Excursion Heritage

Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

Ooty is the most picturesque and popular hill station in South India. The lush green is dotted with coffee and tea plantations, trees like conifers, eucalyptus, pine and wattle. The Todas are said to be the original inhabitants of Ooty. But the credit of all round development and modernization goes to British who ceded it from Tipu Sultan.

British went on to build spacious Victorian houses, churches and even brought the English flowers and vegetation.

The places of interest include the huge Botanical Gardens with 650 species of plants is the most beautiful jewel on the crown of the "Queen of Hill Stations". Lake View is popular for pony rides and boating on this artificial lake. Rose Garden with a collection of more than 1000 varieties of roses. Doddabetta is a highest peak in Nilgiri Range providing a grand view of surrounding towns.

Places of Interest

Botanical Garden

Botanical gardens are a major tourist attraction for those who visit Ooty, one of the most popular hill stations of India. They sprawl over 50-acres and lie on the lower slopes of Dodabetta peak, which is the highest point in Ooty.

Hills and Views

Udhagamandalam (Ooty), the capital of Nilgiri district, is popularly known as the "Queen of hill stations" among the tourist circuits. It is situated at a distance of 105 kilometres from Coimbatore

Ooty Lake

The beautiful Ooty Lake is a favourite haunt of tourists. It was constructed in the year 1825, through the initiatives of Mr. John Sullivan, the then Collector of Coimbatore. This lake was built in order to provide an irrigation tank to the people.

Kalhatty Falls

The Kalhatty falls are located on the Kalhatty slopes at about 13-km from Udhagamandalam on the Udhagamandalam - Mysore Kalhatty ghat road. Also known as the "Kalahasti Falls", the water here cascades down a height of 122m.

Kandal Cross Shrine

Kandal cross, a Roman Catholic Shrine considered, as the Jerusalem of the East is located in Udhagamandalam in Tamil Nadu. The Nilgiri Catholics consider it as the "Calvary of Tamil Nadu".

Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

The Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary is located where the Nilgiri Hills, the offshoot of the Western Ghats meet the Eastern Ghats. The Mysore - Ooty highway runs through the sanctuary, following the course of the Mayyar River, which separates Mudumalai from Bandipur.

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