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Bekal Fort
The reason most people make this trip. Built around 1650 by Shivappa Nayaka of the Keladi dynasty, bekal fort spreads across roughly 40 acres and is the largest fort in Kerala. Its keyhole-shaped laterite walls rise straight out of the sea on three sides, and the observation tower at the centre gives a view along the entire curve of the coast. A Hanuman temple stands at the entrance and an old mosque from the Tipu Sultan period lies close by. Arrive around 4:00 PM, walk the ramparts as the light softens and stay for sunset over the western bastions.
Bekal Fort
The reason most people make this trip. Built around 1650 by Shivappa Nayaka of the Keladi dynasty, bekal fort spreads across roughly 40 acres and is the largest fort in Kerala. Its keyhole-shaped laterite walls rise straight out of the sea on three sides, and the observation tower at the centre gives a view along the entire curve of the coast. A Hanuman temple stands at the entrance and an old mosque from the Tipu Sultan period lies close by. Arrive around 4:00 PM, walk the ramparts as the light softens and stay for sunset over the western bastions.
Bekal Beach Park, Pallikere
Right beside the fort, bekal beach is the easiest place to spend your first evening after the drive in. The shoreline is broad and clean, backed by lawns, walkways and snack stalls. The water can be rough, so swimming is best avoided, but it is ideal for a long walk with the fort walls towering at one end. Over the Christmas and New Year period the beach usually hosts the Bekal International Beach Festival, when the whole stretch fills with music, food stalls and handicrafts.
Kappil Beach and Kodi Cliff
About six kilometres north of the fort, Kappil is where you go for the sea without the crowds. A thin strip of backwater runs parallel to the shore, and the Kodi Cliff just behind it is one of the finest viewpoints on the Kasaragod coast, framing the beach in a long sweep. Facilities are limited, so carry water and ask your driver to wait at the approach road.
Valiyaparamba Backwaters
Around 30 kilometres south, the valiyaparamba backwaters form the largest backwater system in north Kerala, fed by four rivers and dotted with small green islands. It is far quieter than Alleppey, with more fishing canoes than houseboats. A half-day houseboat or country-boat cruise drifts past coconut groves, mangroves and fish farms, often with a Kerala lunch served on board. For families on a bekal tour package from bangalore, this is usually the highlight of the second day.
Chandragiri Fort
Also built by Shivappa Nayaka in the 17th century, Chandragiri Fort stands on a low hill above the point where the Chandragiri river meets the Arabian Sea, about 10 kilometres north of Bekal. The river once marked the old boundary between Tulu Nadu and the Kolathiri kingdom, which explains why the Nayakas chose to fortify it. The climb is short and the view of the river mouth at sunset is the real reward.
Ananthapura Lake Temple
Roughly 30 kilometres away near Kumbla, this is the only lake temple in Kerala, and it is believed to be the original seat of Anantha Padmanabha, the deity of the great temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The shrine sits in the middle of a still, square lake reached by a narrow bridge, and it was long associated with Babiya, a crocodile that lived in the lake for decades. Dress conservatively and confirm darshan timings before setting out.
Ranipuram Hills
Often called the Ooty of Kerala, Ranipuram rises to about 750 metres in the Western Ghats, roughly 60 kilometres east of Bekal. Shola forest and open grassland make for a two to three hour trek to the summit, and on clear days the coast shows up as a thin line on the horizon. Start before 9:00 AM and wear proper walking shoes.
Nityananda Ashram and Hosdurg Fort, Kanhangad
Twelve kilometres south in Kanhangad, the Nityananda Ashram is known for its rock-cut meditation caves associated with Swami Nityananda. A short drive away, the round bastions of Hosdurg Fort, built by the Ikkeri Nayakas, still stand in the middle of town. Both fit easily into one morning, and Kanhangad has the best choice of restaurants and shops near Bekal.
Malik Deenar Mosque, Kasaragod
At Thalangara in Kasaragod town, about 16 kilometres north, the Malik Deenar Mosque is regarded as one of the oldest mosques in India, traditionally linked to the arrival of Malik ibn Dinar and his companions on the Malabar coast. The carved woodwork and traditional Kerala architecture are striking. Visitors are welcome outside prayer times; dress modestly and check with the caretakers before entering.
