Bangalore to Chamarajanagar Tempo Traveller — 8 to 18 Seater AC Group Hire with Driver
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Places to Visit in Chamarajanagar
BR Hills and the Biligiriranga Temple
The Biligiriranga Hills rise to around 1,800 metres and form the BRT Tiger Reserve, a biologically significant range because it forms the bridge between the Western and Eastern Ghats. At the top stands the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy temple, a hill shrine with a long association with the Soliga community who have lived in these forests for generations. Nearby is Dodda Sampige Mara, an enormous ancient champak tree revered by the Soligas and estimated to be many centuries old. Visit for the combination of forest, temple and genuine remoteness. The approach is a winding ghat road through the reserve, and safari slots are booked separately through the forest department.
BR Hills and the Biligiriranga Temple
The Biligiriranga Hills rise to around 1,800 metres and form the BRT Tiger Reserve, a biologically significant range because it forms the bridge between the Western and Eastern Ghats. At the top stands the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy temple, a hill shrine with a long association with the Soliga community who have lived in these forests for generations. Nearby is Dodda Sampige Mara, an enormous ancient champak tree revered by the Soligas and estimated to be many centuries old. Visit for the combination of forest, temple and genuine remoteness. The approach is a winding ghat road through the reserve, and safari slots are booked separately through the forest department.
Male Mahadeshwara Hills
MM Hills, around 130 kilometres from Mysore in the eastern part of the district, is one of the most significant Shaiva pilgrimage centres in southern Karnataka, drawing very large numbers of devotees particularly during festivals. The temple is dedicated to Male Mahadeshwara, a saint venerated as an incarnation of Shiva, and the oral epic sung in his honour is a major tradition in Kannada folk literature. The approach is the memorable part: seventy-seven hairpin bends climbing through the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary. Visit early. The road is narrow, the forest stretch has wildlife, and it is not somewhere to be driving after dark.
Bandipur National Park
Among the best-known tiger reserves in India, covering over 870 square kilometres largely within this district and forming part of the wider Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve alongside Nagarhole, Mudumalai and Wayanad. Elephants, gaur, sambar, chital, sloth bear and leopard are regularly seen; tigers less so, as always. Safaris run in fixed morning and afternoon slots operated by the forest department and Jungle Lodges. Visit between October and May, with the drier months often better for sightings as animals concentrate near water. Remember the night traffic closure on the highway through the reserve when planning your arrival and departure.
Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta
The highest point in the Bandipur range at around 1,450 metres, crowned by a fourteenth-century Venugopalaswamy temple and almost permanently wrapped in mist - Himavad means mist-covered, and the hill earns the name. The view from the summit across the Bandipur forest is among the finest in the state, and elephant herds are frequently seen on the slopes. Visit in the morning. Private vehicles stop at the forest check post and the last stretch is by forest department bus, visiting hours are restricted to roughly 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, and cameras and plastic items are often not permitted at the temple, so leave them in the car.
Bharachukki Falls
The Cauvery divides at Shivanasamudra into two falls - Gaganachukki on the Mandya side and Bharachukki on the Chamarajanagar side - and Bharachukki is the broader of the two, dropping in a wide curtain across a rock face with a viewpoint and steps down toward the base. Coracle rides operate below when water levels permit. Visit between August and January, when the flow is genuinely spectacular; by March it thins considerably. Access and coracle operation depend on water levels and are periodically restricted for safety, so confirm close to your travel date. It sits on the Kanakapura route and works well as a stop rather than a destination.
Chamarajeshwara Temple and the Town
The town itself is a working district headquarters rather than a tourist centre, but the Chamarajeshwara temple at its heart is worth the half hour. Built in the early nineteenth century under Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar in Dravidian style, it commemorates his father Chamaraja Wodeyar, after whom the town is named, and the ruler was born here. The town is also the practical base for the district - fuel, ATMs, pharmacies and food - and anyone heading onward to MM Hills or BR Hills should treat it as the last proper service stop, because the forest roads beyond have very little.
Distance
210 Km
One way
Time
5 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 11000
Plus GST
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₹14,040
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About the Bangalore - Chamarajanagar route
Bangalore
Where Your Journey Starts
Ramanagara
50 Km
Channapatna
65 Km
Mandya
100 km
Mysore
145 Km
Nanjangud
170 Km
Chamarajanagar
210 Km
Bangalore
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.
