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Pro
Situated in the awesome Nilgiri Hills
Con
Gets crowded in summer
In a nutshell
Laid back life...cool and fresh air.. great place to live!
mehulraj Says: Ooty Stone House Ooty Stone Housie is one another most important historic building of Ooty. Surprisingly this is the first house was constructed in Ooty by collector of Coimbatore, John Sullivan. Though it is one of the most important building out of other historical...
mehulraj Says: I love teaTrip to Ooty is unfinished if you have not tested tea from Nilgiris Mountain. There are lot of tea shops around Ooty town few are upscale or kinda fancy and other are normal tea stalls. All these places tea served is one of the best I have ever tested. During my...
mehulraj Says: 6th Mile OotyThis is also kind of tourist attraction in Ooty on the way to Pykara lake. It is about 6 Mile from the Ooty thus it got its name “6th Mile” or also known as Shoothing Medu.It is on the way to Pykara lake and close to Kamrajar Sagar lake. “Medu” in tamil means...
mehulraj Says: 9th Mile OotyThis is also kind of tourist attraction in Ooty on the way to Pykara lake. It is about 9 Mile from the Ooty thus it got its name “9th Mile” or also known as Shoothing Medu. “Medu” in tamil means hill, it is famous because of lot of Indian movies are shot here....
mehulraj Says: Doddabeta Tea FactoryOn the way to Doddabeta Peak you can see this Tea Factory which is again one of the best tourist attraction not to be missed during visit to Ooty. Here you will find real process in front of your eyes. Entrance fee to this facility is nominal and once...
mehulraj Says: Thread GardenAnother one of the most interesting place which must be visited during the visit is Thread Garden. Till the time we visited this place we just had various thought of this place which turnout to be completely opposite of what we thought. This place is just...
mehulraj Says: Ooty Rose GardenThis is another place must visited during trip to Ooty and its in the heart of the city. This garden has more than 3000 varieties of roses in this garden. Apart from normal roses there are roses of unusual colours, including green and black also. Tamilnadu...
Doddabetta Tea Factory process
mehulraj Says: Doddabetta Tea Factory process I thought of elaborating the complete tea process with few more pictures of my this Tea factory visit and pictures I have taken during my visit.The process of tea making involves following steps, out of which I like to share few with you...
mehulraj Says: Doddabetta PeakIt’s the highest peak in south india at around 2660m. And its junction of Easter and Wester Ghats, its kind a picnic spot with best view of Ooty city and forest around it. Its maintained by Tamilnadu Tourist Develpoment Corporation and it has got Telescope...
mehulraj Says: Pykara Lake is one of the best location to be visited during Ooty trip. I enjoyed it completely for its quite location out of Ooty town. Its surrounded by dense forest and has got restaurant and rest house. However I did not used any of the facility except boating. And they...
mehulraj Says: Ooty LakeOoty lake is similar to Kodaikanal lake which I have explained in my Kodaikanal page. Its artificial lake in middle of the town and built by Johon Sulllivan( Founder of Ooty) in 1824 for leisure purpose. Its near to Ooty bus stand and irregular in shape. Its in...
mehulraj Says: Ooty Botanical Gardens This garden is one of the best landmark of Ooty. It has got some exotic trees and flowers from around the world and the lawn all over the garden is well maintained. This is the place were much talked “summer festivals” is held during the month of May...
Shinkow's Chinese Restaurant: Beer in newspaper
Willettsworld Says: This is located near St Stephen's Church. You enter on the left-hand side and go through to the "Zodiac Room" where the tables and general ambience is better. Veg, pork, chicken, beef and fish main dishes cost between Rs60-Rs130 for small or large portions. Beer (Rs90) comes...
Quality Restaurant: New, clean and posh
Willettsworld Says: This is a new, posh looking place that's located just down the hill from St Stephen's Church. Main meat dishes cost between Rs90-100, veg dishes Rs50-60. They also do a buffet lunch menu. Service is very good and the food is as well.
mehulraj Says: Ooty by Air: Coimbatore airport is the nearest to the Ooty. It takes about 3.1/2 hours by road to reach Ooty. There are flights into Coimbatore from Singapore, Sharjah, Colombo and most parts of India including Mumbai and Bangalore. Ooty by Road:Ooty is well connected by...
jgcrasta Says: Bangalore to Ooty is roughly 300 Kms and with indian roads you need about 6-8 hours.From Bangalore the route takes you through Mysore which is it self a renowned tourist destination.Thence to Nanjanagudu home of famous Mysore silk.Nanjangud to Gundlupet. Just before...
vpas Says: there are many shops selling different flavours of tea.It is an ideal gift to carry for others back home and also to take back some for yourself. buy tea in coonoor.it is locally grown,fresh and good.there are many varieties and are reasonably priced about average
Homemade chocolate & Oils: Local treats
Willettsworld Says: As well as the Toy Train and Botanical Gardens, Ooty is famous for its homemade chocolate and various oils. You'll find loads of places selling chocolate for about Rs50 per 100g which come in a variety of flavours such as dried fruits, nuts etc and is just delicious! The...
Justin_goa Says: This club was organized by off-road enthusiasts in the surrounding area of Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India.Club arranges off road trips in and around Nilgiris with vehicles and experienced drivers. This gives you a rare opportunity to explore the unseen areas of Nilgiri mountain...
Justin_goa Says: Avalanche Dam & Lake is located at a distance of 25 km from ooty. A place that should not be missed. A dam called Canada dam since Canada funded it. An exotic experience of mountain trekking could be realized in this place.Also there is a Trout Farm near Avalanche Dam which...
There are five tribal groups in the Nilgiri Hills ~ our visit to the area near Ooty (Ooctacamund/Udagamundalam) brought us to the Todas. The Todas are dedicated to preserving life and land; they are...
Some of you may wonder why I choose "OT at Ooty" as my Ooty page, instead of "I love Ooty", "Ooty", "Udagamandalam" or "Beautiful Ooty". I have a story to tell why I choose such a title. Do read my...
We leave Mysore and its awesome Palace behind, en route for Udagamandalam (Ooty), the capital of Nilgiri district, which is popularly known as the "Queen of hill stations" among the tourist circuits....
A Hill Station in the Nilgiri Mountains
A popular but crowded hill station in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India.It was a retreat for the British during summertime in the days of the Raj.It is too touristy and crowded during the...
Ooty or Udagamandalam (the Tamil version of the original name) rightly described as "Queen of Hill Stations" by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, now sprawls over an area of 36 sq km with a number of tall...
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