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This tour covers the beautiful Nilgiri mountain range. It starts from virgin forests of Munnar & menders into blossoming Kodaicanal. Visit some of the best botanical gardens & flowers in Ooty & rolling tea & coffee gardens in Coonoor. This tour enlightens the nostalgia of pristine heaven the visitor can dream.
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Day 01 : Arrive in Delhi |
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After arriving in Delhi, you will be greeted & received by our tour guide, who will assists and escort you to a waiting coach/cab and get you checked in to your decided hotel.
After lunch, we will embark on visit to Delhi's monuments starting with Qutub Minar followed by Lotus temple & Akshardham.
Overnight stay will be in hotel at Delhi. |
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02 : Delhi sightseeing |
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After breakfast, we will visit the magnificent Humayun's Tomb, then visit India Gate, The President House, & Parliament house. After lunch, we will visit Rajghat to see the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, drive straight to Old Delhi, to experience a rickshaw ride thru the old bazaars of Dariba Kalan & Chandani Chowk. Evening is at Red Fort where beside the interiors of the fort, a 'light and sound show', is very entertaining.
Overnight stay will be in hotel at Delhi. |
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03 : Delhi – Cochin (by flight) (4 hrs) – Munnar (110 km, 3 hrs) |
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In morning, transfer to the IGI Airport to board flight to Cochin at 0915 hrs. Arrive in Cochin at 1320 hrs. Our representative will greet you and drive to the Munnar. Reach Munnar by late afternoon & check into resort. Rest of the day is at leisure to enjoy lush greenery & misty air of Munnar. Overnight stay will be at resort. |
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04 : Munnar |
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In the morning, embark on a half-day tour to Pothamedu, which offers an excellent view of the tea, coffee and cardamom plantations, the rolling hills, the lush mountains and the breath taking scenery. Know about spices & tea from experts at tea gardens. Enjoy some fresh tea & enjoy the beautiful view from there. Then, we will visit Blossom Park.
After lunch, proceed to Mattupetty Dam. Enjoy Boat Drive in Kundal Lake beside dam. Then visit Echo point (The natural Echo phenomenon is always happening here). Enjoy beautiful view of Nilgiri Mountains from here. In late evening, come back to resort for overnight stay. |
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05 : Munnar |
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After breakfast, proceed to Devikakulam, an enchanting Hill station. Visit the Sita Devi Lake with its crystal water and picturesque surrounding is a perfect picnic spot. Enjoy picnic with snacks & fruits. We will visit Powerhouse water falls & Anayirankal Dam.
After lunch, we proceed to Nyamakadu water falls. Enjoy setting sun from Anaimudy view point (South India Highest peak - 8841 feet from sea level).
In late evening, return to resort for dinner & overnight stay. |
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06 : Munnar – Kodaicanal (70 km, 2 hrs) |
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In morning, drive to Kodaicanal & arrive there quite before noon. Check into hotel & relax for a while. The start sightseeing with Kodai Lake, a magnificent man-made lake spreads out in a star shape over 60 acres set among the greenery. Enjoy boat ride here. Then visit Sacred Heart College. It has one of the best Orchidorium in the country with more than 300 species of orchids and wide-range of birds are found here. Bear Shola Falls located 1.6-km from lake; we walk through a picturesque, rugged hill path to reach there. Enjoy some time there.
After lunch, visit Coakers walk - It offers some of the best views of the plains & Green Valley View - this point commands a beautiful view of the entire Vaigai Dam, this place was once known as "Suicide point." Return to hotel for overnight. |
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07: Kodaicanal – Ooty (270 km, 6 hrs) |
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In morning, we drive to Ooty. The drive is through beautiful countryside of Kerala then we will enter Coimbatore, a bustling city & again in foothills of Nilgiri. We will reach Ooty by late afternoon. On arrival, check into hotel & relax for a while.
In evening, we will go to Ooty Lake. Enjoy boating in the lake. Later, return to the hotel for overnight stay. |
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08: Ooty |
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After breakfast, embark on sightseeing of Ooty. We first visit the Government Botanical gardens. The picturesque garden spread in 22 hectares have well over 650 species of plants and trees, including a fossil of a tree, which is believed to be more than 20 million years old. Take a walk among greenery and see rare ferns and shrubs up close. Then, visit Rose Garden. This garden has been beautifully laid out in terraces with rose tunnels, pergolas and bowers with rose creepers. This garden has the largest collections of roses in the country, around 3600 varieties of roses like Hybrid Tea Roses, miniature rose, Floribunda, Ramblers, roses of unusual colors like black, green and many more varieties of roses that will captivate your senses.
After lunch, we head to Doddabetta Peak (2623 m). Trek is simple and view of the Nilgiri jungle is amazing at ever step. It is the highest & best vantage point around Ooty. On a clear day, you can see far off areas. There is a "Telescope house" to enable the tourist to get a better view.
Return to hotel for overnight stay. |
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09: Ooty – Coonoor – Ooty |
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After breakfast, drive to Ooty railway station to board Nilgiri Hill Train to Coonoor. It is a UNESCO world heritage; 15 km journey through numerous bridges & tunnels. It provides you view of Nilgiri Mountains, tea gardens, & waterfalls in between. Arrive in Coonoor at 1035 hrs. Then, visit Tea gardens to see Nilgiri tea plants & how they produce such fine tea. Then go to Willington Island. Then we go to Dolphin Nose about 12 km from Coonoor. Dolphins Nose is a unique rock and is a good picnic spot. From the face of the hill side, it resembles to the name it has. Enjoy panoramic view of the nearby areas. & picturesque view of Catherine falls from here.
After lunch, visit Sims Park situated at upper Coonoor. The Sims Park spreads over 12 hectares and has more than thousand species, including plants, pines, ferns and shrubs. Then proceed to Ooty for return journey. In way, we halt at Ketti Valley. This valley is one of the highest valleys in the world and extends from the plains of Coimbatore to Mysore Plateau. Enjoy sunset from this view point.
Overnight stay will be at hotel in Ooty. |
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10: Ooty – Coimbatore (95 km, 3 hrs) |
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Today morning, we drive you to Coimbatore. Transfer to Peelamedu Airport, Coimbatore to board flight to Mumbai/Chennai/Bangalore. From there, you can catch connecting flight to your onward destination. |
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TnT says why |
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Nostalgic Nilgiri Tour designed for esthetic of leisure & grandeur of nature in lush green western ghats to rolling tea estates. The beautiful surrounding of nature in Kodaikanal & enjoy nature at its best in trails of Ooty & Coonoor with joyride of Nilgiri Mountain Railway. Lush green mountains, coffee & tea plantations, cascading waterfalls, & mesmerizing sunsets & mystic charm of crispy air that is enough to live up to nostalgia. |
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Other Extensions: |
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| 1 |
Waynad & Nagarhole National Park |
5 Days |
| 2 |
Cochin sightseeing |
2 Days |
| 3 |
Kumarkom & Alapuzzha |
3 Days |
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