Wayanad — Force Urbania tour by SARA CAB®
Inter-State Kerala

Mysore to Wayanad Tour Package

Mysore to Wayanad · 130 km · about 3.5 hours each way · 2 nights / 3 days

Distance
130 km
Drive time
3.5 hrs
Duration
2N / 3D
Package from
₹24,500
Km included
650 km
Departs from
Mysore

Wayanad is only 130 km from Mysore, but the route crosses two protected reserves and a state border. It runs via Gundlupet and the Bandipur stretch, then across into Kerala at Muthanga — meaning a Kerala inter-state permit and strict adherence to the 9 PM to 6 AM night traffic ban that applies across both reserves.

Once through, Wayanad is one of the most rewarding short circuits in South India: the Edakkal Caves with their neolithic petroglyphs, the Banasura Sagar earth dam, and the waterfall sequence at Soochipara and Meenmutty. The internal roads around Vythiri are narrow, favouring the shorter-wheelbase variants.

Force Urbania Rental for the Mysore to Wayanad Route

Only 130 km, but this Urbania rental crosses two protected reserves and a state border. A Kerala inter-state permit is mandatory and enforced at Muthanga, and the 9 PM to 6 AM night traffic ban applies across both Bandipur and Muthanga without exception. Our Force Urbania hire schedules clear both gates in daylight by design. The internal roads around Vythiri are narrow, favouring the shorter-wheelbase van rental variants for groups of eight or fewer.

About Wayanad

Reached from Mysore through the Tholpetty and Muthanga sanctuaries, Wayanad opens on its northern, forested edge rather than the tourist-heavy south. Thirunelli, deep in the Brahmagiri hills, is one of Kerala's oldest temples and a place of ancestral rites on the Papanasini stream. Pookode, a natural freshwater lake ringed by evergreen forest, and the tiered Soochipara and Meenmutty falls are the gentler stops. Sultan Bathery, named for a Tipu Sultan garrison, keeps a 13th-century Jain temple and is the gateway to the Edakkal rock art on Ambukuthi hill.

What this Mysore to Wayanad Urbania package covers

  • Only 130 km from Mysore into Kerala
  • Kerala inter-state permit arranged before dispatch
  • Edakkal Caves neolithic petroglyphs on Ambukuthi hill
  • Banasura Sagar, the largest earth dam in India
  • Soochipara and Meenmutty falls, Pookode Lake and Chembra Peak
Day by Day

Mysore to Wayanad Tour Package Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Mysore to Wayanad

    Morning departure via Nanjangud and Gundlupet, transiting Bandipur and crossing into Kerala at the Muthanga checkpost. Reach Kalpetta or Vythiri by afternoon, evening at Pookode Lake.

  2. Day 2

    Wayanad sightseeing

    Edakkal Caves and the Ambukuthi hill climb in the morning, then Banasura Sagar Dam. Afternoon at Soochipara Falls and the Chembra Peak base, with an evening spice plantation visit.

  3. Day 3

    Wayanad to Mysore

    Morning at Thirunelli temple or Kuruva Island, then depart via Muthanga and Bandipur in daylight, reaching Mysore by evening.

Key stops: Nanjangud · Gundlupet · Bandipur · Muthanga · Pookode Lake · Edakkal Caves · Banasura Sagar

Pricing

Mysore to Wayanad Tour Package Package Rates

Indicative package pricing including 650 km. Final quote depends on your exact dates, halts and inclusions.

Mysore to Wayanad Tour Package package rates by variant
VariantPackage (650 km)Extra kmDriver battaSeats
10+1 Seater SWB ₹24,500 ₹38/km ₹1,000/day 10
12+1 Seater MWB ₹27,000 ₹42/km ₹1,000/day 12
16+1 Seater LWB ₹31,000 ₹48/km ₹1,200/day 16
Executive Lounge ₹35,500 ₹55/km ₹1,200/day 9

Best season: September to March. October just after the monsoon is exceptional.
Excluded: tolls, parking, state entry taxes and GST at 5%, unless you book the all-inclusive package.

Know Before You Ride

Mysore to Wayanad Tour Package — Questions

A Kerala inter-state commercial permit, obtained before the vehicle leaves Mysore. The Muthanga checkpost enforces this actively — improperly permitted vehicles are turned back, so confirm it is costed into any quote you compare.

Both the Bandipur and Muthanga stretches close to all traffic from 9 PM to 6 AM. That is absolute. We schedule departures and returns to clear both gates in daylight, and your driver will halt overnight rather than risk being gated in.

To the base only. The caves sit on Ambukuthi hill and the last stretch is a steep 1.5 km walk from the vehicle point, with a local jeep available for part of it. It is a genuine climb — worth telling less mobile members of your group beforehand.

Book the Mysore to Wayanad Tour Package

Speak to our Karnataka dispatch coordinator for an itemised quote on your dates.