Bangalore to Dandeli Cab Service - Outstation Taxi with Driver
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Places to Visit in Dandeli
Kali River Rafting and Water Sports
The rafting stretch runs a few kilometres of the Kali with rapids that vary from gentle to moderately lively depending on the release from Supa, and it is what built Dandeli reputation. Kayaking, coracle rides, river crossing and natural swimming pools operate alongside it and are less dependent on flow. Visit between October and May; the monsoon months are closed for safety. Book with the camp or operator directly and confirm the water position for your dates - we arrange the transport and the timing, not the run.
Kali River Rafting and Water Sports
The rafting stretch runs a few kilometres of the Kali with rapids that vary from gentle to moderately lively depending on the release from Supa, and it is what built Dandeli reputation. Kayaking, coracle rides, river crossing and natural swimming pools operate alongside it and are less dependent on flow. Visit between October and May; the monsoon months are closed for safety. Book with the camp or operator directly and confirm the water position for your dates - we arrange the transport and the timing, not the run.
Kali Tiger Reserve
Formerly Dandeli-Anshi, the reserve covers a very large stretch of moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forest along the river, with tiger, leopard, elephant, gaur, sloth bear and dhole, and a hornbill population that makes it one of the better birding destinations in the Western Ghats. Safaris are run by the forest department with limited numbers and booked with them. Visit early morning or late afternoon between November and March. Sightings of the larger mammals are never guaranteed and the forest itself is the point.
Syntheri Rocks
Around thirty-five kilometres from Dandeli inside the reserve, Syntheri is a single enormous granite monolith rising some three hundred feet, with the Kaneri river running at its base through a gorge it has cut over a very long time - there are rock bee colonies on the face and a flight of steps down to the water. Visit in the morning. Access is through the forest department with entry timings and a check post, and it closes at a fixed hour; the road in is rough in places and the last stretch is not one to attempt after rain.
Kavala Caves
Around twenty-five kilometres away, the Kavala caves are a limestone system reached by a trek of a few kilometres through forest and then a steep descent - inside is a naturally formed Shivalinga that draws pilgrims, particularly around Shivaratri. It is a genuine cave with narrow sections and low ceilings, not a walkway. Visit between October and March with the forest department permission that access requires; it is closed in the monsoon and the descent is not suitable for anyone with mobility difficulty or a strong dislike of enclosed spaces.
Supa Dam and Sykes Point
The Supa dam upstream holds back the Kali and creates a large backwater reservoir among forested hills - the release from it is what governs the rafting downstream, and the reservoir itself is a quiet and rather beautiful thing to look at. Sykes Point, nearby, gives a long view over the Kali valley and the forest running out to the horizon. Visit Sykes Point in the late afternoon. Both are easy half days and both are what people do on a Dandeli trip when the water sports are not running.
Ulavi and Moulangi
Ulavi, around forty kilometres into the forest, holds the shrine of Channabasavanna, nephew of Basavanna and a central figure of the Lingayat tradition, who is said to have come here after the upheaval at Kalyana - it is a significant pilgrimage site in a genuinely remote setting and the annual jatra draws very large numbers. Moulangi eco park, closer to town, has a nature trail and river frontage. Visit Ulavi for the setting as much as the shrine; the road in runs through deep forest and it is one of the more atmospheric drives in the district.
Distance
470 Km
One way
Time
9 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 13560
Plus GST
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About the Bangalore-Dandeli route
Bangalore
Where Your Journey Starts
Chitradurga
200 Km
Haveri
330 Km
Dharwad
410 Km
Dandeli
470 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.
Chitradurga
Fort of Seven Rounds
The route leaves Bangalore northwest on NH 48 and the Nelamangala junction is the only stretch that depends on timing rather than road - our drivers aim to be past it before 7:00 AM, since four corridors diverge there and it builds fast on weekend mornings, which is exactly when Dandeli traffic travels. Beyond Nelamangala the highway is six-lane and quick across increasingly dry plateau. Sira held a Mughal subah in the early eighteenth century, the southernmost formal Mughal province, and the Jumma Masjid survives from it. Chitradurga is the natural breakfast halt, and the fort climbing the granite outcrop in seven concentric walls is worth two hours if you have them.
