{"id":21575,"date":"2014-04-24T15:35:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T10:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=21575"},"modified":"2017-02-11T14:22:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T08:52:50","slug":"10-things-to-do-in-ooty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/10-things-to-do-in-ooty","title":{"rendered":"10 Things to do in Ooty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Location:<\/span><\/strong> Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu<\/a><\/p>\n

When it comes to the hill-stations, there is a general tendency among people to look up to the north. While some of most beautiful hilly-terrains indeed lie in the north, the south too has a wide range of picturesque locations that are equally beguiling. The most popular of them is the \u201cQueen of Hills\u201d, Ooty. The scenic beauty of lofty mountains, lush green tea-gardens and huge grasslands that adorns this small city is absolutely mesmerizing. This ravishing panorama of Ooty is just a small part of its grand offerings. Summers are approaching and most of us are planning for a holiday to beat the scorching heat of this season. Instead of the usual north why not move to the south this time! So today, I am going to acquaint you with the most sought after hill-station of the south<\/a>! Here is what the city has to offer-<\/p>\n

10 Things to do in Ooty<\/h2>\n

1. Botanical Gardens<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sprawling over 22 acres of land, this place is truly a horticulturist\u2019s delight. The main attraction of this place is a 20 million year old fossil tree and the Toda Tribe settled at the top of the garden.<\/p>\n

2. Nilgiri Mountain Railway<\/strong><\/p>\n

This one is a renowned world heritage site built by the British in 1908. The toy-train that covers a 46 kilometer journey provides a very enriching experience to the travelers.<\/p>\n

3. Trekking to the Dodabetta Peak<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is the highest point of South India, thus, the view of the city from this place is absolutely spell-binding.<\/p>\n

4. Boating at Pykara Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pykara Lake is the traveler\u2019s favorite spot. Spend some romantically peaceful time paddling the boat at this lake.<\/p>\n

5. Black Thunder<\/strong><\/p>\n

For some fun and adventure with your family, visit this extremely entertaining amusement park in Ooty.<\/p>\n

6. Horse Riding at the North Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n

Horse riding at the hilly terrains is one experience that every visitor must catch hold of.<\/p>\n

7. Main Bazaar<\/strong><\/p>\n

A shopper\u2019s delight, this place is the primary shopping hub of Ooty.<\/p>\n

8. Catherine Waterfalls<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a double-cascaded waterfall that offers a scintillating view of the hilly-terrain.<\/p>\n

9. Pine Forest<\/strong><\/p>\n

A numbers of blockbuster movies have been filmed at this location that houses a plethora of pine trees.<\/p>\n

10. Summer Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last but not the least, if you plan to visit Ooty during summers, don\u2019t miss the Summer Festival that is held in the month of May, especially for the tourists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Location: Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu When it comes to the hill-stations, there is a general tendency among people to look up to the north. While some of most beautiful hilly-terrains indeed lie in the north, the south too has a wide range of picturesque locations that are equally beguiling. The most popular of them […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":21580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11315,5],"tags":[5814,616],"class_list":{"0":"post-21575","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-india","8":"category-travel","9":"tag-hill-station","10":"tag-ooty"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21575"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66899,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21575\/revisions\/66899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}