Distance
370 Km
One way
Time
9 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 7354
Plus GST
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹20,439 ₹24,603
+ ₹3553 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
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₹20,439 ₹24,603
+ ₹3553 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
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₹20,539 ₹24,703
+ ₹3553 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
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₹20,439 ₹24,603
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13 Seater Urbania
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₹15,774 ₹18,953
+ ₹2713 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹15,774 ₹18,953
+ ₹2713 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
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₹15,774 ₹18,953
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Where Your Journey Starts
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Departure Point
Your journey to Ooty begins from Bangalore, the gateway to South India's most beloved hill stations. Pick-up is available from any part of the city — Koramangala, Electronic City, Whitefield, Hebbal, Yeshwanthpur, Marathahalli, or Majestic. The most common route out of Bangalore takes you onto NH275, the six-lane Mysore Expressway, which is one of the smoothest and best-maintained national highways in Karnataka. An early departure between 5 AM and 6 AM is strongly advised to clear Bangalore city limits before peak traffic begins. The first 50 km on the expressway are fast, comfortable, and lightly trafficked in the early hours, setting a pleasant tone for the journey ahead. Our drivers are experienced in choosing the optimal departure window and route based on real-time traffic conditions, ensuring that the first stretch of your Bangalore to Ooty road trip is efficient, calm, and enjoyable from the very first kilometre.
Toy Town of Karnataka
The day starts on the Bangalore–Mysore Expressway, and leaving at 5:00 AM means you are past Kengeri before the city wakes up. The first landmark is Channapatna, the Toy Town of Karnataka. For generations its artisans have turned soft ivory wood into lacquered toys coloured with vegetable dyes, a craft traditionally traced to the time of Tipu Sultan and now protected with a GI tag. The expressway bypasses the town, but the service road exit takes only a few minutes, and a set of Channapatna toys makes a far better souvenir than anything sold at a highway plaza. Elapsed time: about one hour.
Sugar City of Karnataka
Twenty minutes on, Maddur is the home of the Maddur Vada, the crisp onion-and-semolina fritter that almost every traveller on this road stops for. A breakfast halt here is practically a tradition. Mandya, a little further, is the Sugar City of Karnataka, ringed by sugarcane fields watered by the Cauvery canals from the Krishna Raja Sagara reservoir. Watch for the small jaggery units along the service roads. Elapsed time: about one hour forty minutes.
Island Fortress of Tipu Sultan
Srirangapatna, the Island Fortress of Tipu Sultan, sits on an island in the Cauvery and served as the capital of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan until the siege of 1799. The Ranganathaswamy Temple and Daria Daulat Bagh are minutes from the highway. On a direct Bekal run most travellers do not stop long, but just after the island your driver takes the bypass towards Hunsur, which avoids Mysore city traffic and saves close to an hour. Elapsed time: about two hours.
Gateway to Coorg
Bylakuppe, the Mini Tibet of South India, is one of the largest Tibetan settlements outside Tibet, founded in the early 1960s. The Namdroling Monastery, better known as the Golden Temple, houses three gilded statues close to 18 metres tall, making it one of the most memorable stops of the drive. Just beyond, Kushalnagar is the Gateway to Coorg, with Nisargadhama and Dubare a short detour away. A 45-minute halt at the Golden Temple fits easily into the day. Elapsed time: about three hours forty-five minutes.
Scotland of India
Climbing through coffee and pepper estates shaded by silver oak, the road reaches Madikeri, the hill town at the heart of Coorg, often called the Scotland of India for its mist and rolling slopes. Raja's Seat, the garden viewpoint where the Kodava kings watched the sun set over the valleys, sits right in town, and Madikeri Fort with its old palace is a few minutes away. This is the natural lunch halt, and the Kodava pandi curry with akki roti in local restaurants is worth the stop. Elapsed time: about five hours.
Largest Fort in Kerala
Near Sullia the route leaves NH275 and crosses into Kerala, entering Kasaragod district, the Land of Seven Languages, where Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, Beary, Marathi and Urdu are all spoken. Interstate tax is settled at the border and your driver handles the paperwork. The road winds through rubber estates, cashew groves and villages of red-tiled houses. Near Chattanchal the route joins NH66, the coastal highway, and the final stretch south brings Bekal into view, its fort walls dark against the sea. Elapsed time: eight to nine hours with halts.
