Mysore to Thenmala Tempo Traveller for Families
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Thenmala Eco-tourism Zone
Keep half a day. Canopy walk, deer park and boating.
Parappar Dam
Plan an hour for the family. Reservoir with boat rides.
Palaruvi Falls
The van parks near the entry; keep two hours. Forest falls near Aryankavu.
Courtallam Falls
Good with children; two hours. Falls near Tenkasi, best in the monsoon months.
Distance
585 km
From Mysore
Time
About 13.5 to 14 hr
Via Sathyamangalam, Thirumangalam and Tenkasi
Starting from
₹ 31200
4 days, 1,200 km, 12 seater
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,764 ₹37,148
+ ₹5448 (Taxes & Charges)
8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹37,848 ₹45,705
+ ₹6705 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹35,520 ₹42,886
+ ₹6286 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹35,520 ₹42,886
+ ₹6286 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹37,848 ₹45,705
+ ₹6705 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹43,900
+ ₹7776 (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
At 5:30 am the van pulls up outside your house in Kuvempunagar, Ramakrishnanagar or anywhere else in the city. Some families like a hot Mysore breakfast before a long drive; idli sambar, with the idlis sitting in hot sambar, and kesari bath are served early, but most groups eat on the road. The tempo traveller goes out by Nanjangud and turns for Chamarajanagar. It is about 585 km to Thenmala, which we drive over two days; pack a separate small bag per family for the Thirumangalam hotel.
Breakfast
Sixty km from home, the van stops in Chamarajanagar so twelve people can breakfast for half an hour. This town heads Karnataka's southernmost district and, together with Kollegal, is known as Silk City; trains on the Mysore line call here too. Fill water bottles and make sure the children visit the restroom, because the drive through the forest and down the ghat has no decent stop. The driver tops up diesel while you eat.
Tea after the ghat
At the foot of the Dhimbam ghat the van passes Bannari, where the temple of the rain goddess Bannari Amman stands by the road, and reaches Sathyamangalam after 140 km. Fifteen minutes covers tea. West of town, about 16 km off, the Moyar and other rivers fill the Bhavanisagar reservoir behind a tall earth dam, an outing for another trip. From here the road is level to the edge of Kerala.
Tea and restroom
The van pauses a quarter of an hour in Erode, 205 km from home. Bundles of cloth piled outside the shops show how much the city lives on handloom and knitwear; towels and bed covers cost very little. The Vellode bird sanctuary is just outside Erode, and the Periyar memorial house is in the city, both for a slower trip. Snacks such as dosa and idli are cheap. Lunch is at Karur, about 65 km south.
Lunch
Twelve hungry people sit down to lunch at Karur, 270 km from Mysore, and the meal takes about forty five minutes, with time for the restroom. The Amaravathi comes down to the Kaveri plains here, and in the dry months its bed is wide sand. The town builds bus bodies, so coach frames stand in yards along the road, and its mills sell bed sheets cheaply. After lunch the van heads south on NH44 towards Dindigul.
Tea
Tea in the afternoon is at Dindigul, 345 km out. High on the bare rock above town sits a fort that the Madurai ruler Muthu Krishnappa Nayakar raised in 1605, and its ramparts look out east over the houses; leave the climb for another day. The town is known for leather and for padlocks, and fruit from its huge vegetable market is fresh. From Dindigul it is about 65 km to Thirumangalam, where the family will sleep.
Night halt
The family stops for the night at Thirumangalam, 410 km out, a small town just south of Madurai where NH744, the Kollam road, leaves the main highway. If the family prefers a bigger choice of hotels, we can stay in Madurai instead and come back on this road in the morning. The Patrakali Mariamman temple here, built in 1852, holds a 13 day Vaikasi festival in May and June. Thenmala is about 175 km on.
Morning tea
On day two, Sankarankovil, 515 km out, is a short tea halt. The town stands at a junction of two state highways and is famous for its Sankara Narayanar temple and the Aadi Thabasu festival. About 4,000 powerlooms here weave terry towels and cotton saris, so a towel each for the falls costs very little. Devotees take puttrumann, sand from the temple ant hill, as a blessing. Tenkasi is about 35 km on.
