FIRST TIME TO OOTY
Ooty is known for its wonderful and beautiful photo frames with its grade hills, Was determined beauty can be achieved in the small hill town. which makes the numerous attraction to us to visit Ooty and also to find
what would be the secret of the Name Queen of Hills. Then we reached Ooty by Mettupalayam Connor road. On the way, we visited Coonoor and found that hills were covered with full of mist and clouds that was our first photo click.
We enjoyed visiting Sim's park with a lake in it. The park was a big one, big trees of many species. There were many flowing plants, looked beautiful. we had to climb down from left and climb up from the right. At the right side, there was a tree of ‘Rudhraksha’. This is the first time I’m seeing a Rudraksha tree. Many plants were arranged with a small border of many shapes, especially India and World map. After roaming around the park, we came out.
Than finished our lunch in the hotel in Coonoor and started to Dolphin’s Nose point. It took us 45 minutes to reach there. we parked our vehicle and walked to the point with our camera. The view from here was breathtaking. We also saw Catherine falls in a distance which looked like a white thread. This place also gave a great panoramic view of the range of hills. After that, we walked to Lamb’s rock point. It gave similar view but, also looked beautiful. the sun was shining in the middle of the mountains making the scene the most wonderful one.
we all moved to our hotel. We all dumped bags in the rooms and rushed to the restaurant. There were two dining areas. The place was quiet and without any noise. After our dinner, we ran back to our rooms to have a happy night sleep.
The next morning, we got ready for sightseeing Avalanche lake. We passed by a Forest rest/guest house. we had to drive through a forest to reach the lake. It was beautiful. It was silent and isolated. and we traveled for minutes to visit Emerald Lake and stopped our vehicle there. It was as beautiful as Avalanche Lake. after taking pictures we started moving forward.We reached by 1:00 PM to Ooty. After our delicious Lunch, we moved to Rose garden. We saw some of the exotic variety of roses. Very big and very small. Roses in every possible color. There were sitting areas too. Most of the people were resting there. we went through each section with taking pictures as much as we could.
Then we visited Boat House.We ran to the bank. There was a jetty with around 5-6 boats. We booked a motorboat. . we got into the boat. Our boat driver started talking to us. He asked where we were from, how we came etc. And we were busy in taking pictures while others checked out the place. With a peaceful and calm 1 hour boating,
we headed to our next target, Government Botanical Garden. We drove a few minutes forward The entrance itself was a great one. After buying tickets, we moved in. In front of us, was a huge and a striking colossal garden. There were flowering plants and many crotons arranged in many shapes. There was a 20 million old tree which has been fossilized. With all that stun we came to the entrance, where there was a huge grassland to sit. We bagged the middle of that area and we moved out of the garden. And moved back to the hotel to spend the night.
The next day, we got ready early. We had planned to go towards Pykara and Mudumalai which were far then, visit the places nearby. We had our breakfast before leaving. We started at 8 towards Pykara. We had reached in around 55 mins the way gave a beautiful view of mountains and lake flowing by. It was quiet and away from the city. whole place more clearly but wet everywhere. We enjoyed the climate.we had to walk a while to reach the falls. there were many people walking with us. Most of the people were staring at us then, moved towards Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The whole place was scaring. we saw some deer, rabbits crossing the roads.
We were told our own/private vehicles were not allowed inside the reserve so, we parked our vehicle. We then, booked with jungle safari. Before that, we had our lunch. As no food items were allowed inside the forest. Our jeep came after a 10 minutes wait. The guide who was about to come with us gave a brief self-intro, then, some instructions and guidelines. We nodded to each instruction he made. Then, our jeep moved. We first got scared and feared to move forward. But, our guide was genuine enough to take care of us. he told not to worry that he knows the behavior of every animal there. after a few minutes’ drive, he showed us pond, where a couple of elephants were drinking water. We then moved forward slowly. We were in the middle of a jungle. We had already started realizing that. We saw many, peacocks, wild squirrels, pigeons, common monkeys, anteaters and shrews, and bats. At last the thriller and scaring experience came to end. We took our vehicle and drove back to Ooty as soon as possible towards the hotel. Once we reached the hotel, the Mudumalai experience became the hot topic to talk about. The whole night (even after the dinner) we talked about that.
The next morning we had to check out. So, we came out of the hotel. Then we headed towards to Doddabetta Peak. it was 9.5 km away After having our breakfast After a 20 minutes drive, we reached Tea Factory and Tea museum for which we have to take a right turn up from the main road to reach. The place covered by fog, but, was awesome. We went inside after paying Rs.5 for each person. We walked inside. There was a huge room where the tea leaves were kept for filtering. We went through each section of the tea processing. After that, we came to a place where free tea was given for tasting. We grabbed each one. It was perfect for the weather. We then moved out where we saw signs, like; Chocolate making, spices, etc.