For Bangalore teams planning an offsite at one of Bekal's beach resorts. Includes GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO approval and a named driver. Our corporate travels bangalore desk can coordinate several Urbanias departing together.
Two nights at Bekal with the fort, beaches and Ananthapura, and a night in Coorg on the way. An urbania on rent bangalore booking gives the family comfortable seats and room for everyone's luggage.
A luxury urbania rental bangalore booking in its best-condition configuration, with a formally dressed driver, resort pick-ups and extra halts in Coorg. Suited to senior travellers and milestone celebrations.
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Every quote is in writing and itemised. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.
Included in the quoted fare
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
Not included — billed separately
• Toll and parking charges
• Interstate tax for the Karnataka to Kerala crossing
• Driver bata extra after 9:45 PM
• Final rental is based on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
• GST
Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover, so passengers who want it should arrange their own travel insurance. We do not operate sleeper bus services; all vehicles are seated configuration with push-back seats.
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booking a Force Urbania for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under five minutes. Follow these four steps.
• Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
• Share your travel date.
• Share your Bangalore pickup location — area or landmark such as Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala, KIA airport, a hotel name or a tech park.
• Share your destination or full itinerary, number of passengers and preferred vehicle.
• For KIA airport pickups, share the flight number. The driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically.
• For luxury vehicles, also mention the occasion — corporate, wedding or VIP event — so the team can ensure the best-condition vehicle and, where required, formal chauffeur attire.
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.
• The quote clearly itemises every charge:
◦ Vehicle hire rate — per kilometre or flat package
◦ Driver allowance — Rs 400 to Rs 1,000 per day depending on vehicle class
◦ Applicable toll estimates
◦ Interstate permit where applicable — Kerala for Bekal and Wayanad, Tamil Nadu for Ooty, and Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati
• No verbal-only prices. Everything is in writing before you confirm.
• For corporate clients requiring reimbursements, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage.
• To compare two vehicle classes, request both quotes at the same time.
• Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance payment of the total fare confirms the booking.
• Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or credit and debit card via payment link.
• Advance receipt within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation includes, all in writing:
◦ Driver name and mobile number
◦ Vehicle registration number
◦ Departure time
◦ Pickup location
◦ Full billing breakdown
• For luxury vehicles, the advance may be higher due to limited fleet and Bangalore peak-date demand — wedding season from November to February, and New Year.
• Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.
• For KIA airport transfers, the driver coordinates at the Arrivals gate.
• The vehicle is clean, sanitised, fuelled and ready.
• For wedding and VIP bookings, the driver arrives in formal attire.
• The driver calls 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.
• During the trip, the driver handles all routing, toll payments and Bangalore traffic navigation.
• At trip end, the balance is settled after deducting the advance.
• Any additional kilometres or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate.
Quick booking: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your vehicle preference, Bangalore pickup location, destination and travel date. Written quote in 2 hours.
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance booking and final settlement at trip end.
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI and Amazon Pay. The fastest method, with instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for all advance deposits.
• Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For corporate clients and advances above Rs 5,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT takes up to 2 hours.
• Credit and debit card — Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, via payment link to your registered mobile or email. Valid for advance and full payment.
• Net banking — All major Indian banks, via payment link on WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO-based approvals.
• Cash — Balance at time of travel, accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.
• Corporate credit — For registered corporate accounts, with 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate clients and monthly consolidated invoicing.
Luxury vehicle note: for luxury vehicles, a higher advance may be required given limited Bangalore fleet availability and Bangalore wedding season demand.
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
• More than 72 hours before departure — no charge. 100 percent of the advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days.
• 48 to 72 hours before departure — 10 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 10 percent deduction.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 25 percent deduction.
• 12 to 24 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 50 percent deduction.
• Less than 12 hours before departure — 75 percent of the total trip fare. Minimal or no refund depending on trip value.
• No-show, where the vehicle is deployed and the client is absent — 100 percent of the total trip fare. No refund; the full fare is payable.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels due to breakdown or force majeure — no charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or a substitute vehicle is offered.