Ramanagara
Silk Town of Karnataka
The route leaves Bangalore southwest on the Mysore expressway, and the first stretch is six-lane access-controlled highway that has transformed this drive - what used to be a slow crawl through a string of towns is now a fast, clean run. Our drivers reach the pickup point fifteen minutes early and aim to be on the expressway before 7:00 AM, since the approach roads build up faster than the highway itself. Ramanagara is the largest silk cocoon market in Asia and the centre of Karnataka sericulture, and the granite hills flanking the road here are instantly recognisable to anyone who has seen Sholay, which was filmed among them. Ramadevarabetta, one of those hills, is now a vulture sanctuary protecting one of the few remaining long-billed vulture populations in the state. The expressway bypasses the town, so this is scenery rather than a stop, but the hills are worth looking up from your phone for.
Channapatna
Toy Town of Karnataka
Fifteen kilometres further, and the most characterful stop on the entire route. Channapatna has been making lacquered wooden toys for more than two centuries, in a tradition generally traced to Tipu Sultan, who is said to have invited Persian artisans to train local craftsmen. The toys are turned on hand lathes from ivory-wood and coloured with natural vegetable dyes, which is why they are safe for small children to chew on, and the craft now carries a GI tag. The workshops and showrooms cluster along the old highway through the town, and a stop of twenty to thirty minutes lets you watch the lathes working and buy directly. It is the single most popular halt on the Bangalore to Mysore corridor for families, and it is genuinely worth the detour off the expressway. Tell us at booking if you want it built in, and our drivers know which workshops actually let visitors watch rather than simply selling.
Mandya
Sugar Bowl of Karnataka
Maddur is a name that means one thing to anyone who has driven this road: the Maddur vada, a flat, crisp onion and semolina fritter sold hot at the railway station and the highway hotels, and among the most recognisable regional snacks in Karnataka. The Narasimhaswamy temple in the town is old and worth a look for travellers with time. Beyond Maddur the landscape becomes unmistakably Cauvery country - sugarcane to the horizon, irrigation channels, and the mills that gave Mandya its name as the sugar bowl of Karnataka. This district was transformed by the Krishna Raja Sagara dam and the canal network that followed, and the prosperity and the politics of the region both flow from it. For most travellers Mandya passes as a bypass, and the run through here is fast.
Mysore
City of Palaces
Srirangapatna sits on an island in the Cauvery and was the capital of Tipu Sultan, falling to the British in 1799 in a siege that decided the future of southern India. The Ranganathaswamy temple is among the most important Vaishnavite shrines in Karnataka, the Daria Daulat Bagh summer palace holds remarkable painted murals, and the Gumbaz mausoleum stands a short distance away. It is a two-hour stop to do properly and a forty-minute one to do quickly, and it is directly on the route. Mysore follows, and for most Chamarajanagar bookings it is the natural halt rather than the destination - the choice of food is wide and this is the last major city before the district. Travellers with time can build in the Palace or Chamundi Hills, though doing so effectively turns a Chamarajanagar trip into a two-day itinerary. Beyond Mysore the road narrows and the character changes as the route turns south toward Nanjangud.
Nanjangud
Dakshina Kashi, the Kashi of the South
Twenty-five kilometres south of Mysore on the banks of the Kapila river, Nanjangud is one of the most significant Shaiva pilgrimage centres in Karnataka. The Srikanteshwara temple is very large, with a long history of patronage under the Hoysalas, the Vijayanagara rulers and the Mysore Wodeyars, and its scale surprises people who arrive expecting a small-town shrine. The town is called Dakshina Kashi because of the temple standing on a river, in deliberate parallel with Varanasi, and the Rathotsava chariot festival here draws very large crowds. Nanjangud is also known for a locally famous variety of banana and, less romantically, as the site of a substantial pharmaceutical and manufacturing belt. For a Chamarajanagar booking this is the last easy stop, and forty-five minutes at the temple fits comfortably into the day.
Chamarajanagar
Elephant Country of Karnataka
The final forty kilometres run south through farmland with the Biligiriranga range building on the eastern horizon and the Nilgiri foothills visible to the southwest on a clear day. The land is drier here than the Cauvery belt behind, and the shift from irrigated sugarcane to dryland crops is noticeable within twenty minutes. Chamarajanagar town is a working district headquarters named after Chamaraja Wodeyar of Mysore, whose son Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar was born here and built the Chamarajeshwara temple in his memory. For most travellers the town is the pivot rather than the destination: BR Hills lies to the east, MM Hills further east again, Bandipur and Gopalaswamy Betta to the west, and Bharachukki to the north. Our driver takes you to the confirmed address and assists with luggage, and this is the last proper service stop before any of the forest roads - fuel up here rather than assuming there will be a pump further on, because there generally will not be.
