Ooty Trip Overview
• Visit a 150 year old church overlooking the Ooty lake.
• Learn about the process that goes into making the famous eucalyptus oil.
• Ride through the woods and tea plantations.
• Learn about the Todas on a visit to a sacred site.
• Marvel at the engineering skills that went into building the Nilgiri Mountain
Railway,a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Ooty, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
Explore Ooty Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
• Visit a 150 year old church overlooking the Ooty lake.
• Learn about the process that goes into making the famous eucalyptus oil.
• Ride through the woods and tea plantations.
• Learn about the Todas on a visit to a sacred site.
• Marvel at the engineering skills that went into building the Nilgiri Mountain
Railway,a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ooty (Udhagamandalam), Ooty (Udhagamandalam), The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu
Start from Club Mahindra Derby Green. Breakfast at the YWCA, once Ooty’s famous brewery. Visit St Thomas’ Church, built in 1867 and learn about its connection to Swami Vivekananda. Ride to a eucalyptus oil distillery and see the rustic methods used to distill the oil. Pedal through mossy woods and rolling tea plantations to the famous Lovedale Station on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the location of several film shoots. Visit a dairy temple of the Toda tribe. Ride on a stretch of rough road for a bit of adventure on your return to the end of the experience.
Duration: 3 hours
