Mysore to Topslip Tempo Traveller for Families and Groups
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Topslip forest safari
Our van waits at the gate during the trip inside. Give it about 1.5 hours. Booked at the Topslip reception. Go there early morning or late afternoon.
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
The van waits at the gate during the trip inside. A separate Kerala forest ticket. Keep half a day with children.
Aliyar Dam
A van can do the hill road. Give it about 45 minutes.
Distance
285 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6.5 to 7 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Anaimalai
Starting from
₹ 15600
2 days, 600 km, 12 seater
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹15,632 ₹18,824
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)
8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹19,224 ₹23,152
+ ₹3352 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹18,060 ₹21,743
+ ₹3143 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹18,060 ₹21,743
+ ₹3143 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹19,224 ₹23,152
+ ₹3352 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹22,300
+ ₹3888 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
115 km
145 km
210 km
250 km
265 km
285 km
Pickup for the family
Families can board at their own gate, a hotel close to the palace, Mysore Junction, the bus stand or the airport at Mandakalli. The outer ring road meets every main road out of the city, including the Nanjangud road, so the van does not touch the old town. Bags go behind the last row. We leave at 5:30, since Topslip's forest timings end around 4 pm. The drive is about 285 km, close to 6.5 to 7 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea.
Before the forest
Chamarajanagar, 60 km out, is the family's tea and restroom stop. People call the district Silk City, and silk shops line the centre. The tempo traveller tops up diesel here because the next stretch, roughly eighty kilometres of forest and ghat, has no safe place to pull over. Children should use the restroom even if they say they do not need it. The Suvarnavathi dam, about 16 km from town, is a picnic for another trip.
Forest and hairpins
The Dhimbam ghat, at about 115 km, takes the van down 27 hairpins from the Hasanur forest to Bannari. There are no shops and no stopping. Windows stay up near animals, as elephants and tigers live in this reserve. If anyone feels sick, seat them in front and open a window a little on the straights. Vehicles with 12 or more wheels are barred from this ghat, but a tempo traveller is fine. Night traffic is restricted, so we cross in the morning.
Breakfast
For the Topslip family, breakfast waits until Sathyamangalam, 145 km along, below the ghat. Idli, dosa and coffee arrive quickly in the highway hotels, and the van parks right by the door so elders walk less. The Coimbatore airport is about 74 km from here, worth knowing if a relative flies in to join you. The Bhavani river flows past the town. Topslip is still roughly three hours off, with Coimbatore about 65 km ahead, so a full meal now keeps children happy till lunch.
Stretch and tea
In Coimbatore, at about 210 km, the van leaves the Sathy highway and turns on to Pollachi Road for the Anamalai hills. A fifteen minute pause lets the children stretch and have a snack; paniyaram is common in this city, along with idli and appam, often served on a banana leaf. Refill every water bottle here, because the forest near Topslip has no shops at all. Pollachi, where lunch is planned, is about 40 km ahead on a flat, busy road.
Family lunch
Pollachi, 250 km into the Topslip run, is where the family has lunch. The town takes about 1,274 mm of rain a year, mostly in the southwest monsoon, so umbrellas belong in the hand bag from June to September. Film crews like the green fields and the hills behind them, and you may pass a shoot. Fill the tank and buy fruit and snacks for the evening. Topslip is about 37 km on, through Anaimalai, and the climb into the reserve starts soon after.
Stretch and tea
Anaimalai, around 265 km from Mysore, is the last town before the Topslip reserve and a quick fifteen minute tea stop. There are tea stalls, washrooms and fuel pumps along the road, so use them now. Keep the snack bag near the front seat for the next stretch, as the forest has nothing to buy. Beyond Pollachi the Anamalai hills rise ahead, averaging about 1,400 ft, and the van climbs gently for the last 20 km. The children can start watching for deer.
Family drop
The tempo traveller drops the family at the Topslip reception about 6.5 to 7 hours after the Mysore start and waits close by. Over 4,600 Adivasi people of six tribes live in 34 settlements inside this reserve, so drive slowly past villages and ask before taking photos. More than 250 bird species are recorded here, including the great hornbill, so binoculars help. For the night, choose the Topslip forest cottages if they are booked, or a hotel back in Pollachi, about 37 km down the hill.
Booking a Mysore to Topslip tempo traveller for a wildlife weekend, ten or twelve of you? You travel as one group, at your own pace. The full size list is on tempo traveller on rent in Mysore. We pick up anywhere in Mysuru: a palace-side hotel, the railway station, the bus stand or Mandakalli airport.
Route | One way | Topslip and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Topslip via Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Pollachi | About 285 km | About 570 km | About 6.5 to 7 hr with stops |
About 570 km there and back, so it is 2 days and 600 km on the bill. AC and non-AC available, so pick what suits the season. On top: ₹600 to ₹700 a day for our driver, and parking, tolls, GST and the Tamil Nadu permit. Fuel and the driver are part of the km rate. Families often make the Mysore to Topslip trip a one night stay. Ask us for a one way rate. For the van, the km rate pays for fuel and driver, and the driver bata is a separate daily charge.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹28 | ₹18,000 | ₹27,000 | ₹36,000 | |
₹24 | ₹15,600 | ₹23,400 | ₹31,200 | |
₹24 | ₹15,600 | ₹23,400 | ₹31,200 | |
₹30 | ₹19,200 | ₹28,800 | ₹38,400 | |
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 20, 3 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹1,640 a person.
For up to 9 with bags: 9 seater tempo traveller. 10 to 12 people: 12 seater tempo traveller. Between 13 and 16: 16 seater tempo traveller. A group of 17: 17 seater tempo traveller. Lots of luggage for the week? For Topslip, one size up.
Topslip with seniors? The Mysore to Topslip Force Urbania rides quieter. Only four to seven going to Topslip? The Mysore to Topslip Cab is enough. More sizes: tempo traveller on rent 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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6/9/2025 Kerala
5/5
Mysore to Bangalore
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6/6/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Ooty
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12/10/2025 Ooty
5/5
About 285 km one way from Mysore, or about 570 km for the round trip. The tempo traveller takes the Chamarajanagar road and the Dhimbam ghat to Sathyamangalam and Coimbatore, then Pollachi and Anaimalai. Driving time is about 6.5 to 7 hours with breakfast and lunch.
Yes. Give us the date and head count, and the one way fare comes back in writing.
A late return after 10 pm adds a night bata for our driver. We put the amount in your quote. That comes to ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
Yes, they are added at actual: parking, tolls, GST and the Tamil Nadu permit, with every receipt.
The 16 seater, with space for bags. Every size is listed on tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
The road from the Sethumadai check post climbs through forest. For a full-size bus, ask us first; the forest department sets the rules on vehicle size.
Pollachi gets most of its yearly rain, about 1,274 mm, in the southwest monsoon from June to September, and the forest road after Anaimalai is wet and slower then. The tempo traveller keeps a low speed, and we leave extra time so the family reaches Topslip before the 4 pm closing. October to May is drier.
Soft bags are best, one per person, as they fit behind the last row and are easy to carry into the forest cottages. Pack warm clothes for the night, rain jackets in season, a torch and enough water. There are no shops near Topslip, so carry snacks from Pollachi.
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