Your Arunachala Day
Combine town streets, the temple area and Arunachala in a private tuk-tuk day of up to seven hours, including a lunch break and return.
- Time together
- Up to 7 hours
- Your driver
- Prakashraj
- Total · 1–2 guests
- ₹1,990One private tuk-tuk
Total for one private tuk-tuk, 1–2 guests. Driver, fuel, waiting, route parking, bottled water and local pickup and return are included. Pickup zones & extra charges
A town-and-mountain day
Combine town life and the sacred hill in one day: temple surroundings, an ashram visit, mountain views and a lunch break. Your driver waits while you eat; the food itself is paid separately. Choose your priorities before setting off.
A possible plan to discuss with Prakashraj. Stops and the sequence depend on access, conditions and your interests.
Suggested sequence
- 01
Choose the day’s priorities
Start with your local pickup and choose how to divide up to seven hours between town, sacred places and mountain views.
- 02
Explore the temple area
See the streets around Arunachalesvara Temple. Discuss any temple entry separately; local entry and photography rules apply.
- 03
Spend time at an ashram
Sri Ramanasramam is a possible stop, depending on visitor hours and the time you want there.
- 04
Pause for lunch
Take a lunch break while Prakashraj waits. The break is within your time allowance; pay for your own meal and drinks.
- 05
See the hill and return
Pause for a mountain view, then reach your agreed local drop-off within seven hours of pickup.
Agree the day’s stops
The sequence can change with opening hours, weather and traffic. Mention any must-see stop in your enquiry. Temple entry and photography follow local rules.
- Included in every tour
- Exclusive tuk-tuk with Prakashraj, fuel on the local route, waiting at stops, parking at the planned stops and one sealed bottle of drinking water per guest.
- Included in this tour
- Town and mountain stops, time for an ashram or temple-area visit, and a lunch break with driver waiting. Your meal is paid separately.
- Pickup and return
- One pickup and one drop-off at tuk-tuk-accessible addresses within 5 km by road of Sri Ramanasramam’s main entrance. Your drop-off may be a different address within this zone.
- Time allowance
- Up to 7 hours. The time allowance runs from your pickup to your final drop-off, including travel, visits, breaks and the return journey.
- Walking
- Walking varies with the stops you choose. Discuss steps, uneven ground and how much time you want on foot before agreeing the route.
- Where it ends
- One final drop-off within the included local zone, with the return journey inside the seven-hour allowance.
- Separate costs
- Meals, snacks, extra drinks, paid entry, optional activities, shopping and personal offerings are separate. Tips are entirely optional. Extra time is ₹250/hour or ₹125/30 minutes, agreed beforehand. Outside-zone transfers cost extra. Read the zone and extension rules.
- Travelling with more people?
- Three or more guests need a separate quote and suitable vehicle arrangements. Children count towards the guest total; mention large bags in advance.