Bangalore to Unchalli Falls Force Urbania with Driver
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Unchalli Falls
Short walk with steps. Keep an hour. The view from the top steps is good enough for elders.
Jog Falls
On day one. The main viewpoint is a few steps from the parking. One hour.
Marikamba Temple, Sirsi
About an hour away. The Urbania drops close to the temple gate.
Sahasralinga
Near Sirsi. The bridge sways; elders can watch from the bank.
Distance
435 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 8.5 hr
Via Tumkur, Shimoga and Siddapur
Starting from
₹ 36000
3 days, 900 km, any size
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435 km
Gate pickup
At 5:30 am the Urbania comes to your gate and loads the bags there, since its roof is too high for most basement car parks. If the group lives near Hebbal or Whitefield, the driver can use the ring road through Doddaballapur to Dobbaspet and skip the city traffic entirely. The plateau is cool before sunrise in the winter months, so elders should keep a shawl handy. Breakfast is at Tumkur, about an hour and a half away.
Breakfast
Tumkur, Tumakuru in official use, is the Urbania breakfast stop, and 30 minutes lets elders eat without rushing. The van parks by the hotel door. Thatte idli, the broad flat idli tied to Kyathsandra in this district, is on most menus. For a slow return, Devarayanadurga, a wooded hill with two Narasimha shrines, lies about 15 km away. Here NH73 branches off NH48, and the Urbania takes it west towards Tiptur.
Restroom stop
A ten minute restroom stop at Tiptur lets elders stand for a while. The town sits about 862 m up, a little above Bangalore, among coconut groves. Before 1886 the taluk was run from Honnavalli, a village close by, a small local story the driver may tell. From here the van runs through dry farm country, past Arsikere's rail junction, and the next proper break is tea at Kadur, about 70 km on, where elders can sit for a quarter of an hour.
Tea
Kadur gives the Urbania group a 15 minute tea stop. Only Chikmagalur town is bigger in its district, and until 1865 Kadur itself was the district seat. Trains stop at Kadur Junction, a short way from Birur Junction, and Shivamogga airport is about 76 km away, useful if one member must fly home. Elders can walk a little here. Lunch at Shimoga is a little over an hour on, so a light snack is enough now.
Lunch and rest
At Shimoga, the city now called Shivamogga, elders get a slow lunch and a proper rest, with the Urbania right outside. Allow 45 minutes. October to March is the cool and clear season here. On a return day the palace of Shivappa Nayaka by the Tunga, now a museum, is worth an hour, except on Fridays when it is shut, and the airport sits about 13 km south. Sagar is about 80 km on.
Drive on
The Urbania passes through Sagar and turns north for Siddapur. On the way back, elders may enjoy Keladi, 6 km away towards Sorab, whose Rameshwara shrine is calm and easy to walk around. Sagar's station, Sagara Jambagaru, has express trains to the big cities. The gardens here grow areca, pepper, clove and nutmeg, and small spice packs are sold in town. A short restroom stop at the edge of town is possible on request.
Tea
Siddapur is the afternoon tea stop, ten minutes in a small hill town. A state highway runs from here down to Kumta on the coast, and Unchalli lies about 35 km on, roughly 30 km short of Sirsi. Elders should use the restroom here, as the falls area has few facilities. Talaguppa railway station on the Sagar side is about 54 km from Sirsi, if anyone plans to go home by train.
Falls parking
After about 8.5 hours of driving the Urbania reaches the parking at Unchalli. Monsoon months, June to September, bring the most water and the wettest paths, so elders need good footwear and a helping hand. Most groups stay at Sirsi, about 30 km away, where hotels serve local meals. Areca, cardamom, pepper and vanilla grow on the estates around, and Sirsi supari is a GI tagged areca. Flights leave from Hubli, about two and a half hours from Sirsi.
Is it a trip with parents or a small team of 10 to 14 to the Malnad falls? This page sets out the Bangalore to Unchalli Falls Force Urbania trip, with the road, halts and fares. On an eight hour drive the Force Urbania is easier on the back, with reclining seats and big windows for the rain. We arrange Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore with an experienced driver.
Route | One way | Unchalli Falls and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Unchalli Falls via Tumkur, Shimoga and Siddapur | About 435 km | About 870 km | About 8.5 hr with stops |
Urbania is ₹40/km for every size. Unchalli is about 435 km away, so the trip is three days and 900 km. Driver allowance is ₹700 a day. Tolls, parking and GST come separately in the quote. 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 people: 9 seater Urbania. 10 to 12: 12 seater Urbania. 13 to 16: 16 seater Urbania. All sizes cost the same per km, so pick the one where nobody sits with a bag on the lap.
Saving on cost? The Bangalore to Unchalli Falls tempo traveller takes the same group for less. Just the big falls? The Bangalore to Jog Falls cab page covers that shorter drive.
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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Unchalli Falls is about 435 km from Bangalore, so about 870 km for the round trip, via Tumakuru, Tiptur, Kadur, Shivamogga, Sagar and Siddapur. In an Urbania the drive takes about 8.5 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea halts. The forest roads after Siddapur are narrow, so we aim to arrive by mid afternoon.
Three days, 900 km at ₹40/km is ₹36,000, any size. Allowance ₹2,100, tolls and GST extra.
The Urbania rides quieter on the Malnad roads. The tempo traveller costs less per km.
The 12 seater gives room for bags. Sizes are on Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore.
It is narrow but paved. The driver takes it slowly, and only by day.
From November the water is less but the walk is easier. July to October is the full flow.
The two lane highway from Tiptur to Shivamogga carries trucks, and work on a four lane road along this corridor has meant diversions. The real slow part is after Sagar: the Siddapur road and the last stretch to the falls are narrow forest roads, with ghat sections that get slippery in the monsoon. The Urbania handles them well at a gentle pace.
Yes, with the halts we plan: breakfast at Tumkur, a short stop at Tiptur, tea at Kadur, a long lunch at Shimoga and tea at Siddapur, so no leg is longer than about two hours. Elders should sit in the front rows, keep medicines and a shawl in a hand bag, and rest at Sirsi before the falls if they are tired.
