Mysore to Chinnar Force Urbania for 8 to 16 People
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Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Our Urbania waits near the entry. Guided treks and a watchtower; book at the forest office.
Thoovanam Falls
Easy parking for the Urbania. A guided forest trek leads to the falls.
Marayoor
Our Urbania drops elders close to the gate. Buy Marayoor jaggery here.
Distance
310 km
From Mysore
Time
About 7 to 7.5 hr
Via Nanjangud, Coimbatore and Udumalpet
Starting from
₹ 38100
3 days, 900 km, any size
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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Leaving Mysore
The Urbania collects the group at 5:30 am from homes or hotels anywhere in Mysuru. From the north side of the city the driver takes the outer ring road, NH 275K, round to the Nanjangud road, so the van does not crawl through the centre. Luggage goes in the rear space, and each person keeps a jacket and water close. Nanjangud, about 25 km out, is the first halt, and Chinnar is reached in about six hours.
First halt
Nanjangud is the first halt, a temple town on the Kabini, which the locals call the Kapila. The Srikanteshwara temple opens around 6 am and closes for the afternoon around 1 pm; the timings change on Sundays and Mondays, so ask on the day. Traditional dress is expected inside. The inner shrine dates from the Chola period. For elders, 15 minutes covers a quick darshan. Breakfast is at Chamarajanagar, about 35 km on.
Fuel and food
Chamarajanagar is the breakfast and fuel stop, the head town of Karnataka's southernmost district. A group of 10 or 12 eats together at a main road hotel. BR Hills is about 40 km from here by a forest road through K Gudi, a separate trip. For today, the elders should use the restroom, because the next stretch runs through the Hasanur forest and down the Dhimbam ghat into Tamil Nadu with no halts.
Below the hairpins
Sathyamangalam comes after the ghat, a town by the Bhavani with farmland on both banks. The forest you came through belongs to the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, a key elephant corridor where Western and Eastern Ghats meet. Take 15 minutes for tea and restrooms. The Urbania then runs on NH948, the Coimbatore highway, about 65 km to lunch. Elders who slept through the ghat can stretch here; it is the first flat walk since breakfast, and the river breeze helps.
Lunch stop
Coimbatore is the lunch stop. A banana leaf meal is the local custom, and potato rice is a cheap favourite on many menus. If the elders want a temple, Perur Patteeswarar is in the city, or Marudamalai, about 15 km northwest, on another day. The Urbania leaves by Pollachi Road, one of the main roads out. Keep 45 minutes in all. Lunch for the group can be ordered as soon as the van parks, which saves time for the afternoon drive through Pollachi.
Pollachi
Pollachi is a busy market town for jaggery, vegetables and cattle. Coconut groves and paddy surround it, and the countryside is a favourite for film shooting. Take 15 minutes for tea or tender coconut. Most of the area's rain, about 1,274 mm a year, comes in the southwest monsoon, so the fields are greenest after it. Udumalpet is about 30 km east. The bigger halts on the main road have restrooms and seating, so elders can rest in the shade while the driver checks the van.
Udumalpet
Udumalpet is about 72 km from Coimbatore by the direct road, but this route comes in from Pollachi. It is the last town in Tamil Nadu, with hills on three sides. The Urbania fills fuel here if needed. For elders, the Amanalingeswarar temple in the Thirumoorthy hills is close by, better saved for the drive home. Ten minutes, then the Munnar road to Chinnar. Wind farms line the ridges, turned by the Palghat gap winds, and the land rises slowly towards the border from here.
Forest office
The Urbania arrives at Chinnar, the Kerala check post and the sanctuary's forest office. The van parks where the staff direct, and the group checks in for the stay or the visit. Rain is low here, about 500 mm a year, and afternoons are warm, so elders should carry water and a cap. The road beyond climbs from about 400 m towards the hills. The driver stays near your stay and is ready for the next day.
Want a Mysore to Chinnar Force Urbania for a family that wants the dry forest and Marayoor? The Dhimbam ghat has 27 hairpins; the Urbania takes them gently. Start point in Mysuru can be the palace area or the Suburban bus stand. Book it through our Force Urbania on rent in Mysore desk, open since 2009.
Route | One way | Chinnar and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Chinnar via Nanjangud, Coimbatore and Udumalpet | About 310 km | About 620 km | About 7 to 7.5 hr with stops |
Mysore to Chinnar and back covers about 620 km; at 300 km each day for three days, you pay for 900 km. The rate includes fuel, our driver and AC. The 12 seater, at ₹40/km, works out to ₹38,100 for this trip. Every Urbania is AC only. Driver allowance ₹700 each day, tolls, parking fees, permits and GST at actuals. One way is quoted when you ask.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 16, 4 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹3,180 a person.
For Chinnar, most families take the 12 seater Urbania. Fewer people, the 10 seater Urbania. 13 travellers fit the 13 seater Urbania and 16 the 16 seater Urbania.
On a budget? See the Mysore to Chinnar tempo traveller. Chinnar with a family of four? The Mysore to Chinnar cab works. Every size: Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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Chinnar is about 310 km from Mysore by road, about 620 km for the return. The Urbania goes by Nanjangud, Chamarajanagar and the Dhimbam ghat into Tamil Nadu, then by Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore, Pollachi and Udumalpet to the Kerala check post. Plan about 7 to 7.5 hours with breakfast, lunch and short halts.
If the driver drives after 10 pm, a night allowance is added. The amount is in your quote. ₹700 a night is the Urbania rate.
No, they are separate. Toll and parking receipts are added at actual, and GST goes on the final bill.
Yes, quoted when you ask. Send the date and pickup point, and the one way quote comes in writing.
For 8 or 9 going to Chinnar, the 10 seater. Chinnar with Between 10 and 13: the 12 or 13 seater. See every size on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore. For 16, the 16 seater.
The watchtower walk is short; the long treks are not for older people.
Only the Tamil Nadu plains and the ghat. Pollachi gets most of its rain, about 1,274 mm a year, in the southwest monsoon, and the Dhimbam ghat is slippery when wet, so the Urbania drives slower in those months. Chinnar itself is in a rain shadow with about 500 mm a year. We add some time to the plan in the wet season and keep every forest stretch in daylight.
Yes. Coimbatore, about 210 km from Mysore, is the easy place to stop, with plenty of hotels. The group then does the last 100 km to Chinnar the next morning, fresh. On the way back the same halt avoids any forest driving after dark. Tell us at booking, and the driver allowance for the extra day is added to the quote.
