Dandeli packages for 4 days
4 days / 3 nights from ₹8,999 per person. Two nights is the standard: rafting and kayaking on one day, a jungle safari and the falls on the other. Three nights adds Gokarna's beaches or Goa, which is how most group trips run it.
4 plans: 4 Days Hampi Gokarna Dandeli Group Trip from Hyderabad (4D/3N, from ₹8,999); 4 Days Hampi Gokarna Dandeli Group Trip from Bangalore (4D/3N, from ₹9,999); 4 Days South Goa Dandeli Group Trip (4D/3N, from ₹9,999); 4 Days South Goa Dandeli Offbeat Escape (4D/3N, from ₹13,999).
Dandeli tour packages at a glance
- Duration: 4 days; most travellers take 4.
- Price: from ₹8,999 per person, stays, local travel and the sightseeing listed on each trip page.
- Places: white-water rafting on the Kali, kayaking and coracle rides, a jungle safari in the Anshi reserve, Syntheri rocks and Sathodi falls.
- Travel: Every trip starts with a pick-up wherever you are coming from; the trip pages say what the journey covers.
- Stay: a riverside jungle camp or a resort on the Kali, with the rafting jetty a few minutes away.
- Best time: October to May is the rafting season, with the best rapids from October to January when the dam releases are strong.
- Weather: Dandeli is low and forested at 470 m, warmer than the hill stations: 20 to 34°C from October to February, up to 38°C in April and May, and heavy rain from June to September when rafting stops..
- Trip type: 3 fixed-date group departures and private trips on your own dates.
Dandeli packages by starting city
Fixed-date group departures leave from Hyderabad: the travel, the stays, the meals listed and a trip captain in one price.
From Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune and Kochi every trip is planned privately around your dates, and each city page says how to reach Dandeli from there and what it costs.
Places to visit in Dandeli
Every trip on this page covers the places below; a private trip can drop one and add another.
- Kali river rafting: A 9 km stretch with grade II and III rapids, about two hours, run from October to May when the dam releases hold.
- Kayaking and coracle rides: Calmer water near the camps, usually included with the rafting slot.
- Dandeli–Anshi Tiger Reserve safari: A jeep safari for gaur, langur, hornbills and, with luck, a black panther; dawn and dusk slots.
- Syntheri Rocks: A single granite monolith carved by the Kaneri river, 35 km through the forest, with 400 steps down.
- Sathodi Falls: A wide fall an hour and a half away, reached through teak forest; best after the monsoon.
- Kavala Caves: Limestone caves with a natural Shivalinga, a steep 375-step descent, open October to May.
- Supa dam and the backwaters: Sunset over the reservoir and the crocodile park on the way back.
A 3 day Dandeli trip, day by day
A private trip runs the same plan at your own pace; a group departure follows it to the minute.
- Day 1: reach the camp by noon, check in riverside, an afternoon coracle or kayak session and a bonfire evening.
- Day 2: Kali river rafting in the morning, Syntheri rocks or Supa dam after lunch, and a night jungle drive.
- Day 3: a dawn safari in the reserve, breakfast at camp, and the drive out towards Gokarna or home.
Dandeli trip cost and what the price covers
Dandeli packages start at ₹8,999 per person: ₹8,999 for 4 days. That covers the stays, the local travel, the sightseeing and activities each trip page lists; the journey from your city is quoted with the trip so you can pick the train, bus or flight.
What moves the price is the room category, the season and the group size. Weekends, long weekends and the December fortnight cost more than a mid-week date, and a group of four to six brings the per-person price down because the car and the rooms are shared. Entry tickets and anything not named on the trip page stay out of the fare, so the number you see is the number you pay.
Dandeli and Gokarna packages
Gokarna is three hours west on the coast, so the rafting weekend finishes on the beach: the Kali river on day one, Om and Kudle beaches on day two. It is the most booked pairing we run.
2 trips on this page, from ₹8,999 per person: 4 Days Hampi Gokarna Dandeli Group Trip from Hyderabad (4D/3N, from ₹8,999); 4 Days Hampi Gokarna Dandeli Group Trip from Bangalore (4D/3N, from ₹9,999).
Dandeli and Goa packages
Goa is about four hours from the camp, which turns a rafting weekend into a river-and-beach trip with a night in the north Goa belt.
2 trips on this page, from ₹9,999 per person: 4 Days South Goa Dandeli Group Trip (4D/3N, from ₹9,999); 4 Days South Goa Dandeli Offbeat Escape (4D/3N, from ₹13,999).
Dandeli for friends, couples and families
Friends and solo travellers: 3 fixed-date group trips from ₹8,999, travel and trip captain included, rooms shared by gender: 4 Days Hampi Gokarna Dandeli Group Trip from Hyderabad (4D/3N, from ₹8,999); 4 Days Hampi Gokarna Dandeli Group Trip from Bangalore (4D/3N, from ₹9,999); 4 Days South Goa Dandeli Group Trip (4D/3N, from ₹9,999).
Families and couples take the private trips: the same places at your own pace, with the room category and the car chosen for your group.
Best time to visit Dandeli and how to reach
Best time
October to May is the rafting season, with the best rapids from October to January when the dam releases are strong. June to September is the monsoon, when rafting stops but the forest and the waterfalls are at their fullest.
- October to January, 20 to 32°C: The best rafting months, when the dam releases keep the rapids strong.
- February to May, 22 to 38°C: Rafting continues on a gentler river; hot by afternoon but the camps stay shaded.
- June to September, 20 to 30°C: Monsoon: rafting stops, the forest is at its greenest and the falls are full.
What to pack
Quick-dry clothes and a change for after the rafting, sandals that stay on in water, insect repellent for the jungle stays, and a torch. Nights at the camps are cooler than the day suggests.
Getting there
Dandeli is about 560 km from Hyderabad, 10 to 11 hours by road, and the fixed-date group trips travel overnight from Hyderabad with a pick-up at Hubli on the way. By train, Hubli and Londa are the nearest stations.
Dandeli is about 460 km from Bangalore, eight to nine hours by road through Hubli; the overnight bus to Dandeli, or to Hubli and a two-hour drive, is the usual way. The Rani Chennamma Express reaches Londa, 30 km from Dandeli.
Chennai to Dandeli is about 800 km. Fly to Hubballi (75 km) or Goa (130 km) and drive, or take the train to Hubli and cover the last two hours by road.
Every Dandeli trip we run
This page answers one question. The hub lists the whole Dandeli catalogue — every length, every departure city, group departures and private trips — with the same prices.
Kerala after Dandeli
Kerala is the next trip south, and the same team plans it: Munnar's tea slopes, Thekkady and a night on an Alleppey houseboat, as a private trip on your dates. Five days covers the classic circuit from Kochi.
