Hotel Destiny Farm Stay, Ooty

Hotel Destiny at Avalanche or Avalanchi, in the outskirts of Ooty Hill station is a farm house gives a serene holiday stay from the busy life. The guests can enjoy leisure combined with adventure and also live close to nature. The Destiny farmstay belongs to The Little Earth Group which also owns the Kings Cliff and Sherlock's End in Ooty. Avalanchi is about 20 kms from Ooty and to reach this farm stay one have to go in a cab and the last 2 kms need to be travelled only by truck.

The farm stay is just beside the Avalanchi lake. There are 18 rooms and dining and living area in the main two blocks. And the remaining area of the farm have vegetable farm, stables, pond and there are a few lot of acres are for the guests to move about and explore.

The rooms are named after the famous robbers of the west like Jesse James, Buffalo and Bill. The rooms are plush, posh and luxurious. Guests are provided with Indian food mainly but special food is also served on the request of the guests. Buffet breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner are served to the guests.

Guests can take a trek down the woods and go for fishing. The management arranges for horse ride and agricultural tour on request. Picnic bags are packed on request and one can take a stroll all around the campus. On request barbeque and bonfire are arranged in the evenings.
Address:
Hotel Destiny
Muligoor Village
Emerald Post
Nilgiris - 643209

Ph: 09443052890

Kurumba Village Resort - Ooty

The Kurumba Village Resort is located adjacent to the ghat road between Ooty and Mettuppalayam in an area known as Upper Burliar. The resort is about 14kms from Coonoor and 34 kms from Ooty on road. The resort is named after one of the 5 ancient tribes of Nilgiris the Kurumbas. These tribes are the inhabitants of the areas around Burliar.

Cottage Bedroom 

The Kurumba village resort is built without tampering the rain forests and one can see the mountain stream bordering the resort. The guests can expect the wonderful Tamilnadu Hospitality.

Balcony at cottage

The Resort have about 15 self sufficient cottages which are airy and built with tribal style (thatched cottages). All the rooms have their own balconies and have king sized beds.

Open air bathroom at cottage

The suites at Kurumba Village Resort are two storeyed with the bedroom upstairs and the dressing room downstairs. The guests can dine at the large 30ft tall thatched roof ceiling restaurant which serves multicuisine spread. The Guests can participate in different indoor activities like Chess, Carrom Board, Table Tennis, Pool Table etc and a vareity of outdoor activities that include trekking, Golfing, Tea estate Touring, Boating and lots more.

Dining room at Kurumba Resort

Address:
The Kurumba Village Resort
Ooty Mettupalayam Road
(between the 4^th and 5^th hair pin bend)
Hill Grove Post
Kurumbadi - 643102
The Nilgiris
Tamil Nadu - INDIA

For Reservations Contact

Mobile : + 91 9443998886      
Tel :       +91 - 423 - 2237222       / 2231222
Fax :      +91 - 423 - 2231222
Email : nilgiris@kurumbavillageresort.com 

Ooty - The Queen of Hills

The Queen of hills is always a place of tourism interest for many

especially for people of Tamilnadu during the summer. The Ooty - capital of Nilgiris district is 105 kms away from Coimbatore. It is at an altitude of 2240 mtrs above the sea level. Nilgiris - is known as Blue Mountains and this place have lots of picnic places to visit. It is a scenic beauty to see the tea plantations lined up on the slopes along with houses built in the slopes.

One have to go through lots of almost 14 hair pin bends, from Kallar to Coonor in the ghat road. To reach this place, one have to reach Coimbatore either through train or through plane and from there travel either through the ghat road or take the toy train that chugs through the hills.

There are lots of tourist places to be seen in Ooty

Botanical Garden which covers a vast area of over 55 acres. The entire area is green with well maintained lawns and have many rare species of trees too. The garden is maintained by the Horticulture Department of Tamilnadu. Every Summer especially during the month of May, the Summer Festivals are held and the plants and trees and the beautiful roses are great attractions to the tourists.

Ooty Lake
The Ooty lake stretches from the Main Bus stand to about 2 kms. Tourists enjoy going on boat rides in this lake. The boat house is located on the far end and the tourists can rent out any kind of boat.

During summer boat race takes place. A small area near the boat house is converted into children's park with a toy train and it have become a great hit. The deer park which is just near the children's park is also a major attraction. Ponies are also found outside the boat house to go on for a ride.

This Ooty lake is not a natural lake but an artificial one which was formed in the year 1823 to dam the mountain stream water during the rainy season.

Dhoddabetta
The tallest peak in the Nilgiri hills hae always been a great attraction to tourists. The natural beauty in the surrounding is unbeleivable and stunning.There is a telescope house from which people see all around the hills. Tourists never forget to take a snap of themselves in this area.

Government Museum
This museum hosts a lots of tribal objects.

Pykara Falls
On the road from Ooty to Banglore, the Pykara falls is situated. This is quite close to Mudumalai also. There is a dam built on the river and the falls have formed a lake where it falls from the mountain. There is a forest rest house and the dam is protected with fence. Just near the dam is the Toda settlements, and wild life habitats. There is a boat house and it also have an restaurant attached to it.

Trekking is a major sports attraction in Ooty. From the base cap at Parsons Valley, one can start their trekking.

Ooty is a shopping paradise too. One can get almost anything in Ooty. Fresh vegetables are available all through the year. The Tibet market is also a famous place in Ooty for a great shopping experience. One should definitely have the art of bargaining to shop in this market.

Shopping never ends without getting the different flavours of Tea and the Eucalyptus Oil.

Ooty Youth Hostel

Ooty Youth Hostel is at a distance of 7 minutes walk from Ooty railway station and Central bus stand.

Non AC dormitory, AC Suites and Non AC Suites are available. 

More details can be available at www.yhaindia.org; email - ootyyouthhostel@hotmail.com

Address of Ooty Youth Hostel:  Ooty Youth Hostel, 

                                                 42 South Lake Rd. Fern Hill, 
                                                 Ooty 643004

The youth hostel is open all through the year. The check in time is 11.00 am and check out time is 11.00 am on any day.  The hostel have to be booked 3 days in advance and in case of cancellation 2 days prior should be intimated. 

Groups Welcome

Family Rooms

All Meals

Cafe/Bar

Common Rooms

TV Rooms

STD/ISD

Laundry