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Things to Do  

flower power in coonoor

flower power in coonoor, Coonoor

 vpas Says:  Flowers everywhere are beautiful and coonoor is no exception.This was one of my favourite things to do in coonoor!just gaze and awe at flowers -- fragrant, colourful, vibrant and abundant. 

visit a tea estate

visit a tea estate, Coonoor

 vpas Says:  coonoor is filled with tea estates.it is nice to walk around one and learn about the various processes and intricacies involved in tea cultivation and production. 

Day trip - Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary

Day trip - Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Coonoor

 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... 

Hotels  

The Gateway Hotel Church Road

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Hotels  

YWCA Hostel: YWCA - Not recommended

YWCA Hostel: YWCA - Not recommended, Coonoor

 stigel Says:  This Hostel is recommended by the Rough Guide to South India so we decided to give it a chance because of the promised views of Coonoor center and the surrounding hills. I will admit that the views were very nice although the place and the management are far below Indian... 

Hotel Velan: Quiet and Peaceful Getaway

Hotel Velan: Quiet and Peaceful Getaway, Coonoor

 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... 

Transportation  

Hiring a Driver

Hiring a Driver, Coonoor

 tayloretc Says:  I had a great experience with Super Star Travels, run by a man called Mano. It's easier to hire a private car in Coonoor than to try to use public transportation, which involves a LOT of waiting around.Mano's number: cell - 94430784784, office: 2230887. 

Taxi

Taxi, Coonoor

 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. 

Shopping  

SSS Jewellery: Beautiful Woodwork Unexpected

SSS Jewellery: Beautiful Woodwork Unexpected, Coonoor

 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... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Hiking through tea plantations

Hiking through tea plantations, Coonoor

 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... 

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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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Coonoor

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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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Cool Coonoor

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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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Coonor

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 Coonor is a small town set in beautiful hills and surrounded by tea plantations 

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Cute Cozy Coonoor

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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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HILL TOWN nr 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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