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Unchalli Falls
Short walk with steps. Keep an hour and a half for twenty people, more if it is raining.
Jog Falls
On day one, from Sagar. The mini bus parks close to the main viewpoint. Ninety minutes.
Marikamba Temple, Sirsi
An hour from Unchalli. A good stop on day two afternoon.
Sahasralinga
Near Sirsi. The bridge is narrow, so cross in groups of five or six.
Distance
435 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 9.5 hr
Via Tumkur, Shimoga and Siddapur
Starting from
₹ 28800
3 days, 900 km, 14 seater
Start
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435 km
One pickup point
Twenty people bound for Unchalli should meet at one point near a main road for a 5 am departure, because a third or fourth stop in city traffic can cost half an hour before the trip has even begun. Starting this early also means breakfast falls around 7 or 8. Plan the return as well, because when a holiday weekend ends, Tumkur Road into the city has jammed for kilometres, so reach home before Sunday evening if you can.
Drive through
It is still early when the mini bus reaches Tumkur, so it carries on without a halt. Tumakuru, as the city is now called, has city buses run by KSRTC and BMTC Vajra services to Bengaluru, handy if someone joins late. Five km from the centre stands the Siddaganga Matha, and Shivagange hill is some 25 km back towards Bangalore via Dobbaspet. Breakfast for the group is at Tiptur, about an hour further.
Breakfast
The group breakfasts at Tiptur, where one roadside restaurant can take a mini bus in its yard. Phone the count ahead from Tumkur and twenty people are done in about 35 minutes. Tiptur is the second largest town in its district, and locals link its name to tipatala, an old word for dried coconut. If anyone must turn back, buses from the Tiptur stand reach every large town in the state. Count heads before leaving.
Restroom halt
Outside Kadur the mini bus uses a fuel station for a ten minute restroom halt. Rain here was 747 mm in 2018 and 926 mm in 2024, modest figures next to what the Sirsi side gets. Groups who like hills can plan Kemmangundi from Kadur another time, for the old Raj Bhavan, the Z point view and Hebbe falls. Hand out water and fruit here, because lunch is still more than an hour away. The town has a KSRTC bus stand. Shimoga and lunch are about 75 km ahead.
Lunch for twenty
Shimoga, renamed Shivamogga, feeds the group at a restaurant on its outskirts where the mini bus fits in the yard. Lunch for twenty runs close to 50 minutes once the order is phoned in. The city is a big areca nut market. Jog Falls, Mattur, Linganamakki dam and the Keladi temple are all sights of this district, and the Bhadra dam is about 28 km away, for a longer trip. Sagar is about 80 km on.
Tea
Before turning north for Siddapur, the mini bus gives everyone 15 minutes for tea in Sagar. On the Jog side of town, roughly 6 km out, Varadahalli holds the samadhi of Sridhara Swami, and Honnemaradu lies on the backwaters about 35 km away, a favourite of youth groups. The Sigandur Chowdeshwari temple across the Sharavathi backwaters is now reached by a bridge opened in 2025. Buy water here for the group; the road ahead has few shops.
Drive through
The mini bus passes Siddapur without stopping, about 35 km short of the falls. From this junction one road drops to Kumta on the sea, while another climbs north over the hills to Sirsi. The road narrows after the town, with forest on both sides, so the driver keeps a slow, steady pace. If the group wants a restroom, use it at Sagar, since there is little on the way.
Falls parking
Nine and a half hours of driving end at the Unchalli parking, where the mini bus waits at the road head. Agree on a return time before people set off on foot. Sirsi, around 30 km away, is where a group of twenty usually sleeps and eats together. Other falls of the region, Shivaganga, Benne Hole, Sathodi, Magod and Burude, can fill the next day. Sirsi supari, cardamom and pepper are the buys of this area.
Want to take your office team or a school staff group, around 20 people, to Unchalli in the rains? Read on for the Bangalore to Unchalli Falls Mini Bus route, where we stop and what each size costs. A mini bus fits the narrow Siddapur roads and still carries everyone with bags. Book a mini bus on rent in Bangalore with us.
Route | One way | Unchalli Falls and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Unchalli Falls via Tumkur, Shimoga and Siddapur | About 435 km | About 870 km | About 9.5 hr with stops |
About 435 km one way. We plan three days and bill 900 km, which covers Jog Falls on the way. Sirsi or Sahasralinga adds a few km at the same rate. Driver allowance is per day; tolls, parking and GST at actual. One way only? ₹2 more per km. The per km rate covers fuel and the driver, with the driver allowance on top for each day. You can book the mini bus with or without AC, and the rate changes with that choice.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | |
₹46 | ₹43,800 | ₹58,400 | ₹73,000 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 |
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, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
Up to 16: 16 seater mini bus. Up to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21 people: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. Wet raincoats need space too; do not fill every seat.
More than 27 in the group? See the Bangalore to Unchalli Falls bus. Family of twelve? The Bangalore to Unchalli Falls tempo traveller is enough.
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
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹44,450 ₹53,657
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹37,466 ₹45,200
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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Unchalli Falls is about 435 km from Bangalore, through Tumakuru, Tiptur, Kadur, Shivamogga, Sagar and Siddapur; the round trip is about 870 km. A mini bus with a full group takes about 9.5 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea. We start at 5 am so the forest roads after Siddapur are driven in daylight.
Three days, 900 km at ₹36/km comes to ₹32,400. Add ₹2,100 allowance for the driver, plus tolls and GST.
Sagar has the most lodges for a group. Siddapur is closer to the falls but has fewer rooms.
The 20 seater. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes. It is narrow with areca gardens on both sides; the driver goes slowly.
It is a long drive both ways. Three days is what we suggest for a group.
The falls are fullest from July to September, but this is a very wet area, and the forest roads are slippery then. October and November are a good middle ground, with water still in the falls and drier roads. From December to May the flow drops. Sirsi's Marikamba jatre, held every second year in February, fills hotels.
We do not drive the forest road to Unchalli at night with a full mini bus. Leave at 5 am, reach Sirsi by the evening, and see the falls the next morning. If the group wants to save a day, leave after work on Friday, stay at Shivamogga, and drive on next morning.
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