How to Reach
Coonoor Travel Packages, Coonoor is well connected by rail, road and air. By air, the nearest airport is Coimbatore and is on the international circuit connecting it to Sharjah.
On the domestic front, it is connected to Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and other important cities. By rail, Mettupalayam is the common mainline railhead for Ooty as well as Coonoor. The narrow gauge link from Mettupalayam to Ooty passes via Coonoor.
By road, buses coming from Coimbatore pass through Coonoor on their way to Ooty and the visitor can alight en route. There is an alternative route to Coonoor from Mysore.
Tourist Places
Ooty
Coonoor Tour Packages, The Queen of hill stations, Udhagmandalam or Ooty is natures gift, in the picturesque Nilgiris (Blue Mountains). With its rolling green downs for hunting, misty mornings and mild evenings, making it reminiscent of English countryside.
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary.
Coonoor Travel Packages, Lying in the Nilgiris District, it is situated at an elevation of 1000 mtrs. A variety of habitats, ranging from tropical evergreen forest, moist deciduous forest, moist teak forest, dry teak forest, secondary grasslands and swamps are found here. The wildlife includes elephant, gaur, tiger, panther, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, wild boar, and porcupine etc. The avifauna is varied with minivets, hornbills, fairy blue birds, jungle fowls etc. Python, monitor lizard, and flying lizard etc represent the reptilians. Picturesque scenic spots in the sanctuary include the Moyar Waterfalls, the Chief Ministers watch tower, Ombetta Swamp, Theppakad elephant camp etc.
Dolphins Nose
A little further along the same road to Lambs Rock is Dolphins Nose. The Nose is a unique rock of tremendous proportions, jutting out of the face of the hillside in formation, by which its name is suggested. Commanding an excellent view of the magnificent St. Catherines Falls with their stream continuing several hundreds of feet below, it well pays the exertion of getting there.
Laws Falls - Named after Lt. Colonel Law, who traced and mainly constructed the Coonoor Ghat, the Falls are about 5 Km below Coonoor on Mettupalayam road. One of the prettiest spot, it is famous as a place for picnics.
Pasteur Institute - Just across the main gate of Sims Park, the Pasteur Institute, is an oblong two-storied structure, with turrets at each corner and presents a solid and rather imposing appearance.
Pomological Station - Close to Sims Park, this garden was established in 1920 with a view to demonstrate and propagate scientific methods of raising nursery plants and of growing fruit-bearing trees.
Rallia Dam - Located near Banthomai village on the Kotagiri road, Rallia Dam is the source of water supply to Coonoor town. A fine picnic spot, but of late, because of silting, the dams capacity is considerably reduced.
Sims Park - Inaugurated in 1874, the Park occupies the slopes and base of a small ravine. At the head of the gardens, the well-kept lawns and artistically laid-out ornamental beds, look beautiful and lack no wealth of the flowering plants or shrub..
The Droog - Also known as Pakkasuran Kottai because of the dilapidated fort, it was built in the 16 century and is said that Tipu Sultan used it as an outpost. The peak here stands at an elevation of 6,000 feet and directly overlooks the plains.
Wellington - It is a cantonment named in honour of the Iron Duke Wellington, who took an interest in the establishment of this station as a sanitarium.
