

Pondicherry

Pondicherry the charming formerly French outpost that retains a relaxed and artistic atmosphere even with a population of over 1 million. Perhaps it’s the great food and gorgeous nearby beaches… more>

Chennai

The end as the start