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Nilgiris tea-plantation hot spot. It served as weekend getaway. Ooty the summer headquarters of the sahibs who ruled from Madras and got its own When To Usually referred to as the Queen of churches, bungalows and picnic spots. Much of which now makes it one of the most hill stations, Ooty is a popular holiday destinations in India. During picturesque little town amidst VISIT the holiday season, Ooty can be extremely serene lakes, lofty mountains, and crowded. But the secret to getting the best http://www.ixigo.com/weather-in-ooty-lp-1189029 sprawling grasslands. It is situated out of this ‘Queen of the Nilgiris’ is: spend at an altitude of 2,240 meters Famous For : Weekend GetawaysCity time in the periphery of the town and visit it Jan above sea level and has abundant during the off-season. You will get a heady Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. vegetation and tea gardens. A huge cocktail of rolling hills, tea plantations, Max: 13.0°C Min: Rain: 20.5mm Ooty (Udhagamandalam) is nurtured in the villages, unbridled greenery, unexpected 18.79999923 number of tourists are attracted to 7060547°C the annual Tea and Tourism Nilgiris or the 'Blue Mountains', it is a lakes. In the off season - when every spellbinding little hill station in Tamil Nadu. comfort is still on offer and an umbrella and Feb Festival which takes place here As a highlight of Ooty tourism, it has a change of socks can see you through Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. every year. Max: Min: 20.0°C Rain: pleasant weather all year round that makes much - look out for sharp fragrance of 13.69999980 10.1999998092651 it a perfect getaway destination in the ghostly pines lining misty roads. The sun 9265137°C 37mm summer. The lush green tea plantations and lighting up a hill even as the one beside it Mar dense forests offer stunning vistas. South remains shrouded in dark velvet; ponies Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. India’s most famous hill station was a realm chomping grass by the kerb; acacias in full Max: 15.5°C Min: Rain: 21.89999961 25.7999992370605 of tribal people and shola forests till the bloom; the bright gold of witches’ broom 8530273°C 47mm British annexed the Nilgiris in 1799 and John dotting every hill; the aroma of hot filter Apr Sullivan, Collector of Coimbatore, made the coffee and even hotter sambhar.The Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, first stone house here in 1823. exhilarating train journey commencing from umbrella. Ooty has been an all time favourite location Kallar to Coonoor is a marvellous Max: Min: Rain: 16.70000076 23.60000038 75.4000015258789 of Bollywood. Remember the song ‘Chaiyya experience and is extremely popular among 2939453°C 1469727°C mm Chaiyya’ from the movie Dil Se? Yes, those tourists. Ooty tourism helps you to May are the Ooty railway tracks with an alluring experience the pristine beauty of the place Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, backdrop, where you see Shahrukh Khan and the calm that it offers. The scenic umbrella. dancing off with Malaika. Many blockbusters destination is actually a fantastic option if Max: Min: Rain: 147.5mm 16.70000076 23.60000038 have been shot here, like Saajan, Raja you are planning a trip to a place cradled in 2939453°C 1469727°C This Pdf and its contents are copyright © Hindustani, Andaz Apna Apna, Raaz, and the lap of nature. A land filled with 2013,ixigo.com, all rights reserved. ixigo logo, the character and all other marks displayed herein are Jun registered and/or common law trademarks of Maine Pyar Kia, to name a few.Over the picturesque hot spots for picnics, Ooty is ixigo.com and/or third parties. Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, years, Ooty- hardly ever called by its original often the best option for anyone looking umbrella. name, Udhagamandalam- took its place as a forward to long summer vacation or a Ooty Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/ooty page 2