• Weddings — for wedding bus rental Bangalore bookings, a minimum 7-day notice is needed for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Luxury vehicles — minimum 5-day notice for a full refund, due to limited Bangalore fleet and wedding season demand.
• Peak dates — New Year, Diwali and Bangalore long weekends need a minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
• Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs, traffic disruptions and road closures attract a 100 percent refund within 2 working days, regardless of notice period.
• Modifications — date changes, vehicle upgrades and route additions with more than 24 hours notice are accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.
How to cancel: call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation within 2 hours, and the refund goes to your original payment method within the stated timelines.
All refunds are processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund is made unless the advance was paid in cash.
• Cancellation 72 or more hours before departure — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 5 to 7 working days to the original payment instrument.
• Cancellation 48 to 72 hours before departure — advance minus the 10 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure — advance minus the 25 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 12 to 24 hours before departure — advance minus the 50 percent charge, within 7 to 10 working days.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 2 working days on priority processing.
• Trip shortfall where actual kilometres are less than the minimum — proportional credit on the excess, settled at trip end.
• Billing error or overcharge — the full overcharged amount, within 2 to 3 working days after verification.
• Duplicate payment — the full duplicate amount, within 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm refunds go to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.
• Credit or debit card — refund to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.
• Bank transfer — refund to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days. The account is re-confirmed before processing.
• Cash — cash refund at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
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Bangalore to Coorg
So nice that the service we have received from Tejas travellers. Ms Revati is very good coordinator and so polite and have much patience. Thank you so much for making our journey nice and beautiful with sending experienced drivers.🙂
Rahul
15/6/2026 Coorg
5/5
Bangalore to Pondicherry
We recently completed our Pondicherry trip with Tejas Tours and Travel Company, and overall we had a very good experience. Shashikala coordinated with us from enquiry to booking and throughout the trip. She was well-communicated, supportive, and checked in with us daily to ensure everything was fine.
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6/4/2026 Pondicherry
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Bangalore to Madikeri
Booked Urbania from tejas travels, bangalore to madikeri. Excellent service, driver was very polite and he knows all nook and corner. Overall we enjoyed the trip
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1/1/2026 Madikeri
5/5
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The bangalore to bekal distance is about 390 kilometres via Mysore, Coorg, Sullia and Kasaragod, taking 8 to 9 hours with halts. The alternative route via Hassan, the Shiradi ghat and Mangalore is about 420 kilometres.
Rates start from Rs 50 per kilometre, depending on seating configuration. The fare includes base fare, fuel and driver allowance. Tolls, parking, the Kerala interstate tax, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are extra, and billing is based on total kilometres and hours from garage to garage. You receive an itemised written quote within 2 hours.
The Coorg route is shorter and more scenic, with a break at Madikeri and the Sampaje ghat. The Mangalore route via the Shiradi ghat suits groups visiting Mangalore or Udupi on the same trip. During heavy monsoon, our drivers choose whichever ghat is safer on the day.
Bekal Fort is open during the day, usually from morning to early evening, with an entry ticket. The late afternoon is the best time for photos and sunset. Timings can change, so check before your visit.
October to March is ideal, with calm seas and pleasant weather. Summers are humid, and the monsoon from June to September brings heavy rain and rough seas, though the landscape is very green.
Yes. Many groups stay a night in Coorg on the way to Bekal, visiting Bylakuppe, Abbey Falls and Raja's Seat. The same Urbania and driver stay with you, and the full itinerary is quoted as one figure.
Three days is the minimum: one day each way on the road and one full day in Bekal. Four to five days lets you add Coorg, Ranipuram, Valiyaparamba or Mangalore.
A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms the booking. As the Urbania fleet is limited, book early for holidays and long weekends. Pay by UPI, bank transfer or card; the receipt comes within 30 minutes.
Cancellation more than 72 hours before departure is free with a full refund in 5 to 7 working days. The charge is 10 percent between 48 and 72 hours, 25 percent between 24 and 48 hours, 50 percent between 12 and 24 hours and 75 percent under 12 hours. Changes with more than 24 hours notice carry no penalty, subject to availability.
No. Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover, so travellers should arrange their own if required. We do not operate sleeper buses; all vehicles are seated. To book, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 or email info@tejastravels.com with your date, pickup point and group size.
