Mysore to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Vedanthangal Lake
Walk along the bund with the nesting trees in front. Early morning or late afternoon, ninety minutes.
Chengalpattu Lake
Large lake with hills behind, along the way back towards the highway.
Distance
460 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10 hr
Via Hosur, Kanchipuram and Uthiramerur
Starting from
₹ 40800
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
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One gate, very early
Twenty people meet at one gate at half past four. A quick tea time snack the evening before, Mysore bonda with sambar and coconut chutney, is a fine send off, but on the day the mini bus leaves without breakfast. The early hour gets it round the city edge on NICE Road before traffic. Bags go in the rear. The group sleeps at Kanchipuram and reaches the lake at dawn on day two.
Breakfast
The group breaks for breakfast at Channapatna, after the mini bus takes the exit to the old highway, where hotels can seat twenty. Some toy workshops here let visitors watch cutting, turning and lac polishing; on a tight day, one shop window is enough. Mandya lies about 36 km back on the same road, the stretch you just covered. Thirty minutes, a head count, then the expressway to NICE Road.
Permit and tea
Hosur Road brings the group into Tamil Nadu, and the mini bus stops near Hosur for the border permit. Tea is at a hotel with a yard for the bus. Hosur is joined to the city by frequent trains, useful if a member must turn back. The Dakshina Tirupati temple stands by the highway at the edge of the Sanamavu forest. Fifteen minutes in all. The coordinator can use the stop to collect the toll kitty for the day.
Tea halt
Tea at Krishnagiri is the last halt before lunch. The KRP dam on the Thenpennai is about 10 km off the road, and fish stalls have grown up around it, a plan for a slower day. Mango stalls stand along the highway in season. The mini bus turns onto NH48 at the junction. Fifteen minutes, then about 115 km to Vellore. Rocky hills ring the town, with an old Vijayanagara fort on the top, a good photo from the bus window.
Group lunch
At Vellore the group stops for lunch, booked ahead for twenty with biryani and vegetarian meals. Vellore leather goods are exported across the world, and shops in town sell bags and shoes. The bus parks away from the hospital lanes. September is the wettest month here; summer is very hot. Forty five minutes, then about 70 km to Kanchipuram for the night. Count heads before boarding, as the hotel lobby gets busy at lunch time.
Night halt
The group sleeps at Kanchipuram, about 45 km short of the sanctuary. Book one hotel for twenty and dinner by eight, since the bus leaves before dawn. The town lies on the Vegavathi river, about 72 km south west of Chennai. With an hour in the evening, the Ekambareswarar temple, the largest in town, is a short walk from the central hotels. Kanchi silk shops are nearby too. Ask the hotel to pack tea in flasks for the dawn start.
Temple village
Uthiramerur passes in the early light, a temple town with inscriptions that describe village elections from Pallava and Chola times. Its Sundaravarada Perumal temple dates to the Pallava king Nandivarman II. Nothing to stop for at dawn; the group can see it on the way back if time allows. The mini bus keeps going, as Vedanthangal is about 20 km on and the birds are most active early. Wake the group gently, since the lake is close.
The bird lake
The two days together add up to about ten hours of driving by mini bus. The bus parks at the sanctuary gate, and the group walks in quietly; bring binoculars and keep phones on silent. Birds are there roughly from November to March, depending on the rains, so check with the forest office. Morning and late afternoon are the best times. Carry water, as the path is open to the sun.
Need a Mysore to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary mini bus for a school or birdwatching group of 20? We pick up at one point in Mysuru, stop a night on the way, and reach the lake for the early morning birds. Book mini bus on rent in Mysore through Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary via Hosur, Kanchipuram and Uthiramerur | About 460 km | About 920 km | About 10 hr with stops |
Vedanthangal is about 460 km from Mysore, more than 920 km both ways, billed as 4 days, 1,200 km. Tolls, parking, the Tamil Nadu permit for the vehicle and GST are charged extra. Fuel and the driver are in the rate per km; the driver allowance is added per day. The birding season runs roughly November to March. Both AC and non-AC can be booked.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | ₹87,000 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
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 25, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
For up to 16: 16 seater mini bus. Up to 20: 20 seater mini bus. Up to 25: 25 seater mini bus.
A family of ten? The Mysore to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary tempo traveller is cheaper. A school of 45? The Mysore to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
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Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
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6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Mysore to Chikmagalur
Excellent service from Tejas travel, we had booked 25 seater mini bus for two days to visit Chikmagalur from Mysore with family and kids, vehicle was good, neat and clean, driver Sandeep was excellent person with soft spoken and good attitude, we enjoyed the trip, Mr. Imran provided timely help and made our booking and vehicle arrangements easy and comfortable. Thanks Tejas Travels, Imran and Sandeep. Looking forward to utilize Tejas travel service again.
Mr Mohammed
6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is about 460 km from Mysore, so about 920 km there and back. The mini bus takes the expressway past Channapatna, NICE Road and Hosur Road, NH44 to Krishnagiri and NH48 through Vellore to Kanchipuram, then past Uthiramerur. With twenty people, plan on about ten hours by mini bus, over two days.
Roughly November to March, depending on the rains. Ask the forest office before the trip.
A one way drop to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is quoted on request, ₹2 a km above the return rate.
Vedanthangal suits the 22 or 25 seater. See mini bus on rent in Mysore.
On the 460 km road to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, tolls, parking, state permits and GST are added at actuals.
If the Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary mini bus runs past 10 pm, the night bata is ₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size.
Yes. The monsoon fills the lake in October and November, and that is when the road can be wet and town streets flooded for a while. The birds arrive after it, so a trip from December to February usually finds both full trees and dry paths. Ask the forest office about the season before booking.
Binoculars, caps, water bottles and a light jacket for the cool dawn. A packed breakfast or biscuits help, since the group leaves Kanchipuram before hotels serve food. Phones on silent, no music, and walk in small groups so the birds are not disturbed.
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