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Horsley Hills Viewpoints and Gali Bandalu
The edges of the hill open onto wide views of the plains, forests and distant villages. Gali Bandalu, which means windy rocks, is the most popular viewpoint, where strong breezes sweep over the boulders and the sunset turns the whole landscape gold. It is the best place on the hill to sit, take photographs and simply enjoy the wind.
Horsley Hills Viewpoints and Gali Bandalu
The edges of the hill open onto wide views of the plains, forests and distant villages. Gali Bandalu, which means windy rocks, is the most popular viewpoint, where strong breezes sweep over the boulders and the sunset turns the whole landscape gold. It is the best place on the hill to sit, take photographs and simply enjoy the wind.
Kalyani Tree
One of the hill's most famous sights is Kalyani, a huge old eucalyptus tree believed to have been planted in the 19th century and counted among the oldest and tallest of its kind in Andhra Pradesh. The girth of the trunk surprises most visitors, and the tree stands close to the main tourist area.
Environmental Park and Mini Zoo
The Environmental Park on the hill has walking paths, gardens and a small zoo with animals such as deer and birds, making it a favourite with children. The shaded paths are pleasant for a morning or evening stroll.
Mallamma Temple
The hill's older name, Enugu Mallamma Konda, comes from the local legend of Mallamma, a kind-hearted woman who is said to have cared for an elephant and later came to be revered as a goddess. A small temple dedicated to her stands on the hill, and it remains an important local shrine.
Colonial Heritage and Horsley's Summer House
W. D. Horsley, a collector of the Cuddapah district, is credited with developing the hill as a summer retreat in the 19th century. The old colonial buildings, including the summer residence associated with him, give the hilltop a gentle old-world feel. Some are now part of the government-run tourism facilities.
Adventure Activities
The hill has offered activities such as zorbing, rappelling, rock climbing and zip lining through the state tourism department and private operators. Availability depends on the season and operators, so check on arrival, and always follow the safety instructions.
Rishi Valley
Near Madanapalle, Rishi Valley is a peaceful valley known for the Rishi Valley School founded by the philosopher J. Krishnamurti. The surrounding hills, old trees and bird life make it a calm stop, and the area is known for its birding. Visits to the school campus are subject to its own rules, so check before you go.
Gurramkonda Fort
About 45 kilometres from Horsley Hills, Gurramkonda has a hill fort with a history linked to the Golconda rulers, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. The Rangin Mahal, an ornate old building near the base, is a protected monument. It is a good half-day addition for history lovers.
Kaiwara
On the way from Bangalore, Kaiwara near Chintamani is associated with the saint-poet Kaiwara Sri Yogi Narayana Tatayya and holds the Amara Narayana temple and hill caves linked by local tradition to the Mahabharata. It is a pleasant detour on the way to or from Horsley Hills.
Distance
160 Km
One way
Time
4 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 10567
Plus GST
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹9,236 ₹11,036
+ ₹1536 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹9,236 ₹11,036
+ ₹1536 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹9,336 ₹11,136
+ ₹1536 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹9,236 ₹11,036
+ ₹1536 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹7,218 ₹8,593
+ ₹1173 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹7,218 ₹8,593
+ ₹1173 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹7,218 ₹8,593
+ ₹1173 (Taxes & Charges)
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.
Biryani Town of East Bangalore
The drive leaves Bangalore along Old Madras Road past KR Puram and joins NH75 towards Hoskote. Hoskote is the "Biryani Town of East Bangalore", famous for its early-morning dum biryani, which draws people from across the city as early as 5:00 AM. The town has grown into a busy industrial and logistics centre, with warehouses and factories along the highway. The Hoskote lake, one of the larger lakes in the region, is visible from the road after a good monsoon. Leaving early helps you avoid the heavy traffic that builds up around KR Puram and the Hoskote toll plaza later in the morning, and a biryani breakfast here has become something of a tradition for travellers heading east.
Gateway to Kaiwara
After Hoskote, the road turns north-east towards Chintamani through farmland, eucalyptus plantations and rocky hills. Chintamani is the "Gateway to Kaiwara", and the town is believed to take its name from Chintamani Rao, a Maratha chieftain linked to its history. It is a busy trading town for agricultural produce, including silk cocoons, vegetables and fruits. The temple town of Kaiwara, with its hill caves and the shrine of Yogi Narayana Tatayya, is about 15 kilometres away. Chintamani has several good restaurants, which makes it a useful halt for tea or breakfast if you skipped the biryani in Hoskote.
