General Information	Getting there
Fact File - Ooty	2 nights / 3 days Tour Itinerary

Fact File:
Location:	Nilgiri District, Tamilnadu.
Area:	36sq.kms
Altitude:	2,623 meters  Rainfall: 121cms
Discovered By:	British In 1800
Languages Spoken:	Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and English.
Clothing:	Light woolen in summer and heavy woolen during winter.
Temperature:	Summer: Max 25ºC, Min 10ºC   Winter: Max 21ºC, Min 5ºC
Best Season:	April to June and September to November

Getting there:

By Air: The nearest airport is in Coimbatore, 100 km away. You can catch a direct flight to Coimbatore from Chennai, Kozhikode, Bangalore and Mumbai.

By Train: One can take a train up to Coimbatore and then the enchanting Nilgiri Mountain Railway, better known as the Toy train. It is one of the few remaining diesel engine trains and although it spits up huge dark clouds of pollution, it is a major tourist attraction and a reminder of the Indian railways' glorious beginning. The nearest broad-gauge railway head from Udhagamandalam is in the minor Mettupalayam, which is 46 km away. Mettupalayam is connected to Udhagamandalam by a four-hour journey on the Mountain Railway.

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.

2 Nights / 3 Days - Ooty
Day 01: Chennai-Coimbatore	Depart from Chennai by  Nilagiri Express 2671 @ 2100 Hrs. Overnight train Journey.
Day 02: COIMBATORE - OOTY	Arrive Coimbatore @ 0500 Hrs.  You will be met on arrival by our representative and transferred to Ooty. On arrival at Ooty, check-in at the hotel.  After lunch proceed for sightseeing visiting -  Pykara falls and the  Lake.  In the evening enjoy a camp fire at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at Ooty
Day 03: OOTY – COONOOR - OOTY	After breakfast proceed for a day return trip to Coonoor visiting - Sims Park, Dolphin nose back to hotel .  After lunch proceed to visit - Ooty Lake and the Botanical Garden. Dinner and overnight at Ooty.
Day 04: OOTY – KOTAGIRI - COIMBATORE - CHENNAI	After breakfast, check out of the hotel drive to Coimbatore en-route visiting - Dodabetta Peak, Kotagiri - Kodanadu View, Catherain Falls.  After lunch at Kotagiri, in the evening you will be dropped at Coimbatore railway station connect the train to Chennai by  Nilagiri Express 2672@ 1945 Hrs. Overnight on board the train.
Day 05: Chennai	Arrive Chennai @ 0510 Hrs.

   

Package Cost Includes:

• Accommodation twin / triple sharing at good hotels 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners

• Transportation by overnight train 2nd class sleeper and non-air-conditioned coach

• Services of a local guide

• Entrances at monuments during sightseeing

• Applicable taxes on room, food & transport

Package Cost does not Include:

• Expenses of personal nature: laundry, telephone calls and use of mini bar in the room

• Meals and services other than those as specified in Package includes

• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages during meals or otherwise

• Expenses of personal nature such as room service, bar bills, laundry, phone calls, tips and Porterage.

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