Trek to Kotagiri

A private, non-AC vehicle will pick you up from multiple pick-up points across Bangalore. You'll spend the rest of the night in the vehicle, travelling to Kotagiri. Overnight in transit.

Overnight in transit

Arrive at one of the multiple pick-up points located all around Bangalore at the scheduled time. Since no meals are included in today's meal package, you will want to have dinner before reporting to the pick-up point. Make sure to wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes for the overnight ride to Kotagiri and carry some dry snacks for the road.

Arrive in Kotagiri by 08:30 hrs and check-in to a campsite. After a few hours at the campsite, you'll head out to explore Kotagiri. Your trek over the hills and forests of Kotagiri will take you to a small cave house. The route is peppered with river streams and view points. The hills of Kotagiri are also home to acres and acres of lush grasslands and tea estates, where you'll halt for a sip of aromatic tea. After a day spent in the outdoors, you'll make your way to the Nilgiri Valley to catch the evening sun setting over Kotagiri. Trek back to your campsite by late evening. Overnight in a homestay at Kotagiri.

Overnight in a homestay at Kotagiri

Explore the hills of Kotagiri. Today's meal package includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. Lunch may be a packed lunch served while trekking. You'll be accommodated in shared rooms at a homestay in Kotagiri.

Wake up to a beautiful morning sunrise. Today, you'll kick-start the day with a trek to the Dale River that flows over a mountain cliff. After spending an hour getting drenched in the waters of the Catherine Falls, proceed to the Nilgiri View Point. Here, you'll get magnificent views of the mountains of Kotagiri. From here, you'll travel back to Bangalore. Depending on traffic conditions, you'll arrive back in Bangalore by 22:00 hrs.

Your trip ends by 22:00 hrs

Visit the Catherine Falls and the Nilgiri View Point, before the journey back to Bangalore. Make sure that you're carrying a change of dry clothes, since you'll get drenched in the waterfall. Today's meal package includes breakfast only. The bus will stop around noon so that you may have lunch at your own expense. You'll reach Bangalore by 22:00 hrs, subject to traffic conditions.