Mysuru, Ooty and Coonoor Hill Trail

3 Nights 4 Days Ooty tour package from Bangalore

3N / 4D Mysuru (1N) → Ooty (2N)

692 km

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18.5 h

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Private car with driver from Bengaluru

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Overview

A 4 day trip that breaks the long Bengaluru to Ooty drive with a night in Mysuru. Your private car and driver pick you up at home and stay with you throughout. Day 1 covers Srirangapatna, Mysuru Palace and Chamundi hill, Day 2 crosses the Bandipur and Mudumalai forests to Ooty, and Day 3 is a toy train ride to Coonoor with its tea estate viewpoints. You stay 1 night in Mysuru and 2 nights in Ooty, with breakfast. Best from December to May. Note: Mysuru Palace is lit up only on Sundays and public holidays, 7 PM to 7:45 PM, so start on a Sunday if you want to see it.

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?

Moderate

No day has more than about 7 hours on the road. Day 3 has several short walks to viewpoints, and Ooty roads are hilly with many bends.

Great for

Families who want Mysuru and Ooty in one trip
First timers who prefer shorter drives
Train lovers and tea fans

Think twice if

You get car sick on ghat roads (the Gudalur climb has many bends)
You want to travel on a long weekend in April or May, when e-pass limits and traffic jams are worst
You must see the palace lights but cannot start on a Sunday or holiday

Day by day

Day 1

Bengaluru to Mysuru via Srirangapatna, Palace and Chamundi Hill

180 km 4 h 19 min driving 4 places

6:30 AM
Pickup from your home
Your driver calls 30 minutes before. We head out on the Mysuru expressway.
1 h 33 min · 84 km
8:00 AM
Breakfast stop at Maddur
Idli, dosa and hot Maddur vada at a highway eatery. Pay as you eat.
59 min · 47 km
9:30 AM
1
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
45 min here
A large old Vishnu temple on the Kaveri island. It closes for a few hours after 1 PM, so we come in the morning.
9 min · 4 km
10:30 AM
2
Daria Daulat Bagh
45 min here
Tipu Sultan's summer palace, a teak building covered in painted murals, set in a garden.
36 min · 19 km
12:30 PM
Lunch in Mysuru
Try a masala dosa at an old Mysuru tiffin room or a full meals plate.
9 min · 3 km
2:00 PM
3
Mysuru Palace
1 h 45 min here
The Wadiyar royal palace, with stained glass halls and painted ceilings. Shoes are left outside. Photos are not allowed inside the halls.
24 min · 12 km
4:30 PM
4
Chamundi Hill
1 h 30 min here
The hilltop Chamundeshwari temple and the big Nandi on the way down. Evening views over the city.
29 min · 14 km
6:30 PM
Check in at your hotel
On Sundays and public holidays the palace is lit with nearly 100,000 bulbs from 7 PM to 7:45 PM. Your driver takes you if it is a lit night. Other evenings, walk Devaraja Market for flowers and sandalwood.

Day 2

Mysuru to Ooty through Bandipur, Mudumalai and Pykara

166 km 4 h 51 min driving 5 places

7:00 AM
Breakfast and check out
1 h 35 min · 73 km
9:15 AM
1
Drive through Bandipur and Mudumalai
1 h here
About 35 km of forest road between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Watch for deer, peacocks and elephants. Stopping, getting out or feeding animals is not allowed. The road closes to traffic from 9 PM to 6 AM.
1 h 11 min · 35 km
11:30 AM
Tea break in Gudalur
Your Nilgiris e-pass is checked near here, we arrange it before the trip.
1 h 3 min · 30 km
1:00 PM
2
Pykara Falls
45 min here
A short walk through shola forest to a series of rocky falls. Fullest from August to November.
1:20 PM
Lunch near Pykara
12 min · 3 km
2:45 PM
3
Boat ride on Pykara Lake
1 h here
A motor boat ride on a quiet reservoir ringed by forest. Life jackets are given.
25 min · 15 km
4:15 PM
4
Pine Forest
30 min here
Tall pines on a slope above Kamaraj Sagar lake, lovely in the afternoon light.
18 min · 9 km
5:15 PM
5
Boat ride on Ooty Lake
1 h here
A paddle or row boat on the old lake built in 1824. Weekends have queues.
8 min · 3 km
6:30 PM
Check in at your hotel
Ooty evenings are cold, about 8 to 12 degrees in winter. Dinner at the hotel or around Charring Cross.

