Day trip - Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
tayloretc Says: This is actually quite a long, steep, twisting drive from Coonoor, and you'll probably have to hire a car to get there. The drive is gorgeous, though. It'll most likely take a whole day.Specs for the sanctuary seem to change day to day. On the day I was there you couldn't...
Hotel Velan: Quiet and Peaceful Getaway
tayloretc Says: Pleasant enough stay in a family- and function-oriented hotel. Located well above the (relatively small) crowds of Coonoor. Staff is willing to go over and above what's expected. (One time, for me, uncomfortably over what's expected.) Garden-facing first-floor rooms, decent...
eeyan Says: A great way to see the surrounding area is to hire a taxi for a few hours. It cost us about about $5 for a four hour tour for three people.
SSS Jewellery: Beautiful Woodwork Unexpected
tayloretc Says: The jewelry is lovely too, but the treasure here is the woodwork in the shop, which is done by the store owner's brother, who has a shop up the hill. The brother takes special orders, once you find him. Get your silver work done here - it costs less than elsewhere. But make...
Hiking through tea plantations
tayloretc Says: Coonoor is surrounded by old tea plantations - beautiful, Seussian, very smelly. I had no idea tea smelled this bad when it was a living thing. It took a real leap of faith to think hey, maybe if we dry it and steep it it'll taste great!Tea is harvested to a specific...
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A great way to see the surrounding area is to hire a taxi for a few hours. It cost us about about $5 for a four hour tour for three people.
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Q: Has anybody actually stayed at the ayurveda retreat in coonoor, or even better has anybody followed a thepist taining program...
A: Thanks for your reply, but it´s not the taj retreat! It´s the Ayurveda and Yoga retreat, they do 6week ayurveda therapist training courses.Never heard about it?
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The hill stations, Coonoor among them, are towns the British built precisely to escape the season “hottest,” and it works—it was at least 30 degrees cooler there than in Chennai. I stayed in Upper...
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Situated below Ooty,which is a popular summer retreat in Tamil Nadu, South India, Coonoor is enchantingly beautiful.It is located at the head of the Hulikal ravine at an altitude of 1800m above sea......
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The Nilgiri Hills are famous for their sublime hill stations. Notable among them is Coonoor, located at the head of the Hulikal ravine at an altitude of 1,800 m above sea level. It is 19 km from Ooty...
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We spent the afternoon in Coonoor, after taking the 'TOY TRAIN' down from Ooty. It is easy to walk around the markets and venture up the hills to see local residence and places of worship. The people...
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