Haveri
Chilli Town of Karnataka
Fast divided highway through the cotton and maize country of central Karnataka. Davangere built its name on cotton mills and keeps it now on the benne dosa, which is worth the stop and which most travellers on this road make. Harihar follows on the Tungabhadra with its twelfth-century temple to Hari and Hara in a single image. Byadgi, near Haveri, is the chilli town - the GI-tagged deep-red Byadgi chilli is grown and traded here and prized across India for colour rather than heat, and in season the drying yards and the transport around them are striking to pass.
Dharwad
Cultural Capital of North Karnataka
Hubballi is the commercial and railway hub of north Karnataka and the largest city on this route after Bangalore. Dharwad, twenty kilometres on and effectively twinned with it, is something quite different - a university town and the home of a Hindustani music lineage that produced Bhimsen Joshi, Gangubai Hangal and Mallikarjun Mansur, which for a north Indian classical tradition to have taken root this far south is remarkable. It is also where you buy Dharwad peda, which carries a GI tag and is genuinely distinct from peda made anywhere else. The original shops are in the town rather than on the highway and it is worth the detour. From Dharwad the road turns north-west and the country begins to change.
Dandeli
Adventure Capital of Karnataka
Sixty kilometres north-west on good two-lane road, and the landscape shifts completely - the dry Deccan plateau gives way to the Western Ghats forest, dense and green, with teak and bamboo closing in on both sides. Haliyal sits at the transition and is the last town of any size. Dandeli itself is a paper mill town rather than a resort village, which surprises people - the mill and the workers colony are a substantial part of it. The camps and resorts are outside the town along the Kali, several on unlit approach roads through forest, which is the practical reason we push a daylight arrival. Send us the property name at booking and we will confirm the approach. A 6:00 AM departure puts most travellers in by around 2:30 PM.
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Cab Packages for Every Traveller
Every quotation is built around what you actually need rather than a fixed menu. The four tiers below describe how we typically structure car booking enquiries on this corridor.
Adventure and Rafting Package
The dominant booking on this route. Two nights is the practical minimum - the drive is eight and a half hours each way, and a single night leaves you with one usable day. The vehicle stays with your group, since the camps are spread along the river outside town and Syntheri, Kavala and Supa are twenty-five to thirty-five kilometres out in different directions. We do not sell the rafting and will tell you to confirm the water release with your operator before fixing dates. Innova and Innova Crysta are usual, with tempo travellers for larger groups.
Family and Wildlife Package
For families and birders coming for the forest rather than the river. Dandeli is among the better hornbill destinations in India and the birding is excellent from November to March, which is also when the reserve is at its best. Forest department safaris are booked with the department and we time the day around whatever slot you secure. Early mornings and late afternoons are the sessions that matter. Child seats can be arranged with notice, and drivers on these bookings are used to pre-dawn starts.
Corporate Offsite Package
Dandeli has become one of the more popular offsite destinations from Bangalore, and the camps handle team groups well - rafting, kayaking, zip lines and river crossing make an obvious programme. The constraint is the drive: eight and a half hours each way makes it a three-day commitment rather than two, and a Friday evening departure does not work because the forest approach roads are unlit. We run multiple vehicles for larger groups with GST invoicing, PO-based approvals and consolidated billing through our corporate travels bangalore desk.
Premium and Luxury Cab Package
For senior family groups, guest hosting and travellers who want a long highway run to be comfortable. This tier covers our premium car rentals in bangalore range and the innova hycross rent bangalore fleet, whose hybrid efficiency shows across 470 kilometres, alongside our luxury car rental bangalore options. The highway to Dharwad is excellent, so the argument here is the last sixty kilometres and the forest approach roads to the camps, where ground clearance is genuinely useful after rain.
