One of the must visit place in Ooty is the botanical garden. It is the most famous among the tourists visiting Ooty and this can easily be understood from the fact that the botanical remain crowded through out the day and through out the year. I prefer to visit this place during winters as the crowd is still less in winters compared to that in summers. Spread over 55 acres this botanical garden was built in the year 1847 by the Marquis of Tweedale. Every year in the month of May, the flo... Read Full Story

The Ooty Centenary Rose Garden has more than 1000 varieties of roses in it. Probably the maximum number of varieties in a single garden. The Rose Garden is situated in the heart of Ooty town and it is located around one km from the Charring Cross. It covers close to 10acres of land and is maintained by Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department. The Rose Garden is situated on the Elk Hill. This garden was awarded the best rose garden in entire south Asia from the International Rose society in ... Read Full Story

Dolphin's nose is one of the most scenic view point near Coonoor ( and Ooty). Click here to know more about the tourist places in Ooty and Coonoor . The road to Dolphin's nose is not in a very good shape. When I went there last cementing of the road was in progress and due to that there were traffic jams at a couple of places and we spent close to 2 hours stuck in traffic jams. I made good use of these traffic jams and clicked some of the best picture ever. Dolphin's nose was c... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Trains". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own a... Read Full Story

For many many years Ooty has been one of the most preferred place for honeymooners from not only in South India but from North India as well. If you visit any travel website or a travel agent he will definitely have one or two Ooty Honeymoon packages. There are various websites these days that are offering good Ooty Honeymoon packages like MakeMyTrip, Cleartrip, Yatra, eezeego1 and many more. What I would suggest is that one should book the resort/hotel away from the hustle and bustle of the... Read Full Story

Some beautiful view of the Ooty Lake. Another very picturesque tourist spot of Ooty. This man made lake is more than 150 Years old and has been a major tourist attraction in Ooty. Near to this lake are many more tourist spots like - children park, toy train, 3D shows, fun rides etc. There is option of double seater and 4 seater pedal boats for tourists. Speed boats are also available for those not willing to sweat out. Click here for info on - Tourist attractions in Ooty - List of Hotels in... Read Full Story

Hotel Sinclairs Ooty I stayed for 3 nights and 4 days are Hotel Sinclairs - Ooty. It is a 3 star hotel located close to Ooty town. I think it would be around 5 KMs from the Charring Cross. I got a good deal from Makemytrip.com . I got the entire package including tea, lunch and dinner for 10K. The room that we got was not up to the standard of a 3 star hotel. The room was damp but later I figured out that most of the hotels in Ooty are like that. Few things that I really liked about the hote... Read Full Story

Ooty is known for its tea. I really wanted to taste the Nilgiri Tea when I went there. Only there I realized that tea is actually not grown in Ooty but in Kotagiri and Coonoor. Though, there are few Tea factories in Ooty but that is just to attract tourists. I went to one of them (Near Hotel Sinclairs). It is good to understand how the tea is processed and to know the steps through which the tea leaves undergo before it reaches us but one thing that you should be aware of before going to thi... Read Full Story

Some of the picture that I clicked at the Doddabetta Peak. This place is ideal for photography. Best time to visit Doddabetta Peak would be early morning for view of sunrise and then in the evening for the view of sunset. During day time it tends to be quite hot if there is no cloud cover. You can view the entire town from this peak. Click here to read more about Doddabetta Peak and other tourist places in Ooty. Read Full Story

Ooty 'Queen of the Hill Stations' - Ootacamund, popularly known as Ooty is Situated at the state of Tamil Nadu near the borders of Kerala and Karnataka. Tea and coffee plantations covers the most part of this 36 sq KMs of town. Ooty lies in the hills of Nilgiris at an altitude of 2240 metres and this is the point where the western and eastern ghats meet. Nilgirs - which mean Blue mountains, are probably the oldest mountains in India. Todas' hutThe first inhabitants of this place w... Read Full Story