Mysore to Pichavaram Force Urbania for 8 to 16 People
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Pichavaram Mangrove Boating
Motor boat is easier for elders.
Chidambaram Nataraja Temple
Temple; the van drops at the gate.
Vaitheeswaran Koil
Temple about 25 km; flat walk.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Chola temple; wide lawn, easy walk.
Distance
405 km
From Mysore
Time
About 8.5 to 9 hr
Via Kollegal, Salem and Chidambaram
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
60 km
155 km
205 km
345 km
390 km
405 km
Pickup in Mysuru
Whether you are at home, in a hotel or just landed at Mandakalli airport, the Urbania comes to you. From the city it takes the T Narasipura road, which crosses MM Hills into Tamil Nadu before turning east at Salem for the coast. The whole journey is about 405 km, about 8.5 to 9 hours with breaks. Mysore's own masala dosa, the one with red chutney spread inside, makes a quick breakfast before you leave. Each traveller gets room for one bag at the back.
Breakfast halt
Kollegal is where the Urbania pauses for breakfast, and twenty five minutes lets elders eat without hurry. Plans are afoot to market the town's weaving under a Kollegal silk name, as Mysore silk is sold, and you will see sarees from pit looms in the shops. Devout travellers often ask about the shrine to Mahadeshwara's first footprints, also in this town. Once everyone is back, the van follows SH 79 through Hanur and over the forest to Mettur.
Lunch
Lunch for the Urbania group is at Mettur, with forty minutes to sit, eat and rest. Each June the dam usually opens its gates so the Kaveri can water the delta, the same farmland you will cross towards evening. Riverbank crowds swell on Aadi Perukku in late July or early August, and the Mariamman temple holds a week long festival around May. Ask for a shaded table, then it is about 50 km to Salem.
Tea in Salem
At Salem the Urbania halts for tea and restrooms. Anyone hungry can try the local biryani or a plate of chicken varuval. The city's airport is at Kamalapuram, some 20 km out, should a member of the group need to fly. Leaving town, the van takes the eastern highway through Attur, a place known for its fort and for the Kalrayan hills that rise behind it. Roughly 200 km lie ahead, so elders may want to doze.
Tea and fuel
Vriddhachalam, an old temple town and a road and rail junction, is a ten minute halt for the Urbania. Elders can use the restrooms while the driver fills fuel. It is the first sizeable town since Salem, about 140 km back. Chidambaram is about an hour on, and Pichavaram just beyond. If the group plans to stay the night in Chidambaram, this is a good time to call the hotel.
Temple town
For a temple visit, the Urbania stops in Chidambaram, the last town before the mangroves, and drops the group close to the temple streets so elders do not have to walk far. Men need a dhoti inside and women a saree or salwar. Big crowds come for Aani Thirumanjanam in June and July and for Margazhi Thiruvadhirai in December and January. Pichavaram lies only about 13 km to the east.
Drop at the boat house
After roughly 8.5 to 9 hours on the road, the Urbania pulls up at the Pichavaram boat house, close to the jetty, so elders have only a few steps to take. The driver waits while the group is out. Mornings here are calm and the light is soft, which makes a night in Chidambaram, about 13 km back, a sensible plan. For flights, Trichy airport is around 165 km from Chidambaram, Chennai roughly 215 km.
Need a Mysore to Pichavaram Force Urbania for 8 to 16 people, with seniors for Chidambaram and the mangroves? It is smooth over the long Tamil Nadu road. Force Urbania on rent in Mysore, with a driver, is arranged by Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Pichavaram and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Pichavaram via Kollegal, Salem and Chidambaram | About 405 km | About 810 km | About 8.5 to 9 hr with stops |
Pichavaram is roughly 405 km each way; the Urbania bill counts 900 km over 3 days. The km rate includes fuel, driver and air conditioning; the daily driver's allowance is billed separately. Driver allowance is ₹700 per day, and tolls, parking, state permits and GST are added at cost. Elders usually split the drive with a night at Salem. Pichavaram one way price on request. The Pichavaram km rate has fuel, driver and AC in it. Every Urbania we send to Pichavaram is AC.
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, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 16, 4 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹3,180 a person.
A family of ten fits the 10 seater Urbania. Twelve or thirteen travelling: 13 seater Urbania. At most sixteen: 16 seater Urbania. Small group of eight? The 8 seater Urbania.
Watching the budget? The Mysore to Pichavaram tempo traveller takes the same group for less. Five or six on the Pichavaram trip? The Mysore to Pichavaram cab is enough. Local runs: Force Urbania hire 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
Pichavaram lies about 405 km from Mysore, about 810 km there and back. The Urbania goes via Kollegal and the MM Hills forest to Mettur, then Salem, Vriddhachalam and Chidambaram. Count on about 8.5 to 9 hours on the road to reach the mangroves.
Yes, quoted when you ask. Ask for a one way quote with your date, and we send it in writing.
No, they are separate. Tolls, parking, permits and GST go on the bill at cost.
A late night return adds the driver night allowance. You see it in the quote first. Expect ₹700 a night.
The 16 seater, with two seats free. Each size and rate is on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Yes. The motor boat is easier to board. Go in the morning before it gets hot.
November to February is the best time on this coast. October brings the northeast monsoon and wet delta roads, and summer is hot and humid. Chidambaram festivals in December, January and late February fill the hotels. In every season the forest near MM Hills is crossed in daylight.
It is long, so we suggest breaking it with a night in Salem, about halfway, and finishing the drive the next morning. If you go in one day, we halt at Kollegal, Mettur, Salem and Vriddhachalam. The Urbania seats recline. Keep elders' medicines and water in hand bags.