Fare Inclusions, Exclusions and Advance Payment
Every Tejas Tours and Travels quotation for the Bangalore to Dandeli corridor is issued in writing with the structure below. Nothing outside this list is charged, and everything inside it is stated before you confirm.
Advance payment: 20 percent of the total fare is payable in advance to confirm the booking.
Included in the Quoted Fare
1. Base fare and fuel charges
2. Driver allowance
Not Included in the Quoted Fare
3. Toll and parking charges
4. Interstate tax and permit charges
5. Driver bata after 9:45 PM, charged extra
6. Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
7. GST
Insurance note: Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance. Passengers are advised to arrange their own travel cover where required. Vehicles carry the statutory motor insurance required under law.
Three points are specific to this route. First, it stays entirely within Karnataka, so no interstate permit arises - the exclusion above remains in our standard terms because it applies on our other corridors. Second, rafting, kayaking and all water sports are booked and paid with the camp or operator, and forest department entry for the reserve, Syntheri and Kavala is paid to the department; we arrange transport and timing only and take no margin on either. Third, local running is substantial - Syntheri is thirty-five kilometres out, Kavala twenty-five, Supa and Ulavi further - so our package quotes carry a stated allowance rather than a bare point-to-point figure.
Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore
Tejas Tours and Travels operates a full ground-transport fleet across Bangalore and Mysore, and every service below is available on this corridor and on every other route we run.
Cab Service: Sedans, SUVs and premium cars for one to seven passengers. Our premium car rentals in bangalore fleet covers car rental bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and premium cab requirements from local use to week-long outstation itineraries.
Tempo Traveller Service: The 9 to 17 seater band, which suits the friend and colleague groups that make up much of the Dandeli market. Our luxury tempo traveller bangalore fleet handles tt vehicle requirements with pushback seating and full air conditioning.
Minibus and Bus Service: The 13 to 35 seater mini bus rental in bangalore fleet covers minibus rental and mini bus booking online for corporate offsites and college groups, which Dandeli suits particularly well. Full-size 35 to 55 seater coaches through our bus rental in bangalore service handle rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking, though on the camp approach roads we advise on size at booking.
Force Urbania and Luxury Volvo Bus: Our force urbania rent bangalore fleet offers 10, 13 and 17 seater configurations, and urbania on rent bangalore suits the forest approach roads well. For long-haul group comfort across 470 kilometres of highway, our volvo bus rental bangalore service covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire.
Corporate Travels: Managed transport for companies, and Dandeli is among the most requested offsite destinations from Bangalore. Our corporate travels bangalore desk provides corporate cab service bangalore, corporate car rental bangalore and corporate transport services with GST invoicing, PO-based approvals and monthly consolidated billing.
Airport Transfer: Round-the-clock Kempegowda International Airport pickups and drops with live flight tracking, and transfers connecting to Hubballi airport, which is the nearest to Dandeli at around ninety kilometres and a useful option for colleagues flying in to join an offsite. Our airport transfer bangalore service covers bangalore airport cab and kempegowda airport taxi needs.
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 and safe school transport service Bangalore - and Dandeli is a common school adventure and ecology trip.
Outstation Travel: Our outstation cabs bangalore service handles outstation cab booking, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking, with permits arranged in advance where a route requires them.
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 one managed booking.
Innova Hycross: Our innova hycross rent bangalore service offers innova hycross taxi and hycross car rental for families and executives, and across 470 kilometres the hybrid efficiency makes a real difference. Curated tour packages from Bangalore and Mysore are also available across Dandeli, Gokarna, Karwar, Hubballi and the wider north Karnataka circuit.
