Ooty

Worth seeing in and around Ooty

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Doddabetta

   Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at 2,637 metres. There is a reserved forest area around the peak.

   4.1 km · Highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills, at 2637 metres (8650 feet) · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund

   The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund ) is a diocese located in the city of Ootacamund in the ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India.

   1.2 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Government Botanical Garden

   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 22 hectares, and lie on the lower slopes of Doddabetta peak.

   1.5 km · botanical garden in Ooty, South India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ooty Lake

   Ooty lake is an artificial lake near Ooty in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India. It covers an area of 26 hectares.

   1.3 km · lake in India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Government Rose Garden

   The Government Rose Garden is situated on the slopes of Elk Hill in Vijayanagaram of Ooty town in Tamil Nadu, India at an altitude of 2200 meters.

   1 km · rose garden in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Holy Trinity Church, Ooty

   Holy Trinity Church is a historic Church of South India church in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. Its origins are connected with the Ootacamund Tamil Mission and a small chapel established for the town's Indian Christian congregation during the 19th century.

   400 m · church in Tamil Nadu · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Ooty Municipal Market

   The Ooty Municipal Market is located in the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu. Built in 1848, it was previously considered to be a model market in India.

   500 m · retail market in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Ooty Racecourse

   Ooty Racecourse is a highland race course in Ooty, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. Built for summer racing in the hills, the course stands at an altitude of 2,268 m above sea level.

   800 m · horse racecourse in Ooty, India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St. Stephen's Church, Udhagamandalam

   St. Stephen's Church is a historic Church of South India church in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India.

   600 m · church in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    The Fernhills Palace, Ooty

    Fernhill Palace was the erstwhile summer residence of the Maharaja of Mysore. The first Fernhills bungalow was built in 1851 as a private residence in the hill station Ooty in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

    2.3 km · building in India · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Annamalai Temple (about 20 km from Ooty). This place has grown as a famous temple of Lord Muruga, and is known as 7th Hill house of the lord. The view from the temple is great. There is an observatory at the top of hill for the public to enjoy the magnificent panoramic view.

1. 01
   Doddabetta Peak

   The peak of Dodabetta (literally meaning the big mountain) stands at an altitude of 2,623 m.

2. 02
   Fern Hills Palace

   Be sure to visit this palace-turned-hotel of the Mysore Maharaja.

3. 03
   Ooty Botanical Gardens

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

4. 04
   Toda Temple

   Todas were the original inhabitants of Ooty region.

5. 05
   Ooty Rose

   It is an amazing and very large area garden.

6. 06
   Wax World

   It is a private investment not supported by the government.

From Wikivoyage: Ooty, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Most travel agents and hotels conduct guided tour packages that will bundle you into a bus, and tick off the most important and hence crowded "tourist" spots in the area. Some hotels also arrange for private cars like Indica, TATA Sumo.

1. 01
   Boat House

From Wikivoyage: Ooty, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

There are various restaurants in Ooty, mostly offering South Indian food, but some offer North Indian food.

1. 01
   Hotel Sri Velmurugan

   Bismillah Hotel, Near Juma Masjidh, Upper Bazar.

From Wikivoyage: Ooty, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Ooty

Airports

Coimbatore (CJB), 56 km · Calicut (CCJ), 87 km · Kannur (CNN), 138 km

Stations

Udagamandalam railway station, 700 m · Ketti railway station, 5.1 km · Lovedale railway station, 3.1 km · Ooty bus stand, 800 m

• Coimbatore → Ooty

  54 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · ₹660–820
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• Calicut → Ooty

  101 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · ₹1,030–1,280
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• Kannur → Ooty

  154 km · quickest by road, 4h 23m · ₹1,420–1,780
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ooty. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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