Day by Day itineraryDay 1: Arrival at Coimbatore – Ooty (about 87 km.)Package tour to Ooty from Coimbatore begins with your arrival at Coimbatore airport or railway station or any other specified point. Meet our representative for Ooty tours packages who escort you to Ooty by road. Watch in awe as the journey meanders through deep jungles navigating over thrilling hairpin bends. You may stop at some of the attractions on the way. These include the strikingly gorgeous lakes of Avalanche and Emerald and Avalanche Hill as well as the royal palaces and colonial buildings that now serve as tourist accommodations. On arrival, check in at the booked hotel and relax. On this first day of Ooty tour packages from Coimbatore, you would join us to explore a number of attractions.
Start with Ooty Boat House (open till 06:00 p.m.; entry fee INR 10, camera fee INR 30/125 for still/video and boating charges INR 160-450 for row/pedal/motor boats) which rests on the bank of the serene Ooty Lake. Admire the stunning views or have fun boating. From there, visit the Government Botanical Gardens (opens till 07:00 p.m.; entry fee INR 15/30 for children/adults and camera fee INR 30/100 for still/video) which is known for attractions like fern houses, rose gardens, Italian garden, glasshouses and fossil tree trunks. Next, you would visit Government Rose Garden (open till 06:00 p.m.; entry fee INR 30 and camera fee INR 30/75 for still/video) with alluring arrangements of roses in many varieties. None of the Ooty packages from Coimbatore is complete without shopping the locally produced gourmet chesses, tea, chocolates, honey spices and herbal oils. Visit the local markets to purchase these items before retiring to the hotel.
Have breakfast after which the remaining sightseeing trip of Ooty tour packages resumes. Start with a visit to Doddabetta Peak, the highest peak of Nilgiri Hills at 8,650 ft. Trek a little from the parking area and you would be rewarded with the stunning views of valleys, plains and highlands (great if it’s a clear day). You may enjoy great views from the Telescope (INR 10 per person). From there, visit Ooty Tea Factory (opens 09:00 a.m. to 05:30 p.m.; entry fee INR 10 for factory visit and INR 10 for museum visit) and watch the various stage of tea processing. You may also visit one of the Nilgiri Tea Manufacturing Companies or enjoy leisurely walks amidst verdant tea gardens.
The next attraction of Ooty tour packages from Coimbatore is Mudumalai National Park (open 07:00-09:00 a.m. and 03:00-06:00 p.m.; entry fee INR 15, camera fee INR 25/150 for still/video and INR 135 per person for jeep safari) which is home to Bengal tigers, Indian elephants, leopards, gaur, jungle cat and golden jackal in addition to nearly 230 species of birds like black-orange flycatcher and Malabar hornbills. On the way back to Ooty, stop at Pykara Falls (open till 06:00 p.m.) and enjoy the mesmerizing cascades along with Pykara Lake. You may also enjoy boating (INR 175) at Pykara Boat House. Stay overnight at Ooty.
Enjoy your breakfast as we start the final day of Ooty tour packages from Coimbatore with the road trip to Coonoor which hosts treasures of tea gardens, waterfalls, valleys, ravines, gardens and rich avifauna. On arrival, we take you to Sim’s Park (open 09:00 a.m. to 06:30 p.m.; entry fee INR 30) which boasts of enchanting flower beds, lawns, rock gardens, glasshouses and thousands of specimen of a variety of flora. After enjoying there, visit Lamb’s Rock, a picturesque vantage point with mesmerizing natural beauty away from hustle and bustle of city life. Watch the fascinating sights of coffee and tea estates from there. A little further you would visit Dolphin’s Nose, another viewpoint with exceptional views of wooded hills, valleys, jungles, rivers and waterfalls.
Finally, we bid adieu to the beautiful area and begin the road journey back to Coimbatore. At the end of the Ooty tour packages from Coimbatore, we drop you at the airport or railway station from where you begin the journey back to home.