How to Book a Car for Rent in Bangalore — Step-by-Step
Booking a Car for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under 5 minutes. Follow these 4 steps:
STEP1 | Contact Tejas Travels Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com — available 24 hours, 7 days a week. Share your travel date, Bangalore pickup location (area or landmark — Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala, KIA airport, hotel name, tech park), 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 (Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Rolls-Royce), also mention the occasion — corporate, wedding, VIP event — so the team can ensure the best-condition vehicle and, where required, formal chauffeur attire. |
STEP2 | Receive Your Written Quote Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email. The quote clearly itemizes every charge: vehicle hire rate (Rs/km or flat package), driver allowance (Rs 400-1,000/day depending on vehicle class), applicable toll estimates, and any interstate permit if applicable (Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati). No verbal-only prices — everything in writing before you confirm. For corporate clients requiring reimbursements, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage. If you want to compare two vehicle classes, request both quotes at the same time. |
STEP3 | Confirm Your Booking & Pay Advance Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone. A 15-20% advance payment confirms the booking. Payment: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT/IMPS/RTGS bank transfer, or credit/debit card via payment link. Advance receipt within 30 minutes. Confirmation includes: driver name and mobile, vehicle registration, departure time, pickup location, and full billing breakdown — all in writing. For luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class), advance may be higher due to limited fleet and Bangalore peak-date demand (wedding season November-February, New Year). |
STEP4 | Your Driver Arrives Early Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at your confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure. For KIA airport transfers, the driver coordinates at the Arrivals gate. The vehicle is clean, sanitized, 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, balance payment is settled after deducting the advance. Any additional km or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate. |
Quick Booking for Hire: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your vehicle preference, Bangalore pickup location, destination, and travel date. Written quote in 2 hours.
Payment Methods — Car Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance booking and final settlement at trip end.
Method | Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|
UPI | Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI, Amazon Pay | Fastest method. Instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for all advance deposits. |
Bank Transfer | NEFT, IMPS, RTGS | For corporate clients and advances above Rs 5,000. IMPS instant; NEFT up to 2 hours. |
Credit / Debit Card | Visa, Mastercard, RuPay | Via payment link to registered mobile or email. Valid for advance and full payment. |
Net Banking | All major Indian banks | Payment link via WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO-based approvals. |
Cash | Balance at time of travel | Accepted at trip end. Advance must be digital for booking confirmation. Receipt issued. |
Corporate Credit | Registered corporate accounts | 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate clients. Monthly consolidated invoicing available. |
Luxury vehicle note: For Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series, and Mercedes S-Class, a higher advance may be required given limited Bangalore fleet availability and Bangalore wedding season demand.
Cancellation Policy — Car Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent, and tiered cancellation policy. All terms communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
Cancellation Timing | Cancellation Charge | Refund on Advance |
|---|---|---|
More than 72 hours before departure | NIL — No charge | 100% of advance refunded within 5-7 working days |
48 to 72 hours before departure | 10% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 10% deduction |
24 to 48 hours before departure | 25% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 25% deduction |
12 to 24 hours before departure | 50% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 50% deduction |
Less than 12 hours before departure | 75% of total trip fare | Minimal or no refund depending on trip value |
No-show (car deployed, client absent) | 100% of total trip fare | No refund. Full fare payable. |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels (breakdown, force majeure) | NIL — No charge | 100% refunded within 2 working days OR substitute vehicle offered |
Special Cancellation Conditions for Bangalore Car Hire
- Weddings: Bangalore wedding hire: Minimum 7-day notice for full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of wedding date are non-refundable.
- Luxury Cars: Luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class): Minimum 5-day notice for full refund due to limited Bangalore fleet and wedding season demand.
- Peak Dates: New Year, Diwali, and Bangalore long-weekends: Minimum 48-hour notice for full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
- Force Majeure: Bangalore bandhs / force majeure (traffic disruptions, road closures): 100% refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
- Modifications: Modifications (date change, vehicle upgrade, route additions) 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. Refund to original payment method within stated timelines.
