Bangalore to Sahasralinga Tempo Traveller for Families
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Sahasralinga Riverbed
Steps and a short path to the river. Keep an hour; the rocks are slippery.
Marikamba Temple, Sirsi
In Sirsi town, close to where the van stops. Thirty to forty minutes.
Banavasi Madhukeshwara Temple
About 25 km from Sirsi. Quiet and easy with children.
Unchalli Falls
Steps down to the viewpoint, about an hour in all.
Yana Rocks
A half day with the walk. Children enjoy the rock caves.
Distance
420 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 8.5 hr
Via Tumakuru, Davanagere and Sirsi
Starting from
₹ 21600
3 days, 900 km, 12 seater
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Family pickup
For Sahasralinga the tempo traveller sets off at 6 am. A family of twelve should keep to one pickup, two at most on the same road, since each extra halt in the city costs time. Bags go in at the gate because the van will not fit under most basement ceilings. A 6 am start on Tumkur Road also gets ahead of the weekend queue at the Nelamangala toll. Tea is planned at Tumakuru, about 70 km out.
Tea
The family takes ten minutes for tea at Tumakuru, which officially stopped being Tumkur on 1 November 2014. The city's railway station sits in the middle of town by the bus stand, handy if a relative wants to join by train. Older children may know Siddara Betta, a hill with caves around 22 km away, from school trips. Breakfast is at Sira, roughly 50 km ahead on NH48, so a biscuit now is enough.
Breakfast
Breakfast for the family is at Sira, a taluk town about 120 km out, at a roadside hotel with space for the van. Allow half an hour. From February to August, children can see painted storks nesting at Kaggaladu, around 10 km off the highway, a lovely short detour. Three hundred years ago Sira was a Mughal provincial capital, and old ruins remain in the town. Chitradurga is the next stop, about 80 km on.
Tea
Fifteen minutes at Chitradurga, around 200 km from home, give the family tea and a stretch. The stone fort here is worth half a day on the return, but it is rocky and means a lot of climbing, so carry water and wear proper shoes. October to March is the best season for it, since the town is dry, with only about 576 mm of rain a year. The station links Chitradurga to Bengaluru and Hubballi.
Family lunch
Lunch for the family is at Davanagere, about 265 km out. Benne dose, the butter dosa, is the must try; the story goes that a cook named Chennamma began selling it in 1927, and her sons later changed the batter from ragi to rice. Twelve people need about 45 minutes. Kunduvada Kere on the city edge is a good evening walk spot on a return day. Haveri lies about 70 km ahead.
Drive on
Haveri, roughly 335 km into the trip, goes by without a stop for the van. Farmers in this district grow the Byadagi chilli, which earned a GI tag in 2011 and is valued for its rich red colour more than its bite. A little off the highway, about 30 km away, the riverside Galageshwara temple at Galaganath makes a peaceful outing for another trip. NH48 carries on north to Hubli, about 75 km, but the family turns west here towards Sirsi and the forest.
Tea
Before the last short leg, the family gets 15 minutes for tea in Sirsi, a hill town around 611 m above the sea. With an average temperature through the year of about 24.4 C, the air feels fresh after the hot plains. On the Kumta road, about 14 km south west, the Janmane forest hosts a research station of NCBS, a name some older children may know from school. Sahasralinga is roughly 15 km on through areca gardens, so this is the moment to use the restroom.
River parking
After roughly 8.5 hours on the road, the tempo traveller stops at the parking above the Shalmala. The riverbed carvings are easiest to see once the water falls after the rains, while Maha Shivaratri draws the biggest crowds of the year. Hold children firmly by the hand on the rocks, which stay slippery. Little shops nearby sell Sirsi supari, the region's GI tagged areca. Our driver stays with the van until the family climbs back up from the river.
Two families, 10 to 15 people, planning Sirsi and the river lingas? On this page is the Bangalore to Sahasralinga Tempo Traveller trip, stop by stop, with fares. A tempo traveller is the easy way: one van, home pickup and stops when the children need one. Book a tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Sahasralinga and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Sahasralinga via Tumakuru, Davanagere and Sirsi | About 420 km | About 840 km | About 8.5 hr with stops |
Sahasralinga is about 420 km from Bangalore. We quote three days and 900 km. Sirsi, Banavasi and Unchalli fit in that. Driver allowance per day. Tolls, parking and GST at actual cost. Fuel and driver sit inside the tempo traveller rate, and the driver gets a daily allowance on the bill. The tempo traveller can be AC or non-AC, and the quote follows your choice.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹28 | ₹27,000 | ₹36,000 | ₹45,000 | |
₹24 | ₹23,100 | ₹30,800 | ₹38,500 | |
₹24 | ₹23,100 | ₹30,800 | ₹38,500 | |
₹30 | ₹28,800 | ₹38,400 | ₹48,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹500 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 20, 4 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹2,180 a person.
Up to 12: 12 seater tempo traveller. 13 to 17: 17 seater tempo traveller. 18 to 20: 20 seater tempo traveller. For three days with children, two spare seats make the trip easier.
Elders with you? See the Bangalore to Sahasralinga Urbania. Only five or six people? The Bangalore to Sahasralinga cab is enough.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹23,198 ₹27,986
+ ₹4086 (Taxes & Charges)
8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹28,536 ₹34,428
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹26,790 ₹32,314
+ ₹4714 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹26,790 ₹32,314
+ ₹4714 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹28,536 ₹34,428
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹33,100
+ ₹5832 (Taxes & Charges)
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Sahasralinga is about 420 km from Bangalore, about 840 km there and back, by Tumakuru, Sira, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Haveri and Sirsi. A tempo traveller with a family takes about 8.5 hours, counting tea, breakfast and lunch. The last 85 km after Haveri are smaller forest roads, so a 6 am start reaches in daylight.
Three days, 900 km at ₹24/km is ₹21,600. Add ₹1,500 allowance, tolls and GST.
Yes, with an adult holding hands. It sways a little.
The 17 seater. All sizes are on tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore.
Yes. Yana is about 40 km from Sirsi. Extra km are at the same rate.
Water, a towel and shoes with grip. Food is better bought in Sirsi.
Not for seeing the carvings. From June to September the Shalmala runs high and covers most of the lingas, and the ghat roads around Sirsi are slippery. The carvings show best when the water drops after the rains, from about November to May. February also brings Maha Shivaratri crowds.
Mostly. The drive is long but broken into short legs, and the van parks close to the river path. The path down has steps and wet rocks, so grandparents can watch from the top if walking is hard. Keep their medicines and a shawl in a hand bag, and seat them in the front rows.
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