Mysore to Muthanga Force Urbania with Driver
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Muthanga Wildlife Safari
Inside, you switch to the forest vehicle. Ideal early morning. Spend around 1.5 hours.
Jain Temple, Sulthan Bathery
Drop at the gate. Budget about 30 minutes.
Edakkal Caves
Steps from where the Urbania parks. Spend around 2 hours. Visit it before noon. Closed on Mondays.
Distance
110 km
From Mysore
Time
About 2.5 to 3 hr
Via Nanjangud, Bandipur forest and Moolehole
Starting from
₹ 12700
Same-day return, any size
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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95 km
110 km
Pickup in Mysuru
At 6 am the Urbania collects the group from one or two homes or hotels, then takes the outer ring road round Mysore to join the Nanjangud highway without any city traffic. The drive to Muthanga is about 2.5 to 3 hours. Older travellers ride beside the wide door, where getting in and out is easiest, and the bags are stacked behind the last row. Caps, sunscreen and a bottle of water for each person should stay at the seats, as the forest has no shops at all.
Temple town
Nanjangud is the place for darshan, half an hour after the start. People have worshipped Shiva at this riverside shrine for close to a thousand years, and the Srikanteshwara temple still draws crowds. The Urbania parks beside the entrance so seniors walk only a few steps, and thirty minutes is enough on most mornings. A short walk away is the Parashurama temple, at the point where the Kapila and Kaundinya rivers join. Please dress modestly inside the temple.
Tea halt
At Gundlupet the van halts for fifteen minutes. Anyone who would rather not climb down can stay in their seat while the others carry tea across from the stall. Sitting at about 816 m, the town gets barely 60 cm of rain in a year, which explains its dusty fields compared with green Wayanad ahead. Kerala and Tamil Nadu are both within a short drive. The tank is filled now, because nothing is allowed to stop on the forest road that follows.
Bandipur
The forest that starts about 80 km from Mysore began in 1931 as a 90 sq km park set aside by the Maharaja of Mysore, and became a tiger reserve in 1973. Teak, rosewood and clumps of bamboo crowd the highway on both sides. The Urbania keeps moving at forest speed, since halts are against the rules here. Grey langurs often sit on the low branches, and chital graze in the clearings, so the window seats are the place to be.
Forest check
Moolehole is where Karnataka's forest staff check vehicles on NH 766, roughly 95 km from Mysore and still inside the reserve. The Urbania slows, shows its papers and rolls on. Kerala has long asked for this road to be opened at night, but Karnataka keeps the barrier down between 9 pm and 6 am. In the daytime it stays open every day of the year. A few minutes past the post the forest changes state and becomes Muthanga.
Arrival
Two hours after the pickup, the Urbania stops at the Muthanga forest office or at the group's stay. The sanctuary was declared in 1973 and covers about 344 sq km, the second largest in Kerala. Let seniors rest on the benches in the shade while someone sorts out the tickets and the plan. For lunch and fuel, Sulthan Bathery is the closest town, a short drive on, and the van stays with the group for the return across the forest in daylight.
Want a Mysore to Muthanga Force Urbania for a school nature trip, a quieter van for 8 to 16 people? Small office teams and families with elders usually choose it. See Force Urbania on rent in Mysore for the sizes, all at one rate. Pickup is from your hotel near the palace, Mysore railway station or the city bus stand, anywhere in Mysuru.
Route | One way | Muthanga and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Muthanga via Nanjangud, Gundlupet and Bandipur | About 110 km | About 220 km | About 2.5 to 3 hr with stops |
A Mysore to Muthanga day trip is billed as 300 km, the daily minimum. Driver allowance ₹700 per day; the Kerala permit, tolls, parking and GST are added at actual. The km rate includes fuel, driver and air conditioning; the daily driver allowance is billed separately. Fuel, driver and AC are in the Urbania rate. One way Urbania drops are on request. Every Urbania is AC only. About 80 km stays free for local drives in Muthanga.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 |
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, 2 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹1,590 a person.
Small team of nine? 10 seater Urbania. Twelve people: 12 seater Urbania. Thirteen of you: 13 seater Urbania. At most sixteen: 16 seater Urbania. For Muthanga, one rate for all sizes.
Cheaper option for the same group: the Mysore to Muthanga Tempo Traveller. Four to seven people: the Mysore to Muthanga Cab. All Urbania sizes: Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Mysore to Coorg
So nice that the service we have received from Tejas travellers. Ms Revati is very good coordinator and so polite and have much patience. Thank you so much for making our journey nice and beautiful with sending experienced drivers.🙂
Rahul
15/6/2026 Coorg
5/5
Mysore to Pondicherry
We recently completed our Pondicherry trip with Tejas Tours and Travel Company, and overall we had a very good experience. Shashikala coordinated with us from enquiry to booking and throughout the trip. She was well-communicated, supportive, and checked in with us daily to ensure everything was fine.
Souvik Bhattacharya
6/4/2026 Pondicherry
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Hired for day-out trip, It was very pleasant and comfortable journey, with good driver's behaviour and l may strongly suggest Tejas travels for better and comfortable family trip
Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Madikeri
Booked Urbania from tejas travels, bangalore to madikeri. Excellent service, driver was very polite and he knows all nook and corner. Overall we enjoyed the trip
Jai Kumar
1/1/2026 Madikeri
5/5
From Mysore the Urbania drives about 110 km to Muthanga, so about 220 km for the return. Its road is NH766 past Nanjangud and Gundlupet, through the Bandipur reserve and the Moolehole forest check post, and over the border into Kerala. Expect about 2.5 to 3 hours including a tea stop.
On request, yes. Share the date and group size and you get it in writing.
The 12 seater, with a seat for all and room for bags. See every size on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
If the Muthanga drive goes past 10 pm, the night allowance appears in your quote.
No, the km rate leaves out the Kerala permit, parking, tolls and GST; these are added at actual.
The highway through the Bandipur forest is closed to traffic from 9 pm to 6 am. The driver plans the timing around it.
December to May is the best season, when water is scarce and animals gather near pools. The monsoon, July to September, is very wet and safaris are usually avoided. The Bandipur forest on the way is often greener after October, a pleasant drive even if sightings are fewer.
Yes, the drive is short, about 2.5 to 3 hours, with a halt at Gundlupet where seniors should use the restroom, as the Urbania cannot stop in the forest. The safari jeeps are open and bumpy, so seniors with back trouble may prefer to see the forest from the road. Carry water and a cushion.
