Best Drive In The Nilgiri Hills.
If have driven to Ooty, Coonoor or Kotagiri in your own vehicle, then the drive to Kadanad View Point is definitely a ‘Must Do’. Unlike the 36 hair-pin bend road up to Ooty from Masinagudi, where you cannot take your eyes off the road, here the drive through the hills is less strenuous and taxing. You can stop at many places by the roadside and take snaps of the pretty hilly countryside. After Kotagiri you pass through large tea estates, some of which belonged to a well known former TN CM. You can even buy some tea directly from the estate at discounted rates.
Kotagiri is 29 km from Ooty and this part of the drive took us 1 hour through scenic countryside. We stopped at the Kotagiri market for a cup of coffee, then drove another hour (stopping on the way) to do the 19 km from Kotagiri to Kodanad View Point (KVP). We got parking near a big tree (paid Rs.20).
The views are simply breathtaking from KVP. There is one peak shaped like a rocket in the centre of the landscape. We could make out the Moyar River snaking its way across in the form of a dark green coil. KVP overlooks three states of South India; Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. There is a lookout tower with a telescope at KVP, run by the Toda tribal ladies. They also sell local forest produce like Nilgiri tea, oils, spices and souvenirs at very reasonable rates.
We roamed around the point for almost an hour, admiring the awesome scenery and clicking many snaps. Then we had some chilli pakoras (fritters) and a cup of tea at the small restaurant in the basement of the tower, before heading back to Ooty.
A visit to Doddabetta Peak (Ooty) pales in comparison with a visit to Kodanad View Point. So if you have the time and the drive give DP a miss and visit KVP instead.
Show lessKotagiri is 29 km from Ooty and this part of the drive took us 1 hour through scenic countryside. We stopped at the Kotagiri market for a cup of coffee, then drove another hour (stopping on the way) to do the 19 km from Kotagiri to Kodanad View Point (KVP). We got parking near a big tree (paid Rs.20).
The views are simply breathtaking from KVP. There is one peak shaped like a rocket in the centre of the landscape. We could make out the Moyar River snaking its way across in the form of a dark green coil. KVP overlooks three states of South India; Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. There is a lookout tower with a telescope at KVP, run by the Toda tribal ladies. They also sell local forest produce like Nilgiri tea, oils, spices and souvenirs at very reasonable rates.
We roamed around the point for almost an hour, admiring the awesome scenery and clicking many snaps. Then we had some chilli pakoras (fritters) and a cup of tea at the small restaurant in the basement of the tower, before heading back to Ooty.
A visit to Doddabetta Peak (Ooty) pales in comparison with a visit to Kodanad View Point. So if you have the time and the drive give DP a miss and visit KVP instead.
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