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2N OOTY
Day 01: Bangalore – Ooty :- Morning meet with our representative and drive to Ooty, via Srirangapatnam, Mysore, Bandipur National Park, Mudumalai National Park.
Ooty – well famous as the "Queen of hill stations" is the capital of Nilgiris district. Ooty is one of the most popular tourist resorts and picturesque picnic spots in India and situated at an altitude of 2240 mt. Earlier it was used to be popular summer and weekend getaway for the Britishers during the colonial days. An added attraction for the tourists to Ooty is the mountain train journey on a ratchet and pinion track which commences from Kallar, near Mettupalayam and wends its way through many hair-raising curves and fearful tunnels and chugs along beside deep ravines full of verdant vegetation, gurgling streams and tea gardens.
Upon reaching at Ooty check into the hotel. Enjoy the remaining day at leisure. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 02: Ooty :- Morning post breakfast we will go on half day sightseeing tour around Ooty visiting its Botanical Garden- The Government Botanical Garden, Udhagamandalm was established in 1848. The Gardens have around a thousand species, both exotic and indigenous, of plants, shrubs, ferns, trees, herbal and bonsai plants. In the centre of the Gardens lie a fossilized tree trunk estimated to be 20 million years old.
Also visit Ooty Lake – it is an artificial lake constructed by John Sullivan, in 1824. The water flowing down mountain streams in the Ooty valley was dammed to form the lake. The lake is surrounded by groves of Eucalyptus trees with a railway line running along one shore. During the summer season in May, boat races and boat pageantry are organised for two days.
Doddabetta peak - It is the second highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills, at 2637 metres (8650 feet), after Anamudi. There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is a popular tourist attraction with road access to the summit.
Hindustan photo films factory - The HPF is not a usual fascinating tourist spot in Ooty but in fact is an industrial unit situated at a distance of about 5 km from the popular Ooty Railway Station. The Hindustan Photo Films covers an area of 300 acres and is known for manufacturing a number of film products.
Later return to the hotel for Lunch. Rest of the day at leisure and participate in the activities offered by the accommodation. Overnight stay at hotel.
Optional : Also if you are interested in travelling in hill train, then you can extend a night stay here to enjoy the toy train experience in Ooty. You may board the Ootty - Coonoor passenger train which leaving on fixed schedule.
From Ooty you can board daily train leaving at 9:15 am, 12:15 pm, 02:00 pm & 06:00 pm and while returning back from Coonoor you can board the train leaving daily at 07:45 am, 10:40 am, 12:35 am and 4:30 am.
Day 03: Ooty – Mysore - Bangalore :- After breakfast leave for Bangalore, en-route visit Mysore Palace. Further continue drive to Bangalore.
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Udagamandalam was originally a tribal land occupied by the Toda along with other hill tribes who coexisted through specialisation and trade. The major tribes of Nilgiris area are the Toda, Kota, Irula and Kurumba.
The Toda in the Nilgiris are first referenced in a record belonging to Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana and his general Punisa, dated 1117 CE.[9] The Toda people were known for raising water buffalo. The people known for farming activities.Nilgiris was ruled by various dynasties like Satavahanas, Gangas, Kadambas, Rashtrakutas, Hoysalas, the Vijayanagara empire and the Rajas of Ummattur (on behalf of Wodeyars of Mysuru). Tipu Sultan captured Nilgiris in the eighteenth century and extended the border by constructing a hideout cave-like structure. The Nilgiris came into possession of British East India Company as part of the ceded lands, held by Tipu Sultan, by the treaty of Srirangapatnam in 1799.
In 1818, J. C. Whish and N. W. Kindersley, assistants to John Sullivan, then Collector of Coimbatore, visited Ooty and submitted a report to him. Sullivan camped at Dimbhatti, north of Kotagiri in January 1819 and was enthralled by the beauty of the place. He wrote to Thomas Munro, " ... it resembles Switzerland, more than any country of Europe... the hills beautifully wooded and fine strong spring with running water in every valley." The Toda ceded that part of the town to Sullivan and in May 1819, he began to build his bungalow at Dimbhatti. He also started work on a road from Sirumugai to Dimbhatti that year. The road was completed in May 1823, and extended up to Coonoor by 1830–32.
Aranmore Palace in Ooty, served as the summer capital of the Madras Presidency; it was visited by British officials during the colonial days as a popular summer resort.Soldiers were sent to nearby Wellington to recuperate. Wellington is the home of the Madras Regiment of the Indian Army. After Independence, it developed into a popular hill resort