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Nilgiris Hill Station Circuit.
The complete Nilgiris experience: toy train, tea estates, wildlife, and the hill station that tourists miss.
Nilgiris Hill Station Circuit
The complete Nilgiris experience: toy train, tea estates, wildlife, and the hill station that tourists miss.
Highlights
Logistics
Coimbatore→Ooty: 88km (3hr ghat road, or toy train from Mettupalayam). Ooty→Coonoor: 19km. Coonoor→Kotagiri: 20km. Kotagiri→Mudumalai: 50km.
Day by Day
Nilgiri Mountain Railway from Mettupalayam (book ahead). Or drive 36 ghat hairpins. Botanical Gardens.
Doddabetta Peak sunrise. Ooty Lake. Rose Garden. Tea factory visit.
Toy train Ooty→Coonoor. Dolphin's Nose viewpoint. Sim's Park. Tea estate tour.
Drive to Nilgiris' oldest hill station. Catherine Falls trek. Kodanad viewpoint. Toda village.
Drive through forest to Mudumalai. Morning elephant safari. Depart via Mysore or Coimbatore.
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