🌲 Chennai to Yercaud Lake & Shevaroy Hills Tour
📍 About Yercaud — sightseeing, shopping and what not to miss
Yercaud is a tranquil hill station in Tamil Nadu, ideal for a relaxing two-day break. Known for its pleasant climate, the town centres around Yercaud Lake and boat house, where visitors can hire boats to explore the peaceful waters surrounded by trees and gardens. For those seeking natural waterfalls, Kiliyur Falls offers a dramatic sight as water cascades down a rocky gorge into the valley below. The region is also famous for its panoramic vantage points. Visitors should not miss Pagoda Point and Lady's Seat, which offer expansive views of the surrounding valleys, distant plains, and winding mountain roads, particularly around sunset. Together, these scenic spots make the destination a delightful retreat for travellers.
🗺️ Places the Chennai to Yercaud itinerary covers
Ghat roads are the reason this trip is worth a driver who runs them regularly. Over 2 days you get the same vehicle for the climb, the local sightseeing and the descent.
- Yercaud Lake and boat house
- Kiliyur Falls
- Pagoda Point and Lady's Seat
🧭 How a 2-day Chennai to Yercaud trip is shaped
- 730 KM of driving in total, Chennai back to Chennai.
- 2 days is the duration most groups book this as. It is also offered as a 2 day trip.
- Overnight stays are part of the trip, so the driver's halt and batta are factored into the quote.
- The whole route stays inside Tamil Nadu, so there is no interstate permit to arrange.
- Pickup is from your address in Chennai, not from a depot.
💰 What it costs
The Chennai to Yercaud trip starts at ₹17,260 for a 9 + 1 Seats Tempo Traveller (Maharaja Sofa), worked out on the full 730 KM over 2 days including driver batta.
All six vehicles, with per-km rates and batta broken out, are on the Chennai to Yercaud rental page.
🌙 Driver batta across 2 days
This trip runs 2 days, so batta is charged 2× the daily rate — from ₹1,000 per day depending on the vehicle, already included in every fare above. Over 730 KM the daily driving is paced around the driver's mandatory rest window.
