Bangalore to Athirappilly Falls Tempo Traveller for 9 to 20 People
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Athirappilly Falls
For Athirappilly Falls the family gets down at the entry. Give it about an hour.
Vazhachal Falls
Drop at the gate of Vazhachal Falls; the van waits close by. Plan about an hour.
Charpa Falls
Drop at the entry of Charpa Falls; the van waits close by. Keep about an hour.
Thumboormuzhi Dam Garden
At Thumboormuzhi Dam Garden the family gets down at the entry. Plan about an hour.
Distance
520 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 10.5 hr
Via Krishnagiri, Palakkad and Chalakudy
Starting from
₹ 28800
4 days, 1,200 km, 12 seater
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹14,318 ₹17,264
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹16,646 ₹20,083
+ ₹2933 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
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₹21,352 ₹25,771
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹21,352 ₹25,771
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,680 ₹28,590
+ ₹4190 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
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₹30,664 ₹37,048
+ ₹5448 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Commuter
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₹78,800
+ ₹14040 (Taxes & Charges)
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Toyota Corolla Altis
LUXURYAC4 Seats
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+ ₹4320 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Camry
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₹60,500
+ ₹10800 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi A6
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹84,600
+ ₹15120 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi Q7
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₹1,92,800
+ ₹34560 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 5 Series
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₹84,600
+ ₹15120 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 7 Series
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₹1,80,800
+ ₹32400 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
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₹1,92,800
+ ₹34560 (Taxes & Charges)
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₹1,68,600
+ ₹30240 (Taxes & Charges)
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+ ₹10800 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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520 km
Home pickup
The tempo traveller starts at 5 am, because the falls are 520 km away and the entry closes by evening. Keep the pickups to one or two points close together. The van rides the elevated road from Silk Board to Electronic City, nearly 10 km above the traffic, then Hosur Road to the border. Past Attibele it crosses into Tamil Nadu at Zuzuvadi, where cameras check the road tax; the driver handles it. Pack a bag of snacks and water for the first two hours, since breakfast is at Krishnagiri.
Breakfast
Breakfast is at Krishnagiri, about 90 km out, at a highway hotel where the van parks off the road. Thirty minutes covers a group of 12. The Vijayanagara fort on the hill above the town is visible from the highway. Fish stalls ring the KRP dam about 10 km away, a lunch idea for the way home, not this morning. Santhur village nearby has about 150 mango nurseries. Here NH48 goes off to Chennai and the van stays on NH44 for Salem.
Tea
At about 200 km the van reaches Salem, where NH544 to Kochi branches off NH44. A ten minute tea and restroom halt on the bypass is enough. Thattu vadai set, which Salem calls settu, is the quick snack, and some stalls make it with egg or raw mango. Salem silk and Salem fabric carry GI tags if anyone wants to plan a shopping stop on the return. The next halt is a short one at Avinashi, about 100 km on.
Tea
Avinashi, about 300 km out, is where NH544 bypasses an old temple town on the road between Tiruppur and Coimbatore. A ten minute tea halt here breaks the long run before lunch. The Avinashilingeswarar temple's annual Brahmotsavam falls in Chithirai, April to May, and the town is crowded then. Tiruppur railway station is about 12 km away and Coimbatore airport about 32 km, useful if someone joins the group late. Coimbatore is 40 km on.
Lunch
The van stops for lunch near the Coimbatore bypass at about 340 km, at a hotel with space to park. Lunch on a banana leaf is the custom here, and potato rice is a cheap local favourite if someone wants a plate to share. Coimbatore makes about 75% of India's wet grinders, if anyone at home needs one. Forty five minutes lets the group eat without hurry. Fill the van's water cans here, because the next long halt is only a short one at Palakkad.
Short halt
After the Walayar check post, where documents can now be shown online, the van reaches Palakkad at about 390 km. It is a short halt for water and restrooms. Paddy fields line the road, and Kerala Tourism calls this district the granary of Kerala. Palakkadan matta, the red rice grown only here, is used for kondattam and murukku, both sold in packets. The falls are about 130 km on, through Thrissur and Chalakudy, so keep the halt short.
Drive on
The van passes Vadakkancherry about 425 km out, roughly 35 km after Palakkad on NH544. From here the highway runs six lane to Mannuthy, just before Thrissur, the first six lane stretch in Kerala, so the group makes good time. No stop here. Children who slept through Tamil Nadu usually wake up around now, so this is a good time to hand out snacks and tell everyone the plan for the evening at the falls.
