Ready-made trips
Written by people who have done the drive. Every one names the timings that decide whether it works — which is usually how early you leave.
- 1 day
One day, coming from Bengaluru
1 day · 4 stops· easy
For anyone driving up and back in a weekend: the shortest route to the two sights that justify the distance.
Chikkamagaluru
about ₹2,000–₹5,000 per person
- 2 days
A monsoon waterfall run
2 days · 4 stops· moderate
Two days at the wettest, greenest time of year, when the falls that are a trickle in March are loud enough to drown conversation.
Tarikere, Chikkamagaluru
about ₹4,500–₹9,000 per person
- 2 days
Sringeri and the quiet west
2 days · 3 stops· easy
Two days away from the coffee circuit — an eighth-century matha on the Tunga, a waterfall almost nobody stops at, and the road over to Kudremukh.
Sringeri, Chikkamagaluru
about ₹5,000–₹10,000 per person
- 3 days
The Malnad long weekend
3 days · 6 stops· easy
Three days, one base in Chikkamagaluru town, and the two things everybody comes for — sunrise from the highest point in Karnataka, and a morning in the coffee.
Chikkamagaluru
about ₹6,000–₹12,000 per person
Costs are rough per-person estimates for stays, food and fuel — not a quote. Want one built around your own dates and budget instead? Plan a trip.