Route
Start: Vertex Prime, Hydernagar, Hyderabad - Fri 1 May, 2:30 PM
Hyderabad → Jadcherla → Beechupally → Kurnool → Gooty → Anantapur → Penukonda → Lepakshi → Devanahalli → Bengaluru → Hosur → Rayakottai → Pennagaram → Hogenakkal → Kanakapura → Malavalli → Mysuru → Nanjangud → Gundlupet → Bandipur → Mudumalai → Gudalur → Pykara → Ooty → Ketti → Nilgiri toy train → Naduvattam → Sultan Bathery → Edakkal Caves → Gonikoppal → Madikeri → Abbey Falls → Raja’s Seat → Dubare → Mandalpatti → Mallalli Falls → Somwarpet → Sakleshpur → Shiradi Ghat → Mangaluru → Udupi → Malpe → St Mary’s Island → Kundapura → Maravanthe → Bhatkal → Murudeshwar → Honnavar → Kumta → Gokarna → Om Beach → Ankola → Karwar → Agonda → Palolem → Butterfly Beach → Margao → Panaji → Calangute → Fort Aguada → Mapusa → Sawantwadi → Amboli → Gadhinglaj → Miraj → Mangalwedha → Solapur → Naldurg → Umarga → Zaheerabad
Road conditions: slow sections
Progress was slowest on the rough track up to Mandalpatti and on the steep, winding ghat roads.
| Section | Reason for low speed |
|---|---|
| Madikeri → Mandalpatti | Narrow, rough hill track where local jeeps and 4x4s are usually recommended |
| Ghat roads (Nilgiris, Shiradi, Amboli) | Steep, winding ghat sections — over 400 km in all |
Day-by-day plan
| Date | Route / activity | Km | Depart → arrive | Night stay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 |
Hyderabad → Jadcherla → Beechupally → Kurnool → Gooty → Anantapur Map ↗ |
378 | 2:30 PM → 11:26 PM | Hotel Rover Suites, Anantapur | Set off from home at 2:30 PM after last errands and fuel. Breaks at Beechupally (Krishna river) and Kurnool, dinner near Gooty; Anantapur by 11:26 PM. |
| 2 May 2026 |
Anantapur → Penukonda → Lepakshi → Devanahalli → Bengaluru Map ↗ |
276 | 9:38 AM → 11:00 PM | Bengaluru | Breakfast in Anantapur. Lepakshi: Jatayu, the Veerabhadra temple and the Nandi (11:52 AM–1:09 PM). Lunch near Devanahalli, an hour in central Bengaluru, then the family reception at Temple Tree Leisure (6:56–10:40 PM). |
| 3 May 2026 |
Bengaluru → Hosur → Rayakottai → Pennagaram → Hogenakkal → Kanakapura → Malavalli → Mysuru Map ↗ |
328 | 8:17 AM → 10:08 PM | Hotel Grand Sarayu, Mysuru | Breakfast at Yadavanahalli, fuel at Hosur. Hogenakkal Falls and the coracle ride (12:16–3:37 PM). Tea at Kodihalli; Mysuru Palace in the evening (8:56–9:57 PM). |
| 4 May 2026 |
Mysuru → Nanjangud → Gundlupet → Bandipur → Mudumalai → Gudalur → Pykara → Ooty Map ↗ |
167 | 8:56 AM → 8:26 PM | Beverly Villa, Ooty | Through Bandipur and Mudumalai and up the ghat to Ooty. Shooting Spot on the Pykara road (3:06–4:06 PM), Ooty Lake boat house (5:22–6:42 PM) and Charing Cross market. |
| 5 May 2026 |
Ooty → Ketti → Nilgiri toy train → Naduvattam → Gudalur → Sultan Bathery → Edakkal Caves → Gonikoppal → Madikeri Map ↗ |
253 | 7:47 AM → 10:01 PM | Girinivas Homestay, Madikeri | Nilgiri toy train from Ketti to Ooty (8:28–8:57 AM). Down the Naduvattam ghat via Gudalur and Sultan Bathery to the Edakkal Caves (1:57–3:16 PM). Madikeri by 8 PM; dinner at Red Chilly. |
| 6 May 2026 |
Madikeri → Abbey Falls → Raja’s Seat → Dubare → Mandalpatti → Madikeri Map ↗ |
125 | 9:14 AM → 7:53 PM | Girinivas Homestay, Madikeri | Abbey Falls (10:15 AM–12:08 PM), Raja’s Seat, Dubare (rafting was closed). Drove our own car up to Mandalpatti for the sunset (6:20–6:48 PM). |
| 7 May 2026 |
Madikeri → Mallalli Falls → Somwarpet → Sakleshpur → Shiradi Ghat → Mangaluru → Udupi → Malpe Map ↗ |
336 | 7:56 AM → 8:50 PM | Karkera Beach Villa, Malpe | Mallalli Falls, then via Somwarpet, Sakleshpur and the Shiradi Ghat to Mangaluru: Mangaladevi, Shirdi Sai Baba and Kadri Manjunatha temples. Udupi Sri Krishna Matha (7:04–8:26 PM). |
| 8 May 2026 |
Malpe → St Mary’s Island → Udupi → Kundapura → Maravanthe → Bhatkal → Murudeshwar → Honnavar → Kumta → Gokarna Map ↗ |
242 | 9:25 AM → 9:19 PM | Hotel Tribhuvan, Gokarna | Boat from Malpe to St Mary’s Island (10:15–10:55 AM). Lunch in Udupi, Maravanthe beach, Murudeshwar temple at sunset (6:17–7:39 PM); Gokarna by 9:19 PM. |
| 9 May 2026 |
Gokarna → Om Beach → Ankola → Karwar → Agonda → Palolem Map ↗ |
134 | 11:42 AM → 10:41 PM | Agonda, South Goa | Early morning at Gokarna Main Beach, Mahabaleshwar temple and Om Beach. Break near Karwar, then into Goa: Agonda by 4:23 PM and the birthday eve on Palolem beach. |
| 10 May 2026 |
Palolem → Butterfly Beach → Margao → Panaji → Calangute → Fort Aguada Map ↗ |
133 | 8:53 AM → 9:15 PM | Calangute, North Goa | Birthday boat ride from Palolem to Butterfly Beach (9:42–11:15 AM). Panaji for lunch and shopping, our North Goa stay near Calangute, and an evening at Fort Aguada. |
| 11 May 2026 |
Calangute → Mapusa → Sawantwadi → Amboli → Gadhinglaj → Miraj → Mangalwedha → Solapur → Naldurg → Umarga → Zaheerabad → Hyderabad Map ↗ |
706 | 7:20 AM → 10:15 PM | Home | Left Goa at 7:20 AM: breakfast at Sawantwadi, the Amboli ghat, then via Gadhinglaj, Miraj and Mangalwedha to Solapur, Naldurg, Umarga and Zaheerabad. Home at 10:15 PM. |
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