Nilgiri Hills Retreat: Ooty and Coonoor
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This Ooty Coonoor tour package runs five days and four nights in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, with two nights in Ooty and two in Coonoor and a private car from Coimbatore airport. The trip suits travellers who want cool air, gardens and tea country at an easy pace, and October to March brings the clearest skies.
Couples, families and friends who want cool hill air, gardens and tea estates, and are happy with one long drive up and a short one down
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Warm layers
Ooty sits at about 2,240 m and Coonoor at about 1,850 m, so nights are cold in every seasonMountain road
The drive up from Coimbatore climbs a winding ghat road, and mist or rain can slow itRainy months
Heavy rain is reported for July to September around Ooty, and October is the wettest month at CoonoorWalking
Viewpoint and garden visits involve gentle walking, and Lamb's Rock on Day 4 is optionalDay-by-Day Itinerary
Coimbatore airport to Ooty by the ghat road
- Meet your driver at Coimbatore International Airport
- Drive north-west into the Nilgiris, about 88 km, with a winding climb through hairpin bends
- Check in at your Ooty hotel
- Evening at leisure, with a warm layer close at hand
Ooty: Doddabetta, the Botanical Garden and the lake
- Morning drive to Doddabetta, the highest point in the Nilgiris, about 9 to 10 km from town
- Walk the terraced lawns of the Government Botanical Garden
- Look in at the Government Rose Garden
- Afternoon on Ooty Lake, with pedal boats and rowing boats
Down the hill to Coonoor and Sim's Park
- Slow morning and a last walk in Ooty
- Drive 19 km down to Coonoor, about an hour
- Check in at your Coonoor hotel
- Afternoon at Sim's Park, with its terraces of plants and a patch of shola forest
Dolphin's Nose, tea estates and Lamb's Rock
- Early start for Dolphin's Nose, a cliff-edge lookout with a view toward Catherine Falls, 10 to 12 km by road
- Return to Coonoor for lunch
- Afternoon walk through a working tea estate, with a tasting where offered
- Optional short outing to Lamb's Rock, about 5.5 km from town
- Evening browsing in Coonoor's bazaars for Nilgiri tea
Coonoor to Coimbatore airport
- Breakfast at your Coonoor hotel
- Drive down the ghat road to Coimbatore International Airport, about 70 km
- Leave a generous margin before your flight, since mist or rain can slow the descent
Indicative — varies with season and hotel category.
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Trip Facts
Local Activities & Events
Updated Oct 7, 2026Tamil Nadu — across your trip
Navarathri and Golu (2026)
festivalFamilies arrange tiered doll displays at home while Madurai's Meenakshi Temple is lit each evening during the nine-night goddess festival.
Kulasai Dasara
festivalDevotees dress as gods, demons and other figures at the Mutharamman temple in Kulasekarapattinam during a ten-day Dasara festival.
Raja Raja Cholan Sadhaya Vizha
culturalThanjavur honours the birth anniversary of the Chola king Raja Raja with rituals and processions at the Brihadisvara (Big) Temple.
Aippasi Annabhishekam
festivalOn the Aippasi full-moon day, the main Shiva lingam is dressed in cooked rice at Gangaikondacholapuram and at the Big Temple in Thanjavur.
WTA 250 Chennai Open
sportsA WTA 250 women's tennis tournament returns to Chennai for a third edition, with players from the world's top 100 expected.
Deepavali
festivalA state holiday on Sunday 8 November, observed with lamps, new clothes and family gatherings across Tamil Nadu.
Kanda Sashti and Soorasamharam
festivalSix days of fasting and worship at Tiruchendur's Murugan temple lead to Soorasamharam, the re-enactment of Murugan's victory over the demon Surapadman.
Karthigai Deepam
festivalArunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai holds a ten-day festival that ends with a flame lit on Arunachala hill at dusk and an overnight walk around it.
Events are reviewed by our team before publishing and drop off after they end. Please confirm timings and availability with us before your trip — local schedules can change without notice.
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