Malabar Cabs & Tours · Kannur, Kerala
From Kannur to anywhere.
A Kannur travel agency with our own cars and our own drivers. Airport transfers, day trips, outstation journeys and multi-day tours across Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa.
✓ One car and one driver, the whole journey ✓ Drivers who speak Malayalam, English and Hindi ✓ Airport pickups at any hour, 24×7
What we do
Malabar Cabs & Tours is a travel agency based in Kannur. We run our own cars with our own drivers, so the same people who answer your call are the ones who take you there.
Pickup and drop at Kannur International Airport (CNN), and at Kozhikode, Kochi and Mangalore airports. Send us your flight number and we watch it, so a delayed landing never means a lost cab. We meet you at arrivals and take the bags.
Arrange a pickup →One-way drops and round trips out of Kannur — across Kerala, and over the ghats into Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa. Long-distance trips further into India are arranged on request.
See where we go →A weekend in the Malabar hills, a week through Kerala, or a full South India circuit. We plan the route around what you want to see, and the same car and driver stay with you from the first morning to the last.
See our tours →Where we go
These are the places we drive to most often. Anywhere not on the list, just ask — if there is a road to it, we will take you.
| Destination | State | Known for | Best season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayanad | Kerala | Edakkal caves, Banasura dam, tea estates, Kuruva island | October to May |
| Bekal & Kasaragod | Kerala | Bekal fort, Kappil beach, Valiyaparamba backwaters | October to March |
| Thalassery | Kerala | Malabar food, the old fort, Muzhappilangad drive-in beach | All year |
| Kozhikode | Kerala | Beach promenade, Mishkal mosque, spice markets, biryani | All year |
| Munnar | Kerala | Tea gardens, Eravikulam park, Top Station | September to May |
| Thekkady | Kerala | Periyar wildlife reserve, spice plantations, lake boating | October to March |
| Alleppey | Kerala | Backwater cruises, houseboat stays, village canals | November to February |
| Kochi | Kerala | Fort Kochi, Chinese fishing nets, Mattancherry | All year |
| Varkala | Kerala | Red cliffs, Papanasam beach, Ayurveda stays | November to March |
| Coorg (Madikeri) | Karnataka | Coffee estates, Abbey falls, Dubare elephant camp | October to May |
| Mysore | Karnataka | Mysore palace, Chamundi hill, Brindavan gardens | All year |
| Chikmagalur | Karnataka | Coffee hills, Mullayanagiri peak, Baba Budangiri | September to March |
| Gokarna | Karnataka | Quiet beaches, temple town, clifftop walks | November to February |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | City drops, airport transfers, business travel | All year |
| Ooty | Tamil Nadu | Nilgiri hills, botanical gardens, the toy train | October to June |
| Kodaikanal | Tamil Nadu | Lake town, pine forests, Coaker's walk | October to May |
| Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Meenakshi temple, old bazaars, temple town food | October to March |
| Kanyakumari | Tamil Nadu | Where three seas meet, sunrise and sunset from one shore | October to March |
| Pondicherry | Tamil Nadu | French quarter, Auroville, seafront promenade | October to March |
| Goa | Goa | North and south beaches, old churches, the coastal drive up | November to February |
We also cover Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and arrange long-distance trips further into India on request. Tell us the places and the days you have, and we will put a route together.
Tour packages
Every tour starts and ends at your door in Kannur, with the same car and the same driver all the way through. Swipe to see where these journeys go.
Wayanad · Kerala
Edakkal caves, Banasura dam, tea estates and Kuruva island. The climb up the ghat road is half the trip.
Plan a Wayanad trip
Kannur · our home
Theyyam season runs November to May. St Angelo fort, Payyambalam beach and the drive-in sands at Muzhappilangad.
Plan a Theyyam trip
Bekal · Kerala
Bekal fort, Kappil beach and the Valiyaparamba backwaters. An easy day out from Kannur.
Plan a Bekal trip
Kozhikode · Kerala
The beach promenade, Mishkal mosque, the spice markets, and a proper Malabar biryani at the end of it.
Plan a Kozhikode trip
Munnar · Kerala
Tea gardens, Eravikulam park and Top Station. Usually the middle of a longer Kerala journey.
Plan a Munnar tour
Alleppey · Kerala
Backwater cruises and houseboat stays. We can arrange the houseboat alongside the car.
Plan an Alleppey tour
Varkala · Kerala
Red cliffs, Papanasam beach and Ayurveda stays, at the far southern end of a full Kerala run.
Plan a full Kerala tourGood for a weekend
Kannur, Thalassery and Bekal — forts, drive-in beach, Theyyam in season, and the food this coast is known for.
Ask about thisGood for a long weekend
Wayanad and Kozhikode with Kannur either side — tea country in the morning, the Arabian Sea by evening.
Ask about thisGood for a week
Wayanad, Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey and Kochi — the length of the state, hills to backwaters, one car throughout.
Ask about thisGood for a week or more
Over the ghats into Karnataka and Tamil Nadu — Coorg, Mysore, Ooty and back down through Kerala. Goa can be added at the top.
Ask about thisNone of these are fixed. Tell us how long you have and what you care about seeing, and we will rearrange the route around it — or build a different one entirely.
Our cars
Sedans for the coast roads, seven-seaters for the ghats. All air-conditioned, all kept clean. Swipe or use the arrows to see them all.
Sedan · 4 seats · 2 bags
Good for airport runs and city days
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Sedan · 4 seats · 2 bags
Good for couples on a long drive
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MUV · 7 seats · 4 bags
Good for families and hill journeys
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MUV · 7 seats · 4 bags
Good for multi-day tours
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MUV · 7 seats · 4 bags
Good for groups travelling together
Ask for this carNot sure which one suits your group? Tell us how many people and how much luggage, and we will pick the right car for the road you are taking.
About us
The same drivers do the airport runs, the outstation journeys and the week-long tours. They have driven every road on that list above, in every season, and they know which tea shop on the ghat road is worth stopping at.
Quick start
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Plan your trip
Seven short questions. Press the button and WhatsApp opens with your trip already written out — you just press send, and a real person replies.
Questions
All of Kerala, and across the border into Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa — Coorg, Mysore, Chikmagalur, Gokarna, Bengaluru, Ooty, Kodaikanal, Madurai, Kanyakumari and Pondicherry are all regular runs for us. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana too, and longer trips further into India on request.
Yes. We work around flights, including late-night landings and pre-dawn departures. Send us the flight number when you book and we watch it, so if the plane is late the car is still there.
Yes. On a multi-day tour the same car and the same driver stay with you from the first morning to the last. You are not handed over between operators halfway.
Malayalam, English and Hindi. They also know the places, not just the roads — where to stop, what is worth the detour, and which season shows a place at its best.
We can help arrange stays and houseboats alongside the car, and tell you honestly which ones are worth it. Your booking with us covers the travel itself — anything else we arrange is handled separately and confirmed with you before it is booked.
For an airport pickup, a few hours is usually enough. For outstation journeys and tours, a day or two ahead. During Theyyam season, Onam and the December holidays, as early as you can — those weeks fill up.
Tell us when you book and we will arrange one where we can. A day's notice helps.
Send a WhatsApp message as early as you can and we will sort it out. There is no form to fill and no phone tree — you are messaging the people who run the cars.