Yercaud Tourism

Uncover Yercaud, a hill station situated on the Shevaroy ranges

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Best time to visit
Oct - Jun
Ideal Duration
4-5 Days
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Rs. 3,000
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About Yercaud Tourism

Yercaud is called Yercaud because of the forest lake which was found here.

Some people also call it 'Ooty of the poor'. It is a beautiful hill station in the district of Salem which is in Tamil Nadu, India. You can locate Yercaud on the Shevaroys range of hills in the Eastern Ghats. Yercaud is sited at an altitude of 1516 meters above the sea level of the sea. The highest point in Yercaud is the beautiful Servarayan temple, which is at 5,327 feet. Yercaud is one of the most favorable hill stations for tourists who are willing to have a Yercaud one day tour even because it is encircled by natural cliffs.

In Yercaud people mainly earn by the plantation of coffee which was basically brought to Yercaud by Africans. While having Yercaud trip you can also come across hills and fauna which still reside here.

History of Yercaud

The name Yercaud was kept by the Tamil words yeri and kaadu. Yeri means lake and kaadu mean forest. Yercaud was founded by Sir Thomas Munroe governor in 1842. In the 1820s the district collector of Salem David Cockburn made efforts to develop this place and this was the reason that he was called " father of Yercaud”. In order to develop Yercaud, he cultivated many crops like tea, pears, coffee, and even apple. Yercaud always had a cool climate so many Christians got attracted and started schools in here. The local residents of Yercaud are known as vellalas or even the Malayalis. They got drifted from Kanchipuram about 500 years ago. The population of Yercaud has never exceeded 50,000 and still, it is around 38,0000.

Shopping in Yercaud

The main source of earning in Yercaud is its a plantation of coffee which was an African gift to them. The Yercaud tourist guide would definitely tell you about the Citrus fruits grown here. When you shop in Yercaud you will get attracted to the natural things the local people sell there like oil, coffee powder, chocolate which are homemade, sweets which will make you drool, fresh cheese items, beautiful jewelry, shawls, and sweaters. While having the Yercaud city tour the local shops you will find herbs which are natural and in many ways helpful. What will be better than buying fresh and natural things which aren't available nowadays?

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Ambikadas's 3 days trip to Yercaud

Stay was good. Sight seeing could have been better.

Ambikadas Chirammel Bengaluru

Arpit's 5 days trip to Yercaud

Worst experience with Travel tringle and trip sailer, I booked hotels for my trip with 4 star category, after making payment trip sailer changed my hotels to lowerand worst class hotels by stating that rooms are not available even they didnot discussed with me for changing hotels, when I checked other platform room are showing vacent, also after change of hotel they didnot refund the differential amount as well, after that when I went for check in I found that rooms not booked and on my complaint they booked the hotel to a third class hotel, and after spending 3 hours outside hotel I have to go for another hotel, trip sailer is a completely fraud company and behaviour of sheetal and saurabh was too bad, they are not customer oriented and totally unprofessional, when I made complaint to travel tringle executive, he was also feeling helpless and not supported to me, I am surprize to see that travel tringle is doing business with such fraud agents. worst experience this time but still I expect that Travel tringle will help in refunding differential amout and will take strict action to this fraud company trip sailer. worst experience

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K Daniel's 4 days trip to Yercaud

Hotel is good there service is fast but basic essentials like keetle in room not available is disappointing especially this is 3 Star Hotel also for room heater they are charging 300 is unacceptable especially this is hill station they are already charging hotel stay high price because of Hill station it should be free . Once I paid advance to travel agency there is no proper update from Agency very poor I have to reach them for every time to get the weather updates and voucher very poor from Aryan Coonor and Mudhumalai is one of the best days we enjoyed and weather is great

KDANIEL Raj Chennai

Piyush's 2 days trip to Yercaud

Great Experience at Hotel But Travel Agent not good

Piyush Arora Bengaluru

Saranya's 3 days trip to Yercaud

I recently traveled to Mysore with my 6 year old daughter. It’s was very comfortable planned and the stay was really good. Thanks Shishir for the planning and booking the best for us. Even the driver was very polite and patient with us. I would recommend this travels anytime. I recently traveled to Mysore with my 6 year old daughter. It’s was very comfortable planned and the stay was really good. Thanks Shishir for the planning and booking the best for us. Even the driver was very polite and patient with us. I would recommend this travels anytime.

Saranya Kumar Kerala

Sheshansh's 3 days trip to Yercaud

The trip to Rameshwaram and Madurai was a pleasant experience overall. I look forward to connecting again in the future and will happily recommend your services to friends and family. Thank You Shishir Rai for this trip. The trip to Rameshwaram and Madurai was a pleasant experience overall. I look forward to connecting again in the future and will happily recommend your services to friends and family. Thank You Shishir Rai for this trip.

Sheshansh Delhi

Viraj's 4 days trip to Yercaud

We recently had a trip to Ooty. Such a beautiful place and very well organized trip. we were travelling with an infant and it was an awesome experience with Postcard. The itinerary was designed to suit our needs.Will surely consider Postcard for out next travel We recently had a trip to Ooty. Such a beautiful place and very well organized trip. we were travelling with an infant and it was an awesome experience with Postcard. The itinerary was designed to suit our needs.Will surely consider Postcard for out next travel

Viraj Talekar

Vigneshvenkatraman's 4 days trip to Yercaud

Hi Postcard Trip , Thank you for making our trip to yercaud such a memorable experience. The accommodations were amazing, the sights and sounds were beautiful. I enjoyed every part of this wonderful vacation. Nikita I really appreciate your prompt response and all the effort you put into helping us to get the best possible deal !!! Will plan the next one soon .

Vigneshvenkatraman Chennai

Carolineric's 3 days trip to Yercaud

Overall, my travel experience was excellent, and I thoroughly enjoyed my trip. A special thanks to Mahima mam for her assistance.The cab driver veera kumar was polite, punctual, and guided us well throughout the trip. Overall, my travel experience was excellent, and I thoroughly enjoyed my trip. A special thanks to Mahima mam for her assistance.The cab driver veera kumar was polite, punctual, and guided us well throughout the trip.

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Yogs's 7 days trip to Yercaud

MM cabs india had organized a enjoyable, comfortable, and safe tour to the south. The entire experience, from booking to the tour, was exceptional. The best hotel stay, the best car, and the best driver (Vijay - what a lovely boy) were provided. Owner of MM cabs Mr. Mahesh was available on phone 24/7 through out my tour. I appreciate the room upgrade he did for me in Rameshwaram. I am excited to book another tour with you. Thank You..

Yogs Mumbai

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The places which one should see while having Yercaud visit are Killiyur valley, emerald lake, bear's cave, Pagoda point, lady's seat, botanical gardens, Tipperary viewpoint, Annamalaiyar Temple viewpoint, Anna park, Karadiyur Viewpoint, Shevaroy temple, silk farm, Sri Chakra Maha Meru Temple, Sri Raja Rajeshwari temple, shevaroy hills.

Tamil and English are the main languages spoken in Yercaud.

This place was named Yercaud because this place has a large number of forests and beautiful lakes and in Tamil, forests are known as yeri and lakes as kaadu.

The collector of Salem Mr. David Cockburn was called as the father of Yercaud.

The dishes which one should not at all miss in Yercaud are Saapudu, dosas, Pongal, paniyaram, appam, uthappam, upma, thogayal.

Tourism in Yercaud

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