India (Post Covid-19 Overseas Visit No 7 - My 37 days Free & Easy Visit to Northern, Central & Southern India) City No 12 - Ooty Day Tour No 1, Tamil Nadu - Jan 11 2024 (Day 32)

Boat House Lake, Ooty

Tall Eucalyptus Trees, Ooty

Singara Tea Garden, Ooty

Day 32 Jan 11 2024 (City No 12 - Ooty) - signed up a Ooty Day Tour Package No 1 covering major touristy places in Ooty & Coonoor. 

Tourist Guides Information Centre, Ooty, Tamil Nadu - visited the centre in the early morning & an official on duty provided useful information including day tour packages & pricing etc on various touristy places in Ooty & nearby area. A good starting point !  Signed up our 1st Day Tour Package (this morning) with a nearby local travel agency (Shree Raggvendhra Travel) recommended by the centre !

Local travel agencies & auto rickshaws in Ooty town centre have billboards & street posters promoting Day Tour Packages to visitors & tourists. So no hassle at all for you to visit the major tourist attractions in and around Ooty & beyond ! 

Ooty Day Tour Package No 1 covering 8-9 popular touristy places in Ooty & Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. Package price Rp300 + Tips Rp50 = Rp350 = Rm20.30 per pax (10.00 > 20.00), a great start on our 2nd day in Ooty - the best is yet to come ! 

1) Thread Garden, Ooty, Tamil Nadu - admission fee Rp30 = Rm1.80, an artificial garden featuring flowers, plants & lawns crafted from thread, canvas & wire, located opposite the Ooty Government Boat House. 

2) Boat House Lake - admission fee Rp15 = Rm0.90, an artificial lake near Ooty, covers an area of 26 hectares, a major tourist attraction. 

3) Telescope House, Doddabetta, Tamil Nadu - situated in a reserved forest in the Nilgiri mountains, close to the village of Muthorai, Doddabetta is the highest mountain in Nilgiri Mountains at 2,637m, 9km from Ooty, a popular tourist attraction with road access to the summit. 

4) Valley View Point, Ooty, Tamil Nadu - admission fee Rp10 = Rm0.60, located 4km from Ooty town, a quick stop over for tourists where one can get amazing views of the beautiful Ketti Valley amidst mountains. 

5) Wellington Cantonment Board (Outer View), Coonoor Road, Wellington, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

6) Wellington Golf Club (Outer View), Tamil Nadu

7) Singara Tea Gardens, Ooty, Tamil Nadu - tea drink sampling for visitors, bought a packet of ginger tea Rp240 = Rm13.90) for home ! 

Lunch break in a countryside restaurant, near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu - ordered from the food menu a Naan butter, a kuich & dhal tarka totalled  Rs240 = Rm13.90 for 2, scenic landscape & pleasant environment for eating & dining !  

8) Catherine Water Falls - a hidden gem in Coonoor, stunning waterfall falling from an altitude of 250ft ! Nearby are laws falls, Elk falls, Ketty Valley, tiger hill & dolphin's nose. 

8) Dolphin Nose View Point - a tourist spot in Coonoor, over 1,500ft above sea level, located in Kodaikanal,  9km from Coonoor, a flat protruding piece of rock that is shaped like a dolphin's nose ! 

9) Botanical Garden, Ooty, Tamil Nadu - admission fee Rp50 = Rm2.90