
Mysore to Eravikulam National Park Force Urbania for 8 to 16 People
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Distance
355 km
From Mysore
Time
About 7.5 to 8 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Udumalpet and Marayoor
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)
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Pickup in Mysore
The Urbania collects the group at 5 am from your home or hotel in Mysuru. Groups coming from north India should know that Kannada is the main language here and Hindi is not widely understood outside tourist spots, so the driver handles the talking at halts. Big bags go in the rear space and day bags stay with you. The road leaves by Nanjangud for Chamarajanagar, about 60 km, where breakfast is planned. The van reaches the park counter after about seven hours with halts.

Breakfast
Chamarajanagar is the headquarters of Karnataka's southernmost district. Its best known sights, BR Hills, MM Hills and Shivanasamudra, are all off this road, so the Urbania stops only for breakfast. A group of 10 or 12 sits at one table in the main road hotels, and the driver parks close by. Elders should use the restroom here, because the forest stretch after the town has no halt and the bends of the Dhimbam ghat follow it.

Tea in Sathy
Sathyamangalam is where the forest ends and the farms begin, wet paddy on both banks of the Bhavani river. The Urbania stops 15 minutes for tea and the restroom. Buses leave the town for Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Gobichettipalayam and even Mysore, so the main road is busy, and the driver picks a hotel with space to pull in. Coimbatore, the lunch stop, is about 70 km on along NH948, and the road there is straight and easy for the elders to doze.

Lunch
In Coimbatore lunch comes on a banana leaf in the old style, with rice and several curries, and the larger hotels seat a group of 12 easily. The city sits at about 427 m on the Noyyal river. Perur Patteeswarar temple is one of its two main temples, worth a visit on the drive home if the elders wish. Keep 40 minutes, then the Urbania takes the road south, about 70 km, to Udumalpet.

Fuel and tea
Udumalpet lies about 72 km from Coimbatore on the Dindigul highway. It is the last town before the climb into Kerala, so the Urbania fills fuel and the group takes tea. Rain here is light, about 500 mm a year, mostly in the southwest monsoon. The Amanalingeswarar temple in the Thirumoorthy hills is close to the town for a return day stop. Fifteen minutes, then SH17 starts towards Chinnar, and the windows show the first hills of the Western Ghats ahead.

Kerala check post
At Chinnar the Urbania enters Kerala through the check post and drives through the sanctuary for about 16 km. The forest is dry because the hills keep the monsoon out, and elephants come to the roadside. The van keeps moving, windows up near animals, and nobody gets down. The road climbs from about 400 m near the river towards Marayoor. Keep the camera ready but stay seated; on bends the driver needs everyone settled, and the check post papers are handled by him alone.

Tea stop
Marayoor, at about 990 m, is the last tea stop before the park. This valley and Kanthalloor grow the cane for Marayoor jaggery, hand rolled into balls, which has a GI tag; it is a light gift to carry home. The weather is mild, between about 21 and 27 C, so elders find it comfortable. After 15 minutes the Urbania continues on SH17, about 30 km of hill road to the Fifth Mile counter.

Park counter
The Urbania stops at the Fifth Mile counter, the entry for Eravikulam. Visitors do not drive up; the forest department bus carries them to Rajamalai, and the driver waits in the parking. Elders can sit in the van until the queue moves. The park is closed in the calving season, around February and March. Munnar town is about 13 km further, and the Urbania takes the group to the hotel there after the visit.
Want a quieter ride? Looking at a Mysore to Eravikulam National Park Force Urbania? The Force Urbania rides quieter, with AC and more headroom. Mysore is Mysuru on the new signboards. We pick up at homes in Vijayanagar, Kuvempunagar or Hebbal or Mysore railway station. The park is also known as Rajamalai. Tejas Tours & Travels has offered Force Urbania on rent in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | Eravikulam National Park and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Eravikulam National Park via Chamarajanagar, Udumalpet and Marayoor | About 355 km | About 710 km | About 7.5 to 8 hr with stops |
The Urbania runs around 710 km on this trip; we bill 3 days and 900 km. One way: on request. AC only. Extra days are 300 km each. Fuel, driver and AC are in the rate. Driver allowance ₹700 a day; tolls, parking, permits and GST at actual.
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.
Same ₹40/km for every size, so do not squeeze. 8 or fewer: 8 seater Urbania. A group of 13: 13 seater Urbania. 14 to 16 people: 16 seater Urbania.
Watching the budget? See the Mysore to Eravikulam National Park tempo traveller. Sizes and photos: Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Eravikulam National Park is about 355 km from Mysore, so the round trip is about 710 km. The Urbania goes by Nanjangud, Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat, Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Udumalpet, then into Kerala at Chinnar and on through Marayoor. Allow about 7.5 to 8 hours with breakfast, lunch and two tea halts, leaving Mysore at 5 am.
The 12 seater. Every size is ₹40/km, so this trip is ₹38,100 for 900 km at ₹40/km, plus ₹2,100 driver's allowance. The full size list is on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
No. GST, tolls, parking and any state permit are added at cost to the ₹40/km fare.
We plan breakfast at Chamarajanagar and lunch at Coimbatore. The Urbania parks at the door, so elders walk very little.
A late night return adds the driver night allowance. It is shown in the quote. ₹700 a night is the Urbania rate.
On request, yes. Share the date and group size and you get it in writing.
Yes, near Bannari at the foot of the Dhimbam ghat. The Kundam festival at the Bannari Amman temple falls in the Tamil month of Panguni, around March or April, and lakhs of devotees come, so the road near Bannari and Sathyamangalam crawls on those days. Tell us your dates, and if they clash, we leave Mysore earlier to get past Bannari before the crowd.
The longest stretch is the forest from Chamarajanagar to Sathyamangalam, which has no stops, about 80 km including the ghat. Otherwise the Urbania halts every 70 or 80 km: breakfast, tea at Sathy, lunch in Coimbatore, tea at Udumalpet and Marayoor. Elders should use the restroom at every halt, even if they do not feel the need.