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Tamil Nadu, India
Ooty
Ooty is the best-known hill station in the Nilgiris, with a toy train up from Mettupalayam, tea gardens, and a botanical garden dating to the colonial era. Usually paired with Kodaikanal or Coonoor on a longer South India hill trip.
Ideal duration
2–3 nights
Best time
October to June.
Starting from
₹10,400
Trip Highlights
- Nilgiri Mountain Railway toy train ride
- Ooty Botanical Garden
- Boating on Ooty Lake
- Doddabetta Peak, the Nilgiris' highest point
Yes, if seats are available — it's a genuinely scenic ride, though it books out early in peak season (April–June).