Bangalore to Valparai Force Urbania for 8 to 16 People
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Monkey Falls
At the foot of the ghat. Forest ticket at the gate, one hour.
Loam's View Point
Quick stop on the climb for the view down to Aliyar.
Sholayar Dam
A long scenic drive through estates; plan half a day.
Nallamudi View Point
Short walk from the road. Morning is best.
Distance
420 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 8.5 hr
Via Krishnagiri, Avinashi and Aliyar
Starting from
₹ 48000
4 days, 1,200 km, any size
Start
90 km
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390 km
415 km
455 km
Pickup at the gate
The Urbania picks up from home, office or a hotel at 5 am, so you reach Valparai before the light fades. It is about 2.55 m tall, too tall for most basements, so it waits at the gate. Recline the seats and sleep till Krishnagiri. North and east pickups can use the Satellite Town Ring Road to reach the Hosur side without crossing the city. Before Tamil Nadu festivals the road near Roopena Agrahara can gridlock, so we leave earlier on such days.
Breakfast
Krishnagiri is breakfast after the border check, and highway hotels serve idli and pongal fast while the van parks at the door. The KRP dam boat house is about 8 km from the bus stand, with a children's park. Avathanapatti lake, about 5 km from town on this highway, is another short break for the return. Krishnagiri holds a mango exhibition every summer. Keep 25 minutes, then NH44 to Salem.
Bypass break
A tea and restroom break on the Salem bypass, then on to the Coimbatore highway, NH544. Fifteen minutes is plenty for a dozen people. Salem is known for sago made from tapioca, and for mangoes in summer. Kurumbapatti zoo is about 12 km from the bus stand, and Sankagiri fort about 22 km, neither on today's line. Salem airport at Kamalapuram is about 20 km from the city, useful if someone joins late by air.
Lunch stop
Lunch near Avinashi before turning for Pollachi; simple meals or biryani. NH544 bypasses the town, and the Pollachi road leaves here. Tiruppur, the knitwear town, is next door, and its railway station is about 12 km away. Spinning and weaving mills are all around. The temple's carved car, among the largest in India, is close if someone wants a look. Coimbatore airport is about 32 km off. Keep 35 minutes.
Coconut town
Tender coconut from the roadside stalls at Pollachi; the town is ringed by groves. Pollachi is a market for jaggery, vegetables and cattle, so the roads are busy on market days. Buy water and fruit for the estate here, since shops near the tea gardens are few. The Anamalai wildlife sanctuary lies ahead, and Coimbatore airport is about 48 km behind. The driver fills up here, as there is no fuel on the ghat. Valparai is 65 km away.
Ghat begins
Check post near the Aliyar dam, with a park and restrooms. The dam lies at the foot of the Valparai hills in the Anamalai range, and Aliyar is about 65 km from Coimbatore. Then 40 hairpins up; the Urbania takes the bends smoothly, and its big windows give views of the reservoir below. Elephants cross here, so the driver keeps the speed low and the windows stay shut near the forest. Ten minutes at the gate.
Estate or hotel
About nine hours with stops. The Urbania reaches most estate stays; very narrow tea garden tracks we check with your host before the day. The town has a few small hotels and restaurants. Valparai is about 64 km from Pollachi and 110 km from Coimbatore, so supplies come up the ghat. Leopards and elephants live in this tract, so evening walks on estate roads are best avoided. Keep a sweater handy for the cool nights.
Want a smoother, quieter van for the long run to Valparai, with 8 to 16 people? The Bangalore to Valparai Force Urbania route, the breaks on the way and the fare are all below. The Force Urbania has more legroom and a car-like ride on the hairpins. Our Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore comes with a driver, at a flat per km rate for every size.
Route | One way | Valparai and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Valparai via Salem, Pollachi and the Aliyar ghat | About 455 km | About 910 km | About 9 hr with stops |
₹40 a km for every Urbania size. The round trip is about 910 km, billed as four days and 1,200 km. Estate drives and the falls are inside that. GST, tolls, parking and the Tamil Nadu permit are listed separately. Fuel, the driver and AC come with the Urbania rate per km; each day adds the driver allowance.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 16, 5 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹3,970 a person.
Eight or nine guests: 9 seater Urbania. Ten to twelve: 12 seater Urbania. Up to sixteen: 16 seater Urbania. Four days of bags take room, so one size up is wise.
Larger group of 18 or more? The Bangalore to Valparai mini bus fits them. For a lower fare with the same seats, see the Bangalore to Valparai tempo traveller.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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Valparai is roughly 455 km from Bangalore by Krishnagiri, Salem, Avinashi, Pollachi and Aliyar, so the return journey is around 910 km. Plan on about 9 hours per leg in the Urbania, with breakfast, lunch and the check post. The last stretch above Aliyar has 40 hairpin bends and is driven only in daylight.
1,200 km at ₹40/km over four days is ₹48,000 for any size. Driver allowance ₹2,800, plus tolls and GST.
Yes. It rides like a big car and the seats recline, which helps on a nine hour day.
Yes. The driver waits at arrivals with your name.
The 16 seater, with bags. Compare sizes on Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore.
Not on the climb. The driver fills up at Pollachi.
It is lovely but very wet. The town gets about 3,538 mm of rain a year, peaking in July, so the ghat is slippery and outings get cut short. Older travellers do better between October and May, when roads are dry and the estates are clear. Warm clothes are needed in every season.
Every traveller can bring one medium bag for the back of the van and a small bag for the seat. Sweaters, rain jackets and tablets belong in the small bag, since the rear is not opened on the ghat. Estate stays are often a short walk from the parking, so soft bags beat hard suitcases.
