Bangalore to Unchalli Falls Tempo Traveller for Families
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Unchalli Falls
Steps down to the viewpoint. Keep an hour; elders can wait at the top shelter.
Jog Falls
Day one from Sagar. The van parks near the main viewpoint. Ninety minutes.
Marikamba Temple, Sirsi
An hour from Unchalli. Families stop here on day two before heading home.
Sahasralinga
Near Sirsi. Children love the hanging bridge; hold hands on the river rocks.
Distance
435 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 8.5 hr
Via Tumkur, Shimoga and Siddapur
Starting from
₹ 21600
3 days, 900 km, 12 seater
Start
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435 km
Family pickup
The tempo traveller pulls up at 5:30 am, and luggage is loaded at the gate because the van stands too tall for most basements. Keep the family to one pickup address, two at most, so the van is on Tumkur Road within half an hour. The first toll is Nelamangala, known on paper as the Doddakarenahalli plaza. Waterfall days mean wet clothes, so pack a spare set for everyone in a separate bag that stays in the cabin. Tea comes at Tumkur, about 70 km out.
Tea
Tumkur, spelled Tumakuru on new signboards, gets the van's first ten minute pause for tea and the restroom; the city sits on the plateau, roughly 800 m high. Many Bangalore families know Siddara Betta, a cave hill some 22 km from the city, from school trips. The fields beside the road west are coconut and areca, the reason this district calls itself Kalpataru Nadu. Breakfast is at Tiptur, about an hour on, so the children can have a biscuit now and a proper meal later.
Breakfast
Breakfast for the family is at Tiptur, 73 km west of Tumakuru along the old NH206, where a big roadside hotel can put twelve at one long table. Half an hour is enough. Copra auctions run in the town market on Wednesdays and Saturdays, so expect lorries on those mornings. Tiptur is also on the Bangalore to Miraj railway. The van then carries on west through dry farmland towards Kadur and Shivamogga.
Drive on
The van usually rolls through Kadur, since breakfast was only an hour ago. An old legend gives Kadur its name, the town of sambar deer, and today areca and coconut farms line the road. Bhadravathi, the steel town, is next, about 60 km on, and Shivamogga after it. A five minute halt at a fuel pump can be made for a child who needs it. This stretch is two lane with trucks, so the driver keeps a steady pace.
Family lunch
Shimoga, now officially Shivamogga, is where the family eats lunch; with twelve at the table, allow about 45 minutes and let the children run around a little. Children who like animals have two choices for a return morning: the Sakrebailu elephant camp, about 14 km out, where elephants bathe between about 8:30 and 11 am, and the lion and tiger safari at Tyavarekoppa, around 10 km off, shut on Tuesdays. Sagar is about 80 km on.
Snacks
Sagar is the snack stop before the van turns north for the falls, and the last town of any size on today's route. Hotels serve akki rotti and kadubu, the rice dishes of Malnad, and jars of appe midi, the pickle made from tender mangoes, come from this very town. In the centre, beside Ganapathi lake, a temple and a mosque share the same bank. Fill water bottles and buy fruit here, because the villages on the Siddapur road are small. Keep 15 minutes.
Restroom stop
Siddapur is a ten minute restroom stop, the last town before the falls. Talaguppa, on the Sagar side, is the railway station for this area, about 54 km from Sirsi. Spice and areca gardens surround the town, and the region's areca, sold as Sirsi supari, has a GI tag, so a pack of areca or a few pods of cardamom make a local gift. Unchalli is about 35 km on, on forest roads. Children should use the restroom here.
Falls parking
The tempo traveller reaches Unchalli about 8.5 hours after leaving Bangalore and parks where the road ends. July is the wettest month around Sirsi, about 971 mm, so in the monsoon the falls are full but the path is wet; carry umbrellas and wear shoes with grip. The Sirsi ghat roads can be slippery after rain, so the driver keeps it slow. Rooms and dinner are in Sirsi, about 30 km away. The driver waits at the parking.
Two or three families, 10 to 16 people, planning Jog and Unchalli in one trip? The Bangalore to Unchalli Falls Tempo Traveller details follow: the road, family halts and rates per size. A tempo traveller keeps everyone in one van and stops wherever the children need a break. Book a tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Unchalli Falls and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Unchalli Falls via Tumkur, Shimoga and Siddapur | About 435 km | About 870 km | About 8.5 hr with stops |
The falls are about 435 km away. We bill three days and 900 km. Jog is on the way, so no extra km for it. Driver allowance per day, and 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. In the rains bags get bigger; take one size up.
Prefer a softer ride for elders? See the Bangalore to Unchalli Falls Urbania. Four to seven people only? The Bangalore to Unchalli Falls cab works out cheaper.
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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Unchalli Falls is about 435 km from Bangalore, about 870 km there and back, by Tumakuru, Tiptur, Kadur, Shivamogga, Sagar and Siddapur. A tempo traveller with a family takes about 8.5 hours, counting tea, breakfast and lunch. The last 35 km from Siddapur are narrow forest roads, so we start at 5:30 am and reach in daylight.
Three days, 900 km at ₹24/km is ₹21,600. Add ₹1,500 driver allowance, tolls and GST.
Sagar or homestays around Jog. Both are about an hour from Unchalli.
The 17 seater, so bags fit inside. Compare on tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, with care. The steps are wet in the rains, so wear shoes with grip.
Yes. Sirsi is about an hour from Unchalli. Extra km above the billed km are at the same rate.
Very. July is the wettest month around Sirsi, with about 971 mm of rain, and the ghat roads near the falls get slippery. The highway up to Shivamogga is fine, but from Sagar to Siddapur and Unchalli the van moves slowly, and fog can come down in the afternoon. In those weeks we leave Bangalore earlier and reach the falls before 3 pm.
In a 12 seater, one medium bag each goes behind the last row, and small bags stay at the seats. Pack a separate bag of dry clothes and towels for after the falls, so wet clothes do not go into the main bags. If the family carries big suitcases, the 16 seater gives more room.
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