Nilgiri Tourism

Nilgiri Hills have some of the most fascinating and exotic hill stations and wildlife sanctuaries and parks. The region also offers you some of the best picnic spots of India.

The Nilgiris also provide you an opportunity to watch beautiful tea gardens on steep hill slopes.The scenic beauty, fresh air, exotic plants and wide varieties of wildlife, a visit to Nilgiri Hills offers you perfect enjoyment conditions.

OOTY ATTRACTIONS

The Government Museum in Ooty is located on the Mysore road and is a perfect place to learn the ecological details, nature of art of the region. Different art, crafts, sculpture, items of use etc are displayed at this Museum and a detailed idea is given about how the Todas live and lead their life.

The Government Museum in Ooty is open on all days, except Fridays, second Saturdays and on National Holidays. 10 a.m to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm are the timings of the Government Museum in Ooty and there is no admission fee at the Museum.

Ooty Lake has emerged as one of the foremost tourist attractions of Ooty in recent years. The Lake and the Boat House has been the major entertainment hub of the large number of tourists who flock to this beautiful hill station all throughout the year and particularly in the summer months.

Ooty Lake is an artificial lake that owes its construction to the first Collector of Ooty, John Sullivan. The original intention was to construct an irrigation tank but finally the lake was dredged out in the years 1823-1825. The lake has an irregular L shape and stretches for more than 2 km in length. The width of the lake varies at regular intervals. The over all area of this well known lake that is definitely a must see on any sight seeing trip of Ooty is about one and a half square miles.