GENERAL INFORMATION:

	Ooty	Coonoor	Kothagiri
Area in Sq. Km.:	36	13.2	26.39
Altitude (in meters)	2,240	1,858	1,984
Population	81,763	48,003	38,121

Temperature max - min.
Summer 25 C - 10 C
Winter 21 C - 0 C

Rainfall: 121 cms

Season:
April to June and September to November

Clothing:
Heavy Woolen in Winter Light Woolen in summer.

Languages Spoken:
Badaga, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam and English

ORGANIZED TOURS:
Conducted tours are organised by the Tourism Department and by private tour operators. For information, contact the Tourism office, the Hoteliers Association office and the numerous travel agents in Ooty.

EATING OUT:
Nilgiris offers a variety of cuisines to suit every palate. Ranging from small road-side food-carts selling chat items, low end South-Indian restaurants, mid level North Indian, Gujarathi, Jain and Chinese restaurants and high-end restaurants offering every kind of cuisine.

SOUVENIRS:
You can take back quality Nilgiri Tea, Essential Oils like - Eucalyptus, Citrodora, Geranium, Thyme, Rosemary, etc., Toda embroidery and jewellery, Nilgiri cheese, homemade chocolates, etc. many of these are sold at the MPDA outlet at Doddabeta and in various outlets around Commercial Street; they are also sold in mobile vans located at the Botanical Gardens and the Ooty Lake.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.,
Tel: (044) 560294 / 582916
Fax: (044) 561385
Email : ttdc@md3.vsnl.net.in

Tourist Officer,
Tourist Office,
Wenlock Road, Ooty - 643 001
Tel: (0423) 443977
Fax: (0423) 444369

Nilgiris Wildlife and Environment Association,
C/o DFO (North),
Mount Stewart Hill,
Ootacamund, 643 001.
Tel : (0423) 447167

Wildlife Warden, Ooty Tel: (0423) 444098
District Forest Officer (North) : Tel: (0423) 441950
District Forest Officer (South) : Tel: (0423) 444083

Kovai Call Centre^®
24 hour Tele Information, Coimbatore.
Ph: [+91] 0422 - 55 345 66
email: ooty@kovainews.com