Bangalore to Valparai Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Monkey Falls
At the base of the ghat. Forest entry ticket at the gate; keep an hour for the group.
Loam's View Point
Stop on the way up for the view of the hairpins and the dam. Ten minutes.
Sholayar Dam
Half a day through tea estates. The mini bus manages the narrow road; go after breakfast.
Nallamudi View Point
Short walk through the estate. Early morning is clearest.
Distance
420 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 9 hr
Via Krishnagiri, Avinashi and Aliyar
Starting from
₹ 38400
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
Start
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Early start
Leave at 5 am from one or two pickup points; a mini bus needs about ten hours with stops, and the ghat is best done in afternoon light. With twenty people, a third pickup costs too much time. The bus pays toll at Attibele, about 32 km out, and crosses into Tamil Nadu at Zuzuvadi, where cameras check the tax for outside vehicles. Pack a blanket or jacket in the cabin for the evening. Breakfast is at Krishnagiri, 90 km on.
Breakfast
Breakfast at a Krishnagiri highway hotel after the border check: pongal, idli and strong coffee. Twenty people are done in half an hour. Fish stalls ring the Krishnagiri dam about 10 km away, a lunch idea for a slower return. The government museum on Gandhi Road has run since 1993. Around Santhur about 150 mango nurseries sell saplings. Do a head count, then the bus stays on NH44 for Salem.
Quick tea
Tea on the Salem bypass, 200 km out. In mango season, sellers by the road have fruit by the box. Salem is a big textile town with over 75,000 handlooms, and a group returning by day can stop to shop. The Kandhasamy temple lies about 22 km away on the Tiruchengode road. Use the restrooms here, since the next halt is lunch at Avinashi, well over 100 km on. Fifteen minutes and the mini bus is back on NH544, the Coimbatore highway.
Lunch
Lunch near Avinashi, where the route turns off for Pollachi. Meals on a banana leaf are served at most places, and the mini bus parks off the main road. The Avinashilingeswarar temple is close for anyone who wants darshan; its annual Brahmotsavam in Chithirai, April to May, draws large crowds. The textile mills here supply Tiruppur next door. Keep 40 minutes with the head count. Pollachi is 70 km ahead.
Coconut and snacks
Pollachi is all coconut groves and jaggery, and one of the big market towns of the region. Tender coconut by the road, and stock up on snacks, water and medicines for twenty here. The mini bus parks easily on the main road. The Masani Amman temple is one of the area's main shrines. Topslip lies about 37 km from Pollachi, for another trip. The driver fills diesel here before the hills.
Foot of the ghat
Aliyar dam and its park are at the foot of the hill, with restrooms, and the forest check post is here too. The dam was built between 1959 and 1969 on the Aliyar river. Then the 40 hairpins; the mini bus takes about an hour to the top in low gear. Elephants cross the road in this area, so the group stays seated and windows stay shut on forest stretches. Fifteen minutes covers the check and the washrooms.
Estate drop
About ten hours with stops. A mini bus fits most estate approach roads in Valparai, and the driver stays in town, ready for the next morning. The plateau sits at about 1,060 to 1,190 m, so the evenings are cool. Tea is the life of the town, with 56 estates around it. Rain can come any month, and July is the wettest, so pack rain covers for the bags. Malakkappara on the Kerala border is about 27 km away.
Heading to Valparai with 15 to 25 people for a tea estate weekend? This page covers the Bangalore to Valparai Mini Bus trip: route, stops, fares and places to see. A mini bus climbs the Aliyar hairpins comfortably and still fits most estate roads. Tejas Tours & Travels arranges mini bus on rent in Bangalore with drivers who have done this ghat.
Route | One way | Valparai and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Valparai via Salem, Pollachi and the Aliyar ghat | About 455 km | About 910 km | About 10 hr with stops |
The round trip is about 910 km. We plan four days and bill 1,200 km, enough for the drive both ways plus Sholayar, Nallamudi and Monkey Falls. Tolls, the Tamil Nadu permit, parking and GST go on the bill at cost. A one-way drop is ₹2 more per km. Fuel and the driver are in the per km rate; the driver allowance is added per day. You can book the mini bus with or without AC, and the rate changes with that choice.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,400 | ₹73,000 | ₹87,600 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
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, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
A group of 18 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21 with four days of bags: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. Valparai nights are cold, so jackets take space; leave a seat or two for bags.
A family of 10 to 12 can take the Bangalore to Valparai tempo traveller. More than 25? Go with the Bangalore to Valparai 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
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
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About 455 km by Krishnagiri, Salem, Avinashi, Pollachi and Aliyar, so the round trip is around 910 km. A mini bus takes about 10 hours each way with breakfast, lunch and the check post. The last part from Aliyar climbs 40 hairpin bends to Valparai, which the mini bus does in daylight.
1,200 km over four days at ₹34/km is ₹40,800. Driver allowance ₹2,800. Tolls, permit and GST at cost.
No. It is narrow with 40 hairpins, but a mini bus handles it well in daylight.
By 5 am, so you reach Valparai before dark.
The 25 seater. Rates for each size are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
In Valparai town or at your estate if they have driver rooms. Allowance is per day.
The road usually stays open, but it is one of the wettest belts in Tamil Nadu, and heavy rain from June to September makes the hairpins slow and misty. The mini bus climbs only in daylight in those months. October to May is the comfortable season for a group, with dry roads and clear tea estate views.
Not up the ghat. A night start would bring the mini bus to Aliyar in the dark, where elephants cross and the 40 bends are slow. If the group wants to leave after work, we drive to Pollachi, stay the night there, and climb at first light the next morning.
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