Kodaikanal 4 Day Tour Package from Bangalore
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Tentative trip schedule
Leave Bangalore at 5 AM. The road goes through Hosur, Krishnagiri, Salem, Karur and Dindigul, then up the ghat from Batlagundu, about 490 km and 10 hours with breakfast and lunch stops. Silver Cascade is right beside the ghat road, about 8 km before town.
Distance | About 490 km one way |
Drive time | About 10 hours |
Stay | Kodaikanal town, near the lake |
Best time | September to May |
Road details and stops: Bangalore to Kodaikanal road trip.
Check in, then walk or cycle along the 5 km road around the lake. Boating closes early in the evening. Nights are cold, so keep sweaters handy.
A paved walk of about a kilometre on the edge of the hill, close to the lake. Go early, before the mist comes up from the valley.
Next to the lake. Flower beds and a glass house. The flower show is held here in May.
On the same road out of town. Walk among the pines, then to the Guna Caves viewpoint. The caves themselves are fenced off, and you see them from the path.
Three tall rock columns a short way ahead. Clouds often hide them, so wait a few minutes if the view is white. Lunch back in town.
A quiet lake inside the forest, about 20 km from town. Entry needs a forest permit taken in Kodaikanal the same morning, and only a limited number of vehicles go in each day. If the permit is not available, Moir Point on the same road is a good view instead.
The vehicle goes up to Vattakanal, about 7 km from town. From there it is a walk of about a kilometre down a rough path to the rock ledge. Older people can wait at the Vattakanal tea shops. Keep the afternoon free for shopping: homemade chocolates, eucalyptus oil and plums in season.
Leave Kodaikanal at 7 AM and go down the Palani ghat, about 65 km. Take the winch or the rope car up the hill, or climb the steps. Keep about two hours for darshan.
From Palani it is about 8 hours to Bangalore with a lunch stop. You reach around 9 to 10 PM.
Vehicle fare by days
Round trip from Bangalore with our driver, driver bata included. A day is billed at 300 km, or at the actual km of this trip if that is more (about 1100 km here). Extra km is charged at the per km rate. Tolls, parking and the Tamil Nadu permit are extra.
Innova Crysta, 7 seater
2 days ₹26904 | 3 days ₹27376 | 4 days ₹30208 | 5 days ₹37760 | 6 days ₹45312 | 7 days ₹52864 | 8 days ₹60416
Tempo Traveller, 12 seater
2 days ₹32332 | 3 days ₹32922 | 4 days ₹36344 | 5 days ₹45430 | 6 days ₹54516 | 7 days ₹63602 | 8 days ₹72688
Force Urbania, 12 seater
2 days ₹53572 | 3 days ₹54398 | 4 days ₹59944 | 5 days ₹74930 | 6 days ₹89916 | 7 days ₹104902 | 8 days ₹119888
Mini Bus, 21 seater
2 days ₹45784 | 3 days ₹46610 | 4 days ₹51448 | 5 days ₹64310 | 6 days ₹77172 | 7 days ₹90034 | 8 days ₹102896
Bus, 40 seater
2 days ₹80240 | 3 days ₹81420 | 4 days ₹89680 | 5 days ₹112100 | 6 days ₹134520 | 7 days ₹156940 | 8 days ₹179360
Which vehicle for your group
2 to 7 people: cab on rent in Bangalore. Route: Bangalore to Kodaikanal cab.
8 to 17 people: tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore. Route: Bangalore to Kodaikanal tempo traveller.
Families who want a quieter ride on the long drive: Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore.
18 to 26 people: mini bus on rent in Bangalore. Route: Bangalore to Kodaikanal mini bus.
30 to 50 people: bus on rent in Bangalore. Route: Bangalore to Kodaikanal bus.
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