Coonoor is a hill station in Tamil Nadu. Coonoor in Nilgiri region is in the second position in terms of popularity, just behind Ooty. Coonoor is located 1800 meters above the sea level at the lower region of the main plateau. It is at the top of the Hulikal valley. Coonoor has a small tea estate. This place has a nature’s bounty. Tranquil nature can give you a calm of mind and a really peaceful holiday. There are lush green trees, grasslands, tea bushes and colorful flowers. On your Travel to Coonoor you can find rhododendrons, sunflowers and marigolds. Coonoor has a cold weather throughout the year.

Coonoor is a perfect home for various species of birds such as black woodpecker, parakeets, barbets, mynas, cuckoos, Malabar trogon, Malabar gray hornbill, crested hawk eagle, and crested serpent eagle. Enchanting birds, green trees, valleys, waterfalls and rivulets make your Travel to Coonoor a marvelous experience. It is a real paradise for the tourists from all over the world.

Apart from natural beauties Travel to Coonoor can offer you number of places of attractions. During your Travel to Coonoor you can visit Sim’s Park. It is a park which has 1,000 types plants like magnolia, pines, tree ferns, and camellia. This park in Japanese style has owed its name from J.D. Sim who was the secretary of Madras Club in 1874. There are other places like The Pasteur Institute which is 96 years old and located at the opposite side of Sim’s Park; Droog Fort which is also known as Bakasura Malai, this fort was used by Tipu Sultan; Lamb’s park which offers beautiful sight of Coimbatore and Dolphin’s Nose is a rock which has a similarity with Dolphin’s nose.

How to reach Coonoor

By air: you have to land at the closest airport which is the Coimbatore airport.

By rail: you can get down at Coimbatore railway station or you can avail the toy train facility to Coonoor.

By road: Coonoor is easily accessible through road from Ooty, Coimbatore, and Kotagiri.

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