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Sairandhri Watchtower
Cars stop at the gate; inside is by forest jeep. Forest vehicles only. Time it start by 8 am. Half a day is plenty.
Kunthipuzha River
The cab waits while you ride in with the forest team. 30 minutes is plenty.
Mukkali Forest Station
The cab parks right outside. Safari tickets are sold here. 30 minutes is plenty.
Attappadi Hills
The car goes up to the top parking. 1 hour is plenty.
Distance
280 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6.5 to 7 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Agali
Starting from
₹ 8000
2 days, 600 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹7,334 ₹8,807
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹8,498 ₹10,217
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹15,532 ₹18,724
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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Pickup at your door
The car comes for you at the address you send, very early for this trip. It leaves Mysore south on the Nanjangud road, NH 766, and turns off for Chamarajanagar, the way into Tamil Nadu by the Dhimbam ghat. Silent Valley is about 280 km off, some five and a half hours. Entry at Mukkali runs roughly 8 am to 1 pm, so most families plan a night near the park. On Tamil Nadu routes, check for bandh calls tied to the Kaveri dispute before leaving.
Breakfast
Our cab stops for breakfast in Chamarajanagar, the seat of Karnataka's most southerly district, an hour or so after leaving home. Twenty minutes is ample for four people to eat and for the driver to fill up. In the middle of town rises a tall temple tower; Krishnaraja Wodeyar III started the Chamarajeshwara shrine in 1825 to honour his late father, and a quick look costs only ten minutes. Past the town the road heads into forest towards Hasanur, with no pumps for a long way.
Ghat road
The Dhimbam ghat on NH 948 drops from Hasanur to Bannari through 27 hairpin bends. The road runs through the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, so keep the windows up near wildlife and never feed the monkeys at the bends. Lorries with 12 or more wheels are kept off this ghat, which makes it easier for a car. The driver takes the bends slowly in low gear, and there is no stopping on the ghat itself.
Tea below the ghat
Once the bends end, Sathyamangalam is the first town, and the car halts for a quarter hour of tea. Rain goddess Bannari Amman has her shrine at the bottom of the ghat, just before you reach the town. A short drive west would take you to Bhavanisagar dam, around 16 km off, though today the car heads south on NH 948, through wet fields watered by the Bhavani. Anyone flying home later can note that Coimbatore airport sits about 74 km away.
Lunch in the city
Coimbatore is the lunch halt for the car, at about 427 m on the Noyyal river. Forty minutes is plenty for a meal on a banana leaf, with idli, dosa or appam, or try kaalaan, the spicy street dish of fried mushroom in gravy. The city makes most of India's wet grinders, if anyone wants one. From here the car takes the road out towards Anaikatti and the Kerala border.
Last town in Tamil Nadu
No halt is needed at Anaikatti, the final Tamil Nadu town on the Mannarkkad road, about 30 km beyond Coimbatore. On forest safaris after dark, visitors here spot elephants, mongoose and Indian bison, which is a good reason to keep the speed down near dusk. Kerala and the town of Agali come about 18 km later. State buses ply this road as well, so the cab may sit behind one on the slow climb.
Night halt or tea
Agali, about 18 km from Anaikatti on the Mannarkkad road, is the headquarters of Kerala's only tribal taluk and the usual base for Silent Valley visitors. It has lodges and resorts, about 16 km from the park, so it is a good place to stay if you arrive after the entry hours. Mannarkkad is about 38 km on for a wider choice of hotels. Take tea here and confirm your entry time.
Drop at Mukkali
The cab drops you at the Mukkali forest office about 6.5 to 7 hours after leaving Mysore. Mukkali is the entry point for Silent Valley, and trips inside are run by the forest department and the eco development committees in their own vehicles with a guide. Entry runs roughly 8 am to 1 pm, so arrive in the morning. Stays nearby are the Mukkali dormitory or hotels in Mannarkkad town.
Want a Mysore to Silent Valley cab for a photography trip, four to seven people? The same Mysore to Silent Valley taxi can do a one way drop or a full round trip. Tejas Tours & Travels runs cab rental in Mysore: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova or Innova Crysta for six or seven. Pickup in Mysuru from your home, your hotel, the railway station or the airport at Mandakalli.
Route | One way | Silent Valley and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Silent Valley via Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Agali | About 280 km | About 560 km | About 6.5 to 7 hr with stops |
2 days for roughly 560 km, billed at 600 km. Car rates per km include fuel, driver and AC, and a daily allowance to the driver goes on the bill. Local runs in Silent Valley fit in the spare 40 km. Fuel, driver and AC are in the cab rate. Driver allowance ₹400 each day, with tolls, GST, parking and the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits billed at actuals. Many book the Mysore to Silent Valley trip with a night there. All cabs are AC only. Mysore to Silent Valley one way taxi: on request.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹8,000 | ₹12,000 | ₹16,000 | |
₹14 | ₹9,200 | ₹13,800 | ₹18,400 | |
₹18 | ₹11,600 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | |
₹20 | ₹12,800 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
Two to four of you: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Six or seven people: Innova Crysta, with bag space. For 8 to 12 people, see the Mysore to Silent Valley tempo traveller.
Elders and bags? The Mysore to Silent Valley Force Urbania rides quieter. Taking twenty to Silent Valley? The Mysore to Silent Valley Mini Bus takes everyone. Local cars: cab rental in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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5/5
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Silent Valley, by the Mukkali entry, is about 280 km from Mysore by this road, so about 560 km for a round trip. The cab goes via Chamarajanagar, down the Dhimbam ghat to Sathyamangalam, through Coimbatore and up by Anaikatti and Agali. A car needs about five and a half hours to reach Mukkali.
An Innova or Innova Crysta. Six heading to Silent Valley fit with bags. All our cars are on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes. A Mysore to Silent Valley one way taxi is quoted on request.
Night traffic on the Dhimbam ghat through the Sathyamangalam forest is restricted. The cab driver times it for you.
Yes, a night bata for the driver applies after 10 pm. It is on the quote, so nothing comes as a surprise. It is ₹400 a night for the cab.
Yes. Tolls, GST, parking and the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits are extra at actual cost.
The drier months from December to April are the easiest for the forest trips and the roads. The monsoon brings heavy rain to these hills, and the park may restrict entry then. Coimbatore, on the way, gets rain from both monsoons, July to October and October to early November, so the plains can be wet too. We check entry dates with the forest office.
Yes, if you split it. Elders find the Dhimbam ghat bends tiring, so we halt before and after it. A night at Agali or Mannarkkad means the park visit starts fresh the next morning. Inside, the forest department runs the trips with a guide, and there is little walking on the main circuit. Carry medicines and warm layers.
