Kodaikanal Tour Packages From Chennai

For times such as those, travelling to a place that is extremely unlike your current surroundings ends up being a good decision. Within Tamil Nadu itself, there are a couple of towns that may provide exactly the type of atmosphere you’re looking for when you’re trying to get away from the noise of the city. Ooty and Kodaikanal are two places that have sequestered themselves in Tamil Nadu’s picturesque hills and they might just be exactly what you’re looking for. The serenity that you’ll find in their vicinity, with the numerous peaks and valleys, tea plantations stretched out as far as the eye can see, waterfalls that are roaring down from the mountains and quiet lakefronts is the perfect antithesis to the buzz of life in the city.

These beautiful surroundings are also home to diverse wildlife. The elevation of the landscape around these towns has also proven to be a great place for the construction of observatories, so that we may study the stars. Some of the monuments and religious shrines found in these parts are also indicative of their fascinating heritage. With our Ooty Kodaikanal tour package from Chennai, you will be able to give a structure to your wish for a holiday in these hills and explore them to your heart’s content.

Places To Visit In kodaikanal From Chennai

Ideal Duration

In order to ensure that you r, it is best to spend 8 days on your tour to Ooty and Kodaikanal. This is to ensure that you can soak in the scenery instead of having to simply hurtle forwards from one destination to another. The point of a vacation like this, which you can plan out with our Kodaikanal tour package from Chennai, is to relax, after all.

Best Time to Visit

Summer

For most people travelling from elsewhere, the climate of the summers in Ooty and Kodaikanal hits a sweet spot. Even at their hottest points, the temperatures stick around in the lower 30? range. Those who wish to explore the scenery that these places have to show you will find the months of March, April, May and June to be the most convenient.

Monsoon

Due to their altitude and their location overall, both Kodaikanal and Ooty experience a fairly hefty bout of rain during the monsoon season. This does make any sort of trekking and other such outdoor activities tricky, as the slopes become slippery. The temperatures are pleasant, however, mostly found to be in the mid-20? range. The fog may obscure sightseeing, but the waterfalls are best witnessed between the monsoon months from July to September.

Winter

Come wintertime, there are little to no restrictions on stepping into the outdoors for a fun activity or two, as the slipperiness from the rains isn’t as prominent anymore. In fact, it becomes necessary to put yourself about the place and work up a sweat if you’re to tolerate the temperatures in these towns during winter, as they can drop to as low as 8?. If you’re interested in going on a long hike, the winter months from November to February are ideal.

How to Reach

By Air

There are plenty of non-stop flights which will take you from Chennai to Coimbatore, the closest airport to Ooty. It is a quick flight, taking only a little over an hour to complete, following which you’ll have an 85 km road trip to Ooty itself. Same goes for flights from Chennai to Madurai, which is the airport that is closest to Kodaikanal, with a 120 km journey added on top of that to reach your destination.

By Rail

You won’t have any trouble finding trains from Chennai to Mettupalayam, as there are 35 direct trains throughout the week, taking about 7-9 hours. It’s a brief 50 km bus or car journey to Ooty from there. Chennai and Kodaikanal are directly connected as well, with 29 trains available, taking a duration of about 7-9 hours as well.

By Road

A road trip from Chennai to Kodaikanal and Ooty is possible and it is a route with some magnificent sights along the way, but it is also quite long. Going from Chennai to Kodaikanal first rather than Ooty will shorten the whole journey by a bit, with the nearly 800 km trip split into a 10-hour drive to Kodaikanal and an additional 6 hours or so to eventually reach Ooty.