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Ooty is a town and hill station in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The name "Ooty" is short for Ootacamund (officially Udhagamandalam). Ooty is located in the Nilgiris, or the Blue Mountains, a mountain district. Ooty stands at about 7,500 feet above sea level.

What is the importance of Ooty? 

Ooty is one of the important and Interesting Tourist spots of Tamil Nadu. This place has a very cool and chills climate in the summer season so it one of the best-known hill resorts of India. The other name of Ooty is Udhagamandalam. It is also called as the “Queen of Hills Stations”.

Here is A-List on Places To Visit Ooty

1. Ooty Botanical Garden
2. Avalanche Forest
3. Doddabetta peak
4. Doddabetta Tea Park
5. Fern Hill Garden
6. Annamalai Temple
7. Ooty rose garden
8. Sims Park
9. Thread Garden
10. Ooty Lake
11. wax museum Ooty
12. The tea factory Ooty
13. Pykara

Ooty Botanical Garden - Places To Visit from Ooty

The Government Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Udhagamandalam, near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu state, India laid out in 1848. The Gardens, divided into several sections, cover an area of around 55 hectares and lie on the lower slopes of the Doddabetta peak. The garden has a terraced layout. Wikipedia

• Ooty Botanical Garden Address: Vannarapettai, Ooty, Tamil Nadu 643002
• Ooty Botanical Garden Species: 650
• Ooty Botanical Garden Collections: Cork tree, Paperbark tree, Monkey puzzle tree

If you are on a sightseeing tour to Ooty, you might want to visit the Government Botanical gardens, which were laid out in 1847.

The picturesque gardens that are maintained by the Horticulture department of the state, cover an area of about 22 hectares.

The Gardens have well over 650 species of plants and trees, including a fossil of a tree, which is believed to be more than 20 million years old. Some trees towards the interior uphill side are more than 100 years old.

And one should walk down till very end (uphill) to see the tall eucalyptus tree pair. The garden is very popular with nature lovers and those who long to walk among greenery and see rare ferns and shrubs up close.

If you are in Ooty in the month of May, then you can also be a part of the summer festival, which is held here annually.

The festival holds flower shows and various cultural programs showcasing the talent of the locals and the renowned artists.

Avalanche Forest - Places To Visit from Ooty

(places to visit nearby Ooty) It is located about 20 km from Ooty. It an amazingly dense forest. You need to park your vehicle at the entry post and purchase tickets for the jungle Safari. 

Government vehicles will take you on a 2-hour ride into the deep forest. You can spot wild animals such as Deer, Sambars, Bisons, Foxes, and Elephants.

Carry a camera with a telephoto lens (or zoom lens). If you are visiting this place during monsoon (places to visit in Ooty in may) (June to September), carry full rainproof jackets and trousers (or raincoats). Usually, this region gets a lot of rainfall.

The last stop during the safari is Avalanche lake (also known as Upper Bhavani lake) backwaters. It the most beautiful place for photography and relaxation.

Doddabetta peak - Places To Visit Ooty

The Doddabetta Peak stands at an altitude of 2,623 meters. It is the highest point in the district, making it possibly the best vantage point around Ooty.

It is merely 10km from Ooty so you can simply grab your camera and head straight to the peak, and click amazing pictures of the valley below.

Many say that on a clear day, which is honestly not that often, one can see far off areas, even the plains of Coimbatore and the flat highlands of Mysore.

you can get there by catching a bus from Ooty bus stand which will just charge you 10 Rs. but we will have to walk about 3 km. from the stop where the bus will drop you.

you will enjoy the way up the peak if you love walking.

Doddabetta Tea Park- Places To Visit Ooty

Doddabetta Tea Park is situated right next to the Doddabetta Peak in Ooty. It is also simply called as Tea Park. It is a treat to the eyes, with lush-green tea plantations and lawns for the tourists to walk around.

It is a great spot to relax with the family, with a lot of places for the kids to play. It has a children's playing area as well. As soon as you get down the Doddabetta Peak, instead of taking left to the Ooty town, you need to take a sharp U-turn.

From there the Tea Park is about 2 km. An arch towards the right of the road welcomes you to the Tea Park.

Fern Hill Garden (front of Hotel Mayura Sudarshan (Karnataka State Tourism-KSTDC) - Places To Visit Ooty

Recently developed by Ooty horticulture department. This has a large variety of flowers and florals shaped by different kinds of animals. It's a large garden with a variety of cacti plants. Good for family and kids to enjoy and relax in the open area.

Annamalai Temple - Places to visit near Ooty

Annamalai Temple is a situated about 20 km distance from Ooty. This place has grown as a famous temple of Lord Muruga, known as the 7th Hill house of the lord.

The view from the Temple is really awesome. There is an observatory at the top of the hill for the public to enjoy the magnificent panoramic view.

Ooty Rose garden - Places To Visit Ooty

It is an amazing and very large area garden. You can enjoy varieties of roses there. The roses bloom only for 2-3 months a year (not sure when), so going during the off-season is not very interesting. If interested can buy the seeds and plants also.

Sims Park (Coonoor) - Places To Visit Ooty

This is in (Coonoor) which is 32km away from Ooty and usually accessible via toy-train. Similar to Ooty botanical garden, very rare plants and trees are present. The park is famous for the fruit show it hosts annually during summer festivals.

Some very old and rare trees are found in this garden. Recently some activity is going on to add a small man-made lake/pond to this garden and add kids' play area.

Thread Garden - Places To Visit Ooty

An exhibition of artificial flowers and paintings made from threads. Its collaborative effort of many weavers and brought into the limelight by some NGOs. Its located in front of Ooty Lake.

Ooty Lake - Places To Visit Ooty

The small lake which gets water from the rain-water from hills. Govn is developing this as a tourist spot by opening boating facilities. But lake water is deteriorating Ooty Lake

Wax Museum- Places To Visit Ooty

This place has a great variety of celebrities, from sports to movies to politics

It's a private investment not supported by Govt. Don't expect much like other foreign wax museums which are helped by tourism authorities for advertisements and promotions.

But for sightseeing its good. More attraction is a very old house, where the museum is set up. Candles are available.

But it is suffering from funds for expansion so they request tourists to visit so that they can get help from them, which is the only form of support.

The Tea Factory - Places To Visit Ooty

Several Tea gardens and factories are there. On the way, you will get lots of them. They will approach you with free tea taste and offer some tea packets to buy.

But be cautious if you don't have much knowledge about tea, better not to buy from them as the packet tea has not the same taste as they gave you to taste.

The spice quality is not so good. They also have a chocolate factory, but you may get better chocolates from Ooty Market as well.

Boating at Pykara- Places To Visit Ooty

Picture credit to https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com

It's an awesome experience. Though the rate of boating is a little bit high still it is worthy. Fresh air, good feeling, and good view.

The rates are as follows (June 2017): 8 seater motor boat Rs 750 (for 20 mins); 20 seater motor boat Rs 1200 (for 20 mins), 2 seater speed boat Rs 600 (for 10 mins).

It is best to go with an 8 seater boat. If you do not have enough numbers to make it 8, just ask people standing in a ticket queue and you form a group of 8 people.

There is no compulsion that 8 seater boats should always carry 8 people. If you want, you can have the entire boat for yourself by paying 750 Rs.

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