Day 3

Toy train to Coonoor, tea country viewpoints and Doddabetta

71 km 3 h 1 min driving 6 places

7:30 AM
Breakfast at the hotel
9:15 AM
1
Toy train from Ooty to Coonoor
1 h 5 min here
Train 56139 leaves Ooty at 9:15 AM and reaches Coonoor at about 10:20 AM, through Lovedale and Wellington. Be at the station by 8:45 AM. We book First Class seats on IRCTC as soon as booking opens, 60 days ahead. Seats sell out fast in season. If we cannot get seats, we tell you before you pay and you drive to Coonoor instead.
54 min · 23 km
11:15 AM
2
Sim's Park
50 min here
A garden on the slopes of a ravine with rare trees from around the world. Your driver meets you at Coonoor station.
20 min · 7 km
12:30 PM
3
Lamb's Rock
40 min here
A short walk to a cliff edge looking over tea estates and down to the Coimbatore plains.
7 min · 3 km
1:30 PM
4
Dolphin's Nose
40 min here
A rock ledge shaped like a dolphin's snout, with Catherine Falls across the valley on a clear day.
13 min · 5 km
2:30 PM
Lunch in Coonoor
46 min · 20 km
4:30 PM
5
Tea Factory and Tea Museum
40 min here
Walk through a working tea factory and taste a fresh cup. Good place to buy tea.
12 min · 5 km
5:30 PM
6
Doddabetta Peak
45 min here
At 2,637 m, the highest point in the Nilgiris. Clouds roll in fast, so carry a jacket.
25 min · 9 km
6:45 PM
Back to your hotel
A free evening. Charring Cross and the Upper Bazaar are good for homemade chocolates, eucalyptus oil and woollens.

Day 4

Botanical Garden and back to Bengaluru

275 km 6 h 12 min driving 1 place

7:30 AM
Breakfast and check out
8 min · 3 km
8:30 AM
1
Government Botanical Garden
1 h here
Terraced lawns, old trees and a 20 million year old fossil tree trunk. Quiet in the morning before the crowds.
2 h 8 min · 70 km
1:30 PM
Lunch on the way
1 h 23 min · 60 km
3:30 PM
Coffee break near Mysuru
2 h 33 min · 142 km
6:30 PM
Drop at your home
Home by evening, with tea and chocolates in your bag.

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What to pack

A warm jacket or sweater. Ooty nights drop to about 5 to 10 degrees from December to February.
Clothes covering shoulders and knees, and easy to remove footwear, for the temples and the palace.
Comfortable walking shoes for viewpoints, gardens and the Doddabetta steps.
Photo ID for each traveller for the toy train, and some cash for small purchases and tea stalls.

Included

1 night in Mysuru and 2 nights in Ooty in the hotel option you pick (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, Nilgiris entry charge, parking, driver allowance and driver stay
Nilgiris e-pass for the car, applied by us before the trip
Entry tickets for Daria Daulat Bagh, Mysuru Palace, Pykara Falls, Pine Forest, Sim's Park, Lamb's Rock, the Tea Museum, Doddabetta and the Botanical Garden
Boat rides on Pykara Lake and Ooty Lake
First Class toy train tickets from Ooty to Coonoor, subject to availability on IRCTC
GST

Not included

Lunch and dinner
Mysuru Palace audio guide and the evening sound and light show (paid there)
Avalanche forest ride (about Rs 300 per person by forest bus, paid there, needs a free morning)
Camera fees at gardens and parks, tips, temple offerings and personal shopping
Anything not listed above

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Mysuru, Ooty and Coonoor Hill Trail

Overview

Your route

Is this trip for you?

Day by day

Pickup from your home

Breakfast stop at Maddur

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

Daria Daulat Bagh

Lunch in Mysuru

Mysuru Palace

Chamundi Hill

Check in at your hotel

Breakfast and check out

Drive through Bandipur and Mudumalai

Tea break in Gudalur

Pykara Falls

Lunch near Pykara

Boat ride on Pykara Lake

Pine Forest

Boat ride on Ooty Lake

Check in at your hotel

Breakfast at the hotel

Toy train from Ooty to Coonoor

Sim's Park

Lamb's Rock

Dolphin's Nose

Lunch in Coonoor

Tea Factory and Tea Museum

Doddabetta Peak

Back to your hotel

Breakfast and check out

Government Botanical Garden

Lunch on the way

Coffee break near Mysuru

Drop at your home

Hotels

Best time to go

What to pack

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