Max: Min: Rain: 14.80000019 22.70000076 136.699996948242 Garden Road, The Nilgiris, Ooty, Near Hebron School, The Nilgiris, 0734863°C 2939453°C 2mm SEE Tamil Nadu 643001, India Ooty, Tamil Nadu 643001, India Jul 5 Sights Upper Bhavani Lake, Ooty can make Ooty Botanical Garden is a hub for nature Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, umbrella. http://www.ixigo.com/places-to-visit-see-in-ooty-lp-1189029 for the memories of a lifetime with its sheer lovers. The Rose Garden is a small terrace Max: 14.0°C Min: Rain: beauty. With the entire area being declared atop a hill off Etiennes Road. The season to 22.10000038 181.100006103515 1 Thread Garden 1469727°C 62mm as a reserved wildlife area, the drive up to be here is April when more than a thousand the lake is equally enchanting. The blue varieties are in bloom. In other seasons, the Aug Nilgiris that stand out at the horizon by the garden will seem drab and can be given a Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, umbrella. lake make the sight look like some postcard skip. Sprawling for over 22 hectares, These Max: Min: Rain: that's nothing less than picture perfect. One gardens are situated on the slopes of the 14.19999980 22.10000038 123.699996948242 9265137°C 1469727°C 19mm touch and the postcard may go smudge at Doddabetta peak, with a terrace type layout the touch - such is the beauty of this place. to add to the charm. Established in 1847, Sep these are the mind work of the famous Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, umbrella. The dam at the architect William Graham McIvor. With over Max: 14.5°C Min: Rain: Upper Bhavani Lake provides water for a thousand different species of flora making 22.20000076 134.899993896484 2939453°C 38mm irrigation and more to the region around. for a lush stretch, Ooty Botanical Gardens Owing to its proximity to Mukurthi National are much more than just a relief to city Oct Park, the area around the lake is a habitat to weary eyes. It has an impressive array of Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, When it's a bright day in Ooty, you should umbrella. species like wolves, jackals, wild dogs, tigers ferns, plants, shrubs, herbs and bonsai visit the Max: 14.5°C Min: Rain: and more. Thus, apart from the wondrous plants that are a major draw. Thread Garden. It is a artificial plant 22.10000038 189.199996948242 beauty of the place, it's a great attraction for 1469727°C 2mm kingdom which displays magnificent the adventure lovers too. flowers, plants and lawns. Everything in the Nov Ooty Botanical Garden are divided into six Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, garden is fabricated from thread, even the 3 Government Botanical areas, which includes the Lower Garden, umbrella. beautiful canvases and flowers made of Gardens Max: Min: 21.0°C Rain: New Garden, Italian Garden, Conservatory, wires are breathtakingly amazing to see. It 13.69999980 139.899993896484 Fountain Terrace and Nurseries. A riot of 9265137°C 38mm is a place in Ooty that should be in your colours await you at the widely spreading itinerary, if you are looking for a fun and Dec flower beds that are an intrinsic part of Ooty relaxing time! Don’t miss the Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, Botanical Gardens. It also hosts an umbrella. Thread Garden if you are a true art lover. Max: Min: 19.0°C Rain: exhibition of rare plant species in May every 13.19999980 52.7999992370605 year, another reason to visit this wonder 9265137°C 5mm 2 Upper Bhavani Lake work of nature.
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haunt of the tourist, and offers a variety of to say, the lake also boasts of a humongous of Continental and Chinese cuisines. trees, shrubs and flowers. People come here variety of fish. You can also go bird Eat to lounge in the lawns and walk among the watching, trekking, biking or a simple stroll 2 The Garden Cafe 5 Places shady trees and plants. One of the oldest by the lake. botanical gardens in the country, it began http://www.ixigo.com/foods-in-of-ooty-lp-1189029 life in the 1840s as a vegetable garden to 5 Catherine Falls 1 Earl's Secret supply veggies to Ooty’s residents. Trees and plants from all over the world were brought here over the years.
