Ooty and Kodaikanal




Lets first explore some interesting facts about Ooty and Kodaikanal..!..Ooty is also known as "Queen of hill Stations", "Tea Park","Udhagamandalam","Blue Mountains"and there are many more...Kodaikanal means the gift of the forest...and is also known as "Princess of Hill Stations!" Ooty was formed as a 'House of invalids'. It was the summer capital of Madras Presidency. Ooty is the birthplace of Snooker. The Ooty lake is a manmade structure. Ooty has the Steepest Railways in Asia. Now lets explore kodaikanal. 1st lets know about the Guna Caves...Tamil movie "Guna made the Guna caves very popular. It was known as Devil's kitchen in the past because of 3 gigantic boulders that are pillar rocks. These caves are very dangerous because narrow ravines of the caves can cause many tragic deaths. No one can go inside these caves now. Let me tell you about richness of kodaikanal. Kodaikanal  has ample richness in flora, big trees of eucalyptus, cypress and acacia are in sufficient quantity. Pear trees and fruits are in dominant varieties. Dahlias of different hues are the main quality of Bryant Park, located close to Kodaikanal. Wild flowers yellow in colour are abundance in quantity. The Kodaikanal is laid on the plateau above the southern escarpment of the upper Palani Hills. It has latitude of 2133 metres. There is a village named Vattakanal that is also located in the Dindigul District, which is on the southern trip of the upper Palani hills in the state of Tamil Nadu. In Vattakanal, mostly large no. of Israeli Tourists seen there, that is why it is also known as ''Vatta'' or ''Little Israel".The perfect journey is never finished, the goal is always just across the next river, round the shoulder of the next mountain...There is always one more track to follow, one more mirage to explore!! So lets explore it!!!