Ooty or Udagamandalam

This is the hill station in south India, 105Kms from Coimbatore. This is located in the Nilgiri hills, situated 2300 mts higher than the sea level. I would say this is the best hill station in south India, the cool climate is always been there almost all the season. The peak point in Ooty is Doddabetta at the height more than 2700 mts from the sea level. You can almost see a 360 degree view of the mountains around. 

Ooty is very famous for its climate and the beauty lies within the mountains. So the summer is nearing in India, it my advice to visit Ooty now. Nilgiries is also called as Blue Mountain. You can reach here either by Bus, train or through AIR. There are buses which very frequently come from Coimbatore, also the nearest Airport is in Coimbatore only. There is lot of trains from Chennai, Bangalore to Coimbatore. 

Places which you can see in OOTY are: 

Ooty Lake, which is located in the center of Ooty, people can go boating and enjoy the pleasure here. 

Botanical Garden, the very famous botanical garden is there in Ooty, which is a very old one and you can see lot of rare trees and flowers here. 

Doddabetta view point, this is the peak point and from here you can have a telescope view of the mountains which are far away. 

Kodanadu, is a famous tea estate view in Ooty. Also there is a watch tower to see the Rangaswamy peak. 

Also around Ooty you have so many other places like Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary, kalhatty waterfalls, Sims park, Avalanchi and the best site seeing paradise Coonnoor. Rather than Ooty I like Coonnoor, it is little lies below Ooty but an extraordinary place to visit. 

The last but not the least, the Ooty train which is very famous goes from Mettupalayam. This is also called as toy train.