Bengaluru · Mysore · Coorg · Ooty · 6 nights / 7 days · family
Mysore, Coorg & Ooty — 6 Nights
Three hill stations in a week, and the drives between them are half the reason to go. Mysore for the palace, Coorg for the coffee, and Ooty for the Nilgiris — reached through Bandipur and Mudumalai, where you may well have to stop for elephants.
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Highlights
- Mysore Palace and Srirangapatna
- Two nights in Coorg among the coffee estates
- The drive to Ooty through Bandipur and Mudumalai tiger reserves
- Two nights in Ooty — the botanical gardens, Doddabetta, and the toy train from Coonoor
- Tea estates at Coonoor, which most people prefer to Ooty itself
- Private air-conditioned car and driver for all seven days
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrive Bengaluru
Land and take the afternoon off.
Day 2 — Bengaluru to Mysore
Srirangapatna en route, Mysore Palace in the afternoon, Chamundi Hill at dusk.
Day 3 — Mysore to Coorg
Three hours up. Abbey Falls, and Raja's Seat for sunset.
Day 4 — Coorg, all day
Dubare, a coffee estate, Talakaveri, Bylakuppe.
Day 5 — Coorg to Ooty
Five or six hours through Bandipur and Mudumalai, then the thirty-six hairpin bends up into the Nilgiris. It's a long day and it's the best drive of the trip. Elephants cross the road in the reserves — your driver will know to slow down and not to stop.
Day 6 — Ooty and Coonoor
Botanical gardens, Ooty lake, Doddabetta for the view, and then down to Coonoor for the tea estates, Sim's Park and Dolphin's Nose. If you want the toy train, the Coonoor–Ooty leg is the one to do and it needs booking well ahead — tell us early and we'll try.
Day 7 — Home
Down to Coimbatore for your flight, about three and a half hours.
Included
- Hotels for every night of the trip, on twin sharing, with breakfast each morning
- A private air-conditioned car with a driver for the whole trip — every transfer and every sightseeing stop
- Your driver is with you 8am to 8pm each day
- All toll charges, interstate permits, parking fees and driver allowance
- All applicable taxes on the above
- A single point of contact in Delhi before, during and after the trip
Not included
- Flights or trains to and from the start and end points
- Lunches, dinners and snacks, unless a meal is listed in the inclusions
- Entrance fees at monuments, parks, boat jetties and viewpoints — these are paid at the gate
- Personal expenses: tips, laundry, phone calls, room service, porterage
- Optional activities, and any upgrade you decide to take on the day
- Travel insurance
- Anything not written into the inclusions list above
Best time to go: October to May. April and May are Ooty's busiest and priciest weeks
Things to carry
- · Photo ID for every traveller, including children — hotels ask for it at check-in
- · A light rain jacket or a compact umbrella
- · One warm layer: hill station evenings drop to 12–15°C even in summer
- · Walking shoes with grip, not new ones
- · Mosquito repellent
- · Any regular medication, plus motion-sickness tablets if you are prone to them — the ghat roads have a lot of bends
- · A power bank — long drive days and few charging points at the viewpoints
Cancellation policy
More than 30 days before departure: we retain ₹3,000 per person and refund the rest. 30 to 15 days before departure: 25% of the package cost. 14 to 8 days before departure: 50% of the package cost. 7 days or less, or no show: 100%.
Festival dates and a few resorts carry stricter terms of their own. If any part of your booking is on non-refundable terms, we tell you in writing before you pay anything — it will never be a surprise at the cancellation stage.
Refunds go back to the account you paid from, within 7 to 10 working days of the cancellation being confirmed.
Flight tickets, once issued, follow the airline's own rules and are refunded only to the extent the airline refunds us.
More questions, answered
- Are flights included?
- No. The price covers everything on the ground from the moment you land to the moment we drop you back. We can book your flights alongside the package if you'd rather have one invoice — just say so when you enquire.
- Is the car ours for the whole trip?
- Yes. Same car, same driver, from arrival to departure. It isn't a shared coach and it isn't a series of separate transfers. Your driver is with you 8am to 8pm each day.
- What if there are four or six of us?
- The price drops per head, and not by a little. The car and the driver cost the same whether two people are in it or six, so a group of six pays roughly a third less each than a couple does for exactly the same trip. Tell us your group size and we'll send the real number.
- Can we change the hotels?
- Yes, within reason. Tell us what you want and we'll price it. The categories on this page are the ones we hold rates in, but we're not locked to a fixed list.
- How do we pay?
- Part now to confirm the booking, the balance before you travel. You get a proper GST invoice, not a WhatsApp message with a UPI ID.
- Do we need a permit for the drive through Bandipur?
- No permit, but the highway through the reserve is closed to traffic from 9pm to 6am to protect the animals. We plan the day around that, which is why day five starts early.
- Is the toy train included?
- No — tickets are released on a fixed schedule and sell out fast, so we don't promise something we may not get. Ask us as early as you can and we'll do our best.