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Main Falls
Short walk from the lodges. Go early for the bath.
Five Falls
About 5 km up the road. Parking close to the falls.
Old Courtallam Falls
About 8 km. Less crowded.
Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi
About 6 km. Twenty minutes.
Distance
585 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 13 hr
Via Krishnagiri, Madurai and Tenkasi
Starting from
₹ 38400
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
Start
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585 km
Two pickups at most
At 5 am the mini bus leaves with twenty two on board, collected from no more than two points. Members living towards Hoskote can come round on the new ring road link to the Hosur side instead of crossing town. Saturday mornings bring the Chandapura market onto Hosur Road just beyond Electronic City, so being early matters. Big bags go at the back, and each person keeps a small bag with a towel and a change of clothes for the falls. Kutralam is 585 km south.
Border and coffee
Once the driver has cleared the Tamil Nadu check post, the group pauses at Krishnagiri, 95 km out, for coffee and washrooms, a quarter hour in all. On some future school trip, the district museum on Gandhi Road is worth a visit. The large Krishnagiri reservoir on the Thenpennai lies about 10 km off, between this town and Dharmapuri. The bus station is tucked into the northwest corner of town, so the mini bus stays on the highway. Twenty two people should use the washrooms in turns while the leader keeps count.
Breakfast
The group breakfasts at Salem, 200 km along, in a bypass hotel hall, roughly half an hour. More than 75,000 handlooms work in and around the city, and both Salem silk and Salem fabric hold GI tags, so a saree stop is popular on the way back. Yercaud sits about 20 km up in the hills, a trip for another time. State buses from Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra all crowd Salem's bus stand, which is why the mini bus never goes near the centre.
Drive on
The mini bus passes Karur, 300 km out, on the highway. The town's bus stand is in the centre, which the driver avoids. Karur stands where the Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal rivers meet, and the road crosses the wide Amaravathi bed here. On a spare day, a picnic at the Ponnaniyar reservoir in the Kadavur hills suits a group. A washroom halt at a fuel station is possible on request.
Tea
A fifteen minute tea halt near Dindigul, 370 km out. If anyone wants to carry a famous Dindigul biryani for lunch, the hotels pack it. Silk and Sungudi sarees are sold in town for wedding shopping on the return. The Kamarajar bus stand is in the heart of Dindigul, so the mini bus keeps to the highway. Madurai, and a proper lunch, is about an hour further south. Fill the drinking water cans here as well.
Lunch
Lunch for twenty two is at Madurai, 435 km out, forty minutes at a hotel near the ring road that takes groups. Kothu parotta and coconut rice are the local favourites. The Meenakshi temple draws far bigger crowds on Fridays, so if the group plans darshan on the return, choose another day; phones are not allowed inside. From Madurai the road turns west, about 150 km to the falls. Keep the bill and the head count with one person.
Drive through
Srivilliputhur, 510 km out, is passed on the Madurai to Kollam highway. Road and rail link it with Madurai and Rajapalayam, so the town is busy, and the mini bus does not go in. The Aadi Pooram festival of Andal, in July and August, brings huge crowds. If the group wants palkova, the milk sweet the town is famous for, the driver stops for a minute at a roadside shop. Rajapalayam is 10 km on.
Tea
Rajapalayam, 520 km out, is the group's tea stop before the hills, fifteen minutes at a hotel on NH744. Spinning and weaving mills are the main trade here. From Thirumangalam, near Madurai, to Rajapalayam is about 83 km, so the group has done the bulk of the afternoon drive. The Western Ghats rise ahead. Kutralam is about 65 km on, a little over an hour. Groups who started at dawn usually doze through the next hour.
Temple stop
Tenkasi, 580 km out, is the last town before the falls, and the nearest railway station for Kutralam, useful if some members leave by train. If the group wants a temple visit, the mini bus waits half an hour. Rain here is heavy in October and November, about 1,194 mm a year in all. Tenkasi has more hotels than Kutralam, a backup if lodges near the falls are full. Tell the driver at Rajapalayam if you want the stop.
Lodge drop
After about thirteen hours the mini bus drops the group at the lodge. Rambutan and mangosteen are sold by the falls in season. Start early each day, because the falls roads jam by mid morning in the season. The mini bus parks at the lodge or the town parking, and the group walks to the Main Falls. Fix one meeting point and time before people spread out. Wet clothes go in plastic bags, never on the seats of the bus.
Going to Kutralam for the falls with 15 to 25 friends or colleagues? Here is our Bangalore to Kutralam Mini Bus plan, with the halts and the fare for each size. A mini bus parks closer to the falls than a big bus and handles the season traffic better. Book a mini bus on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Kutralam and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Kutralam via Krishnagiri, Madurai and Tenkasi | About 585 km | About 1,170 km | About 13 hr with stops |
About 585 km each way. A 4 day trip is billed 1200 km, with all the falls and Tenkasi inside it. Tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and GST at actual. Fuel and the driver are in the per km rate; the driver allowance is added per day. Mini buses come in AC and non-AC, so tell us which one when you ask for the quote.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,400 | ₹73,000 | ₹87,600 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹800 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 25, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
Up to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus.
More than 25 people? See the Bangalore to Kutralam bus. A group of twelve can take the Bangalore to Kutralam tempo traveller.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
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About 585 km via Krishnagiri, Salem, Karur, Dindigul and Madurai, then the Madurai to Kollam highway by Srivilliputhur, Rajapalayam and Tenkasi, so about 1,170 km for the round trip. A mini bus takes about 13 hours with stops, a full day from a 5 am start.
4 days, 1200 km. A 20 seater at ₹34/km is ₹40,800; a 25 seater at ₹36/km is ₹43,200. Driver allowance, tolls, permit and GST extra.
The 25 seater. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, it is about 35 km across the border in Kerala. Extra km at the same rate.
Best from June to September.
Yes, on the way down or back. It adds a few hours.
From June to September, when the falls are full, the last stretch from Tenkasi to Kutralam gets heavy traffic at weekends, and parking near the falls fills by mid morning. Weekdays are calmer. The mini bus may have to park a little away from the falls, and the group walks. Outside the season the road is quiet.
Yes, with one adult for every two or three children. Bathe in the marked areas early in the morning, keep children away from the strongest flow, and use rubber slippers on the wet rocks. Carry a change of clothes for each child in a hand bag, and count heads at the bus after every falls visit.
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