Ooty (Ootacamund) the Queen of the Hill Stations, also known as Blue Mountains is one of the most beautiful hill stations in India. This hill station has splendid green downs and lofty hills of extraordinary scenic beauty and is endowed with a salubrious climate similar to the English summer.
Located in the Western Ghats at a height of 7,500ft, Oooty/ Udhagamandalam is the headquarters of the Nilgiri district. Ooty nestles in an amphitheater created by four majestic hills-Doddabetta, Snowdon, Elk Hill and Club Hill. These hills are part of the Nilgiri ranges that are really the meeting point for the Western and the Eastern Ghats.Ooty has become more of a ‘honeymooners paradise’ and a de-facto filming location. Apart from coffee and tea plantations, trees like conifers, pine and wattle dot the hillside of Ooty and its environs. While visiting you will also come across many eucalyptus trenches .
The fresh smell of eucalyptus trees in a trendy and clement breeze will make you psychedelic for sure. The funnel-shaped blossoms covering the hills in floral profusion and the lavender-blue flowers spread over the mountains will pack you with memories for a lifetime.
Bangalore to ooty by car is a scenic journey that has a great view of the mountains. Bangalore to Ooty distance is approximately 266 km. There are two routes that one can take, one via Mysore and the other via Chamrajnagar. The time travel from Bangalore to Ooty by road is around 6 hours.
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PLACES TO VISIT IN OOTY
Botanical Garden
Built in 1847, by an English gardener Marquis of Tweeddale , this quite, beautiful, well maintained garden covers an area of 22 acres. It has 2000 different species of trees, fashioned beds� laid�beds� laid� out� in� an Italian style, beautiful flowers including orchids, a fossil tree trunk of 20 million years, a small artificial pond, alpines and medicinal plants among beautiful lawns and glass houses. The bushes are cut into the shapes of animals and birds.
Annual flower show is held here in third week May every� year. This show is one of the main attraction of Ooty. The rose garden 750m from Charing Cross contains over 1,500 varieties of roses.It is open from 0800 to 1800.
Ooty Lake
An artificial lake constructed between 1823 and 1825 by Mr.John Sullivan, as an irrigation tank. The 2.5km long lake covers an area of more that 25hectre with the famous narrow-gauge toy railway line running along one bank; rowing boats are available for hire. You can also go for horse-back riding around the lake. This is one of the most popular tourist spot. Pony rides for children is a major attraction. The mini-train for children is still another attraction.
Doddabeta Peak
Railway Station, off the Kotagiri Rd 2623 meters the highest peak This is a great place to enjoy the spectacular view of the mountainous valleys and peaks. The place is very serene. This place has a nice view tower wherein you can use high-power TTDC telescope to view surrounding places. On a bright day, one can have a bird’s eye view of the plains of Coimbatore and Mysore, the plateau towns Ooty and Coonoor and the barracks at Wellington can also be seen at a distance.
Pykara
Situated at a distance of 19 kms. from Ooty, the river has a dam and a power plant. The great charm of the place is its perfect serenity, sparkling atmosphere and enchanting surroundings. The falls, about 6km from the bridge on the main road, are best in July. There is a forest Rest House and a boat House with Restaurant is at Pykara. .Boats are available for hire in Pykara dam.
Stone House
This house was built by John Sullivan. It was occupied by the Principal of the Govt. Art College.The tribals called it as Kal Bangla (stone bungalow).
St.Stephens Church
It is the first church built in Ooty,1820.� It is said that the wood for this church was brought from Tipu Sultan’s Lal Bagh Palace in Srirangapatnam after his final defeat.� These wood had to be hauled up by the elephants from the plains.� It has a clock tower, nine tubular bells and a gallery.
Black Thunder
Asia’s No. 1 Water Theme Park – Black Thunder, is set at the foothills of the gigantic Nilgris and 50 kms from Ooty. It is a thrilling and adventures water theme park at Mettupalayam. The water theme park is spread over 65 acres of land with green hills as backdrop and full of coconut and arecanut trees is a pleasant atmosphere. This park has adventurous water games and land games.
Ooty Car Rental Services for Local Travel:-
This service is useful for the people who want to book a cab for whole day or half day. Tapscabs provide the taxi service for Ooty local use in which the traveller who want to travel within the city or for local sightseeing within the city limit. Tapscabs car rental provide the cabs for full day (8hrs/80kms) or for half day (4hrs/40kms).
Full day – In this service we provide the cab for (8hrs/80 kms) package. Traveller can use the cab for 8 hrs/80 kms. After exceeding the limit of 8hrs/80 kms the traveller has to pay per extra km/hrs charges. Local Full Day service is available anytime for local trips like shopping, sightseeing, attending schools and meetings, or for visiting hospitals.
Half day – In this service we provide the cab for (4hrs/40 kms) package. Traveller can use the cab for 4hrs/40 kms. After exceeding the limit of 4hrs/40 kms the traveller has to pay per extra km/hrs charges. Local Full Day service is available anytime for local trips like shopping, sightseeing, attending schools and meetings, or for visiting hospitals.
If any traveller wants to plan for weekend getaways or for a family leisure trip outside the city limits Tapscabs Car Rentals can arrange for a compact tour package. We take up group packages from Ooty and bangalore to connecting places nearby. We would send cars accommodating the size of the group. Outstation car rental service divided into three type’s services like: Roundtrip, One Way Trip and Multicity.
Roundtrip: This is the to and fro service means roundtrip which is useful for those who need to and fro from bangalore and ooty. You can request for a Roundtrip for multiple destinations from bangalore and ooty provides some of the routes for to and fro or roundtrip from bangalore and ooty.
This is for those who need just a one way drop to their destination from Bangalore. You can request for a one way drop for multiple destinations from Bangalore, say for instance you want a drop from Bangalore to Mysore.
Suppose if you plan for visiting more than one city in a fixed time limit, say for instance you would want to visit Bangalore to Mysore, from Mysore to Ooty, and then Ooty to Coorg, avail our Multi city travel service.