Bangalore to Sahasralinga Force Urbania with Driver
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Sahasralinga Riverbed
Steps down to the river. Elders can see the lingas from the upper level. An hour.
Marikamba Temple, Sirsi
Close to the lodges in Sirsi. The van drops near the gate.
Banavasi Madhukeshwara Temple
About 25 km from Sirsi on a good road. Flat walk, easy for elders.
Unchalli Falls
Steps to the viewpoint. Elders can wait at the top.
Yana Rocks
A longer walk with steps. Only for those who are fit.
Distance
420 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 8.5 hr
Via Tumakuru, Davanagere and Sirsi
Starting from
₹ 36000
3 days, 900 km, any size
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Gate pickup
Our Urbania arrives at 6 am for the Sahasralinga trip, and luggage is stowed outside the building, since the van stands too tall for basements with low pipes and beams. Bangalore is crisp before sunrise from November to February, and evenings in Sirsi are cool as well, so every elder should carry a warm layer in a hand bag. Tumkur Road begins with the Nelamangala toll, called Doddakarenahalli in official records. Breakfast is at Tumakuru, roughly 70 km out.
Breakfast
Breakfast is at Tumakuru, which older travellers call Tumkur, and the van parks right by the restaurant door. Give it half an hour, so elders can eat at their own pace. About 5 km outside the city stands the Siddaganga Matha, a renowned Lingayat monastery. If a member is flying in to join, Kempegowda airport is roughly 90 km away by taxi. Tumakuru's food processing industry got a boost in 2014, when India's first mega food park opened nearby.
Drive on
The Urbania keeps going through Sira, around 120 km out, with breakfast still fresh. Hiriyur follows roughly 35 km later, and then Chitradurga, where the group stops for tea. No train line serves this part of NH48, which is why the highway is lined with hotels and fuel stations. An elder who needs the restroom only has to tell the driver, and he will pull into the next clean fuel station for a few minutes. Everyone else can rest.
Tea
Tea for the Urbania group comes at Chitradurga, about 200 km from home, a 15 minute halt on the bypass. The British called the town Chitaldrug, and among its known places is the Murugha Matha. Fort timings are quoted differently by different sources, mostly early morning to early evening, so the driver checks before any return visit with elders. Davanagere, where lunch is planned, is around 65 km further along NH48, a little over an hour.
Lunch and rest
Davanagere, around 265 km from home, gives elders a long lunch break while the Urbania waits outside. Order the city's famous benne dose and let everyone eat slowly. The city was chosen for the national Smart Cities programme. A temple loving group could return one day for the Kalleshvara temple at Bagali, listed by the district as a heritage site. Plan on 45 minutes. After lunch the van heads on to Haveri, roughly 70 km away.
Tea
Fifteen minutes in Haveri cover tea and the restroom for the Urbania group. The town is home to the Hukkeri Math, and some 40 km from the railway station, at Hangal, stands the richly carved Tarakeshwara temple, a trip for another day. Haveri sits about 572 m up, a little below Bangalore. Here the van turns west off NH48 for Sirsi, and elders who get queasy on curves should take the front seats for the next stretch.
Drive on
No long halt in Sirsi for the Urbania, about 405 km from home. Some corners of this taluk, Janmane among them, receive around 4,300 mm of rain a year, most of it in the monsoon months, which explains the dense green forest on every side. Magod falls, where the Bedti river plunges nearly 200 m, can be visited from Yellapur and Sirsi on a separate day. Paddy is the main crop around the town. Sahasralinga is roughly 15 km on.
River parking
Some 8.5 hours of driving bring the Urbania to the Sahasralinga parking, as close to the river path as the road allows. Elders who would rather not tackle the steps can enjoy the view from the top. Ghat sections around Sirsi turn slippery during the rains, so we keep the whole visit within daylight hours. For dinner and a room, Sirsi lies around 15 km back. The driver waits by the van.
Going with parents or a small group of 8 to 14 to Sirsi and Sahasralinga? The Bangalore to Sahasralinga Force Urbania route, the breaks on the way and the fare are all below. The Force Urbania keeps an eight hour drive comfortable, with reclining seats and a quiet cabin. We arrange Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore with a driver for trips like this.
Route | One way | Sahasralinga and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Sahasralinga via Tumakuru, Davanagere and Sirsi | About 420 km | About 840 km | About 8.5 hr with stops |
Urbania is ₹40/km, the same for every size. Sahasralinga is about 420 km away, so we bill three days, 900 km. Driver allowance ₹700 a day. Tolls, parking and GST 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.
Up to 9: 9 seater Urbania. 10 to 12: 12 seater Urbania. 13 to 16: 16 seater Urbania. Bigger sizes cost the same per km, so pick one with spare seats for elders.
Want to spend less? The Bangalore to Sahasralinga tempo traveller takes the same group. Staying longer in the temple town? See the Bangalore to Sirsi cab page.
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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Sahasralinga is about 420 km from Bangalore, so about 840 km for the round trip, via Tumakuru, Sira, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Haveri and Sirsi. In an Urbania the drive takes about 8.5 hours with breakfast, tea and lunch. A 6 am start brings the group to the river by mid afternoon.
Three days, 900 km at ₹40/km is ₹36,000 for any size. Add ₹2,100 allowance, tolls and GST.
There are many steps to the river. Elders can see the lingas from the upper steps.
The 16 seater. See sizes on Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore.
Yes. It is an easy 25 km from Sirsi.
November to May, when the river is low and the lingas show.
NH48 up to Haveri is wide and quick. The slower part is the last 85 km, from Haveri to Sirsi and on to the river, on a smaller road through farmland and forest with bends and village stretches. In the monsoon the ghat sections near Sirsi are slippery, so we plan that stretch for daylight.
We do not suggest it with elders. The forest road from Sirsi to Haveri is dark at night, and the full drive home is about 8.5 hours. Stay the night in Sirsi and leave after breakfast; the group reaches Bangalore by evening, rested.
