Ooty Weekend Getaway Places

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Ooty is the most picturesque hill station of Tamil Nadu state, India. The place is also referred as the Scotland of the east and often frequented by tourist for spending holidays. The long form of the name Ooty is ‘Ootacamund’, which is an anglicized name for Udhagamandalam, it means abode of clouds in Sanskrit. The town of Ooty is beautifully situated on Nilgiris mountain range at the height of 7347 feet above sea level. The place is famous for its scenic beauty and landscapes, which are formed by undulating hills and long stretched teagardens. Ooty, as a holiday spot is quite famous among national and international tourists and people from all over the places come here to see the famous Ooty weekend getaway places all round the year.
Ooty is located at a distance of 296 Km from Bangalore and 564 Km from Chennai. Being its closeness from these two metropolitan cities, travellers attract to this place for spending their weekends. The climate of this place stays hospitable and pleasant, which is about 15 to 20 °C year round, hence it can be visited at anytime.
Ooty houses several tourist sites that one can ...
... visit during tour to this town. Some of the most visited Ooty weekend getaway places are tea gardens, Botanical Gardens, Ooty Lake, old Churches, Charing Cross, Ootacmund Club, Ketti Valley, and beautiful picnic spots. Ooty is blanketed with tea gardens for miles to miles, which adds extra charm to the beauty of this place. Botanical Gardens of Ooty are main attractions of this town.
These gardens are known for their shady trees fossilised tree trunk, which is said to old for more than 20 million years. The gardens are visited by tourists at the time of Summer Festival, which is held in the month of May. The town has an artificial lake, which is a popular spot for boating, pony rides, and toy train ride. The town is home to beautiful churches of British time namely Union Church, St Stephen’s, Kandal Church and Holy Trinity Church. Ketti Valley of Ooty covered with mist and clouds and offers mesmerising views in winter.
Apart from the famous Ooty weekend getaway places, the town is famous for its adventure and recreational activities. Once you arrive here, you can enjoy activities like golfing, hang-gliding, trekking, camping, horse ridding and ride in toy train from Ooty to Mettupalayam. The best adventure spot of the town are Dodda Betta Mountain.