PREPARATIONS
Preparations
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Get your Indian Visa and Travel Insurance including coverage of operating and traveling with a two wheel motor vehicle. You must obtain this on your own and it is not included in the tour.
Photocopy of your passport (main page and india visa page with the entry stamp) and driver's license. It is not necessary to have a motorcycle license in India, a regular car license will suffice.
Things to bring
The basics - clothes and toiletries, although you can buy almost any toiletries in India.
A summer riding jacket, riding gloves (the ones with the half fingers are best for warm weather), googles or sunglasses, bandana or small scarf to cover your mouth, sunscreen. You can also get all of these items on our shopping trip to MG Road in Pune.
Don't worry about packing your helmet. Helmets of different variety are also available for you to buy in India.
Don‘t forget to bring your swimwear and sandals for Goa. :)
The Weather
Comfortable cool in the mornings and late evenings and warm/hot in the afternoons. 30 high, 12 low.
Liability and Disclaimer
Enfield is Prayer is NOT a license company. We are not incorporated, licensed, bonded or insured.
We merely act as an organizing entity to recommend hotels and restaurants and help rent Enfield's to ride in India.
Traveling around India and traveling by motorcycle is inherently dangerous. It can result in serious or fatal injuries to you and others. You will be solely responsible for your own risk and to obtain your own insurance and hold harmless the organizers of the tour and any others associated with the tour.
What is the Maharaja Tour?
The Maharaja Tour is an Exclusive 10 Day Luxury All Inclusive India Motorcycle Adventure Tour
All Inclusive means you pay one price and it includes all of the following:
Your Royal Enfield
All the petrol and maintenance for the whole ride
Support vehicle to carry our supplies and luggage
Deluxe Luxury Accommodations - Only the best and most charming for our Maharaja's including the glamorous Taj Mahal Palace Hotel* only available for Early Bird Special
The most Delicious Food that India has to offer - breakfast, lunch and dinner
It also includes our EIP exclusive Special Features:
A fishing trip in the open sea with the Barbarian fisherman*
Cultural Dance and Music show
Special Massage Event
plus, our very own travel photographer to capture those special moments
at the end of the trip you will receive a Usb stick loaded with beautiful photos
In addition, for a limited time only, EIP's Maharaja Tour offers the Early Bird Special and these extra special features:
International Round Trip Airline Ticket to Mumbai, India
Domestic Airline ticket - Goa/Mumbai
First Class India Train ride from Mumbai to Pune
All transfers to airport and train stations
Rickshaw ride to M.G. Road
and
a nights stay in the glamorous Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
The Early Bird Special price is 4888 euros for all of the above features! Savings of more than 1000 euros.
To book your Early Bird Special price, contact your tour leader, Crystal River Kim at crystalriverflow@gmail.com
Your trip starts January 25th, 2019 with your flight to Mumbai, India.
You will be back home on February 5th, 2019.
11 days, 10 glorious nights. All Luxury, All Inclusive
What is not included in the tour?
Alcoholic drinks and beverages are not included in the tour.
You must obtain your own Indian visa and travel insurance.
Personal gear, clothes, helmets, etc, are not included but may be purchased in Pune.
Some meals are not included on off days where it not possible to have the group together
* the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and Planes, Trains and Automobiles are included only for Early Bird Specials.
**the fishing trip is weather pending and Barbarian willing
What is the Early Bird Special?
The Maharaja tour, Early Bird Special price is only 4888 euros!
The Early Bird Special is an exclusive special package, in addition to all the features of the Maharaja Tour, you also get the following:
International Round Trip Airline Ticket to Mumbai, India
Domestic Airline ticket - Goa/Mumbai
First Class India Train ride from Mumbai to Pune*
All transfers to airport and train stations
Rickshaw ride to M.G. Road
and
a nights stay in the glamorous Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Over 1000 euros of value in Planes, Trains and Automobiles. oh, it also includes a nights stay at the most glamorous, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
Please sign up now, we only have a few limited spaces available!
How do I sign up?
Its easy. Simply contact Crystal River Kim at crystalriverflow@gmail.com and tell him that you want to sign up for the Maharaja tour and how you heard about the us (tours are by referral and invitation only).
then Crystal will return you a message asking for the following information:
-----1: How much experience do you have riding motorcycles?
-----2: Do you have any mental or physical considerations that may inhibit
-----you from effectively operating a two wheel vehicle?
-----3: Have you traveled India before and if so, where?
-----4: Do you have allergies and/or on any special medication or diet? ie,
-----vegan, gluten free, etc.
After that, you just send a copy of your passport and a deposit of 500 euros and voila' you have your spot saved for you on our Exclusive Maharaja Motorcycle Tour!
Deposits can be sent to the following bank address:
Iban: DE03 5205 0353 1006 0180 24
BIC: HELADEF1KAS
Name: Camilla Korte
Acct. Number: 1006018024
Bank: 37050198 (Sparkasse Kassel)
Is this tour suitable for beginner riders?
Yes, we have lots of fun experience with assisting new and beginner riders on tour. The conditions for this particular tour are ideal; small country roads, wide open lanes with very little traffic and the care and support of our tour leaders.
We don't ride fast and we don't invade the small villages that we visit. We honor and respect them. EIP has its own unique groovy way to enjoy to the maximum of riding together and at the same time protecting and supporting our new and beginner riders.
Is it possible to join the tour as a passenger
and not ride a motorcycle myself?
Yes. Its the only way to travel India, via Enfields. We save some designated spaces for passengers only; you ride on the backseat of the Enfield with the crew. Everybody loves it.
For motorcycle riders already on tour; bring your partners! To share this adventure is intimate, inspirational and bonding. Experience of a lifetime.