The Nilgiris: The sight of sprawling tea plantations guarded by mountains on all sides and salubrious climate is what makes the tourists throng the Nilgiris, especially during summer.
The Nilgiris: The sight of sprawling tea plantations guarded by mountains on all sides and salubrious climate is what makes the tourists throng the Nilgiris, especially during summer.
And this season is no different. The hilly terrain is jam-packed with people from different parts of South India. Over the week, the unusual tourist crowd in Ooty is attributed to the long weekend and Vishu holidays in the State of Kerala.

All major tourist destinations like botanical garden, boat house, dodabeta, seventh mile, pykara are jam-packed with tourist.

At the botanical garden, the employees are prepping up the landscape for the upcoming Flower Show from May 17 – 21.
Owing to inflow of vehicles, traffic congestion is reported at all exit and entry points. All vehicles from MTP to Ooty are diverted via Barliar road to Coonoor and vehicles exiting from Ooty are diverted via Kotagiri road.