Last Tamil town
After 550 km the van stops a quarter of an hour in Tenkasi, the final Tamil Nadu town of any size, for snacks and the restroom before the hills. Families who want a dip at Courtallam can add it on the drive home, since the falls are just outside Tenkasi. October and November bring most of the town's rain, so keep umbrellas handy in those months. From here NH744 climbs through Shenkottai and Aryankavu towards Thenmala.
Stay drop
By the second morning, after some 13.5 to 14 hours on the road, the family is dropped at its Thenmala stay. Rooms in this small Kerala hill stop are few, so we confirm them before you leave Mysore. Kollam town is about 66 km further if you plan to go on to the coast. Forest honey is the local speciality and a nice gift. The van and driver stay with the family for the local runs.
Booking a Mysore to Thenmala tempo traveller for the family for the eco-tourism zone and Palaruvi falls? The road to Thenmala (Tenmalai) runs via Sathyamangalam, Dindigul and Tenkasi, roughly 585 km from Mysuru. One van, your own stops. The van for Thenmala comes to your house in Kuvempunagar or your home in Ramakrishnanagar. We have given tempo traveller on rent in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | Thenmala and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Thenmala via Sathyamangalam, Thirumangalam and Tenkasi | About 585 km | About 1,170 km | About 13.5 to 14 hr with stops |
Round trip around 1,170 km, billed as 4 days and 1,200 km. Not included: the ₹600 to ₹700 daily allowance for the driver, GST, tolls, parking and permits. Included in the rate: fuel, driver, AC. Need only a drop? Ask for a one way quote. Thenmala vans come AC and non-AC in every size.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹28 | ₹36,000 | ₹45,000 | ₹54,000 | |
₹24 | ₹31,200 | ₹39,000 | ₹46,800 | |
₹24 | ₹31,200 | ₹39,000 | ₹46,800 | |
₹30 | ₹38,400 | ₹48,000 | ₹57,600 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 |
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, 5 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹2,720 a person.
Count every head, kids above five too. Up to 9: 9 seater tempo traveller. Between 10 and 12: 12 seater tempo traveller. 13 to 16: 16 seater tempo traveller. 17: 17 seater tempo traveller. For a trip of several days, take one size up for the bags.
Elders who want a quieter ride to Thenmala? See the Mysore to Thenmala Force Urbania. Only five or six of you? The Mysore to Thenmala cab works, and cab rental in Mysore lists every car.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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5/5
Mysore to Kerala
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Anil Nair
6/9/2025 Kerala
5/5
Mysore to Bangalore
Thanks a ton to Shashikala ji for booking my tempo traveller. She has cooperated from very first day and guided us through out. Secondly i thank our tempo driver Mr. Manju who was very down to earth person and co-operated with us during our whole trip. His driving skills are perfect. I wish you good luck and thank you both from bottom of my heart !!!
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6/6/2026 Bangalore
5/5
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12/10/2025 Ooty
5/5
From Mysore to Thenmala is around 585 km by road, near 1,170 km both ways. Day one brings the van through the forest and across the plains to Thirumangalam, where NH744 begins; day two takes the Kollam highway by Sankarankovil and Tenkasi into Kerala. Driving adds up to about 13.5 to 14 hours with halts.
Thenmala: driving after 10 pm adds our driver night bata, ₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size.
Thenmala one way: on request, at ₹2 a km over the return rate, quoted as a written quote.
The 16 seater; two seats stay free for bags. Every size is listed on tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
GST is extra, and so are tolls and parking. On the Thenmala trip you get the receipts. The Kerala entry permit is charged separately.
Yes, at the Aryankavu check post, billed at actual.
You might. The Sathyamangalam forest after Chamarajanagar is a key elephant corridor, with more than 850 elephants counted, and animals do come onto the road. In daylight the van is safe if the driver keeps moving and nobody steps out for photos. That is why we cross it in the morning, after breakfast, and are on the open plains by noon.
Main bags go behind the last row and, on vans with a roof carrier, on top under a cover. For the night at Thirumangalam, each family keeps one small bag inside so the main luggage is not unloaded. Keep a bag for wet clothes if you plan the falls and the dam at Thenmala. Water, snacks and medicines stay by the seat.
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