Photograph taken from Ooty ( Tamilnadu, India )
Tourist Attraction in Ooty and around Ooty
Ooty is a town, a municipality and the district capital of the Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu. Ooty ( Ootacamund ) is a popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills and Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
Ooty is Located in the Blue Mountains of the Western Ghats, Ooty attracts a large number of tourists every year. lakes, blue mountains, grasslands, dense forests, eucalyptus trees and miles of tea gardens greet the visitors en route to Ooty. The hill station itself is a land of picturesque picnic spots. It is situated at an altitude of 2,286 meters above sea level. It used to be popular summer and weekend getaway for the British during the colonial days, later it was made into a summer administrative town.
Ooty Botanical Gardens
Ooty Botanical Gardens ( 22-acre) was laid out in 1847 and is maintained by the Government of Tamil Nadu. A flower show along with an exhibition of rare plant species is held every May. The Gardens have around a thousand species, both exotic and indigenous of plants, trees, herbal, shrubs, ferns, and bonsai plants.The garden has a 20-million-year-old fossilized tree.
Ooty Lake
Ooty lake covers an area of 65 acres.The Boat house offers boating facilities to tourists, is a major tourist attraction in Ooty. It was constructed in 1824 by John Sullivan, the first collector of Ooty. The lake was formed by damming the mountain streams flowing down Ooty valley.The lake is set among groves of Eucalyptus trees with a railway line line running along one bank.
Rose Garden
Ooty Botanical Gardens
Ooty Botanical Gardens ( 22-acre) was laid out in 1847 and is maintained by the Government of Tamil Nadu. A flower show along with an exhibition of rare plant species is held every May. The Gardens have around a thousand species, both exotic and indigenous of plants, trees, herbal, shrubs, ferns, and bonsai plants.The garden has a 20-million-year-old fossilized tree.
Ooty Lake
Ooty lake covers an area of 65 acres.The Boat house offers boating facilities to tourists, is a major tourist attraction in Ooty. It was constructed in 1824 by John Sullivan, the first collector of Ooty. The lake was formed by damming the mountain streams flowing down Ooty valley.The lake is set among groves of Eucalyptus trees with a railway line line running along one bank.
The Government rose garden (Jayalalithaa Rose Garden, Centerary Rose Park and Nootrandu Roja Poonga) is the largest rose garden in India. It is situated on the slopes of the Elk Hill in Vijayanagaram of Ooty town in Tamil Nadu . Today this garden has one of the largest collection of roses in the country with more than 20,000 varieties of roses of 2,800 cultivars.
Ooty Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway was built by the British in 1908, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway Company. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the site then became known as "Mountain Railways of India.". For the past several years diesel locomotives have taken over from steam on the section between Coonoor and Udhagamandalam ( Ooty).
Ooty Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway was built by the British in 1908, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway Company. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the site then became known as "Mountain Railways of India.". For the past several years diesel locomotives have taken over from steam on the section between Coonoor and Udhagamandalam ( Ooty).
Stone House
Stone House
Stone House is the first bungalow constructed in Ooty. It was built by John Sullivan and was called as Kal Bangala by the tribals (Kal means stone in Tamil). Today, it is the official residence for the principal of the Government Arts College, Ooty.
Toda huts
There are a few Toda huts on the hills above Botanical Garden, where Todas still dwell. There are other Toda settlements in the area, notably Kandal Mund near Old Ooty.
St. Stephen's Church
St. Stephen's Church is located on the road to Mysore in Ooty, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest churches in the Nilgiris district.
Ooty Golf Course
Ooty Golf Course is located in Ooty town. The golf course is set at an altitude of 7600 feet. It is owned by the Gymkhana club in Ooty.
Tribal Museum
The Tribal Museum is part of the campus of Tribal Research Centre which is in Muthorai Palada (10 km from Ooty town). The Tribal Museum displays houses belongs to Toda, Kota, Paniya, Kurumba and Kanikaran. It is home to rare artifacts and photographs of tribal groups of Tamil Nadu as well as Andaman and Nicobar Islands and anthropological and archaeological primitive human culture and heritage.
Wax World, Ooty
A wax museum that houses life-size look-alike wax statues of personalities of Indian history, culture and heritage housed in a 142-year-old bungalow.
Pykara
Pykara is a river located 19 km from Ooty. A boat house by the Pykara falls and Dam is added attractions to the tourists.Pykara boasts of well protected fenced Sholas, Toda settlements, undistributed grassy meadows and also a good wildlife habitat. The Pykara river rises at Mukurthi peak. It passes through hilly tract, generally keeping to North and turns to West after reaching the Plateau's edge. The river has a dam and power plant. The river flows through a series of cascades; and the last two falls of 55 meters and 61 meters are known as Pykara falls. The falls are approximately 6 km from the bridge on the main road. The Pykara Dam, Pykara falls and the reservoir attracts many tourists.
Doddabetta Peak
It is the highest peak (2,623 m) in the Nilgiris, about 10 km from Ooty. It lies at the junction of the Western and Eastern Ghats and offers beautiful vistas of the Nilgiri Hill ranges. It is surrounded by dense sholas. One can have a panoramic view of the landscape through the TTDC telescope.
Pine forest
Pine forest Situated between Ooty and Thalakunda. It is a small downhill region where pine trees are arranged in an orderly fashion.
Kamaraj Sagar Dam (also known as Sandynalla reservoir)
Kamaraj Sagar Dam is located at a distance of 10 km from the Ooty .It is a picnic spot and a film shooting spot on the slopes of the Wenlock Downs.
Mudumalai National Park
Muthumalai National Park ( Tiger Reserve) lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District.Mudumalai, which means 'first hills’, is one of the first wildlife sanctuaries established in India.The sanctuary is divided into 5 ranges - Masinagudi, Thepakadu, Mudumalai, Kargudi and Nellakota. Here one can often spot herds of Indian elephants, vulnerable Gaur, and Chital. The Western Ghats, Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)), including all of Mudumalai National Park, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site. The sanctuary is a haven for Indian Leopards and Bengal Tigers and other threatened species.There are at least 266 species of birds in the sanctuary, including critically endangered species like the Indian White-rumped Vulture and the long-billed vulture.
Needle Rock View pont is situated between Goodalore and Pykara. Needle Point Rock View Point is 8 Kms far from Gudalur in Gudalur Ooty road and the view point gives you a 360 degree view. A panoramic view of Mudumalai Wild Life Sanctuary and Gudalur town far below is a visual treat from this view point.
Emerald Lake
This lake is near the town of the Emarald. There is a viewpoint near the dam. The rest of the area is mainly in a reserved forest and is largely off-limits to visitors.
Shooting medu is green & very Beautiful shooting spot. This place is called as "Shooting Medu". This place is Very calm and very interesting for picnics
No comments:
Post a Comment