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Tempo Traveller Packages for the Chamarajanagar Route
Nothing here is a fixed menu. Every quotation is built around group size, itinerary and how many nights you are out, but almost every enquiry on this corridor falls into one of the four shapes below.
Family and Pilgrimage Package
The dominant booking type. Extended families running the MM Hills or Nanjangud darshan, and groups combining a temple visit with two days of forest. A 12 or 13 seater covers most; larger gatherings move to the 17 or 18 seater. The planning conversation on every one of these is about sequencing, because the gate hours at BR Hills, the overnight closure through Bandipur and the safari slots have to be fitted together before you leave rather than negotiated on the day. Where a group includes elderly passengers we usually recommend basing in one place for two nights instead of moving the luggage every morning, and the driver stays with the group throughout.
Budget Package
For groups where the priority is the lowest defensible figure. Split across twelve or thirteen passengers, a same-day return to Chamarajanagar and Nanjangud works out cheaper per head than almost any other southern Karnataka destination, since the whole run is expressway and the vehicle is never idle for long. Budget means a standard AC 12 seater tempo traveller bangalore variant and a tight itinerary, town and temple rather than the full forest circuit. It does not mean an older vehicle or a less experienced driver, since fleet and driver standards do not change between tiers.
Corporate Package
For team offsites and client hosting where a forest lodge makes a better impression than a city hotel. The 17 and 18 seater variants are the usual choice, and for larger teams we run two vehicles on one schedule. Documentation is handled up front: GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice at quotation stage for purchase-order approval, monthly consolidated billing and thirty-day credit terms for signed accounts. For corporate groups the two-night BR Hills or Bandipur shape works better than a day trip, since safari timings mean an early morning and a late evening at both ends. Our corporate travels bangalore desk handles ongoing requirements and our outstation tempo traveller bangalore team builds the itinerary.
Luxury Package
For senior family groups, guest hosting and anyone spending three or four days on the circuit. This tier covers our 9 to 13 seater luxury tempo traveller bangalore range with high-back recliners, footrests, reading lights, blackout curtains and per-seat charging, and extends to the Force Urbania. The value on this route is specific: on a circuit that includes the MM Hills hairpins and the climb to Gopalaswamy Betta, the difference between a standard seat and a proper recliner shows up in how the group feels by the third day rather than the first hour.
Fare Inclusions, Exclusions and Advance Payment
Every Tejas Tours and Travels quotation for this corridor is issued in writing with the structure below. Nothing outside this list is charged and everything inside it is stated before you confirm. Twenty percent of the total fare is payable in advance to confirm the booking.
Included in the quoted fare
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
Not included in the quoted fare
• Toll and parking charges
• Interstate tax and permit charges
• Driver bata after 9:45 PM, charged extra
• Final rental calculated on total kilometres and hours, garage to garage
• GST
Three points are specific to this route. Forest entry fees, vehicle entry charges at the Bandipur and BRT gates, safari tickets and any temple donation are paid locally and sit outside the vehicle fare entirely; we will tell you the expected order of cost, but they are not ours to bill. Chamarajanagar is inside Karnataka, so no interstate permit arises unless your itinerary continues to Ooty or Wayanad, in which case Tamil Nadu or Kerala permit charges are quoted upfront. And because the highway through Bandipur closes overnight, a plan that runs late on the far side of the reserve forces either an early cut-off or a night halt, which we flag in the written quote rather than at settlement.
Insurance note: Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance. Our vehicles carry the statutory motor insurance required under law and our drivers hold valid commercial licences, but passengers wanting personal cover should arrange it independently. We also do not operate sleeper coaches; the fleet on this route is seated tempo travellers in the 8 to 18 band.
Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore
Tejas Tours and Travels runs a full ground-transport fleet out of Bangalore and Mysore, and every service below is available on this corridor as well as on every other route we operate.
Cab Service: Four to seven seater sedans and SUVs including Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Fortuner and the luxury range up to Rolls-Royce Ghost. Our premium car rentals in bangalore fleet covers car rental bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and premium cab requirements, and for this route specifically our bangalore to chamarajanagar cab page carries the four to seven seater option.
