Tamil Nadu & Chennai - South India and Kerala - page 837

8 Information

25 Axis Bank ATM E2

26 Canara Bank ATM C3

27 District Forest Office Nilgiris North Division E2

District Forest Office Nilgiris South Division (see 27)

28 Nilgiri Wildlife & Environment Association E2

Office of the Field Director (see 28)

29 State Bank of India ATM D2

8 Transport

30 Jeep Taxi Stand D3

31 Jeep Taxi Stand C4

32 Royal Tours C3

33 Taxi Stand D3

Sights

Botanical Gardens
(adult/child ?20/10, camera/video ?30/75; 7am-6.30pm) Established in 1848, these lovely gardens
are a living gallery of the natural flora of the Nilgiris. Look out for a fossilised tree trunk
believed to be around 20 million years old, and on busy days, roughly 20 million Indian
tourists.

GARDEN

Doddabetta Lookout
(admission ?5; 7am-6pm) This is it: the highest point (2633m) of the Nilgiris and one of the
best viewpoints around, assuming the day is clear (go early for better chances of a mist-
free view). It's about 7km from the town centre: Kotagiri buses will drop you at the Doda-
betta junction, then you have a fairly energetic 3km walk or a quick jeep ride. Taxis will
do the round trip from Charing Cross for ?400.

VIEWPOINT

Rose Garden
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(Selbourne Rd; admission ?20, camera/video ?30/75; 8.30am-6pm) With its terraced lawns and over
20,000 rose bushes of 2200 varieties - best between May and July - the large Rose

GARDEN