Mysore to Muthanga Tempo Traveller for Families and Groups
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Muthanga Wildlife Safari
Only forest department jeeps or buses go further. Give it about 1.5 hours. Take the family early morning.
Jain Temple, Sulthan Bathery
Gate drop for the family. Keep 30 minutes with kids.
Edakkal Caves
Some climbing on foot; older people can rest below. Go there before noon. Give it about 2 hours. Closed on Mondays.
Distance
110 km
From Mysore
Time
About 2.5 to 3 hr
Via Nanjangud, Bandipur forest and Moolehole
Starting from
₹ 7800
Same-day return, 12 seater
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹8,066 ₹9,662
+ ₹1362 (Taxes & Charges)
8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹9,912 ₹11,876
+ ₹1676 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹9,330 ₹11,171
+ ₹1571 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹9,330 ₹11,171
+ ₹1571 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹9,912 ₹11,876
+ ₹1676 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹11,500
+ ₹1944 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
25 km
60 km
80 km
95 km
110 km
Family pickup
The tempo traveller comes round at 6 am, picking up the family at home, a hotel or the station. Muthanga is about two hours away, so you reach the forest by mid morning. Families who plan a Mysore day after the trip should know the zoo and Karanji lake both close on Tuesdays. The van leaves by the Nanjangud road. Pack water, snacks and caps for the children, and put the bags at the back.
Temple town
About twenty five minutes after leaving home, the van reaches Nanjangud, where the Srikanteshwara temple towers over the riverbank. At this hour it is usually quiet, and a family darshan takes roughly twenty minutes once the doors open. Children tend to remember the black stone Nandi in the courtyard, close to 8 ft tall. Fruit sellers wait outside the gate; true Nanjangud rasabale, a small banana with its own GI tag, is scarce these days, so ask before you pay a premium for it.
Tea and restroom
At Gundlupet the family gets a quarter of an hour for tea and the restroom, which is the last one before the forest, so make sure the children use it. Bandipur's core lies only about 17 km away, which is why people here call their town the Land of Tigers. There is little to eat beyond small roadside counters, so a proper breakfast is better kept for Sulthan Bathery after the forest visit. Meanwhile our driver tops up the diesel.
Forest road
About 80 km out the van passes into the Bandipur reserve, which joins Mudumalai to the south and the Wayanad sanctuary across the border, one unbroken stretch of forest. Over two hundred bird species have been noted here, and peafowl strutting on the verge are the easiest for children to spot. The tempo traveller does not pull over, because stopping inside is forbidden and fines are common. Ask the children to count deer and langurs from their seats instead.
Check post
Moolehole is the Karnataka forest check post, about 95 km from Mysore and still inside Bandipur. The van slows for the check and moves on. These gates close from 9 pm to 6 am, which is why the return leaves Wayanad in good time. If the gates are ever shut, the longer night route goes round by Hunsur, Gonikoppa, Kutta and Mananthavady. On the other side the Kerala forest of Muthanga begins.
Arrival
Roughly two hours after the pickup the tempo traveller stops at the Muthanga forest office or at your stay nearby. The Wayanad sanctuary has two halves, the northern one around Tholpetty and this southern one, which also takes in Bathery and Kurichiat. For a hot meal and fuel, Sulthan Bathery is the nearest town, only a short drive further on. The van and driver wait while you are inside the forest, and the return is planned to cross Bandipur well before the gates close.
Booking a Mysore to Muthanga tempo traveller for a Wayanad weekend, ten or twelve of you? To Muthanga you travel as one group, at your own pace. Each size and rate is on tempo traveller on rent in Mysore. For Muthanga, start from any point in Mysuru: home, hotel, station or bus stand.
Route | One way | Muthanga and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Muthanga via Nanjangud, Gundlupet and Bandipur | About 110 km | About 220 km | About 2.5 to 3 hr with stops |
A Muthanga day trip from Mysore is one 300 km day. For the van, the km rate pays for fuel and driver, and the allowance for the driver is a separate daily charge. The spare 80 km is enough for family outings in Muthanga. AC and non-AC available, so pick what suits the season. One way to Muthanga on request. On top: ₹600 to ₹700 each day to the driver, and parking, tolls, GST and the Kerala permit. Fuel and the driver are part of the per km rate.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹28 | ₹9,000 | ₹18,000 | |
₹24 | ₹7,800 | ₹15,600 | |
₹24 | ₹7,800 | ₹15,600 | |
₹30 | ₹9,600 | ₹19,200 | |
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 20, 2 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹1,090 a person.
A family of nine: 9 seater tempo traveller. Ten to twelve: 12 seater tempo traveller. Thirteen to sixteen of you: 16 seater tempo traveller. Seventeen people: 17 seater tempo traveller. For Muthanga, count children over five as adults.
Muthanga with seniors? The Mysore to Muthanga Force Urbania rides quieter. Only four to seven people? The Mysore to Muthanga Cab is enough. More sizes: tempo traveller on rent 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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By road Muthanga is about 110 km from Mysore, which makes about 220 km for the round trip. The tempo traveller runs NH766 through Nanjangud and Gundlupet and crosses the Bandipur forest and the Moolehole check post into Kerala. It takes about 2.5 to 3 hours.
Breakfast at Gundlupet, roughly 60 km from Mysore. Both are fine with kids.
Bags fit in the 16 seater going to Muthanga. The full size list is on tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
For Muthanga, a return after 10 pm brings the night allowance of ₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size.
We quote Muthanga one way drops on request; the rate is ₹2 a km above a round trip.
Yes, they are added at actuals: parking, tolls, GST and the Kerala permit, receipts shown.
The highway is open every day, but the July to September monsoon is heavy, and safaris are usually best avoided then. December to May gives the best sightings, when the forest is drier. Check the safari status before the trip, as rules and slots change.
Children can join with an adult, but the jeeps are open and the ride is bumpy for about an hour. Keep small children seated and quiet, carry water and caps, and avoid the hottest afternoon slot. Babies may be happier waiting with one parent at the forest office.
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