Rose Garden Ooty

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India/Tamil Nadu /Nilgiris /Ooty

Rose Garden is situated in the heart of Ooty town. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Rose Garden covers around 10 acres of land. This garden comprises terraces with pergolas, rose tunnels and bowers with rose creepers. There are around 3600 varieties of roses in this garden. Tourists can visit this garden for seeing Miniature roses, Hybrid Tea roses, Ramblers and Floribunda. Roses of unusual colours, including green and black, can also be seen in this garden. Moreover, the perfect location of Nila Maadam allows visitors to clearly view the entire Rose Garden. Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department has maintained this garden over the years. In 2006, this garden was recognised as the ‘Garden of Excellence’ by the World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS).

Rose Garden, Ooty

Rose Garden, Ooty

HistoryEdit

N.A.

Must SeeEdit

Attraction

Visiting TimeEdit

8.30 AM – 6.30 PM

Closed OnEdit

N.A.

Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 to 2 Hours.

Ticket Required : Yes Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs 20 per person.

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : N.A.

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Still Photo Camera Rs. : Rs 30 extra for a still camera

Video Camera Rs. : Rs 75 extra for a video camera

Guide Required : No Edit

Approximate cost: N.A.

Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit

Dress Require: N.A.

Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

  • Kurinji’s Vegetarian ;  Commercial Road, Near Indian overseas bank ATM, Ooty, India. ; Ph/M –  N.A. ; Food Serve –  N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Ooty is well connected by a road network and national highways 67. The tourist can reach to Ooty by taxi. The normal Indian taxi charges of Rupees 8 to 20 will be charged for each km.

Bus : Ooty is well connected with all most all south Indian cities by bus. There are regular bus services from Mysore (Rs 300), Bangalore (Rs 600), Chennai (Rs 650) and also from many cities in Kerala. State owned and private vehicles ply on this route. Many tourist services providers offer package trips to Ooty from many south Indian cities. These will charge about Rs 4 per km.

Train : The hill station of Ooty has a railway station of its own. It is called the Udhagamandalam railway station and can be reached by The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (a.k.a. Toy Train) from Mettupalayam which is 47 km away from Ooty, is the nearest major railway station. There are regular train services from Coimbatore and Chennai to Mettupalayam. Mettupalayam and Conoor are connected to Ooty with toy trains. Taxis are available from Mettupalayam to Ooty and fare is about Rs 1,000. Udhagamandalam railway station: 0423-2442246.

Air : There is no airport in ooty. Coimbatore airport is the nearest airport and is around 105 km from Ooty. A number of private airlines give provide services to Coimbatore. Coimbatore is well connected with many south Indian cities by air including Chennai, Bangalore, Madurai and Hyderabad. Pre-paid Taxi fare from Coimbatore to Ooty is about Rs 2,500. Coimbatore International Airport: 0422 259 2155.

Others : N.A.

Things to CarryEdit

  • Camera, Plenty of water.

Safety / WarningEdit

  • Before purchasing any product confirm the price form local people.

HelplineEdit

  • Police : 100.
  • Fire Brigade : 101.
  • Ambulance : 102.

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