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ABOUT COONOOR
Surrounded by the tea plantations,
and at an altitude of 1850 m, Coonoor is the first of the three Nilgiri hill
station-Udhagamandalam (Ooty ), Kotagiri and Coonoor - that you come to when
leaving behind the southern plains. Like Ooty, it's on the toy train line from
Mettupalayam.
While Kotagiri had the Kotas, and Ooty the Todas, so Coonoor was home to the
Coon hill tribe. ( The suffix, 'oor', means village. ) This now bustling town
appears rather squashed between the hills and it's only after climbing up out of
the busy market area with the bus and train terminals that you'll get a sense of
what hill stations were originally all about. For this reason, too, most of the
better accommodation is in Upper Coonoor.
PLACES TO SEE
Pasteur Institute
It is just opposite to the Sim's Park, established in 1907. This is famous
Institute for the research on Rabies. It is also famous for the manufacture of
POLIO VACCINE.
Sim's Park
This beautiful park is situated in a deep ravine on the Northern side of Coonoor
Railway Station. The park can be divided into eight major sections. The winding
footpaths spreaded all over the park is the most distinctive and lovable feature
of this park. There are also a number of individual tree specimens planted all
over the place, give a special charm to the park.
Lamb's Rock
It is 8 Kms from Coonoor on the way to Dolphin's Nose. It commands a grand view
of the Coimbatore Plains. It is a favourite place for tourists.
Laws Falls
The Place is a beautiful picnic spot, situated at Coonoor-Mettupalayam road at a
distance of 7 Kms from Coonoor. The height of the falls is about 180 feets. It
is just a paradise for Nature lovers.
Dolphin's Nose
The view point is 10 Kms from the town. The Nose is a unique rock of tremendous
proportions which looks like a Dolphin.
The Droog
This picnic spot was used by Tippu Sultan as an outpost. It is 15 Kms from
Coonoor and stands 6000 feet high overlooking the plains. To get the spot you
have to have three km of trekking.
TRAVEL INFO
Coonoor is on the toy train line between Mettupalayam (28 km) and Ooty (18 km).
Buses to Kotagiri are available every 15 minutes.
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