Ooty Holidays

Ooty at a Glance

Holidays to Ooty are a must for nature-lovers visiting India. The area is hugely popular for its botanical gardens and huge wealth of local produce, including teas, chocolates and fruits. For a colourful escape in the heart of India, Ooty is the ideal holiday destination.

Explore Ooty

• The best way to explore Ooty is to take advantage of the many tours and transport links around the town. Horseback-riding is a very popular way to discover the countryside, as is walking and hiking, which will allow you to explore the footpaths and stumble across the forests and gardens in your own time.
• Alternatively, take a day trip on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a steam train that travels through the towns and villages of the region via the most scenic route, allowing you to see as much of Nilgiris as possible during your Ooty holiday.

Why a Holiday to Ooty?

• Ooty's picturesque landscape is by far its major attraction, boasting great lakes, huge forests and acres of tea gardens, fruit groves and trees. The two major botanical gardens promise a spectacular afternoon out in the sun; the Government Rose Garden is the largest in India, with over 20,000 varieties of rose, including black and green-coloured flowers. The Ooty Botanical Gardens house a varied selection of rare and unusual species, both exotic and native. The gardens are also home to an incredible fossilised tree dating back over 20 million years.
• For an alternative scenic holiday then, our experts also recommend Goa for an experience of a lifetime.
• As a major area of agricultural land, the town's produce centres are impressive, worth visiting during an Ooty holiday. Many tea gardens and plantations offer factory tours, with tasters and information on the production of tea in the region, while the footpaths along the picturesque terrace-farmed fields provide insight into the traditional farming methods still used. In the town itself you'll find the Ooty Municipal Market, where you can pick up local produce directly from producers, and you'll also find several research facilities connected with the agricultural trade, such as the Soil Conservation Centre.
• It is important to remember that because of India's tropical climate, it means that the best time to visit is during the dry season, from January to May. Temperatures are far warmer at this time, but the weather can still be unpredictable.