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Ooty travel blog

Itineraries, seasonal advice and trip-planning tips for Ooty and the Nilgiris.

Tea estates on a Nilgiri hillside near Ooty

Best Time to Visit Ooty: A Season-by-Season Guide

Summer crowds, monsoon mist or crisp winter mornings? How Ooty changes through the year, and how to pick the right month for your trip.
Ooty Lake and the surrounding Nilgiri hills

Ooty in One Day: A Local Sightseeing Itinerary

Only have a day in Ooty? This route covers the Botanical Garden, Rose Garden, Doddabetta, a tea factory and Ooty Lake, in an order that avoids backtracking.
Visitors at the Dolphin's Nose viewpoint in Coonoor

Two Days in Ooty: Itinerary with Coonoor or Pykara

A relaxed two-day Ooty plan: the town's highlights on day one, then either Coonoor's viewpoints or the lakes and meadows of the Pykara road on day two.

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