Refund Policy — Car Hire for Rent in Bangalore
All refunds processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund unless advance was paid in cash.
Refund Scenario | Refund Amount | Processing Timeline |
|---|---|---|
Cancellation 72+ hrs before departure | 100% of advance paid | 5-7 working days to original payment instrument |
Cancellation 48-72 hrs before departure | Advance minus 10% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 24-48 hrs before departure | Advance minus 25% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 12-24 hrs before departure | Advance minus 50% charge | 7-10 working days |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels | 100% of advance paid | 2 working days — priority processing |
Trip shortfall: actual km less than minimum | Proportional credit on excess | Settled at trip end |
Billing error / overcharge | Full overcharged amount | 2-3 working days after verification |
Duplicate payment | Full duplicate amount | 2-3 working days after confirmation |
Refund by Payment Method
- UPI: UPI (GPay, PhonePe, Paytm): Refund to UPI-linked bank account within 3-5 working days.
- Card: Credit/Debit Card: Refund to originating card within 5-7 working days.
- Bank: Bank Transfer: Refund to originating account within 3-5 working days. Account re-confirmed before processing.
- Cash: Cash: Cash refund at Tejas Travels Bangalore office or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund Contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with booking reference, advance receipt, and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
Book Your Bangalore to Dandeli Cab Today
Whether you are going for the Kali rapids, for hornbills in one of the better birding forests in the Western Ghats, for a corporate offsite that actually gets people outdoors, or for the monolith at Syntheri and the caves at Kavala, Tejas Tours and Travels has the vehicles, the drivers and the route knowledge to plan it properly - including an honest account of when the rafting runs and what a panther sighting is really worth planning around. Our bangalore to dandeli cab service is priced transparently, quoted in writing within two hours, and confirmed with a 20 percent advance.
Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Share your travel dates, pickup area, your camp or resort name and whether rafting is part of the plan, and your written quote arrives within two hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Bangalore to Dandeli Cab
The bangalore to dandeli distance is around 470 km via NH 48 through Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Davangere and Hubballi, then Dharwad and Haliyal, with reported figures between 455 km and 490 km. A cab takes 8 to 9 hours with one halt. The route stays entirely within Karnataka and is divided highway almost the whole way to Dharwad, which makes it an easier eight hours than most.
Generally across the drier months, roughly October to May, with the monsoon from June to September closed for safety. But the Kali is a regulated river and the flow depends on water released from the Supa dam upstream, which follows dam operations rather than rainfall alone - so the position varies and a page written months ago is not reliable. Confirm with your camp or operator for your specific dates before fixing them, and ideally before booking the vehicle.
No. We are a transport operator and we do not sell water sports - rafting, kayaking and coracle rides are booked and paid with the camps and licensed operators directly. What we do is get you there, take you between the camp and the activity points, and time the day around what you have booked. If rafting is the whole reason for the trip, confirm it is running before you confirm the car.
Probably not, and we would rather say so plainly. Dandeli has a genuine reputation for melanistic leopard and sightings do happen, but they are uncommon and entirely a matter of luck rather than planning. Any package implying one should be treated with scepticism. What is reliably good here is the birding - Dandeli is among the better hornbill destinations in India, and November to March a birder will not be disappointed. Go for the forest; treat a panther as an extraordinary bonus.
A sedan starts at Rs 10,500 for a one-way drop and Rs 21,000 for a two-night weekend package with the vehicle staying with your group. Innova and premium SUV rates are quoted on vehicle and itinerary, and larger vehicles on group size. Every quote itemizes base fare, driver allowance, toll estimate and GST separately, and package quotes carry a stated allowance for local running, which with Syntheri and Kavala in the plan is substantial.
Two nights minimum. Eight and a half hours each way means a single night gives you one usable day, which is not enough for the river and the forest both. Two nights gives you a full day for water sports and a morning for the reserve or Syntheri; three lets you add Kavala, Supa and Ulavi, or continue to Gokarna on the coast. A Friday evening departure does not work on this route because the camp approach roads through forest are unlit.
