O O T Y (U D H A G A M A N D A LA M) Location
: Located in Tamilnadu,near to Coimbatore. Area :
36 sq. kms. Population : Approx. 1 Lakh.
Tourist
Spot » From Ooty -
All the below are located between 5 to 20 kms
Botanical
Garden Government Museum Hills and Views Kalhatty
Falls Kandal Cross Shrine Mini
Garden and Rose Garden Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary National
Park Ooty Lake Trekking Hang-Gliding
How to reach Ooty
? : Roadway :
A good network of roads and national highways
connect Ooty with all major towns and cities.
There are regular bus services to and from Coimbatore,
Trichy, Bangalore, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Mysore,
Palghat, Calicut, Tirupati and other important
destinations in South India. Ooty is also well
connected with major cities of Kerala and Karnataka. : Railway :
Ooty is on the narrow gauge railway, connected
to Mettupalayam (47 km), which is directly connected
to Coimbatore and Chennai. The famous toy train
connects Ooty with Mettupalayam and Coonoor. : Airway :
Coimbatore, 105 km from Ooty, is the nearest
airport.
History of Ooty
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 km away from Coimbatore. The
height of the hills in the Nilgiri range varies
between 2280 and 2290 metres, the highest peak
being
Doddabetta at a height of 2623 metres.
Botanical
Garden
