Bengaluru · Mysore · Coorg · Wayanad · 6 nights / 7 days · wildlife
Coorg & Wayanad Trail — 6 Nights
Two hill districts on either side of a state line, and they're nothing alike. Coorg is coffee and colonial planters; Wayanad is rainforest, tribal history and elephants that genuinely turn up. Mysore on the way in, and your own car and driver for the whole week.
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Highlights
- Mysore Palace and Srirangapatna on the drive from Bengaluru
- Two nights in Coorg — coffee estates, Abbey Falls, Dubare, Talakaveri
- The Namdroling monastery at Bylakuppe, the largest Tibetan settlement in south India
- Two nights in Wayanad — Edakkal caves, Soochipara falls, Banasura Sagar dam
- Muthanga or Tholpetty wildlife sanctuary, where elephant sightings are common
- Private air-conditioned car and driver for all seven days
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrive Bengaluru
Land and settle in. The afternoon is yours.
Day 2 — Bengaluru to Mysore
Three hours with Srirangapatna en route. Mysore Palace in the afternoon, Chamundi Hill before dark.
Day 3 — Mysore to Coorg
Three hours into the coffee hills. Abbey Falls, and Raja's Seat for the sunset.
Day 4 — Coorg, all day
Dubare elephant camp, a working estate, Talakaveri, and Bylakuppe's golden temple.
Day 5 — Coorg to Wayanad
Three hours across into Kerala, through Nagarhole if the route is open — the odds of seeing something from the car are decent. Afternoon free at your resort.
Day 6 — Wayanad, all day
Edakkal caves in the morning, with petroglyphs somewhere between six and eight thousand years old and a climb to reach them. Soochipara falls, Banasura Sagar, and a jeep safari at Muthanga or Tholpetty at first light if you're willing to get up for it.
Day 7 — Home
Down to Kozhikode for a flight, about three hours, or back to Bengaluru if that's where you're flying from — that one is six hours and needs an early start.
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. Wayanad's wildlife is best just after the rains, from October to December
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.
- Will we actually see wildlife?
- Elephants, deer and gaur are common at Muthanga and Tholpetty. Tigers and leopards are there and you almost certainly won't see one. Book the first safari slot of the morning — it's not a marginal difference.
- Which airport should we fly home from?
- Kozhikode is three hours from Wayanad and much the easier option. Bengaluru is six. We'll plan the last day around whichever you book.