TOURIST ATTRACTION
THREAD GARDEN
AVALANCHE
BOTANICAL GARDEN
CAIRN HILL
CHILDREN’S PARK
DODABETTA PEAK
GLENMORGAN
THE GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
HORSE RACING
KALHATTY WATER FALLS
KETTI VALLEY VIEW
OOTY TOY TRAIN
OOTY LAKE BOAT HOUSE
ROSE GARDEN
PYKARA
TIGER HILL
WENLOCK DOWNS
WESTERN CATCHMENT
GETTING TO OOTY
BY AIR
The Coimbatore airport is the closest to the Ooty. It takes 3.1/2 hours by road to reachOoty. 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 Airways) and Bangalore.
BY ROAD
Ooty is well connected by good roads. It is 535 km from Chennai (via Salem), 89 km from Coimbatore, 18 km from Coonoor (via Gudalur), 155 km from Mysore, 187 km from Calicut, 290 km from Bangalore, 281 km from Kochi (via Coimbatore and Palakkad), 236 km from Kodaikanal (via Coimbatore and Palani). There is a regular bus service from Bangalore, Mysore, Coimbatore, Calicut, Kanyakumari, Tanjavur, Tirupati and Cochin. Buses ply regularly to Mudhumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Kotagiri, Coonoor and Doddabeta.
BY RAIL
Ooty has a railwasy station of its own which is connected by meter gauge tracks to Mettupalayam, which is turn connected to Coimbatore and Chennai.
PLACE OF INTEREST
UPPER BHAVANI
DROOG
LADY CANNING’S SEAT
LAWS FALLS
KATERY FALLS
LAMB’S ROCK
MUKKURTHI NATIONAL PARK
PAGASURAN HILL
SIM’S PARK
WELLINGTON STAFF COLLEGE
GETTING TO COONOOR
BY AIR
Nearest airport – Coimbatore (71 kms).
BY RAIL
The nearest station is at Coonoor and the nearest broad gauge railhead is at Mettupalam (34kms). The toy train (Mettupalayam-Udhgamandalam Passenger ) can be taken from Mettupalayam station (leaves at 7.10 am) to the Coonoor railway station (arrives at 10.30am).
BY ROAD
Coonoor lies also on the Nagapattinam – Mysore NH Road. The nearest bus stand is Mettupalayam and Ooty which can be reached either from Bangalore via Ooty or from Coimbatore via Mettupalayam. Frequent buses plying from all overTamil Naduand neighbouring states.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
GREEN VALLEY VIEW
KODAIKANAL LAKE
NATIONAL MUSEUM HISTORY
PILLAR ROCKS
SILVER CASCADE WATERFALLS
SOLAR OBSERVATORY
GUNA CAVES
KURINJIANDAVAR TEMPLE
GETTING TO KODAIKANAL
BY AIR
The nearest airport is at Madurai (120 km from Kodaikanal).
BY RAIL
The nearest railway stations are the Kodai Road Railway Station (80-km) and the Palani Railway Station (64-km).
