Self drive car & bike rental in Colachel
Colachel is a working harbour town rather than a tourist one, and the hires here are mostly practical: getting a family to a wedding inland, a month's use while a car is off the road, or a day out along the coast. The beach north of the harbour is quiet on a weekday in a way that Kanyakumari never is.
Getting a vehicle in Colachel
Colachel is about 20 km from our base in Nagercoil, and we deliver rather than asking you to come and collect. Give us the address and a time; the vehicle arrives with its papers, a full tank noted down and the KM reading written in front of you.
The road along the coast is narrow in places and shared with fishing traffic early in the morning, so nobody in a hurry should take it at six. The inland road to Nagercoil is the faster of the two and the one we normally suggest.
Around Colachel
Known for a fishing harbour on the west coast, and the battle fought here in 1741.
- The fishing harbour and the boats coming in
- The 1741 battle memorial, from the Travancore victory over the Dutch
- The beach north of the harbour, quiet on weekdays
Drives from Colachel
- Nagercoilabout 20 kmThe inland road, quicker than the coast
- Padmanabhapuram Palaceabout 14 kmNorth, through the plantation country
- Kanyakumariabout 40 kmThe long way round the coast, worth it once
What we hire in Colachel
- Self drive cars
Hatchbacks, sedans and SUVs
- Bikes and scooters
By the hour, day or week
- Wedding cars
Decorated, for the season
- Tourist vehicles
With a driver, for groups
- Monthly hire
Cheaper the longer you keep it
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