OOTY Trip Details (08 to 09 -Oct-2011) 2 days trip:
First Day :
As we went by bike , started 5 :15 AM from BTM.. it took around 7 hours for us and we reached there around 12:15 pm J
After that we searched for the hotels , caught one local guy , gave same money to him and got the nice/cheap hotel finally around 12:45.It costs us around 1300/- per day as were 6 people, shared accordingly.
After getting fresh and all, we had our lunch around 2-2:30 pm , there you can get non-veg aaram se & of good quality. But for veggie people it was lil bit difficult .For the dinner we got one good hotel in the market only and had nicely.:)
After lunch , we moved towards Lake for boat safaari (this was nice experience as ooty is famous for this ) and there u will get some botanical gardens also that u can visit, your wish and
Also we visited Children’s train ;) , it was much Fun for us.
Then we started around 4:00pm towards Doddabetta peak, It is the highest point in the district, It is merely 10km from Ooty. There we spent our evening had coffee and came back to the citya.
It was around 6:30pm and the Ooty was in its full form i.e. was chilling like anything our hands was getting frozen. Then one of my friend suggested that we should sit in some close place now. Like this we cant roam.
Then we got into one CCD and had burgers n all.:) we spend lil time ova there and finally via market (doing some shopping) we came back to our room as we were very tired also after riding this much Kms bike.
Second Day :
We woke up early in the morning and the best part was we got warm water to take bath in the Hotel itself, but it was after 7 am. Some of my friends got up so early and they thought warm water wont be there and they have taken bath like that...:P:P
Then we had our breakfast idali saambhar at some nearby hotel around 8’O clock .(for this 2 of our friend went out and searched in the morning itself) and again we started moving towards Coonoor (17Kms from Ooty) . On d way we clicked some good scenes and in some places air was chilling in a day time itself.:O
There we visited Sims Park (Coonoor) but it was not that much good, we can go to Lal bagh here in Bangalore far better. But before that Sims park, you can visit Madras Regimental Center , its worth place to see.
On d way itself u can see all the Batalian Force, our India Logo/Flag and all. It is just and outer view u cant go inside but worth to watch.
Then if still you guys have time , u can visit Echo Rock, shooting point and Dolphin's Nose in Coonoor only.
And Finally while returning back there is 2 Mysore road, there you have to be very careful in choosing the road as in one road you will get Pykara Falls but on the other road you will get 36 HAIR PIN Bend Curve (this was awesome Faadu road curves, i.e. breathstopping curve ) and won’t get that falls. So, there you ask some traffic police and then proceed.
In the falls, nothing is there just lil bit sight scenes, so if you have leisure time only then i would suggest you guys to go there else don’t go.
While returning to Bangalore , you try to cover 2 Bandipur and Mudumalai forest in a daY time itself. (safe side).
Some more Info about the way to OotY:
Ooty is 284 km from Bangalore by road. The journey takes about 8 hours by 4 wheeler n above, depending on the condition of the road. You can take a shorter route for which a diversion has to be taken at Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary. This route will take you past the small towns of Masinagudi and Kalhatti. This route will curtail the distance to Ooty by about 50 km. Keep in mind that this road is closed at night as it passes through the jungle, so you may actually have to spend a few hours at the check post which is closed invariably at night. Only good drivers should take on this road as it is very narrow and steep.
You'll find some eateries and a fuel station in the town of Masinagudi. There are eating places between Bangalore and Mysore, and within Mysore, but from Mysore to Ooty one should carry some food, as there are very few restaurants. A small restaurant was there in Gundlupet.
Start early if you can so that the drive through Bandipur and Mudumalai forest can be done leisurly taking in the occassional animal sightings.
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