Coorg and Mysuru Hills to Palaces

3 Nights 4 Days Coorg tour package from Bangalore

3N / 4D Coorg (2N) → Mysuru (1N)

726 km

by road

18 h

driving

places

nights

meals

Pick the hotels that suit your budget

Private car with driver from Bengaluru

No payment now. We call to confirm

Overview

A relaxed 4 day loop from Bengaluru for families, couples and first timers. Your private car and driver pick you up from home and stay with you the whole trip, so tolls, parking and driver charges are already paid. You spend two nights in Coorg first, with a full day for Abbey Falls, a coffee estate and Talakaveri, then come down to Mysuru for the palace, Brindavan Gardens and Chamundi Hills. The last day is short on driving, with Srirangapatna and the Ranganathittu bird boat ride on the way home. Mysuru Palace is lit up only on Sundays and public holidays, 7 to 7:45 PM: start on a Friday and your Mysuru night falls on a Sunday. Best from October to March. Note: Dubare elephant camp is now viewing only.

Your route

Real road route from Google. Tap a day to zoom in. Numbers match the places in each day below.

Is this trip for you?

Easy

Short walks only. Day 1 has about 6 hours in the car with stops; the other days have 3 to 4 hours.

Great for

Families with kids or parents
Couples on a long weekend
First trip to Coorg and Mysuru

Think twice if

You get car sick on hill roads
Someone in your group can't manage steps (Abbey Falls, Talakaveri, Chamundi temple)
You travel in Dasara week (late Sep or Oct), when Mysuru crowds and hotel prices double

Day by day

Day 1

Bengaluru to Coorg, Golden Temple and Raja's Seat

258 km 5 h 40 min driving 3 places

7:00 AM
Pickup from your home
Your driver calls you 30 minutes before. Bags in the boot, and you're off.
1 h 33 min · 84 km
8:45 AM
Breakfast stop at Maddur
Hot idli and the famous Maddur vada at a highway eatery. Pay as you eat.
3 h · 137 km
12:15 PM
1
Golden Temple, Bylakuppe
1 h 15 min here
A huge Tibetan monastery with three golden statues. Free entry. Shoulders and knees covered inside.
1:45 PM
Lunch in Kushalnagar
Momos and thukpa from the Tibetan cafes, or a South Indian meals plate.
18 min · 8 km
3:00 PM
2
Nisargadhama
1 h here
Walk among bamboo groves on a river island and cross the hanging bridge.
43 min · 29 km
5:15 PM
3
Sunset at Raja's Seat
1 h 15 min here
The kings of Kodagu watched the sun set over these hills. Stay for the musical fountain.
5 min · 2 km
6:45 PM
Check in at your hotel
Dinner at the hotel or in Madikeri town, your choice.

Day 2

Madikeri sightseeing and Talakaveri

99 km 3 h 6 min driving 5 places

5:30 AM
Mandalpatti sunrise by jeep
Optional · ₹800 to 2,000 per jeep
Sunrise above the clouds. The last stretch needs a 4x4 jeep. Tell us a day before and we book it.
8:00 AM
Breakfast at the hotel
15 min · 6 km
9:00 AM
1
Abbey Falls
1 h here
A short walk down through coffee and pepper estates to the falls. Some steps on the way back up.
10:30 AM
2
Coffee estate walk
1 h here
A planter shows you how coffee goes from red cherry to your cup. Taste fresh Coorg coffee.
19 min · 7 km
11:45 AM
3
Omkareshwara Temple and Madikeri Fort
45 min here
A 200 year old temple with a domed roof, next to the old fort.
1:00 PM
Lunch: a Kodava meal
Ask your driver for his favourite place in town.
59 min · 36 km
3:00 PM
4
Bhagamandala
30 min here
Temple at the meeting point of three rivers.
16 min · 8 km
3:45 PM
5
Talakaveri
1 h 15 min here
Where the Kaveri river begins. Climb the steps for wide views of the Brahmagiri hills.
1 h 16 min · 44 km
6:15 PM
Back to your hotel
A free evening. Try the homemade wines and spices in Madikeri market.