Border Town of Kolar District
Rayalpad is the "Border Town of Kolar District", the last Karnataka town before the road crosses into Andhra Pradesh. The landscape here is dry and open, with mango orchards, groundnut fields and granite outcrops. Your interstate permit for Andhra Pradesh is checked around the border, and our drivers handle the formalities quickly. The road beyond the border passes through small villages and farmland, with the first glimpses of the hills that lead to Horsley Hills appearing on the horizon.
Tomato Town of Andhra Pradesh
Madanapalle is the "Tomato Town of Andhra Pradesh", home to one of the largest tomato markets in the country, where truckloads of produce are traded every day. The town also has a special place in history: in 1919, Rabindranath Tagore translated Jana Gana Mana into English at the Besant Theosophical College here, and the college preserves this connection. Rishi Valley, with its famous school and peaceful surroundings, lies nearby. Madanapalle is the last large town before the hill, so it is the best place for fuel, supplies and a meal.
Ooty of Andhra Pradesh
The climb ends at the hilltop, the "Ooty of Andhra Pradesh", where the cool breeze, eucalyptus groves and wide views make an immediate impression. Your driver takes you straight to your resort or to the main viewpoint area near Gali Bandalu and the Kalyani tree. Most visitors spend the afternoon exploring the hilltop and stay back for the sunset. If you are on a day trip, plan to start down the ghat before dark and leave the hill by around 5:00 PM to reach Bangalore by late evening.
Horsley Hills is a popular choice for small team offsites and leadership retreats: close enough for a short trip, quiet enough for real conversation, and with adventure activities for team building. The package includes GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO approval, a named driver and signed duty slips. A corporate urbania bangalore booking suits senior teams, and our corporate travels bangalore desk handles consolidated billing for registered accounts.
Designed for families and friend groups who want a cool weekend without a long drive. The usual plan is a morning departure, the environment park and Kalyani tree before lunch, Gali Bandalu at sunset, an overnight stay at the Haritha resort, and sunrise before the drive home. Children love the zoo and the wind rocks, and elders appreciate the comfort of the Urbania on the ghat road.
The best-condition vehicle in the fleet and a senior chauffeur in formal attire, with a flexible itinerary that can include Rishi Valley or Kaivara on the way. Our luxury urbania rental bangalore option suits anniversaries, milestone birthdays and visiting guests who want a scenic, unhurried trip away from the city.
For college clubs, trekking groups and young professionals who want adventure activities, viewpoints and a night at the summit. We coordinate pickup points across the city, verified drivers and live trip updates for organisers. Larger student groups can move up to a bus through our school transportation services team.
We run a full range of group vehicles from the same Bangalore base, so if your group size changes after booking we can usually move you into the right vehicle without restarting the process.
• Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz buses for large groups
• Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, for groups that want space at a lower rate
• Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, AC and non-AC
• Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van, the core vehicle for this page
• Cars — 4 to 7 seater: Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross, Fortuner, Commuter, Corolla Altis, Camry, Audi A6, Audi Q7, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz E Class, Mercedes-Benz S Class and Rolls-Royce Ghost
Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper bus services. All our vehicles are seated configuration, which suits a short hill-station trip like Horsley Hills perfectly.
We quote in writing before you book, and every charge appears as a separate line. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
• Toll charges and parking fees
• Inter state tax for the Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh crossing
• Driver bata extra after 9:45 PM
• Final rental is based on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
• GST
Garage-to-garage billing means the meter starts when the Urbania leaves our garage for your pickup point and ends when it returns. On an overnight trip, local running on the hill and side trips to Rishi Valley or Kaivara are included in the total kilometres. Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance, so passengers who want personal cover should arrange their own travel insurance. All vehicles carry valid insurance and full statutory compliance.
Every service below runs from both our Bangalore and Mysore bases, so you can start a trip in one city and finish in the other with the same operator.
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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 — for example Horsley Hills, Gali Bandalu, Rishi Valley and Madanapalle.