Tempo Traveller Service: The 8 to 18 seater band, standard and luxury tiers, every vehicle air-conditioned. Our luxury tempo traveller bangalore fleet handles tt vehicle requirements with captain seating, overhead racks and full standing headroom.
Minibus and Bus Service: The 12 to 24 seater mini bus rental in bangalore fleet covers minibus rental and mini bus booking online, while 27 to 50 seater coaches through our bus rental in bangalore service handle rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking for large pilgrim parties and school excursions, both frequent on this route.
Force Urbania and Luxury Volvo Bus: Our force urbania rent bangalore fleet runs 13 to 17 seater configurations, with urbania on rent bangalore the most requested wedding and VIP upgrade. For large-group comfort, our volvo bus rental bangalore service covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire on Volvo and Benz coaches.
Corporate Travels: Managed transport for companies. Our corporate travels bangalore desk provides corporate cab service bangalore and corporate car rental bangalore with GST invoicing, purchase-order workflows and monthly consolidated billing.
Airport Transfer: Round-the-clock Kempegowda International Airport pickups and drops with live flight tracking. Our airport transfer bangalore service covers bangalore airport cab and kempegowda airport taxi needs, including direct airport to forest lodge transfers for visitors flying in for a safari weekend.
Employee Transport: Our employee transportation services bangalore programme covers office cab service bangalore and night shift cab service bangalore with GPS tracking and night-shift marshals, plus it employee transport service, employee pick up and drop service, tech park cab service and employee shuttle service Bangalore.
School Commute: Our school transportation services cover school bus service bangalore and school bus rental bangalore with verified drivers, onboard attendants and live tracking, plus school excursion bus rental bangalore, tempo traveller for school trip bangalore and safe school transport service Bangalore. Bandipur and BR Hills are among the most requested nature excursions booked by Bangalore schools.
Outstation Travel: Our outstation cabs bangalore service handles outstation cab booking, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking, with permits arranged in advance wherever the route crosses a state line.
Wedding Cab and Bus: Our wedding car rental bangalore service covers wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore as a single managed booking across cars, tempo travellers and coaches.
Innova Hycross: Our innova hycross rent bangalore service offers innova hycross taxi and hycross car rental for smaller family groups and executives. Curated tour packages from Bangalore and Mysore are also available across Chamarajanagar, MM Hills, BR Hills, Bandipur, Gopalaswamy Betta, Shivanasamudra and the wider southern Karnataka circuit.
How to Book a Tempo Traveller for Rent in Bangalore
Booking a tempo traveller for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under five minutes. Follow these four steps.
Step 1 — Contact Tejas Travels
• Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Share your travel date and your Bangalore pickup location — area, landmark, building, hotel or tech park. Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala and the KIA airport are all routine.
• Share the destination or the full day-wise itinerary, the number of passengers, and your preferred vehicle tier — Standard AC or Luxury AC.
• For airport pickups, share the flight number. The driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically.
• For corporate bookings, share your GST number and preferred invoicing format. For premium vehicles, mention the occasion — corporate, wedding or VIP event — so the team can allocate the best-condition vehicle and, where required, formal chauffeur attire.
Step 2 — Receive Your Written Quote
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, a written quote arrives by WhatsApp or email.
• The quote itemizes every charge: vehicle hire rate in rupees per kilometre or as a flat package, driver allowance, applicable toll estimates, any interstate permit where the route requires one, and GST.
• No verbal-only prices. Everything is in writing before you confirm.
• For corporate clients requiring reimbursement approval, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage.
• If you want to compare two seating sizes or the standard and luxury tiers, request both quotes at the same time.
Step 3 — Confirm Your Booking and Pay the Advance
• Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm by WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance payment on the total fare confirms the booking and holds the vehicle for your date.
• Pay by UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), by NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or by credit or debit card through a payment link.
• The advance receipt is issued within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation includes the driver name and mobile number, vehicle registration, departure time, pickup location and the full billing breakdown, all in writing.
• For peak dates — New Year, Diwali, Dasara, long weekends and the summer safari season — book well ahead, since fleet availability tightens quickly.
Step 4 — Your Driver Arrives Early
• Your assigned driver reaches the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.
• For airport transfers, the driver coordinates at the Arrivals gate.
• The vehicle arrives clean, sanitized, fuelled and ready. For wedding and VIP bookings the driver is in formal attire.
• The driver calls 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.
• During the trip the driver handles all routing, toll payments, forest gate timings and 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 group size, Bangalore pickup location, destination and travel date. Written quote in 2 hours.
