TRIP TO OOTY

UDHAMANDALAM (OOTY)
Ooty also known as udahamandalam the queen of hill stations and capital of Nilgiris district and Indian state of Tamilnadu.
It is situated at an altitude of 2240mt above sea level.Most popular hill station of south India and especially honeymoon destination. Nilgiris means blue mountains.

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10 popular places to visit in ooty are

  • Nilgiris mountain Railway
  • Pine Forest
  • Pykra Lake
  • Botanical Garden
  • Rose Garden 
  • Fernhill palace
  • St.Stephen Church
  • Doddabetta Peak
  • Government museum
  • Tea museaum
  • Golf club
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WONDERFUL SNOW  VIEW

Nilgris mountain railway
The nilgris mountain railway is a 1000 mm metre gauge railway in Tamil nadu ,India,built by British in 1908.
Nilgris rail system is unique as it is the steepest one in Asia.It was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO during 2005.



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The average speed of train  is 10.4km per hour. 
An added attraction for the tourists to ooty is the mountain train journey .
Botanical garden located at the slopes of the Doddabetta peak


HOUSES IN THE MOUNTAINS
Best time to visit this place is anytime except monsoons.Tea factory is frequently visited by tourist who comes to ooty. Avalanche lake is located in the heart of nilgiris and 28 km from ooty. Rose garden lies on the slope of the Elk hill at an elevation of 2200mts.

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Ooty lake covering  around the area of 65 acres and it is a man made lake formed in 1824 under the British.
Mudumalai national park is the home to several wild animals and birds.
Mariamman Temple is located at the elevation of 2240 mts above sea level.


WONDERFUL SNOW VIEW IN THE MOUNTAINS
DODDABETTA
Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiris Hills at 2,637 metres.There is a reserved forest area around the peak.It is wonderful place for shooting and capturing natural beauty.The hilly regions of Mysore and the open plain lands too can be easily captured in the camera.




PYKRA LAKE

Pykra lake is the largest river and is located about 21 km from city on the ooty mysore road in the nilgris district.The river falls from two different heights towards the end one from 55mts and another from 61 mts. These two falls are called pykra falls located 1.5 kms away from the lake.
The lake is popular picnic spot for tourists.Boat house,rest house and restaurant that is run by the Tamilnadu tourism.





THE BOTANICAL GARDEN The Botanical garden in ooty,Tamilnadu,India was laid out in 1847. The garden divided into several section, and cover and of 22 hectares and lies on the lower slopes of Doddabetta peak.The garden have around a thousand species both exotic and Indigenous plant.The fossilized tree trunk estimated to be 20 Million Years old.
BOTANICAL GARDEN







LAKE VIEW

 
       

Comments

  1. Ooty is a nice place to visit. This is one of the famous tourist spots to visit in Tamilnadu. Thanks for sharing this post. I was amazed to visit this place. If anyone wants to travel this place then book bus tickets in YBM Travels to comfort the trip.

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  2. Such a awesome Post, thanks for sharing such a good post.I really got more think after seeing your post. Want to visit this places then book you bus tickets in advance in YBM Travels.

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  3. Hi, Thanks for such a awesome post about OOty(Udhayamandalam). It is around 2637 Meters Long hill station. In your post we can see more details about Botanical garden, Doddabetta and Pykara Lake. If you want to visit this place, then start your travel with YBM Travels

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