• Share the number of passengers and preferred Urbania seating variant.
• For KIA airport pickups, share the flight number. The driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically.
• Mention the occasion — corporate, wedding or VIP event — so the team allocates 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 itemises every charge:
◦ Urbania hire rate — per kilometre or flat package
◦ Driver allowance
◦ Applicable toll estimates
◦ Interstate permit where applicable — Andhra Pradesh for Horsley Hills and Tirupati, Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad
• No verbal-only prices. Everything is in writing before you confirm.
• For corporate clients requiring reimbursement, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage.
• To compare two seating variants or vehicle classes, request both quotes at the same time.
• Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance 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 issued within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation includes, all in writing:
◦ Driver name and mobile number
◦ Vehicle registration number
◦ Departure time and pickup location
◦ Full billing breakdown
• A higher advance may apply on peak dates — wedding season from November to February and New Year — because the Urbania fleet is limited.
• 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 Urbania 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 can take 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 accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.
• Corporate credit — 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate accounts, with monthly consolidated invoicing available.
Luxury vehicle note: for Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S-Class bookings, a higher advance may be required given limited 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 refunded within 5 to 7 working days.
• 48 to 72 hours before departure — 10 percent of the total trip fare. Advance refunded less the 10 percent deduction.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare. Advance refunded less the 25 percent deduction.
• 12 to 24 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare. Advance 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; full fare 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 — Minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Luxury cars — Rolls-Royce, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S-Class need a minimum 5-day notice for a full refund, due to limited 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 issued 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.
• 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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The horsley hills distance from bangalore is approximately 150 to 160 kilometres via Hoskote, Chintamani, Rayalpadu and Madanapalle. The drive takes 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours, including the final winding climb of around 11 kilometres to the summit. Leaving by 6:00 AM helps you clear KR Puram and Old Madras Road before traffic builds.
Pricing starts from around Rs 40 per kilometre for a 13 seater Force Urbania and depends on the seating variant and the number of days. The fare includes base fare, fuel and driver allowance. Toll, parking, inter state tax for Andhra Pradesh, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are extra, and the final rental is based on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage. You receive an itemised written quote within 2 hours.
Yes. With a 6:00 AM start you reach the summit by around 10:00 AM, can cover the environment park, Kalyani tree, viewpoints and Gali Bandalu, and be back in Bangalore in the evening. Staying for sunset at Gali Bandalu usually means returning after 9:45 PM, which adds driver bata. For a relaxed trip with both sunset and sunrise, stay one night.
Yes. Horsley Hills is in Andhra Pradesh, so crossing from Karnataka requires an interstate permit. The cost is billed separately as inter state tax, and our team arranges the paperwork before departure.
Yes. The final climb is a well-surfaced ghat road with hairpin bends, and our drivers are experienced on it. The Urbania's monocoque body and suspension make it one of the most comfortable vehicles for this stretch. Passengers prone to motion sickness should eat lightly before the climb.
The hill is pleasant for most of the year and noticeably cooler than the surrounding plains. October to February brings the coolest weather and clear views, while the months after the monsoon keep the forest and Gangotri Lake at their greenest. Summer is warm on the plains but still comfortable at the top, which makes it a popular summer escape.
The APTDC Haritha resort at the summit is the main place to stay and has its own restaurant. Options on the hill are limited, so book rooms well in advance for weekends and holidays. Madanapalle, at the foot of the hill, has more restaurants and hotels.
Our Urbania fleet covers 13 to 17 seater configurations. For an overnight trip, choose one size above your headcount to leave room for luggage. For eight to twelve people a tempo traveller is more economical; above seventeen, a mini bus or bus fits better.
A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms the booking. Cancelling more than 72 hours before departure carries no charge and the advance is refunded in 5 to 7 working days. Charges then rise from 10 percent to 75 percent of the fare as departure gets closer, and a no-show is charged in full. Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance and does not operate sleeper buses.
Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com, with your travel date, Bangalore pickup point, group size and whether you plan a day trip or an overnight stay. You receive a written quote within 2 hours. Confirm it, pay the 20 percent advance and you get driver details, vehicle registration and the full billing breakdown in writing. Our force urbania hire line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
