Distance from near by city 2.9 kilometer from OotyTrip duration (including travel in hours)1 HourTransportation OptionsSedan - AC (4+1), SUV - AC (7+1), Tempo Traveller - AC (12+1)67 package starts from ₹ 4160.00Travel Tips Caps to avoid sun stroke Government Ooty Botanical Garden - Top places to visit in Ooty
Botanical Garden Ooty, Behold Gamut of Plant Species Here
Gardens have the knack of bringing joy to the saddest soul. You can forget all your worries when you come to a place that is full of life and color. Ooty Botanical Garden will make your heart jump with joy. In 1897 AD under George Hay’s supervision, William Graham Mclvor designed this lovely 55-acre garden. The main aim behind conceptualizing this garden was to enlighten and promote the study of the various plant species all around and in Nilgiris hills. It’s been a while now since it was made open to the public.
From the bucket list of all the places to visit in Ooty, keep this one at the very top. You will feel like you’ve come to a different planet as soon as you enter this garden. The prettiness of the Ooty garden is second to none. This place has over 650 species of flora which are planted over a period of many years. Lush green trees, the garden around the pool and the well-groomed lawns will all welcome you with open arms. There are some very rare species of trees which you would have never ever encountered in your life till you visit the garden. Some of those rare species comprise the monkey puzzle tree, a tree that is fossilized and is 20 million years old, a paperbark tree.
Monkey Puzzle tree is the most interesting of them all because monkeys find it really difficult to climb this tree, hence the name. There is also a fern house that has tons and tons of fern varieties and even orchids. Every year in the month of May the Botanical Garden Ooty organizes a flower show which attracts thousands of visitors from across the globe.
This is one of the top Ooty tourism spot and you shouldn't miss this when you visit Ooty.
Ooty botanical garden flower show
Every year in the month of May Ooty Botanical garden team will be conducting flower shows which attract huge number of visitors. During this Ooty Botanical Garden flower show you can visit flower show, vegetable shows, spices show, fruit shows, etc. Botanical garden Ooty team will decorate animals and birds images in varieties of flowers which will be very beautiful to have a watch and take amazing photographs. Many photographers and nature lovers visit during this season to visit this flower show and enjoy it. If you are planning to visit Ooty in Ooty tour packages, you should not miss Botanical garden Ooty in your itinerary.
Places near Botanical Garden Ooty
1. Adams Fountain
2. Thoda Temple
3. Tea factory
4. Doddabetta Peak
5. Ooty Lake
6. Rose Garden
7. Thunder world
Botanical Garden timings
The garden is open from 7 AM to 6:30 PM every day.
What to see in Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden in Ooty is famous for flower exhibitions, conservation of nature, sightseeing, educational tours, photography, and the Toda tribe.
Places near Botanical Garden Ooty
Some of the places near Botanical Gardens include the Upper Bhavani Lake, St. Stephen’s Church, Toy Train, Union Church, Tea Museum, Rose Garden, Avalanche Lake, and many others.
