Like many hill stations Ooty too holds history that has made it a popular destination for people from all walks of life to visit. Royal Leisure tours offer Ooty tour packages as a lovers hiding place, an adventurer’s excitement, an explorers delight an ideal rendezvous spot for a friends and family so and so forth. The British sobriquet Queen of Hill stations- Ooty indeed holds that title majestically and justly.

The panoramic view of the mist clad hills and peaks add a daunting glamour to the image of Ooty. The dodda betta Peak is certainly a mountain climber’s delight sadly the romantics have to make do with the telescope provided to take a closer look of the peak.The Ketty valley view is not for the faint hearted. Nature has its own way to display its work of caricature. The Dolphin nose view, needle hill viewpoint, frog hill viewpoint resemble as their name suggests. As funny as they look they also make many wonder the creation of nature as so astounding.

The Pykara dam though considered very old is still an active plant. The famous Pykara falls and reservoir have attracted tourists time and again. A rest house for tourists and a boat house have added to the attractions around the Pykara River.

The constantly featuring Pine forest in Tamil movies has always amazed the audience. A visit in realty is a bigger surprise to watch the orderly fashion in which the pine trees have been growing. Wenlock Downs,typical grassland also a popular place for cinematography has in addition to tourists attracted the movie fraternity repeatedly.

Most tour operators need to be informed about including these locations in the Ooty tour packages they’d offer especially if you are a first time visitor to Ooty. The operators in Ooty tour packages often include popular spots like the Lalit kala academy, Botanical gardens, Rose Garden, Wax Museum, art gallery etc. These locations are certainly worthwhile visiting however the prime attractions are the national parks that Ooty has hidden in its green skirt.

Rightly named Mudumalai national park, is one of the first wildlife sanctuaries set in India. Also declared as a tiger reserve the park is home to not just the Bengal Tigers but several endangered species.

Ooty remains a hill station for the masses and maintaining its ecosystem is a prerogative for the government. The beauty of the Ooty hills is their to stay and for you to watch and take back memories that would make you want to re-visit the history rich Ootacamund.