10 Places In Ooty That Are Perfect Spots To Add To Your Sightseeing List

[Travel Guide]

Ooty or Udhagamandalam is the cool hill station for the South Indians. Yearly thousands of people travel here in the summer months March to June. The other names of Ooty are Udhagai, Blue Mountain, and Nilgiris. It is a tourist-friendly place in Tamil Nadu.

You must check your exciting ooty local tour packages include the below mentioned scenic places to visit.

1.Ooty Suicide Point

This is the top peak place of Ooty (7,402-ft) above the mean sea level. The other names are Doddabetta Peak, telescope house and Doddabetta. It is the 4th highest mountain Peak of the Western Ghats. This is the place to see the Coimbatore Plateau with a naked eye. The shoal forest is visible on its western slopes.

2.Ooty Lake

This is a prime lake where every tourist visit once in Ooty tour. It is popular for peddling boating and row boating. You can just sit and relax on this lakeside with views of the surrounding mountains. This is an artificial lake in Ooty.

3.Shola Valley

This is the silent valley to see the beauty of the Shola Forest Reserve on the Nilgiris. This is a bio-reserve present in Tamil Nadu, which has partial bordering with the Kerala State. It is popular for its nature trail and camping sites.

4. Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Traveling through the toy train to Ooty is the scenic mountain rail route available in South India. You must book your ticket from Mettupalayam to Ooty to travel its full stretch from Coimbatore. The toy train crosses over steep bridges and enters through many tunnels. You can see the altitude difference and the beauty of the Blue Mountain.

5.Avalanche Lake

This is a romantic place for the honeymooners once in Udhagamandalam. The sight of the avalanche is still visible with a slope near this lake. This mountain lake is in lush green surrounding and rolling hills. This is the cool place for angling and boating.

6.Pykara  

Pykara boasts a dam, river, and waterfalls in one place. The nature lovers can enjoy much by visiting Pykara Lake and waterfalls. The dam present here is for power. You will be at a mid-altitude range of the Western Ghats once in Pykara.

7. Rose Garden

The Blue Mountain is popular for its floral beauty. Apart from Kurunji Poo, it is popular for having a vast collection of rose varieties. You must visit the Rose garden to see more than 17,000 rose plants in this garden. They are in different colors and in different arrangements to display to the visiting public.

8. Ooty Botanical Gardens

This is a vast beautiful garden present in Ooty. This is a well-maintained public garden. It will soothe your eyes once you explore this colorful garden. It is the best place to come with your family and friends and relax in the garden. It organizes the annual flower show in this garden in the month of May.

9. Kamaraj Sagar Dam

It is the nearest dam to visit first from the main junction of Udhagai. This is a mountain lake and a dam site to see on your Ooty trip. This is a scenic place to take postcard size photos. You can find many steep slopes in the dam surroundings.

10. Western Catchment

You must visit this place for its mountain mist and see the sunset on the Western Ghats. The western catchment is the only place to see flowing water from the Blue Mountains throughout the year. The Blue mountain waters are having good mineral properties.

Holiday packages for Ooty are the best to book all-inclusive one. This will save some money.