Bangalore to Munnar Kerala Tour

Munnar from Bangalore is a 560 km inter-state run crossing Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, which means permits for all three. Kerala's border enforcement is the strict one and an improperly permitted vehicle will be turned back at Bodimettu, so this is not a route to book on price alone.

The usual approach runs south via Salem and Theni before the Bodimettu ghat climb onto the tea plateau. Most groups break the outbound leg overnight at Salem or Theni rather than attempt the full distance plus ghat in one day.

Force Urbania Rental for the Bangalore to Munnar Route

Three states means three permits on this Force Urbania rental, all obtained before the van leaves Bangalore. Kerala is the strict one — Bodimettu and Kumily actively turn back improperly permitted commercial vehicles, so confirm this is included in any Urbania hire quote you are comparing on price. For the vehicle itself, the upper estate roads above Munnar favour the 10+1 SWB for smaller groups, with the 12+1 MWB the standard all-round van rental choice.

About Munnar

From Bangalore, Munnar rewards the group that goes beyond the standard dam-and-viewpoint loop. Kolukkumalai above the town is the highest tea estate in the world at around 2,300 metres, still worked by a colonial-era roller factory reached only by jeep. Marayoor, an hour north, holds India's only natural sandalwood forest and Stone Age dolmens known as Muniyara. The KDHP Tea Museum in town traces the plantation history, and the drive in through the cardamom and spice hills of the High Range is itself a large part of why groups make the trip.