Ooty & South India — Trip Catalogue
Mobile-optimized sightseeing catalogue covering Ooty, Pykara, Coonoor, Avalanche & nearby South India highlights with ready itineraries.
OOTY — Sightseeing
Top Picks
Doddabetta Peak
Tea Museum & Factory
Chocolate Factory
Eagle Dare
Wax Museum
Handicraft Emporium
Botanical Garden
Rose Garden
Ooty Lake (Boating)
Thread Garden
PYKARA — SightseeingOutdoors
Golf Course (outer view)
Pine Forest
Kamarager Sagar Dam (outer view)
Tree Garden
Shooting Spot
Pykara Dam (outer view)
Pykara Waterfalls
Pykara Lake (Boating)
COONOOR — SightseeingScenic Views
Ketti Valley View
MRC (outer view)
MRC Museum
Tea Garden
Eucalyptus Oil Factory
Dolphin Nose
Strawberry Farm
Lamb’s Rock
Sim’s Park
AVALANCHE — SightseeingAdventure
Avalanche Lake
Pine Forest
Avalanche Jeep Safari
Eco Forest Trekking
Nilgiris Tribal Museum
Karnataka Horticulture Garden
MYSORE — SightseeingCulture & Heritage
Chamundeshwari Temple
Sand Museum
Shell Museum
Lalitha Mahal
Mysore Palace
Mysore Zoo
St. Philomena’s Church
Brindavan Gardens
Underwater Aquarium
Suggested Multi-day Itinerary (South India Coastal & Temple Trail)Ready-to-use
Day 1 — Chennai Highlights
1. Lighthouse • 2. Marina / Elliott Beach • 3. St Thomas Church • 4. MGR Memorial • 5. Government Museum, Egmore • 6. Kapaleeswarar Temple • 7. Valluvar Kottam • 8. Mamallapuram (evening)
Day 2 — Pondicherry
1. Manakula Vinayagar • 2. White Town • 3. Rock Beach • 4. Aurobindo Ashram • 5. Auroville • 6. Harikiyamedu • 7. Hidden/Paragon Beach • 8. Garuda Park • 9. Ousteri Lake
Day 3 — Chidambaram & Surrounds
1. Nataraja Temple • 2. Pichavaram Mangrove Forest • 3. Boombokar Beach • 4. Seergazhi Temple • 5. Veeratteswarar/Vaitheeswaran Temple
Day 4 — Kumbakonam Temples
1. Nageswara Swamy • 2. Sarangapani • 3. Someswara • 4. Adi Kumbeswarar • 5. Ramaswamy Perumal • 6. Aravathivuresh • 7. Swaminathan Temple
Day 5 — Thanjavur & Heritage
1. Brihadeeswarar (Pragathi-ishwara) Temple • 2. Ariyavudi (Arividishwarar) Temple • 3. Saraswati Mahal Library • 4. Nearby Waterfalls (optional) • 5. Shiv Ganga Garuda Temple • 6. Gangaikonda Cholapuram (historic site)
Day 6 — Trichy, Dindigul & Madurai (Route)
Customise: Forts, temples and city touring in Trichy; Dindigul fort & local sweets; finish at Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple (evening darshan).
- Start early for viewpoints (Doddabetta, Dolphin’s Nose).
- Carry a light jacket — hill temperatures drop after sunset.
- Book boat rides (Ooty / Pykara) in advance on busy days.
- Local handicrafts make great souvenirs — visit the Handicraft Emporium & thread garden.
