South Hill Stations
Coorg, Wayanad and Ooty - cool air and tea gardens above the southern plains.
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Trade the heat of the plains for cool mountain air in South India's hill country, where three of the loveliest highland escapes - coffee-scented Coorg, forest-wrapped Wayanad and the tea gardens of Ooty - string together across the Western Ghats and the Nilgiris.
Watch the sunset from Raja's Seat and stand at Talacauvery, the sacred source of the Cauvery, before crossing into Wayanad to decode prehistoric carvings inside the Edakkal Caves and feel the spray of the three-tiered Soochipara Waterfalls, capped by a thrilling river-rafting session. The finale belongs to the Nilgiris - boating on Ooty Lake, the Government Botanical Garden, Coonoor's Sim's Park and tea factory, and sweeping panoramas from Doddabetta Peak, the highest point in the range.
What you'll remember
- Sunset from Raja's Seat and the sacred Talacauvery in Coorg
- Prehistoric carvings inside Wayanad's Edakkal Caves
- Soochipara Waterfalls and river rafting
- Boating on Ooty Lake and the Government Botanical Garden
- Coonoor's Sim's Park, tea factory and plantations
- Panoramic views from Doddabetta Peak
