Bangalore to Yana Rocks Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Yana Rocks
From the parking it is a short walk with steps. Ninety minutes for twenty people, including the cave shrine.
Vibhooti Falls
Do it the same morning as Yana. The trail takes about an hour both ways; leave elders in the mini bus.
Marikamba Temple, Sirsi
Evening darshan after reaching Sirsi. The mini bus stops on the main road close by.
Sahasralinga
About an hour, with a swaying bridge. Best when the river is low after the rains.
Mirjan Fort
On the way to the coast. The mini bus parks at the gate; forty five minutes.
Gokarna
Half a day for the temple and a beach. The mini bus waits outside the temple lanes.
Distance
475 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 10.5 hr
Via Tumkur, Davangere and Sirsi
Starting from
₹ 38400
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
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One pickup point
For Yana, twenty people should gather at one point beside a main road for a 5 am departure, because each added pickup costs time. Majestic does not work, as buses there get almost no time to load. Plan the return carefully as well, since the inbound side of Tumkur Road can back up for kilometres when a long weekend ends, and it is far better to reach the city before Sunday evening. Breakfast is at Sira.
Drive through
No stop at Tumkur, where road signs show both the old spelling and Tumakuru, the official name since November 2014. Those who grew up here will point out Siddara Betta, a hill with caves around 22 km off, a favourite for school trips. If a member misses the bus, city coaches run regularly from Bengaluru to Tumakuru, and the mini bus can wait for them at the stand. Breakfast is at Sira, roughly 50 km ahead.
Breakfast
Twenty people breakfast at Sira, a small taluk town about 120 km out. A restaurant with a yard for the mini bus can feed the group in roughly 35 minutes, provided the order goes in by phone from Tumkur. Between February and August, painted storks breed at Kaggaladu, roughly 10 km away, a short detour for a nature loving group. The closest railway station is Gubbi, about 48 km off. Count heads before the bus moves.
Tea
Fifteen minutes at Chitradurga give the group tea and the restroom, around 200 km from home. A history minded group could return one day for the Chandravalli caves near the fort, where Iron Age remains were found, or for Jogi Matti, the tallest hill around, just 5 km south. Trains from Chitradurga run to Bengaluru and Hubballi. Lunch at Davangere is about 65 km ahead, and the coordinator phones the order from here.
Lunch for the group
Twenty people lunch at Davangere, about 265 km out, and benne dose belongs on the order. Local lore credits a cook called Chennamma, who opened a tiny eatery in 1927, with making the dish famous. Allow about 50 minutes. On the return, a group with time could picnic by Shanthi Sagara, also called Sulekere, about 18 km from Channagiri. Haveri lies roughly 75 km ahead, a little over an hour on NH48.
Tea
At Haveri, roughly 340 km from home, the group takes 15 minutes for tea. Byadagi chilli, picked between January and May in its short dabbi and long kaddi forms, is sold here in packs. From January to April, lorries of chilli crowd the roads into Byadgi, so the driver keeps away from them. Another day, the riverside Galageshwara temple at Galaganath, about 30 km off, makes a calm visit. Sirsi is roughly 75 km on.
Drive through
The mini bus passes through Sirsi, somewhere between 405 and 415 km from home depending on the road, without stopping. Close to four fifths of this taluk is forest, which is why the air feels cooler. On the way back the group can buy Sirsi supari, the GI tagged areca, and cardamom from the town shops. From Sirsi the bus takes the Kumta road, and the Yana turn comes at Kathagala, about an hour on.
Forest parking
After about 10.5 hours, the mini bus reaches the Yana parking along a mud road that leaves the Kumta to Sirsi highway at Kathagala; a state bus from Kumta also uses this route. Yana lies roughly 25 km from Kumta and 40 km from Sirsi. Agree on a meeting time before the group walks in, and wear shoes with grip, since the path stays wet through the monsoon months. The driver waits with the bus.
Planning Yana for an office team or a trekking group of 15 to 25? This page covers the Bangalore to Yana Rocks Mini Bus trip: route, stops, fares and places to see. A mini bus is the right size here. It is big enough for everyone and short enough for the narrow forest road at the end. We run mini bus on rent in Bangalore for trips like this every season.
Route | One way | Yana Rocks and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Yana Rocks via Tumkur, Davangere and Sirsi | About 475 km | About 950 km | About 10.5 hr with stops |
It is about 475 km each way. Four days, 1,200 km, is what we bill, and that covers Sirsi, the falls near Yana and a coast day. Driver allowance is per day. Tolls, parking and GST go on the bill at actual. A one-way drop is ₹2 per km more. 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 | 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.
14 to 16 people: 16 seater mini bus. 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21: 21 seater mini bus. Up to 25: 25 seater mini bus. Trek bags take space; with full rucksacks, go one size up.
Over 27 people? Take the Bangalore to Yana Rocks bus. Smaller family group? The Bangalore to Yana Rocks tempo traveller costs less.
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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The Yana caves are about 475 km from Bangalore, through Tumakuru, Sira, Chitradurga, Davangere, Haveri and Sirsi and then the Kumta road; the round trip is about 950 km. A mini bus with a full group takes about 10.5 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea. We start at 5 am so the forest road is driven in daylight.
Four days, 1,200 km at ₹34/km comes to ₹40,800, plus ₹2,800 driver allowance for four days. Tolls and GST extra.
Sirsi has the most rooms for a group. Kumta is better if the next day is Gokarna.
The 25 seater. Compare all sizes on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes. It is narrow, so the driver goes slow and only in daylight.
Yes. Gokarna is about an hour from Yana. Day three on the coast, day four back to Bangalore.
October to February is the best window: dry forest roads, a safe walk and cool weather. From June to September heavy rain makes the mud road and path slippery for a group, and leeches are common. March to May is warm and humid. Maha Shivaratri brings 10 days of celebrations and crowds at Yana.
Most can, with care. The walk from the parking is short by one account but uneven, with steps in places, so elders should go slowly with a helper and good footwear. Those who prefer can rest in the mini bus. On the drive, seat elders in the front rows and give them the first turn at restrooms.
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