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Shivanasamudra Falls
Park close by and walk the last bit. Fullest between July and October. Plan 1 to 2 hours here.
Talakadu
Park the car and walk a short way. Give it about 2 hours. Temples half buried in river sand.
Distance
130 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 2.5 hr
Via Kanakapura, Kollegal and Kowdalli
Starting from
₹ 7200
2 days, 600 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹7,334 ₹8,807
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹8,498 ₹10,217
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹15,532 ₹18,724
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Commuter
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹39,800
+ ₹7020 (Taxes & Charges)
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Toyota Corolla Altis
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹12,300
+ ₹2160 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Camry
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹30,500
+ ₹5400 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi A6
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹42,600
+ ₹7560 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi Q7
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹96,800
+ ₹17280 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 5 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹42,600
+ ₹7560 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 7 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹90,800
+ ₹16200 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹96,800
+ ₹17280 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹84,600
+ ₹15120 (Taxes & Charges)
Rolls-Royce Ghost
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹3,61,000
+ ₹64800 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Fortuner
LUXURYAC5 Seats
₹30,500
+ ₹5400 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
55 km
110 km
140 km
165 km
180 km
210 km
Pickup at your door
At 6:30 am the cab is at your home. MM Hills is a long day, and leaving early puts you on the forest road in good light. From the south of the city the driver can take NICE Road to Talaghattapura and join Kanakapura Road there. If anyone in the family plans darshan with a special offering, carry it from home; shops on the hill are few. Breakfast is in Kanakapura, and the last proper meal stop before the hill is Kollegal.
Breakfast if needed
With a car, breakfast at Kanakapura takes twenty minutes: dosa and coffee at a highway hotel with the cab parked outside. The town is about 55 km out, on the Arkavathi river. If you ate early at home, the driver can skip this and stop at Malavalli instead. Kanakapura is the start of the long run south on NH948, the same highway that later reaches Kollegal, the turning point for the hills.
Quick tea
The cab pulls in at Malavalli, about 110 km out, for tea and a leg stretch, because the drive after Kollegal is long and winding. Malavalli is a Mandya district taluk town on the old Maddur to Kollegal road. A little past the town the highway goes over the Kaveri, and the turn for the Shivanasamudra side comes after the bridge, if you have kept the falls for the drive home. Kollegal is roughly 30 km further south.
Short snack stop
The car stops at Kollegal for a snack and the restroom. This is the last town of any size before the hills, so buy water and fruit here. Kollegal is called Silk City, and saree shops line the main road if you want to look on the return. From here the driver takes SH 79 through Kamagere, Hanur and Kowdalli; the hill is about 75 km away by this winding road, so the driving gets slower from now on.
Tea break
A short tea stop at Hanur, about 165 km out. Hanur is the taluk town of Chamarajanagar district that the MM Hills temple belongs to, and it has the last fuel pump before the hills, so the driver fills up here. Ten minutes is enough for a family. After Hanur the road narrows towards Kowdalli and Talabetta at the foot of the hills. On big festival days traffic builds from here, so tell us your date when you book.
Forest edge
Kowdalli is the last village before Talabetta and the climb to MM Hills, and the cab drives straight through. From here on the forest is protected as the Male Mahadeshwara wildlife sanctuary, and wild elephants sometimes stand right on the tarmac. Your driver slows down, keeps his distance and never stops for photos near them. During the March festival police turn back two wheelers and autos at this village, and traffic is heavy; a car can still go up.
Hotel drop
By car MM Hills is about four hours away with the halts. The driver drops you at your guest house. Rooms on the hill belong to the mutts and to government departments, and none can be had without booking ahead. Food is from a handful of small vegetarian places. No alcohol is allowed anywhere on MM Hills. Phones lose signal often, so agree on the morning pickup time before the driver leaves to park. He sleeps near the parking.
Want a Bangalore to MM Hills taxi for a quick darshan? Here is how a Bangalore to MM Hills Cab trip goes, with stops, timing and car rates. By car it is a day trip if you leave early. Door pickup in Bangalore, or at the airport. Reserve cab rental in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels. It also appears as Male Mahadeshwara Hills on signboards.
Route | One way | MM Hills and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to MM Hills via Kanakapura, Kollegal and Hanur | About 210 km | About 420 km | About 4 hr with stops |
A cab to MM Hills and back is about 420 km. So it is 2 days, with 600 km billed. Leftover km go to Nagamale and Shivanasamudra. One way drops cost ₹2 per km above the two way rate. Driver allowance ₹350 to ₹400 each day, tolls, permits, parking and GST at actual. The rate has fuel, driver and AC in it.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹7,900 | ₹11,850 | ₹15,800 | |
₹14 | ₹9,100 | ₹13,650 | ₹18,200 | |
₹18 | ₹11,600 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | |
₹20 | ₹12,800 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹350 to ₹400 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 7, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
Up to 4 people: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Groups of 5 to 7, or four carrying big bags: Innova Crysta. 7 to 12 people? See the Bangalore to MM Hills tempo traveller.
Elders need more room? Up to 16 people get captain or reclining seats in the Bangalore to MM Hills Force Urbania. Want to add Kollegal? See the Bangalore to Kollegal cab.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
MM Hills is about 210 km from Bangalore by Kanakapura Road to Kollegal, then SH 79 through Hanur and Kowdalli, so about 420 km for the return trip. A cab takes about four hours each way with breakfast and short tea stops. The last stretch after Kowdalli is a slow forest climb.
Take the Innova Crysta; six fit with bags. All cars are on cab rental in Bangalore.
Yes. You get the fare on paper before you confirm. A one way taxi is billed at ₹2 a km above the return rate, with the driver return counted.
Yes. Keep about an hour and a half. The falls are close to the road between Malavalli and Kollegal.
Driving past night hours adds a driver night allowance. The amount is written in the written quote in advance.
Tolls and GST are extra. The Innova Crysta adds up to ₹12,000 for 600 km over 2 days at ₹20/km, plus ₹800 for the driver; tolls, parking and GST at actuals.
Big festival days bring lakhs of pilgrims, and the police have stopped two wheelers and autos at Kowdalli on such days, for example from 7 to 11 March in one year. Roads, rooms and food are all stretched then. If you are not going for the festival itself, pick a weekday, and leave Bangalore by 6:30 am.
It is possible but long: about eight hours of driving for the round trip, plus darshan. For elders we suggest staying one night on the hill or in Kollegal and returning the next morning. The car is comfortable on the forest climb, and the driver stops whenever they need a break. Carry their medicines, as shops on the hill are few.
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