Payment Methods
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both the advance and the 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. Used for corporate clients and larger advances. IMPS is instant; NEFT can take up to 2 hours.
• Credit or debit card — Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, through a payment link sent to your registered mobile or email. Valid for the advance and for full payment.
• Net banking — all major Indian banks, through a payment link by WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate purchase-order approvals.
• Cash — accepted for the balance at trip end, with a receipt issued. The advance itself must be digital for the booking to be confirmed.
• Corporate credit — 30-day credit terms for signed corporate accounts, with monthly consolidated invoicing available.
Payment note: a 20 percent advance confirms your booking and guarantees vehicle availability on your date. No advance means no confirmed booking. A digital receipt is issued within 30 minutes of every payment.
Cancellation Policy
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation, with no hidden conditions.
• More than 72 hours before departure — no cancellation 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 the value of the trip.
• No-show, where the vehicle has been deployed and the group is absent — 100 percent of the total trip fare. No refund; the full fare is payable.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels, for breakdown or force majeure — no charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or an alternate vehicle offered at the same rate.
Special cancellation conditions
• Multi-day outstation bookings: for trips booked more than 7 days ahead, a minimum 5-day notice is required for a full refund.
• Peak dates — New Year, Diwali, Dasara and long weekends: minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
• Wedding function bookings: minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Force majeure — heavy rain, floods, bandhs, road closures, forest department restrictions or government orders: 100 percent refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
• Modifications to date, seating or route with more than 24 hours notice: 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 back to the original payment method within the stated timelines.
Refund Policy
All refunds are processed to the original payment instrument used for the advance. No cash refund is issued unless the advance was paid in cash.
• Cancellation more than 72 hours before departure: 100 percent of the advance paid, in 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 48 to 72 hours before departure: advance minus the 10 percent charge, in 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure: advance minus the 25 percent charge, in 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 12 to 24 hours before departure: advance minus the 50 percent charge, in 7 to 10 working days.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels for operational reasons: 100 percent of the advance paid, in 2 working days on priority processing.
• Trip shortfall where actual kilometres fall below the minimum: proportional credit on the excess, settled at trip end against the final balance.
• Billing error or overcharge: the full overcharged amount, in 2 to 3 working days after verification.
• Duplicate payment: the full duplicate amount, in 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.
Refund by payment method
• UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm): refunded to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.
• Credit or debit card: refunded to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.
• Bank transfer: refunded to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days, with account details re-confirmed before processing.
• Cash: refunded at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or transferred by IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and the reason for the refund. Confirmation within 24 hours. For billing disputes, contact us within 7 days of trip completion; genuine disputes are resolved within 3 working days.
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What Our Customers Say About Our Tempo Traveller Services in Bangalore
Bangalore to Shirdi
I had an excellent experience with Teja Travel. The vehicle was clean, comfortable, and very well maintained. The driver was polite, punctual, and knew the routes perfectly, which made our trip smooth and enjoyable. Their service was professional from start to finish, and the pricing was also very reasonable. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for reliable travel vehicle services. 👍
Chaitanya K
13/10/2025 Shirdi
5/5
Bangalore to Kerala
I am Anil Nair from Souparnika Holidays Kochin Kerala. I have 2 booking for my guests in December 2025. My guests are happy with this hotel. Thanks to the entire team One Toyota etios and one traveler booked. I think they arranged cab from out side but guest happy Second vehicle is 9 seat traveler. Driver Mr Viswantha and Lakshmi supported me for complete the 8 days package. Thanks Viswa & Lakshmi.
Anil Nair
6/9/2025 Kerala
5/5
Bangalore to Mysore
Thanks a ton to Shashikala ji for booking my tempo traveller. She has cooperated from very first day and guided us through out. Secondly i thank our tempo driver Mr. Manju who was very down to earth person and co-operated with us during our whole trip. His driving skills are perfect. I wish you good luck and thank you both from bottom of my heart !!!
Arpit Gupta
6/6/2026 Mysore
5/5
Bangalore to Ooty
We had a very good experience with the traveler we booked through Tejas travels. The vehicle was clean and comfortable, and our driver was polite, cooperative, and professional throughout the trip. The entire journey was smooth and hassle-free — everything went as planned without any delays or issues. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a reliable and comfortable travel experience!
