Hire a Force Urbania from Chennai to Kolli Hills, about 360 km and 7 hours. 12 and 16 seater Urbania with a driver, rates and hill charges explained.
Pick by group size. Rates shown are per km, and the final quote includes driver bata, tolls and permits.
Most popular for family and pilgrim trips.
One extra seat over the 12 seater, same comfort.
Roomy layout, ideal for outstation tours.
Premium recliners, mood lighting, tinted glass.
The flagship luxury van for larger groups.
Sturdy tourister van for outstation runs.
Excelo variant of the tourister van.
Mid size van for families and small groups.
Optimised stops and pickup-to-drop without detours.
Driver reaches pickup 15 minutes early - every trip.
All-India tourist permits, tolls and inter-state paperwork handled.
Comfortable for elders, kids and large families.
Kolli Hills is about 360 km from Chennai in Namakkal district, around 7 hours of driving, ending in 70 hairpin bends up from the Rasipuram side. The Force Urbania is the most comfortable way to do that climb, which is why groups that have made the trip once in something older tend to ask for it the second time.
The tariff table further down this page carries the current rate for both variants.
The Urbania is a monocoque body rather than a ladder frame, which in practice means less body roll and less noise than a conventional tempo traveller. On a flat highway run that difference is pleasant. On 70 continuous hairpin bends it is the difference between a group that arrives ready to walk to the falls and a group that arrives wanting to lie down.
It also has proper reclining seats and more headroom, which matters across a 7 hour journey.
Chennai to Ulundurpet on the NH, then Attur and Rasipuram, and the climb starts after that. The bends are tight and continuous rather than steep, so the last stretch takes longer than the distance suggests. Allow an extra hour over a maps estimate, particularly with children or anyone prone to motion sickness in the group.
AC is switched off during the climb, as it is on every ghat road, to keep engine temperature down through a long first gear ascent.
The 12 seater suits a single family or a small group travelling together. The 16 seater is the one to take when you are at eleven or twelve people with luggage, because seat counts are legal capacity rather than a comfort rating and a full vehicle on a 7 hour run is a different experience from a full vehicle on a day trip.
Tell us the group size and what each person is carrying and we will tell you which one actually works.
The per km rate covers the vehicle, fuel and the driver. Charged on top at actuals: toll, parking, and the hill charge for the ghat section. No state permit applies on this route.
Outstation trips bill on a minimum of 300 km a day. The round trip to Kolli Hills is about 720 km, so a two day booking bills on the distance actually covered.
Two days is the common booking: an early start from Chennai, arrival by afternoon, then the falls and the viewpoints the following morning before the drive back. Three days gives you the Arapaleeswarar temple and the ridge viewpoints without rushing.
Agaya Gangai falls is what most groups come for, a roughly 300 foot waterfall reached by a long stepped descent that takes real effort in both directions. Semmedu is the town centre most itineraries work out from.
Send your dates, your group size and whether you want the 12 or 16 seater on WhatsApp at +91 73055 59949 and we will send a written quote. An advance confirms the vehicle.
Live estimate. Actual fare confirmed during booking.
Outstation - Round trip
Outstation - Round trip
* Estimates are indicative. Tolls, parking, permits, and waiting charges (if any) are billed at actuals unless mentioned.
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The Urbania has a monocoque body rather than a ladder frame, so there is less body roll and less noise. Across 70 continuous hairpin bends that is the difference most passengers notice. It also has proper reclining seats and more headroom for the 7 hour run.
From Rs.35/km for the 12 seater and Rs.38/km for the 16 seater, with a minimum of 300 km a day and driver bata of Rs.1,000 a day. The hill charge, toll and parking are at actuals on top. The tariff table on this page carries the current rate.
Twelve or sixteen depending on the variant, plus the driver. Those are legal capacities, not comfort ratings. At eleven or twelve people with a bag each, the 16 seater is the one that works for a journey this long.
About 360 km each way, roughly 7 hours of driving. The final climb is 70 hairpin bends from the Rasipuram side, which takes longer than the distance suggests, so allow an extra hour over a maps estimate.
No. Kolli Hills is in Namakkal district inside Tamil Nadu, so no inter state permit applies. A hill charge does apply for the round trip climb, and toll and parking are at actuals.
Two days covers the falls and the main viewpoints with an early start from Chennai. Three days is better if you want the Arapaleeswarar temple and the ridge viewpoints as well, without rushing the descent to the waterfall.
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