Coimbatore Tour Packages and Places to Visit

What are the best places to visit in Coimbatore?

The main sights in and around Coimbatore are Marudamalai Murugan temple, Perur Pateeswarar Temple, the Dhyanalinga Yogic Temple and Adiyogi Shiva bust at the Isha Foundation. Most visitors fit two or three of these into one day with a driver.

Coimbatore sits at about 427 m on the Noyyal River, ringed by the Western Ghats, with the Nilgiris on its western and northern side. The city is also known as a textile centre; it once held about 15% of India's cotton spinning capacity. If you have only a day, the one day plans below put the temples and the city on one route.

Temples and hills

• Marudamalai, a Murugan temple on a hill at the edge of the city.
• Perur Pateeswarar Temple, one of the city's major Shiva temples.
• Dhyanalinga Yogic Temple and the Adiyogi Shiva bust at the Isha Foundation.

Where is Adiyogi and how do you visit from Coimbatore?

The Adiyogi Shiva bust and Dhyanalinga are at the Isha Foundation, outside the city, reached by road with a driver. Our Isha and Velliangiri day tour and the Coimbatore temples and Isha day tour both include it. Visiting hours and the evening programmes are set by the Foundation, so we check them before your date.

What day trips can you take from Coimbatore?

Coimbatore has four ready one day tours: local sightseeing, temples and shopping, temples with Isha, and Isha with Velliangiri. Pickup and drop are at your hotel or home in Coimbatore. Each plan comes with an AC vehicle and a driver, and the price is per person depending on group size.

Meals, entry tickets and personal expenses are not in the price.

Which places to visit near Coimbatore are worth a 2 or 3 day trip?

For a short break from Coimbatore, the closest overnight options are Yercaud and Kolli Hills, Courtallam and the Nilgiris around Ooty. Every package begins and ends in Coimbatore, with one price for vehicle, driver and hotel.

• Yercaud 2 days from ₹5,200, or the Yercaud and Kolli Hills 3 days from ₹7,800.
• Courtallam 3 days from ₹7,500.
• BR Hills 2 days from ₹7,400.
• Bangalore 3 days from ₹11,200 and Shimoga and Jog Falls 3 days from ₹11,600.
• Belur, Halebidu and Shravanabelagola 3 days from ₹11,500.
• Calicut food tour 3 days from ₹8,499 per person.

Prices above are per person; the Kerala and Karnataka permit and entry tax are included where a plan crosses the border. Group size, hotel category and season change the final quote.

Who runs these tours?

Benny Mon Holidays is a Coimbatore travel agency with its own vehicles and drivers. Our office is in Ganapathy. Call or WhatsApp +91 86101 62373 with your dates and the number of people and we send a fixed price.

Coimbatore tourist places list: what else is worth a stop?

Each Coimbatore tourist place below can anchor a day plan. If you want just one place to visit in Coimbatore, pick Marudamalai; if you want a tourist place in Coimbatore with more to see, pick the Isha Foundation. The Coimbatore district tourism page lists these among the main places, and we can build a day around any of them:

• Arulmigu Subramaniaswamy Temple, Maruthamalai, a hill temple on a granite hill on the western side of the city. It is about 16 km from the centre by road.
• Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park at Anaikatti, a botanical and conservation centre.
• Semmozhi Poonga, a botanical garden of about 45 acres in Gandhipuram with themed gardens.
• Geedee Car Museum, described as South India's only classic car museum, with over 100 vintage cars.
• Bethesda Prayer Centre, about 25 km from Coimbatore near the Siruvani Dam.
• Baralikadu Eco Tourism in the Karamadai Forest Range.
• Valparai Hill Station, above 3,500 feet on the Anamalai range.

Which are the best places to see in Coimbatore?

Coimbatore best places for a first visit are Marudamalai, Perur Pateeswarar Temple and the Isha Foundation, and these are the places to see in Coimbatore that fit one day. The tourist places Coimbatore is known for are mostly temples and hills, so a driver saves time between them. Anyone searching for Coimbatore near tourist places will find Maruthamalai, Anaikatti and Aliyar all within a short drive, while tourist places near Coimbatore such as Ooty and Valparai need a longer day or an overnight stay.

Are there waterfalls near Coimbatore?

Kavi Aruvi, also called Monkey Falls, is a waterfall in the Anaimalai Hills near Aliyar, and the Aliyar Dam sits among the same hills. Courtallam is further away and is a separate overnight trip: see the Courtallam 3 day package. Water levels in all of these depend on the rains, so we advise on your travel month.

How far are the nearby trips?

By road from Coimbatore, the Isha Foundation area is about 34 km, Ooty about 90 km and Yercaud about 197 km. Those numbers decide which trips work as a day out and which need a night away.

When is the best time to visit Coimbatore?

October to February is the pleasant stretch. April and May are hot in the plains, while the city is hot semi-arid with most of its rain from the monsoons. For hot months, plan hill trips such as Ooty or Yercaud.