Tea
Thrissur, about 460 km out, is a fifteen minute tea halt on the highway side of the city. Ask for appam or idiyappam if anyone is hungry; appam here comes with stew or egg curry. Thrissur is a silk and gold town, worth an hour on the way back for anyone shopping for a wedding. Chalakudy is about 30 km south, and from there the falls road turns inland. Kochi is about 70 km south of Thrissur if the group plans to go on later.
Last town
Chalakudy is about 490 km out, the last proper town before the falls. The van turns off NH544 onto State Highway 21, which runs along the Chalakudy river, 145 km long and rising in the Anaimalai hills. Of the 86 km of road up to Malakkappara, about 50 km is protected forest. Fill diesel and pick up anything you need from a pharmacy here. The falls are about 30 km ahead, roughly an hour in a loaded van.
Stay drop
The tempo traveller reaches the falls area about 10.5 hours after the 5 am start and drops the group at its stay. Athirappilly is the largest waterfall in Kerala, at the entrance to the Sholayar ranges. The gates open at 8 am and close between 5 pm and 6:30 pm, depending on the source, so most groups check in and walk to the falls in the morning. Elephant and gaur live in the forest here, so nobody walks the road after dark. The van parks at the stay overnight.
Taking a group of 9 to 20 friends or family to Athirappilly for the monsoon falls? No one has to drive on a Bangalore to Athirappilly Falls tempo traveller trip; our driver knows the 520 km. Book a tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Athirappilly Falls and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Athirappilly Falls via Krishnagiri, Palakkad and Chalakudy | About 520 km | About 1,040 km | About 10.5 hr with stops |
Athirappilly Falls and back comes to about 1,040 km. The 300 km a day minimum makes it 4 days and 1,200 km. On the Athirappilly Falls run the rate covers fuel, AC and the driver; allowance ₹600 to ₹700 a day. Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits are added as paid. GST, tolls and parking at actual. One way is ₹2 a km more. Both AC and non-AC tempo travellers can be booked; whichever you take sets the rate.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹28 | ₹36,000 | ₹45,000 | ₹54,000 | |
₹24 | ₹30,800 | ₹38,500 | ₹46,200 | |
₹24 | ₹30,800 | ₹38,500 | ₹46,200 | |
₹30 | ₹38,400 | ₹48,000 | ₹57,600 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹500 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 20, 5 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹2,720 a person.
Ten or twelve going to Athirappilly Falls: 12 seater tempo traveller. Up to 17: 17 seater tempo traveller. Up to 20 with bags: 20 seater tempo traveller.
Elders who want softer seats can take the Bangalore to Athirappilly Falls Force Urbania. Just four to seven? The Bangalore to Athirappilly Falls cab. Want Kochi too? Our Bangalore to Kochi tempo traveller page has that run.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
About 520 km one way, through Krishnagiri, Salem, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur and Chalakudy, which makes about 1,040 km for the round trip. A tempo traveller takes about 10.5 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea. The last 30 km turns off the highway at Chalakudy onto a forest road.
₹28,800 for 1,200 km over 4 days at ₹24/km. On top: ₹2,000 allowance, GST, tolls and permits.
It is. Add ₹2 a km to the rate and count the empty return; you get the fare in writing first.
The 20 seater, so everyone sits on the Athirappilly Falls run. All sizes are on tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore.
Yes. Vazhachal is a few km up the same road. Most groups stay near the falls or in Chalakudy and see both before noon, when the crowd is thinner.
No. Beyond Athirappilly the road runs through forest, so we plan to arrive before sunset and keep the drive towards Vazhachal for daylight.
The falls are at their fullest in the southwest monsoon, June to September, but the drive is slower then. Heavy rain hits Thrissur and the forest road from Chalakudy, and paths near the falls get slippery. We start at 5 am in those months and plan to reach before mid afternoon. December to February is drier and easier on the road.
In a 12 seater, one medium suitcase and a day bag a person fit behind the last row. A full 17 seater with large suitcases puts the extras on the roof carrier under a tarpaulin, which matters in the rain months. Keep a small bag with towels and dry clothes inside the van for the falls visit.
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