Bangalore to Sigandur Tempo Traveller for 9 to 20 People
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Sigandur Chowdeshwari Temple
Morning darshan is calmer. The van parks close, so elders walk little.
Sharavathi Backwaters
Children love the view from the bridge. A short photo stop.
Jog Falls
Full after the monsoon. Keep two hours; the steps down are many.
Keladi Rameshwara Temple
Near Sagar with a small museum. An hour.
Ikkeri Aghoreshwara Temple
A lawn and a big stone temple. Forty minutes.
Distance
395 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 8 hr
Via Tumkur, Shivamogga and Sagar
Starting from
₹ 21600
3 days, 900 km, 12 seater
Start
70 km
140 km
210 km
265 km
285 km
355 km
395 km
One pickup point
With close to 400 km ahead, the tempo traveller leaves at 5 am from one meeting house. The van stands about 2.55 m tall, so it loads at the gate; basements are too low. Each extra pickup costs time, and on long weekends the Nelamangala toll on Tumkur Road backs up for hundreds of metres on Saturday mornings. Stay on NH48 to Tumakuru, then turn west. Keep a cabin bag with water, snacks and modest temple clothes, and suitcases at the back.
Breakfast
Thatte idli, the flat plate idli of this district, is the breakfast at Tumkur, a city around 800 m up and roughly 70 km from Bangalore. Twenty minutes covers the group and the restrooms. Groundnut, ragi, areca nut and coconut farms surround the city, which is why the area is called Kalpataru Nadu. Devarayanadurga, a forest hill with two Narasimha temples, is about 15 km off, a half day trip for another time. The van then heads west.
Restroom
Coconut groves surround Tiptur, around 140 km from home, where the van stops ten minutes for restrooms. Some say the name grew from tipatala, Kannada for copra, and the market here sells it by auction twice a week. Two railway stations serve the town on the Miraj line. The road ahead runs past Arsikere, about 27 km on, and Kadur, roughly 68 km on, before Shivamogga. Grab a tender coconut from a cart before the group boards again.
Short halt
Kadur, about 210 km out, makes a quick halt for fuel and restrooms. Its name, by an old legend, means town of the sambar deer. Rain here is low for the region, about 926 mm in 2024, because the hills to the west take most of it. Kadur Junction station is 7 km from Birur. Bhadravathi, the steel town, lies about 60 km ahead, and the Malnad greenery begins soon after.
Through town
Steel and paper built Bhadravathi, which the van crosses around 265 km from home. In the old part of town the Lakshmi Narasimha temple has three shrines, for Lakshmi Narasimha, Venugopala and Purushottama, and restoration work has gone on there in recent years. If the family has a free hour on the return, the Bhadra dam at Lakkavalli, about 18 km off, is a calm lake view. Lunch waits in Shivamogga, only about 20 km further, so nobody needs to eat here.
Lunch
At Shivamogga (Shimoga), around 285 km into the trip, the tempo traveller stops for lunch. The city dropped the name Shimoga officially in 2014, but both spellings are still everywhere. Malnad meals are easy to get, and appe midi, the tender mango pickle of Sagar, is the souvenir to buy. Give the group about 45 minutes. The best weather here runs from October to March. Sagar is roughly 80 km further, into greener, wetter hills.
Tea
Sagar, on the Varada river about 355 km from home, is the tea stop before Sigandur. About 6 km out on the Jog road, Varadahalli holds the samadhi of Sridhara Swami, a quiet halt for the devout. The Linganamakki backwaters at Honnemaradu, roughly 35 km from town, make a fine trip for another day. Small hotels here serve akki rotti and kadubu. From Sagara Jambagaru station, trains run back to Bengaluru if anyone has to leave early.
Temple arrival
Around eight hours and roughly 395 km after leaving home, the tempo traveller pulls up near the Chowdeshwari temple at Sigandur, on the far shore of the Sharavathi backwaters. Coupons for entry are handed out in the order people arrive, so a weekend family should come early and send one person to the queue. During the monsoon the water climbs high around the village. Meals here are simple Malnad food, and Sagar, back down the road, offers far more choice for dinner.
Fulfilling a family vow at Sigandur Chowdeshwari, with grandparents along? What follows is the Bangalore to Sigandur Tempo Traveller route, the halts and the fare for each size. A tempo traveller seats 9 to 20, picks everyone up from home and parks near the temple. Choose a tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore for the three day trip.
Route | One way | Sigandur and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Sigandur via Tiptur, Shivamogga and Sagar | About 395 km | About 790 km | About 8 hr with stops |
The return drive comes to about 790 km. It is billed as three days and 900 km, so Jog Falls, Keladi and Ikkeri are already covered. Tolls, parking and GST are at actual. The per km rate includes fuel and the driver; the driver allowance is charged per day. Both AC and non-AC tempo travellers can be booked; whichever you take sets the rate.
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.
10 to 12 family members: 12 seater tempo traveller. 15 to 17: 17 seater tempo traveller. 18 to 20: 20 seater tempo traveller.
Want a quieter van for the elders? See the Bangalore to Sigandur Urbania. Five or six people go well in the Bangalore to Sigandur cab.
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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About 395 km one way, by Tumkur, Tiptur, Kadur, Bhadravathi, Shivamogga and Sagar, so about 790 km for the round trip. A tempo traveller takes about 8 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea halts. The roads after Sagar are narrower, so we time the last stretch for daylight.
The 17 seater at ₹34/km for 900 km is ₹30,600. Driver allowance ₹2,100. Tolls and GST extra.
Yes. We stop every two to three hours and park close at the temple.
No, there is a bridge now over the backwaters.
The 12 seater, or 17 if you carry big bags. See tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore.
Mostly in Sagar, about 40 km away, which has more hotels.
From June to September heavy rain raises the Sharavathi backwaters, and the countryside around Sagar is at its greenest. Roads after Shivamogga get wet and slower, so the driver keeps a steady pace and avoids the last stretch after dark. October to February is the most comfortable season, with dry roads and cool mornings.
It is possible, but the group arrives tired and the temple coupons still go first come, first served. A 5 am start brings the van to Sigandur in the afternoon, with breakfast at Tumkur and lunch at Shivamogga. If the group wants a morning darshan, plan a night halt on the way and drive the last stretch at dawn.
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