Two hill ranges · 6 Days 5 Nights
The Palani Hills and the Nilgiris in one well-paced loop from Coimbatore.
This 6 days 5 nights grand tour starts and ends in Coimbatore: 2 nights in Kodaikanal (lake, Coaker's Walk, Pillar Rocks, pine forests) and 3 nights in the Nilgiris covering Ooty, Coonoor, Pykara and Mudumalai. Option B replaces one Kodaikanal night with a Coimbatore day at Isha (Adiyogi) and Marudamalai. Private cab, stays, breakfast and dinner included.
Day 1 Coimbatore → Kodaikanal. 2 nights Kodaikanal, 3 nights Ooty.
Day 1 Isha Yoga Centre (Adiyogi) and Marudamalai temple with a night in Coimbatore, then 1 night Kodaikanal and 3 nights Ooty. Same duration and price band; chosen at booking.
Day 1Day 1
Morning pickup and the drive via Pollachi and Palani, climbing the Palani ghat to Kodaikanal. Evening walk around the lake. (Option B: spend today at Isha and Marudamalai and stay in Coimbatore.)
Day 2Day 2
Coaker's Walk, Bryant Park, Pillar Rocks, the Guna Caves viewpoint, Pine Forest, Green Valley view and lake boating.
Day 3Day 3
An early start for the longest drive of the trip, down the Palani ghat and up the Nilgiris ghat, with a stop at Coonoor if time allows. We break every 1.5–2 hours.
Day 4Day 4
Botanical Garden, Rose Garden, Doddabetta, the Tea Museum and Ooty lake.
Day 5Day 5
Pykara lake and falls, then Mudumalai at Theppakadu: the elephant camp and a forest-department safari if seats are available.
Day 6Day 6
Coonoor's Sim's Park and Dolphin's Nose on the way down (or the toy train to Mettupalayam if you hold tickets), and drop in Coimbatore.
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431 Google reviews
I am sincerely thank you for the wonderful hospitality you showed my family during our recent pongal leave trip to Valparai. We truly appreciated the deep knowledge and details you shared with us about the forest and nature. Because of you, we felt like family throughout the journey, and my entire family enjoyed the experience immensely. I will strongly recommend Mahesh Travels to anyone without a second thought. It was a trip we will cherish for a lifetime. Thank you so much again for everything Brother. That goodbye felt like leaving a family member behind. It was truly a pleasure spending time together.
"Just returned from a beautiful 3-day, 2-night trip to Valparai. A huge thank you to Mr. Mahesh sir for organizing everything perfectly. From the moment we started, everything was well-planned and stress-free. He was not just a travel agent or driver; we felt him like our family member. and specially that elephant crossing scene was awesome and mesmerizing, unforgettable moments in my life.He ensured our safety, showed us the best local spots, your patient and caring throughout the journey. If you are looking for someone trustworthy who treats you with genuine care, that's the person we recommend Mr.Mahesh Thank you, sir, for the memories!" My family and I truly enjoyed every moment. More than the sightseeing, we appreciated your company and care. We felt very safe and comfortable with you. We will definitely recommend you to our friends.
Booked 5 days 4 nights tour package with family of 6 persons and 2 kids from Chennai.Family and enjoyed the beautiful sightseeings of valparai parambikulam athirapally falls.special mention they given a very good stay for 4 nights with breathtaking views and parambikulam stay arranged by Mahesh sir was highly appreciated.As Mahesh sir was a naturalist with him as a cab driver for our 5 days trip was very informative and we doesn't see a person with tons of knowledge in wildlife and local insights. We enjoyed many wildlife spottings elephant,leopard,sloth bear,wild dogs,great Indian guar,lion tailed macaque,giant squirrel, and many birds etc in this tour with help of Mahesh.He is very good guide and good friend I had got from valparai. Food provided in the package was very excellent and home made local stuff.Special mention on time food was delivered to room.Non veg was very tasty as we paid that belongs to our request. We enjoyed local cusines,bamboo rafting,tribal dance,tribal people visit, with help of Mahesh and stay given inside the forest was highly recommend by this travels. We covered all places and tour was very customer friendly.Punctual on time pick up drop feels we are very safe.As with family Mahesh sir driving skills was out of box in hills journey, Vehicle given by them was Innova very clean and excellent maintenance with service records feels very safe to drive for 5 days. Excellent service, customer service was their top notched.will share their contacts to all my family and friends.
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About 250 km by road via Palani, Pollachi, Coimbatore and Mettupalayam — 7 to 8 hours. There is no direct shortcut open to tourists. Read Kodaikanal to Ooty route.
Yes — choose Option B, which starts with Isha (Adiyogi) and Marudamalai in Coimbatore.
Yes. See how many days for Ooty and Kodaikanal.
The Princess of Hill Stations at an easy pace, from the station to the lake.
Private cab Stay Meals
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Tea-country viewpoints, the Queen of Hills and a forest afternoon at Mudumalai.
Private cab Stay Meals
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On request
Choose Kodaikanal on its own from Madurai or Kodai Road station, pair it with Valparai's tea country, or combine it with the Nilgiris in a grand tour from Coimbatore.
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