Ooty Hill Station

Ooty Hill Station

Ooty is one of the most popular hill stations in India. An Ooty hill station is located in state of Tamilnadu. Ooty is also known as Ootacamund or Udhagamandalam, is the Queen of hill stations and the capital of Nilgiris district. Nilgiris means "Blue Mountains”.  It is one of the most popular tourist spots in India. Ooty is also a land, which is known for picturesque picnic spots. This place used to be popular summer and weekend getaway for the Britishers during their ruling days. It is situated at an altitude of 2,240 mt above sea level.  It is a land of picturesque picnic spots. One of most special attraction for the tourists to Udagamandalam 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.

One can notice a marvellous change in vegetation, as one goes from Kallar to Coonoor. The establishment of numerous tea estates made Ooty famous. Lofty mountains, dense forest, sprawling grasslands and miles and miles of tea gardens greet the passengers on most routes. The annual Tea and Tourism Festival attracts crowds in huge numbers.

An Ooty hill station has blooming vegetation and wonderful tea gardens and fine pine and eucalyptus trees, which keep enhancing the beauty of the place. Several areas are preserved like that of sanctuary so as to conserve the beauty of the nature and avoid extinction of the various animals.

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