A 20 percent advance on the total fare confirms your booking and holds the specific vehicle for your dates. The advance receipt is issued within 30 minutes, and your confirmation includes the driver name, mobile number, vehicle registration, departure time and the full billing breakdown in writing. For long weekends and the December to January peak, book well ahead - Dandeli fills quickly on those dates.
A small advance of around 20 percent of the total fare is typically collected at the time of booking to secure the vehicle and driver allocation, with the remaining balance payable at
the end of the trip either in cash directly to the driver or online via a payment link.
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent, and tiered cancellation policy. All terms communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
Cancellation Timing | Cancellation Charge | Refund on Advance |
|---|---|---|
More than 72 hours before departure | NIL — No charge | 100% of advance refunded within 5-7 working days |
48 to 72 hours before departure | 10% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 10% deduction |
24 to 48 hours before departure | 25% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 25% deduction |
12 to 24 hours before departure | 50% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 50% deduction |
Less than 12 hours before departure | 75% of total trip fare | Minimal or no refund depending on trip value |
No-show (car deployed, client absent) | 100% of total trip fare | No refund. Full fare payable. |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels (breakdown, force majeure) | NIL — No charge | 100% refunded within 2 working days OR substitute vehicle offered |
Special Cancellation Conditions for Bangalore Car Hire
- Weddings: Bangalore wedding hire: Minimum 7-day notice for full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of wedding date are non-refundable.
- Luxury Cars: Luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class): Minimum 5-day notice for full refund due to limited Bangalore fleet and wedding season demand.
- Peak Dates: New Year, Diwali, and Bangalore long-weekends: Minimum 48-hour notice for full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
- Force Majeure: Bangalore bandhs / force majeure (traffic disruptions, road closures): 100% refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
- Modifications: Modifications (date change, vehicle upgrade, route additions) 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. Refund to original payment method within stated timelines.
All refunds processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund unless advance was paid in cash.
Refund Scenario | Refund Amount | Processing Timeline |
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Cancellation 72+ hrs before departure | 100% of advance paid | 5-7 working days to original payment instrument |
Cancellation 48-72 hrs before departure | Advance minus 10% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 24-48 hrs before departure | Advance minus 25% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 12-24 hrs before departure | Advance minus 50% charge | 7-10 working days |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels | 100% of advance paid | 2 working days — priority processing |
Trip shortfall: actual km less than minimum | Proportional credit on excess | Settled at trip end |
Billing error / overcharge | Full overcharged amount | 2-3 working days after verification |
Duplicate payment | Full duplicate amount | 2-3 working days after confirmation |
Refund by Payment Method
- UPI: UPI (GPay, PhonePe, Paytm): Refund to UPI-linked bank account within 3-5 working days.
- Card: Credit/Debit Card: Refund to originating card within 5-7 working days.
- Bank: Bank Transfer: Refund to originating account within 3-5 working days. Account re-confirmed before processing.
- Cash: Cash: Cash refund at Tejas Travels Bangalore office or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund Contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with booking reference, advance receipt, and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
Included: base fare, fuel charges and driver allowance. Not included: toll and parking, driver bata after 9:45 PM, and GST. No interstate permit arises since the route stays within Karnataka. Rafting and all water sports are paid to the camp or operator, and forest department entry for the reserve, Syntheri and Kavala is paid to the department. The final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage.
No. 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 travel cover should arrange it independently. For rafting and adventure activities the operators run their own arrangements and waivers, which are worth reading rather than signing blind - this is the one route in our network where that advice genuinely matters.
October to May for the activities, with November to February the most comfortable and also the best window for hornbills and birding generally. The southwest monsoon from June to September brings very heavy rain, water sports are suspended and the forest roads are difficult - though the country is extraordinary then if you are content to look at it rather than do anything on the river.