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Gaganachukki Falls
Viewpoint lot parking. Keep 45 minutes.
Bharachukki Falls
Steps go down near the water. In some seasons coracle rides run here; keep an hour.
Madhyaranga Ranganathaswamy Temple
Between the two falls, a short stop.
Talakadu
About 30 km, good on the way home. An hour.
Distance
145 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 3 hr
Via Ramanagara, Maddur and Malavalli
Starting from
₹ 9600
Same-day return, 14 seater
Start
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145 km
Two pickups
The mini bus leaves at 7 am after no more than two pickups; for twenty people, extra stops waste the cool hours before the falls. Ask each person to bring a water bottle and a cap, and in the rainy months a change of clothes, because the spray at the viewpoints is heavy. The toll near the city at Kaniminike is billed at actual. Breakfast is on the expressway service road at Ramanagara, well under an hour away.
Breakfast stop
About 45 km from home the mini bus slips onto the service road for Ramanagara, where hotels lay out thatte idli, the big flat idli of this road, for twenty without fuss. Half an hour covers it. If anyone in the team climbs, the granite domes around town are a known rock climbing spot, and Sholay was filmed among them. Early risers might catch the cocoon auction, which handles some 25 to 30 tonnes a day in season.
Toy shops
Around 60 km out the expressway skirts Channapatna. A team that wants souvenirs can take the exit and spend fifteen minutes at an artisans' cooperative, where the makers sell their own lacquered toys. Some workshops even run paid sessions in which visitors turn and polish a toy themselves, a good team activity on a slower return day. Otherwise the mini bus keeps going and saves the shopping for the evening.
Off the expressway
At Maddur, roughly 80 km out, the mini bus leaves the expressway and heads south. A fifteen minute snack halt works well: the crunchy vada the town is named after, or a fresh tender coconut. The Shimsha runs through town, and locals call it Madduru Hole. A memorial to the 1938 flag satyagraha, the Shivapura Satyagraha Soudha, stands by the highway in this taluk. From here SH 33 runs about 24 km to Malavalli.
Last town
Malavalli sits among sugarcane fields, about 110 km out, and the mini bus drives through. Gaganachukki, the first of the two falls, is about 18 km from the town. Muthathi and the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary are also listed among its nearby sights. Past the town the road crosses the Kaveri, and the turn for the falls is after the bridge. Do a head count before the falls so nobody wanders off at the viewpoints.
Both viewpoints
About three hours by mini bus with breakfast. The mini bus parks at the viewpoint lot of each fall in turn, as Gaganachukki and Bharachukki are a few km apart by road. Keep two to three hours for both. Coracle rides at Bharachukki are safer in early winter than in peak flow. Fix one meeting point at the bus. The falls are full from July to October, so expect wet steps.
Taking 15 to 25 friends, colleagues or an apartment group to Shivanasamudra Falls for the day? The Bangalore to Shivanasamudra Falls Mini Bus road, halts, fares and sights are all set out on this page. A mini bus keeps everyone in one vehicle and parks easily at both viewpoints. Tejas Tours & Travels gives mini bus on rent in Bangalore for weekend day trips.
Route | One way | Shivanasamudra Falls and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Shivanasamudra Falls via Ramanagara, Maddur and Malavalli | About 145 km | About 290 km | About 3 hr with stops |
The falls are about 145 km away, about 290 km there and back. One day is billed at 300 km, our daily minimum, which also covers Talakadu on the return. Tolls, parking and GST are added at actual cost. One way is ₹2 a km more. The per km rate covers fuel and the driver, with the driver allowance on top for each day. Both AC and non-AC mini buses are available; the rate depends on which you pick.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹36 | ₹11,500 | ₹23,000 | |
₹46 | ₹14,600 | ₹29,200 | |
₹36 | ₹11,500 | ₹23,000 |
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, 2 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹920 a person.
Up to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21 people: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. Day trips need little luggage, so the size that seats everyone is enough.
Only 10 or 12? The Bangalore to Shivanasamudra tempo traveller costs less. More than 25? Take the Bangalore to Shivanasamudra bus. Planning Mysore as well? See the Bangalore to Mysore mini bus.
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
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹11,758 ₹14,090
+ ₹1990 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹11,758 ₹14,090
+ ₹1990 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹15,350 ₹18,419
+ ₹2619 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹13,022 ₹15,600
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹14,768 ₹17,714
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹14,768 ₹17,714
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
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21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Bangalore to Coimbatore
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6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Bangalore to Chikmagalur
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6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
Going by the Mysore expressway to Maddur and SH 33 through Malavalli, Shivanasamudra is about 145 km from Bangalore, so near 290 km for the day. With twenty people, breakfast and one snack halt, the mini bus needs about three hours in each direction.
One day at 300 km and ₹34/km is ₹10,200. Add ₹700 driver allowance, tolls and GST.
The 25 seater. See mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, on the way back. It adds about an hour.
Water, caps and a change of clothes in the monsoon.
Around 7 pm if you leave at 7 am and add Talakadu.
July to October is when the falls are full and most impressive. November and December still have water and are pleasant. Summer months have thin falls and hot afternoons. In peak monsoon weekends the viewpoints are crowded, so a weekday or an early start suits a group of twenty.
Yes, at the railed viewpoints with an adult. The steps down towards the water are wet and slippery in the monsoon, so hold children's hands and do not let them climb on rocks. Coracle rides are best avoided in peak flow. Keep the group together with one meeting point at the mini bus.
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