Mettupalayam Road, 8 Km From Havelock Road, Kings Cliff Hotel, Kotagiri, Kotagiri Coonoor, Tamil Police Quarters, Pudumund, Ooty, Nadu 643217, India The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu 643001, Emerald Village, The Nilgiris, Ooty, A double-cascaded waterfall in Coonoor, India Tamil Nadu 623704, India Catherine Falls is a major hotspot for +91-423-2452888 Nestled in the Nilgiris, Emerald Lake is a tourists in India. One can take a picturesque C/O Nahar's Nilgiris Hotel, 52 A, Tucked in the hills of Ooty, Earl's Secret is sight to behold. Equally visited for the flora snap of the falls from the Dolphin's Nose. Charring Cross, Ooty, The Nilgiris, nothing less than a treasure trove. With and fauna around it, Emerald Lake is a The height of these falls is about 250 ft and Tamil Nadu, 643001, India favourite spot for picnics. Tourists from has been named after M.D. Cockburn's wife, flowers and green wilds all around, the drive +91-423-2442173 Ooty often throng to the lake to soak in the the lady who was behind the introduction of to this vintage restaurant will lure the foodie natural beauty that's splattered all around. in you. coffee plantations in Kotagiri. Not many of This in-house restaurant at Nahar Nilgiris A perfect place for the lovers of solitude, it's you would know that the upper fall is Hotel specialises in doling out the best of situated in a region that's hailed as 'silent Perhaps, adding another reason to the believed to be the second highest in the South Indian delicacies. Be it the super valley'. Surrounded by tea plantations and hunger pangs you might be having is the Nilgiris. It is also possible to take a savoury dosas, the nutty upma or acres of rolling meadows, the lake is a great fact that it's an old bungalow, dating back to road to the top of the falls the perfectly made uttapams, place for the lovers of photography. the rule and times of the British, with the The Garden Cafe has got it all. food served here that has a distinct English
You might also come across Ornithologists Where To quality. The restaurant looks like a Adding more to its charm is the surprisingly here, for the lake and the adjoining area glasshouse, and the menu has the choicest low price quotient, making it a delight for teems with exotic species of birds. Needless Ooty Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/ooty page 4
the ravenous foodie in you. One must-try rare collection, which you'll enjoy over a cup Coronation Avenue, Church Hill here is the Vegetable Uttapam. Foodies or two. Plus, you can also play a game or Road, Ooty, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, swear by the softness of the idlis here, with two, with ample of board games stacked 643001, India a regular and steady flow of locals and here. tourists stepping in for a quick bite. +91-9842836470 4 Ponmari Multicuisine 3 Willy's Coffee Pub Restaurant Essentially a family restaurant, Quality has something for everyone. From the vadas of South India to the butter-oozing paranthas of Punjab, it seems to have a spread that will enamour you no end.
No, 26D, Kotagiri Road, Charring The buffet here is a big draw, with the Cross, Ooty, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, delectable chicken biryani, paranthas and 643001, India some Chinese food as well. Don't forget to +91-423-2452448 dig into the non vegetarian dishesh here. 1st Floor, KCR Arcade, Walsham With an ambience that feels cosy, Quality A fine blend of Indian and International Road, Ooty, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, Restaurant is a favourite with tourists and cuisines is what you get here, at the in- 643001, India locals alike. house restaurant of Hotel Ponmari With a cosy library, friendly staff, great Residency. With an ambience that's strictly location and food that you can die for, South Indian, you'll be surprised by the Willy's Coffee Pub is a great place to grab a authentic Continental and Chinese, apart bite or two. Savour the crusty pizzas, rolls, from the South Indian fare, that's served sandwiches, cakes, chapati wraps and more. here. Dining at Ponmari is an experience in It has an English, old world feel, with the itself, for the restaurant overlooks the green breakfast options adhering to the English hills that encompass the area all around. way of dining. 5 Quality Restaurant You wouldn't have tasted coffee that's as rich as the one served here. And yes, there's the very sumptuous Banana Walnut Cake too. If nothing else, you won't be able to resist a cup of simple Nescafe here. Apart from the food, the library at Willy's has a Ooty Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/ooty page 5
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See A: Thread Garden B: Upper Bhavani Lake C: Government Botanical Gardens D: Emerald Lake E: Catherine Falls Accommodation F: Kluney Manor Ooty Resort G: British Cliff Club Resort H: Glyngarth Villa Resorts I: Kluney Manor Ooty Resort J: British Cliff Club Resort K: Glyngarth Villa Resorts L: Kluney Manor Ooty Resort M: British Cliff Club Resort N: Glyngarth Villa Resorts Food O: Earl's Secret P: The Garden Cafe Q: Willy's Coffee Pub R: Ponmari Multicuisine Restaurant S: Quality Restaurant