Yelagiri and Yercaud Hill Getaway
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Overnight stops in day orderOverview
This Yelagiri Yercaud tour package is a five-day, four-night private hill break in Tamil Nadu. You spend two nights in Yelagiri, in Tirupattur district, and two in Yercaud, in Salem district, with pick-up and drop-off at Bengaluru airport. It suits couples, families and friends who like lakes, viewpoints and short walks, and the cooler months from November to February are the easiest time to go.
Couples, families and friends who want lakes, viewpoints and cool air, and can handle two long road days
Highlights
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Ghat roads
Both hills are reached by climbing roads with hairpin bends, so ask the driver to stop if you feel unwellLong drive days
Day 1 and Day 5 are each several hours on the road, so keep them for travel rather than sightseeingOptional trek
The Swamimalai walk on Day 2 can take one to three hours, so start early or skip itWaterfall
Killiyur Falls on Day 4 is best after the monsoon and involves a walk with steep stepsDay-by-Day Itinerary
Bengaluru airport to Yelagiri, up 14 hairpin bends
- Meet your driver at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport
- Drive roughly 160 km to Yelagiri, with a stop on the way if you want one
- Climb the last stretch through 14 hairpin bends
- Check in and rest
- If time and light allow, a first walk beside Punganoor Lake
Yelagiri: Punganoor Lake, herbal farm and Swamimalai
- Optional early start on the Swamimalai trek to the highest point of the hills
- Boating at Punganoor Lake, weather and water levels permitting
- Walk through the forest-department herbal farm beside the lake
- Afternoon at the nature park with its musical fountain and aquarium
- Free evening in the hills
Across to the Shevaroy Hills: Yelagiri to Yercaud
- Leave Yelagiri after breakfast and descend the hairpin road
- Cross the plains by road, about 148 km in all
- Climb the ghat road into the Shevaroy Hills
- Check in at Yercaud
- Evening stroll around Yercaud Lake and Anna Park
Yercaud: Lady's Seat, Pagoda Point and Killiyur Falls
- Morning viewpoints at Lady's Seat and Pagoda Point, which suit early light
- Visit the orchidarium in the town gardens
- Drive about 3 km from the lake to Killiyur Falls and take the walk down, with steep steps
- Pass coffee and pepper slopes on the way
- Boating on Yercaud Lake, then a free evening
Last Yercaud morning and the drive to Bengaluru airport
- Early breakfast and a slow morning by the lake if time allows
- Descend the ghat road and drive about 250 km to Bengaluru airport
- Allow about five hours for the road, with a stop for lunch
- Book a flight that leaves in the late afternoon or evening
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Trip Facts
Local Activities & Events
Updated Oct 7, 2026Tamil Nadu — across your trip
Navarathri and Golu (2026)
festivalFamilies arrange tiered doll displays at home while Madurai's Meenakshi Temple is lit each evening during the nine-night goddess festival.
Kulasai Dasara
festivalDevotees dress as gods, demons and other figures at the Mutharamman temple in Kulasekarapattinam during a ten-day Dasara festival.
Raja Raja Cholan Sadhaya Vizha
culturalThanjavur honours the birth anniversary of the Chola king Raja Raja with rituals and processions at the Brihadisvara (Big) Temple.
Aippasi Annabhishekam
festivalOn the Aippasi full-moon day, the main Shiva lingam is dressed in cooked rice at Gangaikondacholapuram and at the Big Temple in Thanjavur.
WTA 250 Chennai Open
sportsA WTA 250 women's tennis tournament returns to Chennai for a third edition, with players from the world's top 100 expected.
Deepavali
festivalA state holiday on Sunday 8 November, observed with lamps, new clothes and family gatherings across Tamil Nadu.
Kanda Sashti and Soorasamharam
festivalSix days of fasting and worship at Tiruchendur's Murugan temple lead to Soorasamharam, the re-enactment of Murugan's victory over the demon Surapadman.
Karthigai Deepam
festivalArunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai holds a ten-day festival that ends with a flame lit on Arunachala hill at dusk and an overnight walk around it.
Events are reviewed by our team before publishing and drop off after they end. Please confirm timings and availability with us before your trip — local schedules can change without notice.
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