Coonoor

Coonoor is the second largest hill station in Nilgiris. There are a lot of tourist attractions in Coonoor as well. Famous among them are Sim's Park, Dolphin's nose, Lamb's rock.

Coonoor is about 19kms from Ooty by road but the direct road that connects Ooty with Coonoor is in very bad shape (I went there last in December'07). I would suggest taking a different route. From Ooty take the road for Doddabetta Peak and instead of taking a turn towards the peak from the main road continue on the same road. This road goes to Kotagiri and also to Coonoor. The road is in a very good shape and the views on this road are amazing.

Coonoor is also accessible by the Nilgiri Toy Train. It lies in the route of the Nilgiri Toy train from Mettupalayam and Ooty.

There are a lot of good hotels in Coonoor. Taj is one of the best in that area. I had lunch buffet there and it was pretty good.