Pickup from your home at about 5:30 AM. Drive down NH44 through Hosur, Krishnagiri, Salem and Dindigul, then climb the hill road from Batlagundu to Kodaikanal. About 465 km, 9 hours of driving plus stops. Walk by the lake in the cool evening and check in.
- 5:30 AM
Pickup from your home
Your driver calls you 30 minutes before. We leave early so you reach the hill road in daylight.
- 2 h 8 min · 91 km
- 7:30 AM
Breakfast stop near Krishnagiri
Idli, dosa and filter coffee at a clean highway restaurant. Pay as you eat.
- 4 h 58 min · 286 km
- 1:00 PM
Lunch in Dindigul
The last proper meal stop before the hills. Dindigul is famous for its biryani, and there are pure veg places too. Pay as you eat.
- 2 h 42 min · 98 km
- 4:30 PM1

Kodaikanal Lake walk
1 h hereA flat 5 km loop around a star-shaped lake. Wear a jacket, it gets cold fast once the sun drops.
- 14 min · 4 km
- 5:45 PM
Check in at your hotel
Dinner at the hotel or in town, your choice. The driver is on call all evening.











