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Agasthiyar Falls
Plan two hours for the family. Up the forest road past the check post.
Manimuthar Falls
Keep two hours. Forest department controls entry; closed in heavy rain.
Agasthyarkoodam Peak
Good with children; a full day. The trek starts from the Kerala side, with permits.
Courtallam Falls
The van parks near the entry; keep half a day. Falls near Tenkasi, best in the monsoon months.
Distance
615 km
From Mysore
Time
About 14.5 to 15 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Erode and Tirunelveli
Starting from
₹ 39000
5 days, 1,500 km, 12 seater
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹38,330 ₹46,309
+ ₹6809 (Taxes & Charges)
8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹47,160 ₹56,981
+ ₹8381 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹44,250 ₹53,457
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹44,250 ₹53,457
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹47,160 ₹56,981
+ ₹8381 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹53,080 ₹64,128
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹53,080 ₹64,128
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹54,700
+ ₹9720 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
140 km
205 km
270 km
345 km
410 km
510 km
570 km
615 km
Pickup at your door
Half past five is pickup time, at your home, a hotel or Mysore Junction, and the twelve of you can doze once the bags are stowed. Families living on the Hunsur Road or KRS Road side need not cross the city: Mysore's outer ring, roughly 41.5 km around, brings the van straight to the Nanjangud road. Papanasam, below the Agasthyamalai hills, is about 615 km away, so we split the drive with a Madurai night. Pack an overnight bag for each family and a spare bag for wet clothes after the river bath.
Breakfast
For a group of twelve, breakfast at Chamarajanagar, 60 km on, takes half an hour. Idli, vada and coffee come out fast at the hotels near the bus stand. Chamarajanagar is a district headquarters, the southernmost in Karnataka, and a stop on the railway line from Mysore. The van fills diesel here, the last pump for a while, and everyone uses the restroom before the Hasanur forest, where we do not stop.
Tea after the ghat
At the bottom of the Dhimbam ghat the van passes Bannari, with the temple of the rain goddess, Bannari Amman, beside the road. Sathyamangalam, 140 km out, is a fifteen minute tea halt. The reservoir of Bhavanisagar, fed partly by the Moyar, lies about 16 km west behind a tall earthen dam; it is a picnic place for another trip. From here to Erode the road is level farm country, about 65 km.
Tea and restroom
Erode, 205 km out, gives the family a fifteen minute break. Erode's cloth market is famous among traders, and cotton fabric is cheap. If the group is temple minded, the meeting of the Kaveri and Bhavani rivers at Kooduthurai, about 12 km away, has the Sangameswarar temple, a stop that fits the return. Children can have idli or dosa, and the van parks on the highway side to keep the stop short. Karur is about 65 km ahead, through flat country.
Lunch
Lunch is at Karur, 270 km from Mysore, and forty five minutes is right for a group of twelve. The Pasupatheeswarar Shiva temple, the main temple of the town, is close to the centre if anyone wants a short darshan after the meal. Karur is a textile town with spinning mills and dyeing units. The van stays on the highway side. From here NH44 runs south, and Madurai is about 140 km away.
Tea
Dindigul, after 345 km, is where the family takes its afternoon tea. Look up at the bare rock beside the town: a Nayak ruler of Madurai fortified it in 1605, and from the ramparts the town spreads out eastward. That climb is better on the way home. Dindigul's padlocks are sold across the country, and its tanneries make it a leather town. Chinnalapatti, about 11 km away, weaves the silk sarees on sale here. Madurai, tonight's stop, is about 65 km further.
Night halt
Madurai is the night halt, 410 km from Mysore. Book a hotel with parking for the van. The Alagar Koyil Vishnu temple, about 21 km northeast of the city, is a good morning visit if the group has time. The Meenakshi temple is open until about 10 pm; phones go to the counter. Madurai's own drink is jigarthanda, cold and sweet. Next morning the van leaves after breakfast; Papanasam is about 205 km.
