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Thenmala Eco-tourism Zone
Plan half a day.
Parappar Dam
About an hour by car.
Palaruvi Falls
The car gets close; two hours.
Courtallam Falls
Keep two hours.
Distance
585 km
From Mysore
Time
About 13.5 to 14 hr
Via Sathyamangalam, Thirumangalam and Tenkasi
Starting from
₹ 16000
4 days, 1,200 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹14,318 ₹17,264
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹16,646 ₹20,083
+ ₹2933 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹21,352 ₹25,771
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,680 ₹28,590
+ ₹4190 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹30,664 ₹37,048
+ ₹5448 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
140 km
205 km
270 km
345 km
410 km
515 km
550 km
585 km
Pickup at your door
By 5 am the cab is at your door, a homestay in Gokulam, a hotel near the palace or the bus stand. Friends from the north travelling with you will find the driver handy, since Kannada is Mysore's main language and Hindi is not widely understood outside tourist spots; on this trip he will also read the Tamil signboards for you. The car goes south by Nanjangud and turns for Chamarajanagar. Thenmala, across the Kerala border, is about 585 km, one long day.
Breakfast
Within ninety minutes the cab is in Chamarajanagar, 60 km out, and breakfast for four takes twenty minutes: idli, vada and coffee near the bus stand. The town's best known building is the Chamarajeshwara temple, whose gopura Krishnaraja Wodeyar III began in 1825 to honour his father. Fill the tank before leaving, since the Hasanur forest and the ghat below it have no pump. The next tea is after the forest, at Sathyamangalam.
Tea in town
Twenty seven hairpins take the car down the Dhimbam ghat to Bannari, and Sathyamangalam follows after 140 km. Ten minutes of tea is enough. The jungle behind you is a tiger reserve of roughly 1,408 sq km, Tamil Nadu's largest sanctuary, sitting where the Western and Eastern Ghats meet, so the driver keeps moving until town. Today ends in the Western Ghats again, on the Kerala side, with the plains of Tamil Nadu in between.
Quick halt
The car pauses ten minutes at Erode, 205 km from home, close to the NH544 bypass. Erode is a turmeric town, and also a centre for cloth and coconut oil. For anyone hungry already, parotta and dosa cost very little here. The Thindal Murugan hill temple lies about 6 km from the city centre, a short darshan if the family wishes. Karur is about 65 km on, and lunch is at Dindigul.
Stretch break
Karur, 270 km out, gives the car a fifteen minute stretch. Spinning mills and coach builders line the approach, and the Pasupatheeswarar temple is the main shrine in town. For a quiet picnic on another trip, locals go up to the Ponnaniyar dam in the Kadavur hills. From Karur the cab takes NH44 south to Dindigul, about 75 km away. The day is a little past half done. Buy a cold drink and stretch your legs before the second half.
Biryani lunch
Lunch is at Dindigul, 345 km from Mysore, and Dindigul biryani, made in a style of its own, is the order. Vegetarians get rice with sambar and rasam. Forty minutes is enough. The fort on the bare rock beside the town stands about 900 ft high. Sirumalai hills, about 25 km away on the Natham road, are a cool detour for another time. Thirumangalam is about 65 km on, where the Kerala road begins.
Turn for Kollam road
Thirumangalam, 410 km out, lies about 18 to 22 km south of Madurai, and this is where the cab leaves NH44 for NH744, the highway to Rajapalayam, Tenkasi and Kollam. Fifteen minutes for tea suits the afternoon. Highs here reach about 39 deg C, so keep the AC on and drink water. If the group would rather break the trip, Madurai airport is only about 15 km away and the city has many hotels. Thenmala is about 175 km ahead.
Drive through
Sankarankovil, 515 km from Mysore, sits where two state highways meet, and the cab usually drives through. The town is known for its Sankara Narayanar temple, with shrines of Sankareswarar, Gomathi Amman and Sankaranarayanar, and for the Aadi Thabasu festival, when it fills with pilgrims. Nearly 4,000 powerlooms here weave terry towels and cotton saris, and the towels are cheap, useful for a trip to falls and dams. Tenkasi is about 35 km on.
Last Tamil town
Tenkasi, 550 km out, is the last big Tamil Nadu town before the border. A ten minute stop here covers fuel, cash and snacks. From Tenkasi, NH744 runs through Shenkottai and Aryankavu into Kerala, and the road starts to climb through green hills. On the way back you can stop at Courtallam, only about 5 km from Tenkasi. For a flight, Thoothukudi airport is about 91 km away. Thenmala is about 35 km on.
Stay drop
The cab reaches Thenmala, in Kollam district of Kerala, about 13.5 to 14 hours after Mysore and drops you at your stay. The place sits on NH744, about 14 km inside the Tamil Nadu border, with Kollam about 66 km and Thiruvananthapuram about 69 km further on, useful if you fly home. Thenmala is known for its honey, a good buy for the people at home. Book the stay ahead, as rooms near the hills are limited.
Want a Mysore to Thenmala cab that stops only where you want, for the eco-tourism zone and Palaruvi falls? Thenmala (Tenmalai) is roughly 585 km away, via Sathyamangalam, Dindigul and Tenkasi. The car to Thenmala picks you up at a homestay in Gokulam or the suburban bus stand. A Mysore to Thenmala taxi from cab rental in Mysore takes one phone call to book.
Route | One way | Thenmala and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Thenmala via Sathyamangalam, Thirumangalam and Tenkasi | About 585 km | About 1,170 km | About 13.5 to 14 hr with stops |
For roughly 1,170 km of driving we bill 4 days, which is 1,200 km at 300 km each day. Extra: ₹400 a day for our driver, and tolls, parking, permits and GST at cost. Mysore to Thenmala one way taxi: one way on request, quoted with the km in writing. AC only. The per km rate includes fuel, AC and the driver.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | ₹24,000 | |
₹14 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | ₹27,600 | |
₹18 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | ₹34,800 | |
₹20 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 | ₹38,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 5 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹4,570 a person.
Four travellers: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven travelling: Innova Crysta. For 7 to 12 people, see the Mysore to Thenmala tempo traveller.
Want more comfort for a group of ten with seniors? Try the Mysore to Thenmala Force Urbania, or see Force Urbania on rent in Mysore. Twenty people? The Mysore to Thenmala mini bus takes them.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Thenmala, just inside Kerala, is about 585 km from Mysore, roughly 1,170 km for a return. The car crosses the forest and the Dhimbam ghat, runs over the plains to Thirumangalam near Madurai, and takes the Kollam highway via Sankarankovil and Tenkasi over the border. Plan on about 13.5 to 14 hours with meals, done in one long day.
Yes, that works. The one way fare is quoted in writing for your date.
A night allowance is charged only for late night driving. You see it in the quote first. For the cab: ₹400 a night.
An Innova Crysta. The full car list is on cab rental in Mysore. Six people and their bags fit.
No. Tolls, parking and GST are added on every cab trip. Plus the Kerala entry permit for the car.
Yes. The driver waits at each place; local km there are added at the same rate.
Partly. The Tamil Nadu plains on this route, around Tenkasi, get most of their rain in October and November, and heavy showers slow the highway there. Thenmala, on the Kerala side, is green and wet much of the year. The road stays open, but the drive takes longer, so we add an hour in those months. January to March is the easiest time for the long cab day.
They can, with planning. The hardest part is the two hours after breakfast, through the Hasanur forest and down the bends of the Dhimbam ghat, so keep the meal light and give children the window. On the plains we stop about every hour. If the ten and a half hours feel too long, stay overnight near Madurai and cross into Kerala the next morning.