Preetika Rattan
12/10/2025 Ooty
5/5
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Frequently Asked Questions — Bangalore to Chamarajanagar Tempo Traveller
The bangalore to chamarajanagar distance is about 180 km, running on NH 275, the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, through Ramanagara, Channapatna, Maddur and Mandya, then past Srirangapatna and around Mysore on the ring road to Nanjangud and south to Chamarajanagar. A loaded tempo traveller covers it in 3 hours 45 minutes to 4 hours 30 minutes with one halt. There is no ghat section and no state border on the drive down; the ghat driving starts only once you turn towards MM Hills or BR Hills.
For eight to thirteen passengers, the 12 or 13 seater at Rs 22 per km is the best value in the fleet and the one most groups take. For fourteen to eighteen, move to the 17 or 18 seater. On a multi-day forest circuit, book one seat more than your headcount, because luggage for three or four days plus camera equipment eats into cabin space faster than people expect. Beyond eighteen passengers we would move you to a mini bus rental in bangalore vehicle rather than running two tempo travellers.
A 12 seater on a same-day return starts from around Rs 11,000 on roughly 360 km, calculated garage to garage with fuel included. Multi-day circuits covering MM Hills, BR Hills and Bandipur are quoted on the day-wise itinerary with a per-day kilometre allowance. Driver allowance, tolls, parking, forest gate charges and GST are billed separately and itemized in the written quote you receive within two hours.
Included: base fare, fuel charges and driver allowance. Not included: toll and parking, interstate tax and permit charges, driver bata after 9:45 PM, and GST. The final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage back to our garage. A 20 percent advance on the total fare confirms the booking, with the receipt issued within 30 minutes. Forest entry fees, vehicle entry charges at the Bandipur and BRT gates, safari tickets and temple donations are paid locally and sit outside the fare.
Yes, but not in one day. Those three sit in different directions from Chamarajanagar and each involves a real climb, so a sensible plan is three days and two nights, or two nights with one of the three dropped. MM Hills is roughly 95 to 105 km from the town through forest hairpins, BR Hills about 109 km, and Bandipur is out west past Gundlupet. Our drivers on this corridor sequence them against the gate hours rather than by map distance, which is usually not the order a first-time visitor would pick.
Yes, and it is the rule that shapes most itineraries here. The national highway through the Bandipur reserve is closed to vehicles overnight, and the forest roads to BR Hills, MM Hills and Gopalaswamy Betta all have their own gate hours with entry stopping well before dark. Practically, that means a group heading for Ooty or Wayanad through Gundlupet has to clear the reserve before the evening cut-off or halt on this side of it. We build the day around those timings when we prepare your itinerary, and we will tell you in advance if a plan you have in mind will not fit.
No. Safaris are run in forest department vehicles only, so your hired vehicle drops the group at the safari reception and the driver waits. The same applies at BRT. What the tempo traveller does cover is everything else: the drive to and from the gate, the climb to Gopalaswamy Betta on a permit, the hairpins to MM Hills, and the transfers between lodges. Booking safari slots is done at the gate or online through the forest department, and we can tell you the current timings when you book, though we do not reserve the tickets ourselves.
October to March is the window that works for everything. October and November are green after the monsoon with the Cauvery in full flow, which is also when Bharachukki is at its most impressive. December to February is cool, with the best morning safaris and the heaviest mist at Gopalaswamy Betta and BR Hills. March to May is hot but is prime season for elephant sightings, since water sources inside the forest dry up and animals concentrate. The Gundlupet flower fields follow the planting cycle rather than the tourist calendar, so ask us before fixing a date if that is what you are coming for.
No on both counts. Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance. Our vehicles carry the statutory motor insurance required under law and our drivers hold valid commercial licences, but passengers wanting personal cover should arrange it independently; for school and college groups a group policy is usually inexpensive and often required by the institution. We also do not operate sleeper bus services. The fleet is seated throughout: 8 to 18 seater tempo travellers, 12 to 24 seater minibuses, 27 to 50 seater buses including Volvo and Benz coaches, 13 to 17 seater Force Urbania, and 4 to 7 seater cars.
6:00 AM for a straightforward day trip to the town and Nanjangud, and 5:30 AM if Bandipur or Gopalaswamy Betta is on the plan, because both are governed by gate timings that do not move. Multiple pickups are standard on group bookings and are planned into the route so the vehicle collects everyone along a sensible line rather than criss-crossing the city. Groups boarding in Whitefield or Hebbal should allow an extra forty-five minutes to cross town, so we usually suggest a 5:15 AM first pickup for them.