Description
Coonoor Tourism
Coonoor Tourism. It had a population of 45,494 consisting of 1,058 females for each 1,000 males. A total of three ,768 were under the age of six, constituting 1,871 males and 1,897 females. There are about 27.92% and 23% of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for the population, respectively. The city had a total of 12384 households. Since, there are about 17,421 workers.
The town is that the second largest but within the Nilgiri Hills after Ooty, the district headquarters. Coonoor is constituting about 61.81% Hindus, 23.99% Christians, 13.01% Muslims, 0.04% Sikhs, 0.06% Buddhists, 0.95% Jains and 0.08% Others. 0.05% of the respondents follow no religion or didn’t state their religion.
Lower Coonoor and Upper Coonoor are the two parts of coonoor. Therefore, Lower Coonoor has the railroad station but hosts the most bus terminal and also the busiest market complex. UPASI, Bedford, and Sim’s Park are the places of upper coonoor.
TOURISM
Sim’s Park has a collection of over 1,000 plant species. The arboretum is partly developed within the Japanese style but derived its name from J. D. Sim. The annual fruits and vegetables in the park are key attraction. Dolphin’s Nose Viewpoint is 10 km from Coonoor and provides a bird’s eye view of the vast expanse of the Nilgiri Hills and Catherine Falls. Lady Canning’s Seat to Dolphin’s Nose is the place where tourists can Trek. Lamb’s Rock, about 5½ km from Coonoor, is another viewpoint. Since, Droog Fort is found a distance of 13 km from Coonoor and was once employed by Tipu Sultan within the 18th century. Since, Law’s Falls may be a waterfall located 5 km from Coonoor, on the thanks to Mettupalayam.
Pomological Station may be a research facility of the State Agricultural Department for persimmon, pomegranates and apricot. In 1907, Pasteur Institute was started . Therefore, this institute develops vaccination for rabies. Satellite Silkworm Breeding Station of Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute-Mysuru are silk worming breed stations besides government silk farm at Springfield. Recently, Floriculture and strawberry cultivation have taken root.
Itinerary
Day 1: Start at 8 AM from Bangalore – Travel to Ooty & Visit Ooty Lake
Day 2: Start at 9 AM – Ooty Sightseeing
- Kamaraj Sagar / Sandynalla Reservoir & Pine Forest
- Wenlock Downs
- Pykara Dam & Reservoir
- Pykara Falls
Day 3: Start at 9 AM – Coonoor Sightseeing
- Ketti Valley Viewpoint
- Wellington
- Sim’s Park
- Lamb’s Rock
- Dolphin’s Nose
Day 4: Start at 9 AM – Ooty Sightseeing and Travel to Bangalore
- Botanical Gardens
- Tea Factory & Museum
- Dodabetta Peak
Reach Bangalore by around 9 PM
Booking Policy
- Standard Hotel check-in time is usually between 12 PM – 2 PM & check-out time is between 10 AM to 12 PM. Early check-in is subject to availability & hotel may charge extra (not included in the tour price). In case of late check-in, please inform the hotel about your arrival time.
- In case you arrive before check-in time & free rooms are unavailable, you can fresh-up in hotel washroom and proceed with sightseeing until your check-in time.
- Customers should be ready for sightseeing at Start Time mentioned in the itinerary in order to cover all the places in itinerary. Sightseeing can’t extend beyond 7 PM and any places missed can’t be covered on following day.
- Sightseeing is limited to the places mentioned in the itinerary. If time permits, you may visit additional places (not mentioned in itinerary) by paying for extra kilo-meters to the cab driver.
- In case of natural disasters or cab strike, your tour may be cancelled by weekendthrill.com and 100% of your booking amount will be refunded
- In extreme cases, your tour may be cancelled by weekendthrill.com for unavoidable reasons (within 24 hours of booking) and 100% of your booking amount will be refunded
- In rare cases, the primary hotel mentioned in the tour page may be unavailable. You will be offered alternate accommodation in the same or higher category. If you are not satisfied with alternate hotel, you may choose to cancel the tour (100% of booking amount will be refunded).
- Hotel rooms are provided on twin sharing basis. In case of 3 adults or child above 5 years, 3-sharing room or Room with extra bed/mattress will be provided
- Wherever room category is not mentioned in the quote / website, Base category room will be provided
- Hotel may deny check-in for unmarried couple and no refund will be issued in such cases
- Please check weekly off days for sightseeing places. Also, few places may be closed due to heavy rains / maintenance without prior intimation & we have no control on such incidents. Wherever possible, alternate sightseeing may be arranged in such cases.
- Entry Fees & Activity Fees may change without any intimation and we have no control on the same. All fees mentioned in our website are for Indian nationals.
- Any special requests like English/Hindi driver is based on availability and can’t be guaranteed
- Any issues encountered during the trip need to be resolved with Tour Manager immediately during the trip. Issues can’t be addressed after completion of the trip.
- weekendthrill.com liability is limited to providing cab & hotel. Sightseeing is complementary and it carries no liability. While we try our best to cover all places in the itinerary, no refund will be issued for sightseeing missed during the trip.
- Any service issues related to Vehicle & Accommodation need to be resolved with the service provider directly, while weekendthrill.com can help facilitate the communication
- Vehicles Provided (all vehicles are A/C only) : Hatchback – Indica V2, Swift, Ritz, similar; Sedan – Dzire, Etios, Fiesta, Xcent, Amaze, similar; SUV – Innova, Xylo, or similar
- All Hotels are booked in the name of Primary Traveler mentioned at the time of booking. Any change in guest name is considered as tour canceled and rebooked – cancellation charges apply & hotels based on availability. Valid ID & Address proof need to be carried for all guests including children.
- On Christmas (Dec 25th) & New Year (Dec 31st), Hotel may charge extra amount for Mandatory gala night dinner from guests (directly payable at hotel – not included in the package cost)
- Cab & Driver details will be provided 12 hours before the Trip Start Time
- In case the cab arrival is delayed on Day 1, you can extend the trip end time on last day up to the duration the cab pickup is delayed.
Hotel Details
At Ooty
2 star – Garden Manor/ similar
3 star – Delightz Inn/ similar
4 star – Fern Hill – A Sterling Holiday Resorts/ similar
Inclusions
- Accommodation in selected category hotel (NA for Day Trips)
- Breakfast, except on Check-in Date (NA for Day Trips & Govt Properties)
- Sightseeing as per Itinerary by Private Cab
- Parking & Toll Charges
- Driver Allowance
- Inter-state Entry Tax, if applicable
- Ferry Tickets & Airport Transfers (for Andamans)
- Pickup & Drop from Your Origin City (Optional)
- Total fare includes GST
Exclusions
- Airfare
- Lunch, Dinner, Snacks & Beverages
- Entry Fees & Local Guide Charges
- Activity Fees
- Hotel Early Check-in / Late Check-out Charges, if applicable
- Other items not mentioned in Inclusions
Optionals (arranged on request at additional cost)
- Homestays / Resorts / Choice of Hotels
- Dinner
- Tour guide (for selected destinations)
- Honeymoon decoration, cake, candle light dinner (for selected destinations)
- Airport Pickup & Drop (select from Additional Options while calculating price)
- Visa assistance (for selected International destinations)
- Travel insurance
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