How to Get There

By plane

The Coimbatore airport is the closest to the Ooty. It takes 3.1/2 hours by road to reach Ooty. There are flights into Coimbatore from Singapore, Sharjah, Colombo and most parts of India including Mumbai (Air Deccan, Indian Airlines,Jet and Go Air), Chennai ( Air Deccan, Paramount, Indian Airlines and Jet) and Bangalore.

By Train (Awesome Journey. Don't Miss)

The Queen of Hills is connected to the Chennai City (Capital of Tamilnadu) by a train at night hours. The train called as Nilgiri Express which leaves from Chennai at night, and reaches Mettupalayam a small town at the foothills of the Nilgiris early the next morning around 6.30am. The trainThe Nilgiri Mountain Railway (called as a Toy Train) leaves Mettupalayam at 7.10am The train is very smaller one and can only accommodate few passengers. A through ticket from Chennai to Ooty will ensure a place in the smaller train, although many prefer the faster route of taking a cab or a bus from Mettupalayam.

The steam train takes a very scenic route, and the pace of travel will let you take in the beautiful scenery at leisure with stops at stations for the engine to take on water (the journey takes about 5.1/2 hours compared to 2 hours by road). The train often travels only at 5 - 10 Kmph, allowing some adventerous passengers to disembark from the train and walk along the train.

Mettupalayam can prove to be a bottle-neck during the peak season of April-June with cabs charging exorbitant rates. The train is often quite regular in this part of the country, and is by far the most comfortable way to get here.
There are other trains from Chennai to Coimatore also.

By car

The Nilgiris are in Tamilnadu state (South india) but it is not far to the borders of neighboring karnataka and Kerala. The hills consequently can be reached from within Tamil Nadu by travelling up a heavily forested winding road, with many sharp hair-pin beds. The road trip from any state is quite scenic, although the Coimbatore-Ooty road is the most & frequentlytravelled and well maintained.

There are buses and shared taxi vans are available from most parts of South India to Ooty. Ooty is 284 km from Bangalore by road. The journey takes about 8 hours. One can take a shorter route for which a diversion has to be taken at Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary. There are eating places between Bangalore and Mysore, and within Mysore, but from Mysore to Ooty one should carry some food, as there are very few restaurants.

Avalanche

Travel 28 kms from Ooty main town. Avalanche is surrounded by the Emerald Lake and forest. It is towards to Upper-Bhavani from Ooty. The awesome scenery at every turn is an experience of wonder and delight. The views from the top of the hill at Avalanche give a nice sight of the Valley and reservoir. In many places here, the shoals are so thick that even sunlight cannot penetrate. Avalanche is home to a wide variety of birds in great abundance. This place is good for bird lovers.

Ooty Hotel Information

Ooty Hotel Information

Hotels, Address, Phone Number

Hotel Savoy,
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Rs.3000-6500/-$67-$145
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Holiday Inn Gempark
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Rs.3000-6000$67-$134
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Hotel Sinclairs,Ooty
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Rs.3260-4990$73-$111
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Sullivan Court,
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Rs.2500-3000$56-$67
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Monarch Resort ,Ooty
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Rs.1400-3000$33-$67
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Hotel Lake View,
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Rs.1075-1275$25-$30
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Hotel Nahar Nilgiris
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Rs.1075-1275$25-$30
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The Willow Hill,
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Rs.1200-1500$30-$35
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ECONOMY HOTELS

Hotel Dasaprakash
Ettines Rd
Phone : 0423 2442434
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Hotel Khems
Shoreham Palace Rd
Phone : 0423 2444188
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Nilgiri Woodlands Hotel
Phone : 0423 2442551
Fax 0423 2442530
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TTDC Hotel Tamil Nadu
Charing Cross
Phone : 0423 2444370
Fax 0423 2444369
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Lake View
Lake Rd
Phone : 0423 2443904
Fax 0423 2443579
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Hotel Nahar
Charing Cross
Phone : 0423 2445173

Hotels In Ooty

Ooty Hotels

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Hotels in Ooty
Heritage Hotels in Ooty
Holiday Inn Gem Park Ooty
First Class Hotels in Ooty
Club Mahindra Resort Ooty	Fortune Sullivan Court Ooty
Hill Country Resort Ooty	Taj Savoy Hotel Ooty
Sinclairs Hotels Ooty	The Monarch Ooty
Nahar Hotel Ooty	Sagar Holiday Resort Ooty
Sterling Holiday Resorts Elk Hill Ooty	Sterling Holiday Resorts Fern Hill Ooty
Economy Hotels in Ooty
Fernhills Palace Ooty	Lakeview Hotel in Ooty
Kings Cliff Hotel Ooty	Red Hill Nature Resort Ooty
Regency Vilas Palace Ooty	The Willow Hill Hotel Ooty
Ooty Budget Hotels
Charring Cross Hotel Ooty	Hillock Hotel Ooty
Silver Oak Hotel in Ooty	Merit Inn Southern Star Ooty
Nalapad Residency Ooty	The Nilgiri Woodlands Ooty
The Queens Residency Ooty

About ooty...

Ooty also known as Udhagamandalam is the "Queen of hill stations" and the capital of Nilgiris district. It is one of the most popular tourist resorts in India. Nilgiris means "Blue Mountains". It is a land of picturesque picnic spots. Used to be popular summer and weekend getaway for the Britishers during the colonial days. It is situated at an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level. An added attraction for the tourists to Udagamandalam is the mountain train journey on a ratchet and pinion track which commences from Kallar, near Mettupalayam and wends its way through many hair-raising curves and fearful tunnels and chugs along beside deep ravines full of verdant vegetation, gurgling streams and tea gardens.

One can notice a marvellous change in vegetation, as one goes from Kallar to Coonoor. The establishment of numerous tea estates made Ooty famous. Lofty mountains, dense forest, sprawling grasslands and miles and miles of tea gardens greet the passengers on most routes. The annual Tea and Tourism Festival attracts crowds in huge numbers.