Ooty
The Nilgiris' best-known hill station — tea gardens, botanical gardens, and the toy train from Mettupalayam.
- Nilgiri toy train
- Tea estate views
- Botanical Gardens
- ~2,240 m
- 2 – 3 days
- March – June
When Ooty is worth it
Known for tea gardens and the nilgiri toy train.
Conditions through the year in Ooty.
- Dec – Feb
- Cool and foggy mornings, a quieter time to visit
- Mar – Jun
- Pleasant summer weather — the classic season to ride the toy train
- Jul – Sep
- Monsoon brings landslide risk on the ghat roads
- Oct – Nov
- Pleasant weather, noticeably quieter than the summer season
Photographs of Ooty
