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Topslip forest safari
Cars stop at the gate; inside is by forest jeep. Time it early morning or late afternoon. Booked at the Topslip reception. 1.5 hours is plenty.
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
The cab waits while you ride in with the forest team. A separate Kerala forest ticket. Half a day is plenty.
Aliyar Dam
The car goes up to the top parking. Stay 45 minutes.
Distance
285 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6.5 to 7 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Anaimalai
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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145 km
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265 km
285 km
Pickup at your door
For the Anamalai hills the driver meets you at home, a palace area lodge, the station, the suburban stand or the Mandakalli airport. If you come back through Mysore on a Tuesday, remember the zoo and Karanji lake both close that day, while the palace keeps roughly 10 am to 5:30 pm hours. Leave at 6, because forest timings at Topslip run about 7 am to 4 pm and the drive is long. Topslip is about 285 km away by the Chamarajanagar and Pollachi road, around five and a half hours with halts.
Tea and fuel
Chamarajanagar, 60 km down the road, is the car's tea and fuel halt and the last Karnataka town on this route. The district headquarters has a railway line from Mysore and a tall gopura on the Chamarajeshwara temple in its centre, begun in 1825. Ten minutes is plenty with a car. Next come Hasanur and the forest of the Sathyamangalam reserve, and then the Dhimbam hairpins, with no proper stop until the plains, so use the restroom here.
Ghat road
The Dhimbam ghat, around 115 km from Mysore, is the drop from the Hasanur plateau down to Bannari in 27 hairpin bends on NH948. There is nothing to buy here and no safe place to park, so the cab keeps going at a steady pace. Night traffic between Bannari and Dhimbam has been restricted, with the hours changed several times, which is one more reason to cross in the morning. Elephants use this forest as a corridor; if a herd is near, the driver waits at a distance.
Breakfast
Sathyamangalam, at 145 km, gives the Topslip party its breakfast once the car is down on the plains. Twenty minutes covers a Tamil breakfast with filter coffee in one of the highway hotels. The town lies beside the Bhavani river, with wet fields on both banks and the edge of the tiger reserve just behind it. Coimbatore is the next landmark, about 65 km on, and from there the cab swings south towards Pollachi and the Anamalai hills, so the second half of the day is all plains until the last climb.
Tea break
Coimbatore, 210 km from Mysore, is a brief tea halt before the cab turns down Pollachi Road. The city is the last place with big shops before the reserve, so pick up a torch, caps or medicines if you forgot them. Shops around RS Puram and Cross Cut Road are the main shopping streets, better kept for the return. Pollachi is about 40 km ahead, and Topslip roughly an hour and a half. Topslip is still about 75 km past Coimbatore by car.
Quick car break
Pollachi, 250 km from Mysore, is a market town for jaggery, vegetables and cattle, and a quick car break for tea or an early lunch. A small packet of local jaggery is a good buy. Fill fuel and drinking water here, since the hills ahead have few shops. Valparai, the tea hill station, is about 65 km away by Aliyar if you extend the trip. Topslip is about 37 km on. Topslip is still about 35 km past Pollachi by car.
Last town before the reserve
Anaimalai, about 15 km past Pollachi, is the last proper town before the reserve, with tea stalls, washrooms and fuel pumps along the road. With a car, stop only if someone needs a restroom; Topslip is just 20 km on. The Anamalai hills rise ahead, and the wildlife sanctuary averages about 1,400 ft in height. The road from here climbs gently through farmland into the forest, and the driver slows down at the reserve gate for the check.
Reception drop
The cab drops you at the Topslip reception about 6.5 to 7 hours after Mysore. Topslip is the main visitor base of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, and its name comes from the old way of sliding timber logs down the slope. Forest timings are about 7 am to 4 pm, so reach before 3 to book what you want. Stay at the forest cottages if they are free, or drive back to Pollachi hotels for the night. The tiger reserve core covers about 958 sq km.
Want a Mysore to Topslip cab for a family nature break, four to seven people? The same Mysore to Topslip taxi can do a one way drop or a full round trip. The driver comes to you in Mysuru, whether that is a hotel by the palace, the station or the bus stand. Tejas Tours & Travels runs cab rental in Mysore: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova or Innova Crysta for six or seven.
Route | One way | Topslip and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Topslip via Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Pollachi | About 285 km | About 570 km | About 6.5 to 7 hr with stops |
2 days for about 570 km, billed at 600 km. Many book the Mysore to Topslip trip with a night there. AC only. Driver allowance ₹400 a day, with tolls, GST, parking and the Tamil Nadu permit billed at actual. For a Mysore to Topslip one way taxi, ask us; it is quoted on request. Topslip: fuel, driver and AC are included in the cab rate.
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.
Up to 4 people: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Six or seven, or four with lots of luggage: Innova Crysta. Groups of 8 to 12 should look at the Mysore to Topslip tempo traveller.
Elders and bags? The Mysore to Topslip Force Urbania rides quieter. A group of twenty? The Mysore to Topslip 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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Topslip is about 285 km from Mysore one way, so about 570 km there and back. The cab goes via Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat and Sathyamangalam to Coimbatore, then south through Pollachi and Anaimalai. Plan on about 6.5 to 7 hours by car with breakfast and two short halts.
Yes, for Topslip the driver's night bata applies after 10 pm. Topslip: it is in your quote, so nothing comes as a surprise. Expect ₹400 a night.
An Innova or Innova Crysta. Topslip: six people with bags fit. All our cars are on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes. Tolls, GST, parking and the Tamil Nadu permit are extra at the real cost.
Yes. A Mysore to Topslip one way taxi is quoted on request.
Leave by 6:30 am. A car is flexible; leave later if you like. With the halts on this page you reach Topslip in about 6.5 to 7 hours.
Yes, for the Elephant Pongal. Topslip has held this festival with decorated camp elephants every January since 1997, around the Pongal harvest days. It draws crowds from Pollachi and Coimbatore, so the cab should leave Mysore even earlier and you should book a stay in advance. The rest of January is cool and dry, good for the forest.
Yes. The cab halts at Chamarajanagar, Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Pollachi, so the longest stretch is about an hour and a half. The Dhimbam hairpins can upset small stomachs, so keep breakfast for after the ghat. In the forest, children must stay in the car or with the guides, and they will enjoy watching for deer and hornbills.
