Ooty Holiday Vacation

The moniker Ooty has had a change of several hands since the Brits ruled the much traveled roads. From Udghamandalam to Ootacamund to Ooty - the final halt to the journey of names, the “ Queen Of the Blue Mountains Ooty is also called as Scotland of the East. Ooty presented its emblematic debut to the Brits who fortunately named it Ooty, saving muc time and and copy space.

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Ooty Holiday Vacation, The best secret to getting the best out of a trip to Ooty and it is this: go off season. This Ooty is a series of piquant montages: the sun lightning up one hills even as others besides remains shrouded in green velvet.

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Mountains ponies chomping grass by the Kerbside; the sharp fragrance of ghostly pines lining a mist laden road; acacias in bloom; the bright gold of witches' broom dotting every hill; the aroma of hot filter coffee and even hotter sambhar.

Ooty provides various facilities of family recreation. Gymkhana Club has one of the best golf courses in Ooty and they conduct a golf tournament every year. Pony riding is a regular event and ponies can also be hired around the lake. Those who are interested in horse racing can enjoy horse racing during April-June.

Hog the mountains

Botanical Gardens

Vacation in Ooty, Constructed in 1847, the Government Botanical Garden is the most popular Ooty Vacation. The distinct yet wide spread flora n fauna includes well over 650 species of plants and the fossil of a tree trunk believed to be 20 million years old is preserved here. The garden spread over 22 hectares has lush green lawns, six sections comprising varieties of tree species, variety of ferns, fashioned beds, an Italian formal garden, flowering plants, house ferns, orchids and nurseries.

Ooty Lake

Ooty Holiday Vacation, John Sullivan, the first collector and virtual founder of Ooty, constructed a 2.5 kms of artificial Lake in 1824. The artificial lake, scintillating under the soft rays of sun captivates the tourist with its un-parallel charm. Pony rides are available along the road lacing of the lake. There is a charming Lake Garden, a jetty, snack bars and pony and toy train rides on offer. This lake is today is hyacinth choking up a major portion. Tourists can visit this mini garden which is on the way to Boathouse. There is also a Children's amusement park and a snack bar.

Churches Of Ooty

Vacation in Ooty, St. Stephen's built in n1829, is the oldest church in the Nilgiris. Its huge wooden beams came from palace of Tipu Sultans and Cementry contains the graves of many old-times, both British and Indian. The Kandal Church actually houses a relic of the True Cross on which Christ was crucified.

Art Gallery

Situated about 2km from Ooty on the Mysore road, the Art Gallery has various collections of contemporary paintings, items of tribal objects, district's ecological details and representative sculptural arts and crafts of Tamilnadu.

Festival fling at Ooty

Ooty has number of carnivals all through the year; The Tea and Tourism fest in January, The Taispoon in the Murugan Temple and the Bookkapuruman Mariamman fest, both in February. The Ooty Mariamman fest follows in April and May. Other festivals are Flower Festivals, Dog Shows and Flower Shows.

Essential Facts

* The nearest airport is at Coimbatore at a distance of 88 kms. The nearest railway station is at Mettupalayam station and Ooty is a comfortable drive over the hills from Bangalore or Coimbatore.
* The best time to visit Ooty is in April to June and September to October.
* Tourist Office: Tamil Nadu Tourist Office, Welnock Road, Ooty -643001.

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