Morning tea
Next morning, after Virudhunagar, the van halts briefly in Kovilpatti, 510 km from home on NH44. Children usually spot the kadalai mittai at once, a crunchy peanut and jaggery bar from this town that has earned a GI tag. For curious travellers, two small rock cut temples stand in Kovilpatti, and the far bigger carvings of Kalugumalai lie off the highway towards Sankarankovil. Tirunelveli is about 60 km ahead, and the Agasthyamalai range shows up on the horizon after it.
Lunch
Tirunelveli, 570 km from Mysore, is lunch on day two. Forty minutes is right for twelve. The city's halwa, made of wheat flour, sugar and ghee, is the sweet to pack. Tirunelveli sits on the Thamirabarani, and the Papanasam and Manimuthar dams lie in the hills to the west, where we are heading. From here the van leaves NH44 for the road west to Papanasam, about 45 km, and the hills grow bigger through the windscreen.
Foot of the hills
The van reaches Papanasam on the second afternoon, about 14.5 to 15 hours of driving from Mysore in all, and stops near the temple area. This is the edge of the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, so the forest road above runs only in daylight. The falls close during flood warnings, so the driver checks before going up. Rooms near the hills are few; we fix the stay before the trip. Keep towels and slippers handy.
Booking a Mysore to Agasthyamalai tempo traveller for the family to bathe at Papanasam and see the Agasthiyar falls? The road to Agasthyamalai (Papanasam) runs via Sathyamangalam and Madurai, about 615 km from Mysuru. The van for Agasthyamalai comes to your home in Vijayanagar or a homestay in Gokulam. We have given tempo traveller on rent in Mysore since 2009. To Agasthyamalai: one van, your own stops.
Route | One way | Agasthyamalai and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Agasthyamalai via Chamarajanagar, Erode and Tirunelveli | About 615 km | About 1,230 km | About 14.5 to 15 hr with stops |
Round trip about 1,230 km, billed as 5 days and 1,500 km. Not included: the ₹600 to ₹700 daily allowance for the driver, parking, tolls, permits and GST. AC and non-AC available in every size. Included in the rate: fuel, driver, AC. One way drops: ask us.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km | 7 days, 2,100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹28 | ₹45,000 | ₹54,000 | ₹63,000 | |
₹24 | ₹39,000 | ₹46,800 | ₹54,600 | |
₹24 | ₹39,000 | ₹46,800 | ₹54,600 | |
₹30 | ₹48,000 | ₹57,600 | ₹67,200 | |
₹32 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | ₹71,400 | |
₹34 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | ₹76,300 | |
₹34 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | ₹76,300 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 20, 6 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹3,270 a person.
Most families of ten or eleven take the 12 seater tempo traveller. Thirteen with bags: 13 seater tempo traveller. Fifteen or sixteen people: 16 seater tempo traveller. Suitcases for many nights? For Agasthyamalai, go one size bigger.
Want a quieter ride for elders? See the Mysore to Agasthyamalai Force Urbania. Only five or six of you? See the Mysore to Agasthyamalai cab, and every car on cab rental in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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6/9/2025 Kerala
5/5
Mysore to Bangalore
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6/6/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Ooty
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5/5
It is roughly 615 km from Mysore to Papanasam at the foot of Agasthyamalai, which makes about 1,230 km there and back. The family van spends the first day getting through the forest and down the Dhimbam ghat and across the Tamil Nadu plains to Madurai, and the second running south on NH44 before heading west for the hills. Plan on about 14.5 to 15 hours of driving.
GST is extra, and so are tolls and parking. You get the receipts. The Tamil Nadu entry permit is charged separately.
Yes, at Madurai on day one. Day two is a shorter run to Papanasam.
A late night return adds the driver night allowance. Night bata: ₹600 to ₹700, by size.
Sure. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
Agasthyamalai: the 16 seater, two seats free for bags. Each size and rate is on tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
It is the toughest season. From March to June the plains from Karur to Tirunelveli are very hot, with Tirunelveli averaging about 35 deg C. The van is AC, but every halt in the open sun tires children and elders. We drive the long stretches early in the morning, keep stops short and carry extra water. October to February is far more pleasant.
Carry a plastic bag for each person and keep the wet clothes and towels in one bag at the back, away from the seats. The main luggage stays behind the last row. If you are not staying near Papanasam that night, the driver can stop at a lodge or a shop where everyone can change before the drive.
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