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Coonoor Tourism
Coonoor is situated on the eastern side of the southern extremity of the
Doddabetta range, at an altitude of 1,858 metres above the sea level.
It is the second largest hill station in the Nilgiris. Coonoor is located
19-km away from Ooty, a famous hill station of India. Coonoor was home to
the Coon hill tribe.
Coonoor is the first of the three hill stations in the Nilgiris- Ooty, Kotagiri
and Coonoor - that one comes across when leaving behind the southern plains.
Grassy meadows, tea bushes and profusion of Sunflowers, Marigolds and Rhododendrons,
all growing wild cover it. Coonoor is essentially a small tea garden town
where the weather remains pleasantly cool throughout the year. The town
is physically divided into upper and lower Coonoor.
How To Get There - Coonoor
By Air
The nearest airport is Coimbatore, which has daily flights to and from Chennai,
Bangalore, Cochin and Trivandrum.
By Rail
Coonoor is on the toy-train line between Mettupalayam (28 km) and Ooty.
The toy train leaves Mettupalayam for Ooty early morning and arrives at
Ooty by noon. The total time taken on the return trip back to Mettupalayam
is about 3½ hours. However, this train service is often disrupted
during the heavy monsoon season.
By Road
Coonoor is well connected by road with the major cities and towns of the
state.
There are regular buses from Ooty, Coimbatore, and Kotagiri.
Coonoor Tourism
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