Bangalore to Parambikulam Force Urbania for 8 to 16 People
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Parambikulam Safari
In reserve vehicles, morning or evening.
Parambikulam Dam
On the safari route, with the hills behind.
Kannimara Teak
The giant teak, a short walk from the road.
Aliyar Dam
Near Pollachi; a calm last stop on the drive home.
Distance
450 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 9 hr
Via Krishnagiri, Coimbatore and Topslip
Starting from
₹ 36000
3 days, 900 km, any size
Start
90 km
205 km
320 km
365 km
405 km
440 km
450 km
Gate pickup
The Urbania leaves your gate at 5 am. Pickups south of Koramangala go straight to the elevated road, because the Hosur Road and Sarjapur Road junction near St John's is jammed most of the day. The van then runs through Electronic City to Attibele, where the Tamil Nadu border check is quick when the permit papers are in order. Bangalore mornings are cool from November to February, so a light jacket helps at the start and again in the forest evening. Tell us the bag count, so the rear space matches the group size.
Breakfast
Breakfast is at Krishnagiri, about 90 km out, where the Chennai highway turns off and the Urbania keeps to NH44 for Salem. Highway hotels open early, and a group of a dozen is done in about 25 minutes. The KRP dam on the Thenpennai river is about 10 km away and has a boat house and a children's park, a good break on a relaxed return. The district grows more mangoes than any other in Tamil Nadu, and about 150 nurseries around Santhur village sell saplings for home gardens.
Tea
At about 205 km, Salem is a short tea halt on the bypass. Ten to fifteen minutes is plenty, as the long lunch comes at Avinashi. In season, mango juice from the stalls is the drink to try. Mookaneri lake, inside the city, is known for bird watching, though it is out of the way today. The Urbania now leaves NH44 for NH544, the road to Coimbatore and Kerala. Salem is also known for its stainless steel plant, set up by SAIL in 1981, and for good mangoes and clothes.
Lunch
Avinashi, about 320 km out, is the lunch stop for the Urbania group. The hotels on the bypass have room to park a van close to the door, which elders appreciate after five hours on the road. If the trip falls in Chithirai, April to May, the temple festival and its huge carved chariot fill the town, so lunch on the highway side is the better plan. Keep about 35 minutes. The country around is mill country, with spinning and weaving units along the road to Coimbatore, about 45 km on.
Bypass to Pollachi
The Urbania does not enter Coimbatore. It follows the bypass to Madukkarai and turns south for Pollachi. The city sits at about 427 m on the Noyyal river, and its eating custom is idli, dosa and paniyaram served on a banana leaf, worth a meal on the return. Kovai Kutralam falls, about 45 km out of the city, makes a half day trip if the group adds a day. For shopping, RS Puram and Cross Cut Road are the busy streets. A short restroom halt at a fuel station is enough today.
Supplies
Pollachi, about 405 km out, is the last market town before the forest. Pick up fruit, biscuits and bottled water here for the evening at the stay. Pollachi trades in vegetables and cattle on a big scale, and the green countryside around it is a favourite for film shoots. Coimbatore airport is about 48 km back, useful if someone flies home from here. Keep about twenty minutes. From here the road narrows and climbs about 37 km to Topslip, so seat anyone who feels sick on bends near a window.
Check post
At Topslip, about 440 km out, the Urbania stops at the check post of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve. The big windows earn their keep on this stretch, since the reserve has tigers, elephants and leopards. The core alone is about 958 sq km. More than 4,600 Adivasi people of six tribes live in 34 settlements inside, so drive and walk quietly near the hamlets. Forest timings are about 7 am to 4 pm, and the last 10 km to Parambikulam must be covered inside them.
Reception
The Urbania reaches the reception about 9 hours after the morning start. Most visitors switch to the reserve's own safari vehicles at Anappady; the van goes further only when the stay is booked inside. Rooms, meals and safari slots are run by the reserve, so carry the booking slip printed. Timings are given as 7 am to 4 pm, sometimes 6 pm, with last entry around 4, so do not plan any detour after Pollachi. The driver parks where the staff point and is ready for the return.
Want a quieter, roomier van for the long drive to Parambikulam with 8 to 16 people? The Bangalore to Parambikulam Force Urbania route, the breaks on the way and the fare are all below. The Force Urbania has reclining seats and big windows for the forest stretch. Our Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore costs the same per km in every size.
Route | One way | Parambikulam and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Parambikulam via Salem, Coimbatore and Pollachi | About 450 km | About 900 km | About 9 hr with stops |
₹40 a km for every Urbania. The return is about 900 km, billed as three days and 900 km. GST, tolls, permits, forest entry and parking are shown separately. The km rate includes fuel, driver and air conditioning; the daily driver allowance is billed separately.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 16, 4 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹3,180 a person.
Eight or nine people: 9 seater Urbania. Ten to twelve: 12 seater Urbania. Up to sixteen: 16 seater Urbania. Forest gear takes room, so pick one size up.
Same group, lower fare: the Bangalore to Parambikulam tempo traveller. Over 18 people? The Bangalore to Parambikulam mini bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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About 450 km by Krishnagiri, Salem, Coimbatore and Pollachi, and on through the Topslip forest, which makes about 900 km both ways. The Urbania takes about 9 hours with breakfast, lunch and two short halts. Leaving at 5 am gets the group to the forest check post well before it closes around 4 pm.
900 km at ₹40/km over three days is ₹36,000, any size. Driver allowance ₹2,100, tolls, permits and GST extra.
Yes. It is smooth and quiet, and the large windows help with wildlife spotting.
About nine hours after a 5 am start, in time for the check posts.
The 12 seater, or the 16 for bags. Sizes: Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore.
Yes. Each extra day is 300 km plus one day of allowance.
A few. In April and May the Avinashi temple festival fills the town on the highway, and long weekends bring queues at the Attibele toll. From June the southwest monsoon brings heavy rain to the Pollachi side, so the forest drive is slower and wet. October to March is the calmest time, with dry roads on the plains and cool forest evenings.
Yes, with planned halts. The Urbania has reclining seats and room to stretch, and we stop every two to three hours: breakfast at Krishnagiri, tea at Salem, lunch at Avinashi and supplies at Pollachi. The last 37 km to Topslip has bends, so carry travel sickness tablets. The safari vehicles inside are high, so elders who cannot climb should tell the stay in advance.