We then headed to Doddabetta Peak.We parked our vehicle and started climbing up through a series of steps. We were tired but, once we reached the peak, the whole tiredness went away. There was fog everywhere. We walked through the fog and the mist hit us. there was a watch tower. We climbed to it. But, we couldn’t see anything because of the fog. Then, we went down and walked to the peak point. It was scary as we saw a deep valley at the end. We took pictures of the rock. It was quite slippery so we had to be more careful. After spending some time we came back.
We had our lunch and traveled back to our home via Coonoor to Mettupalayam road. It was the great experience and found the secret why the Ooty is known as Queen of Hills.
Ooty is known for its wonderful and beautiful photo frames with its grade hills, Was determined beauty can be achieved in the small hill town. which makes the numerous attraction to us to visit Ooty and also to find
what would be the secret of the Name Queen of Hills. Then we reached Ooty by Mettupalayam Connor road. On the way, we visited Coonoor and found that hills were covered with full of mist and clouds that was our first photo click.
We enjoyed visiting Sim's park with a lake in it. The park was a big one, big trees of many species. There were many flowing plants, looked beautiful. we had to climb down from left and climb up from the right. At the right side, there was a tree of ‘Rudhraksha’. This is the first time I’m seeing a Rudraksha tree. Many plants were arranged with a small border of many shapes, especially India and World map. After roaming around the park, we came out.Than finished our lunch in the hotel in Coonoor and started to Dolphin’s Nose point. It took us 45 minutes to reach there. we parked our vehicle and walked to the point with our camera. The view from here was breathtaking. We also saw Catherine falls in a distance which looked like a white thread. This place also gave a great panoramic view of the range of hills. After that, we walked to Lamb’s rock point. It gave similar view but, also looked beautiful. the sun was shining in the middle of the mountains making the scene the most wonderful one.
we all moved to our hotel. We all dumped bags in the rooms and rushed to the restaurant. There were two dining areas. The place was quiet and without any noise. After our dinner, we ran back to our rooms to have a happy night sleep.
The next morning, we got ready for sightseeing Avalanche lake. We passed by a Forest rest/guest house. we had to drive through a forest to reach the lake. It was beautiful. It was silent and isolated. and we traveled for minutes to visit Emerald Lake and stopped our vehicle there. It was as beautiful as Avalanche Lake. after taking pictures we started moving forward.We reached by 1:00 PM to Ooty. After our delicious Lunch, we moved to Rose garden. We saw some of the exotic variety of roses. Very big and very small. Roses in every possible color. There were sitting areas too. Most of the people were resting there. we went through each section with taking pictures as much as we could.
Then we visited Boat House.We ran to the bank. There was a jetty with around 5-6 boats. We booked a motorboat. . we got into the boat. Our boat driver started talking to us. He asked where we were from, how we came etc. And we were busy in taking pictures while others checked out the place. With a peaceful and calm 1 hour boating,
we headed to our next target, Government Botanical Garden. We drove a few minutes forward The entrance itself was a great one. After buying tickets, we moved in. In front of us, was a huge and a striking colossal garden. There were flowering plants and many crotons arranged in many shapes. There was a 20 million old tree which has been fossilized. With all that stun we came to the entrance, where there was a huge grassland to sit. We bagged the middle of that area and we moved out of the garden. And moved back to the hotel to spend the night.
The next day, we got ready early. We had planned to go towards Pykara and Mudumalai which were far then, visit the places nearby. We had our breakfast before leaving. We started at 8 towards Pykara. We had reached in around 55 mins the way gave a beautiful view of mountains and lake flowing by. It was quiet and away from the city. whole place more clearly but wet everywhere. We enjoyed the climate.we had to walk a while to reach the falls. there were many people walking with us. Most of the people were staring at us then, moved towards Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The whole place was scaring. we saw some deer, rabbits crossing the roads.
The next morning we had to check out. So, we came out of the hotel. Then we headed towards to Doddabetta Peak. it was 9.5 km away After having our breakfast After a 20 minutes drive, we reached Tea Factory and Tea museum for which we have to take a right turn up from the main road to reach. The place covered by fog, but, was awesome. We went inside after paying Rs.5 for each person. We walked inside. There was a huge room where the tea leaves were kept for filtering. We went through each section of the tea processing. After that, we came to a place where free tea was given for tasting. We grabbed each one. It was perfect for the weather. We then moved out where we saw signs, like; Chocolate making, spices, etc.
We then headed to Doddabetta Peak.We parked our vehicle and started climbing up through a series of steps. We were tired but, once we reached the peak, the whole tiredness went away. There was fog everywhere. We walked through the fog and the mist hit us. there was a watch tower. We climbed to it. But, we couldn’t see anything because of the fog. Then, we went down and walked to the peak point. It was scary as we saw a deep valley at the end. We took pictures of the rock. It was quite slippery so we had to be more careful. After spending some time we came back.
We had our lunch and traveled back to our home via Coonoor to Mettupalayam road. It was the great experience and found the secret why the Ooty is known as Queen of Hills.
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