BY ROAD
Kodaikanal is connected by road with Chennai (520-km), Ooty (264-km), Trichy (197-km), Coimbatore (175-km), Kumili (160-km), and Madurai(120-km). Regular bus services are available from Madurai, Palani, Kodaikanal Road, Theni, Dindigul, Tiruchirapalli, Kumuli (Thekkady) and Coimbatore. Additional buses ply during the season. Taxis and vans are available for local transportation. There are no auto-rickshaws in Kodaikanal.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
VIDHANA SOUDHA
VIKASA SOUDHA
BANGALORE PALACE
TIPU SULTAN’S PALACE
OMTHARA KALA KUTEERAIS LOCATED (40 km or 25 mile from Bangalore)
TEMPLES
THE BULL TEMPLE
THE MAHA BODHI SOCIETY TEMPLE
ISKCON
MARUTHI MANDIR
GAVI GANGADESHWARA CAVE TEMPLE
VENKATARAMANA SWAMY TEMPLE
DODDA GANAPATHI
SHIVA TEMPLE (SHIV MANDIR)
BANASWADI HANUMAN TEMPLE
RAGI GUDDAIS
SRI RAJA RAJESHWARI TEMPLE
DAKSHINA MUKHY NANDEESHWARA TEMPLE
MUKTI NAGA TEMPLE
MEENAKSHI SUNDARAM TEMPLE
SRI RAMAKRISHNA ASHRAM
PARKS
CUBBON PARK
THE LAL BAGH
BANNER GHATTA NATIONAL PARK
LUMBINI GARDENS
BUGLE ROCK PARK
WONDER LA AMUSEMENT PARK
THE INNOVATIVE FILM CITY (IFC)
TOURIST ATTRACTION
MYSORE PALACE
BRINDAVAN GARDENS AND MUSICAL FOUNTAIN
CHAMUNDI HILLS – TEMPLE OF GODDESS
CHAMUNDESHWARI (OR CHAMUNDI)
JAGMOHAN PALACE AND ART GALLERY
LALIT MAHAL PALACE
ST.PHILOMENAS CHURCH
PARKS AND GARDENS
DATTA PEETHAM
MYSORE ZOO
KARANJI KERE
JAYALAKSHMIVILAS MANSION, MANASAGANGOTRI
Happy Man Park
MUSEUMS
- National Museum on Natural History,Has exhibits on plants, animals and geology of the southern region of India
- Folk Art Museum.Founded in 1968 and located in the university of Mysore campus, the museum has over 6500 folk art and folklore articles on display and exhibits arts and crafts from all over the state of Karnataka.
- Rail Museum.Exhibits vintage locomotives as they were in use. The second of such museum set up after the Rail museum in Delhi.
- Oriental Research Institute.Formerly known as the oriental library is was started in 1891 and contains over 33,000 palm leaf manuscripts.
- Melody World Estd.in October 2010, this unique wax museum is based on musicians and musical instruments from all over the World.
GETTING TO MYSORE
BY AIR
The nearest airport to Mysore is Bangalore (139 km). All the domestic airlines in the country operate their flights to Bangalore from all the major cities in the country. Some international airlines too have flights to Bangalore. Bangalore is to have an international airport shortly.
BY RAIL
Mysore is connected with a number of trains to Bangalore. The super fast luxury train the Shatabdi Express connects Mysore to Madras. The quickest and most comfortable way to reach Mysore is via Bangalore.
BY ROAD
Mysore is 139kms to the south west of Bangalore. The state highway that connects these two cities is very well maintained. Travelling from Bangalore to Mysore by road is a pleasant experience and will take about 3hrs. The Karnataka Road Transport Corporation has excellent bus service to Mysore. There are ordinary buses, semi-luxury buses and luxury buses operated by the Government of Karnataka. Every half an hour there is a non-stop bus to Mysore from Bangalore Bus Station. Corporations of other states and private tour operators have buses plying to Mysore as well. All these facilities have made Mysore extremely accessible by road.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
KABINI DAM
NAGARHOLE NATIONAL PARK
ELEPHANT SAFARI
GETTING TO KABINI
BY AIR
Kabini does not have an airport, and the nearest airport is Bangalore, at a distance of 173 kms from Kabini.
BY RAIL
Kabini does not have a train station, and the nearest station is Mysore, at a distance of 30 kms from Kabini.
BY ROAD
If you are travelling from Bangalore take the Mysore Highway to reach Ramnagaram. Continue travelling along the highway to reach Maddur, Mandya and Srirangapatna respectively. Travelling from Mysore take rights turn towards Maananthavaadii. 3 kilometers from Hand Post Circle which will be our next stop after Maananthavaadii, turn left towards Kabini Dam and reach Beechanahalli Village. After the village you will come across Bheeramballi village before your each at Kabini finally!
Kozhikode is around 245 kilometers from Kabini but it is better to avoid the route due to bad road conditions. Kabini offers luxurious hotels and many forest guest houses. So rope in your family and enjoy your retreat away from the hustle and bustle of daily life in the lush green landscape of Kabini amidst the diverse wildlife of Nature.Reaching Kabini is no more a worry. Pack your luggage and set off to have a tryst with nature.