Interesting things to do in Ooty

October 27, 2013 eweekendbreaks Off travel guide,

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Ooty is one such hill station in South India that presents fun, enjoyment, exhilaration and nature’s beauty offered on a single platter. If you are on a debut visit to this mesmerizing holiday destination, read ahead for a list of interesting things to do in Ooty to make most of your trip.

To soak in the real beauty of Ooty, take a leisure walk through the locales. You would see many varieties of exotic plants in the numerous gardens. You can stop and relax in these gardens to experience their inherent beauty and glory. One sure-shot stopover is to be made for the Botanical Garden. If you plan to visit Ooty in the month of May do not miss Summer Festival, organized by Ooty tourism, that showcases many interesting events, one being the ‘Flower Show’.

One of the prominent things to be done in Ooty is to take a ride in the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, popularly known as ‘toy train’. A ride in this train offers a rich age-old and heritage feeling that comes by being part of lovely wooden coaches, large train windows and the leisurely speed of the train. This toy train makes frequent stopovers thus enabling tourists to happily hop down and take memorable pictures.

Some more interesting things to do in Ooty include hiking, trekking, mountain biking, hang-gliding, and angling. These activities are full of thrill, adventure thus providing exhilarating experience to sporty tourists.

How can one be in Ooty and forget to do boating. Ooty tourism gives you an opportunity to indulge in boating amid pristine and beautiful surroundings at Pykara and Ooty Lakes. Boating during daytime is even more worthwhile as sun rays can be seen gleaming and apparently dancing on the waters. After boating, tourists can picnic around the green and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.

Be at Doddabetta Peak and enjoy the panoramic vista of the beautiful surroundings of Nilgiri Hills. Also visit the observatory located on top of the peak for some excellent views.

Visit Rose Garden that is the country’s largest Rose garden. It houses nearly 1919 varieties of rose flowers. There is an observation platform erected there for tourists from where they can watch and admire vast collection of rose flowers and feast the eyes of body and mind.

Take a leisure tour of any lush green tea garden, one of the best things to do in Ooty. Some of the tea estates have tea-selling outlets from where you can buy tea samples of your taste and preference.

Shopping buffs can plan one day of their Ooty trip in shopping at Charing Cross that is situated in the center of the town. There are varieties of things available there that would interest tourists for all ages like – silver wares, ethnic shawls, tea, handmade chocolates, aromatic oils and local artifacts.

Stay in rustic surroundings by opting to lodge in a guest house situated amidst the wildernesses in the Nilgiri hills. Watch the farming of vegetable and flower plantations, which is definitely one of the most interesting things to do in Ooty.