Day 3

Dubare, then down to Mysuru Palace and Brindavan

191 km 5 h 10 min driving 5 places

7:30 AM
Breakfast and check out
55 min · 38 km
9:00 AM
1
Dubare elephant camp
1 h here
See the camp elephants by the Kaveri from the viewing area. Touching, feeding and bathing them is no longer allowed.
2 h 24 min · 103 km
12:45 PM
Lunch in Mysuru
A Mysuru meals plate on a banana leaf. Ask your driver for his favourite place.
9 min · 3 km
2:15 PM
2
Mysuru Palace
1 h 30 min here
The Wadiyar kings' palace: stained glass ceilings, the carved wedding hall and the Durbar hall. Footwear is left at the counter.
9 min · 3 km
4:00 PM
3
St Philomena's Church
30 min here
Tall twin spires and stained glass windows. One of the biggest churches in India.
8 min · 3 km
4:45 PM
4
Devaraja Market
45 min here
Heaps of flowers, kumkum powder, betel leaves and sandalwood. Buy Mysore pak at the old sweet shops just outside.
44 min · 22 km
6:30 PM
5
Brindavan Gardens musical fountain
1 h 30 min here
Terraced gardens below the KRS dam, lit up at dusk, with a fountain show set to music. The show is sometimes stopped for repairs, we check on the day.
7:00 PM
Mysuru Palace lights (Sundays and public holidays)
Optional · Free
On Sundays and public holidays the palace is lit with about 1 lakh bulbs from 7 to 7:45 PM. If tonight is one of these, we skip Brindavan and stay in town for this instead.
42 min · 22 km
8:45 PM
Check in at your hotel
Dinner at the hotel or in town, your choice.

Day 4

Chamundi Hills, Srirangapatna, Ranganathittu and home

178 km 3 h 54 min driving 5 places

7:00 AM
Breakfast and check out
28 min · 13 km
8:15 AM
1
Chamundeshwari Temple, Chamundi Hills
1 h here
The hilltop temple of Mysuru's goddess, with views over the whole city. Weekend queues get long after 9 AM.
11 min · 4 km
9:30 AM
2
Nandi statue
20 min here
A 5 metre bull carved from one rock in the 1600s, halfway down the hill.
10:00 AM
Mylari dosa in Nazarbad
Optional · About Rs 100 per plate
The famous soft dosa with a pat of butter. Small, busy places, expect a short wait.
42 min · 23 km
11:15 AM
3
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
45 min here
A 1,000 year old Vishnu temple on an island in the Kaveri. Free entry. It closes for the afternoon around 1 PM.
9 min · 4 km
12:15 PM
4
Daria Daulat Bagh, Tipu's summer palace
45 min here
A teak palace in a garden, its walls painted from floor to ceiling with battle scenes. No photos inside.
1:15 PM
Lunch in Srirangapatna
A simple South Indian meals plate near the temple.
11 min · 6 km
2:30 PM
5
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary boat ride
1 h 15 min here
A short rowed boat ride past river islands full of storks, pelicans and egrets. Look out for crocodiles sunning on the rocks.
2 h 14 min · 130 km
6:30 PM
Drop at your home
Home by evening, with coffee and Mysore pak in your bag.

Hotels

Loading the hotels for your dates...

Or similar, depending on availability on your dates.

Best time to go

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Best Good Heavy rain This month

What to pack

A light jacket. Evenings in Madikeri get cool, around 15 degrees in winter.
Shoes with grip for the falls, plus footwear you can slip off fast at temples and the palace.
Clothes covering shoulders and knees for the Golden Temple, Talakaveri and Mysuru temples.
A cap, water bottle and some cash for small fees, street food and shopping.

Included

3 nights in the hotel option you pick: 2 in Madikeri and 1 in Mysuru (or one of the same star rating if it is full, we tell you before you pay)
Breakfast on Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4
Private car with driver for all 4 days, sized to your group, home pickup and drop in Bengaluru
Fuel, tolls, parking, driver allowance and driver stay
Entry tickets for Abbey Falls, Raja's Seat, Nisargadhama, Dubare, Mysuru Palace, Brindavan Gardens, Daria Daulat Bagh and Ranganathittu (entry and boat ride)
Guided coffee estate walk
GST

Not included

Lunch and dinner, and the Day 1 breakfast on the road
Mandalpatti jeep ride (about Rs 800 to 2,000 per jeep, paid there)
River rafting at Dubare or Barapole
Guides at the palace or temples, Mysuru Zoo and other extra sights
Camera fees, special darshan tickets, tips and personal shopping
Anything not listed above

Plans change, we understand. Read our cancellation policy to see how changes and refunds work.

Coorg and Mysuru Hills to Palaces

Overview

Your route

Is this trip for you?

Day by day

Pickup from your home

Breakfast stop at Maddur

Golden Temple, Bylakuppe

Lunch in Kushalnagar

Nisargadhama

Sunset at Raja's Seat

Check in at your hotel

Mandalpatti sunrise by jeep

Breakfast at the hotel

Abbey Falls

Coffee estate walk

Omkareshwara Temple and Madikeri Fort

Lunch: a Kodava meal

Bhagamandala

Talakaveri

Back to your hotel

Breakfast and check out

Dubare elephant camp

Lunch in Mysuru

Mysuru Palace

St Philomena's Church

Devaraja Market

Brindavan Gardens musical fountain

Mysuru Palace lights (Sundays and public holidays)

Check in at your hotel

Breakfast and check out

Chamundeshwari Temple, Chamundi Hills

Nandi statue

Mylari dosa in Nazarbad

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

Daria Daulat Bagh, Tipu's summer palace

Lunch in Srirangapatna

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary boat ride

Drop at your home

Hotels

Best time to go

What to pack

Included

Not included