bangalore - ooty - kodaikanal

[sharu]

Hi Guyz....

I know the route from bangalore to ooty been there lot of times, but wondering on the route from ooty to kodai....can u guyz put some light on this...and also on the road conditions



thanks

[deena]

Originally Posted by sharu

Hi Guyz....

I know the route from bangalore to ooty been there lot of times, but wondering on the route from ooty to kodai....can u guyz put some light on this...and also on the road conditions

thanks

Hi, Ooty and kodai are geographically in opposite locations. You need to go back to the centre (coimbatore or madurai) and then go to Kodai. Basically a long journey though. Blr is kinda in the centre of these 2 destinations. Hope that helps. cheers

[santhoshx]

I use http://encarta.msn.com to find locations and routes.
Have look here http://encarta.msn.com/map_701516934...N%C4%81du.html . Click to zoom. Kodai comes Near Madhurai

[DRC]

You should be taking the following route

Ooty--Coimbture--Pollachi--Udumalaipet--Palani--Kodaikanal

Not sure about the road conditions now. I was on this road in 1996..

[goldsun]

Ooty - Mettupalayam - Coimbatore - Pollachi - Udamalper - Palani - Kodaikanal is the shortest route. However, the Palani - Kodaikanal ghat section is more prone for blockages due to rains / landslides. Check with the Palani Bus depot for motorability of the route. Alternatively, you may from Planai, take the route Palani - Ottanchathiram - Sembatti - Kodaikkanal, and this route is more safe, but you have to drive 100+ kms more.

[Rover]

Originally Posted by DRC

You should be taking the following route

Ooty--Coimbture--Pollachi--Udumalaipet--Palani--Kodaikanal

Not sure about the road conditions now. I was on this road in 1996..

I did that road in 1999 and it was quite good then. Don't know what it is now. A good way to find out the current road conditions is call up the respective RTC and enquire (I do that often). If you speak to the control room, you might get lucky and speak with a driver who will give you very useful information.

I hope that helps.

[akroy]

I dont know abt Palani - Kodai...but Dindigul - Vattalakundu - Ganguvarpatty - Kodai is excellent....
I went there last saturday....presently writing travelogue, shud post it in a day or two...

Abhi

[deepakhon]

Originally Posted by akroy

I dont know abt Palani - Kodai...but Dindigul - Vattalakundu - Ganguvarpatty - Kodai is excellent....
I went there last saturday....presently writing travelogue, shud post it in a day or two...

Abhi

Just was about to write the following, "For any information regarding travel and road conditions in south india, please contact akroy" when I saw this post.....

[sharu]

thanks for the route guyz but the replies have poured in after i have come back......anywayz thanks

i went to kodai thru comibatore road was good...but while coming back found it really difficult to get the route from locals (language probs)...anyways we came thru mettur dam....the road is pathetic and sick on this way

[kadurRacer]

Sorry to bump into a very old thread.

I am planning a seven day leisurely trip to Ooty and Kodaikanal starting coming weekend. My plan is as below, please suggest me if you think something is unrealistic. Only wife and myself will be doing this trip, I am the lone driver.

Day 1: Start from Bangalore early in the morning by 5:00am with target to Reach Kodaikanal by 5PM. Will drive via Dindugal to Kodaikanal as suggested by many in the forum. Can someone please let me know the preferable route between Dindugal and Kodaikanal. This will be my first driving adventure on any Ghats roads, hence any advice on the driving conditions on this road, precautions to be taken while driving will be very helpful.

Day 2 and 3: Local sight seeing at Kodaikanal. Please let me know must visit places at Kodai.

I am planning not to book any hotel, I would like to go there and check out myself before booking. As this is off season I am planning to take this risk. Can anyone please advise me on the hotel to stay at Kodai in the budget range not exceeding 1.5k per day? If someone can suggest me a good hotel, I am open to book it online.

Day 4: Drive from Kodai to Ooty. I am planning via Coimbatore and Mettupalyam. Is there any alternate route available? Both of us do not know the local language Tamil, so please suggest me a route which is easy to locate. I have GPS on my S3, I hope it should help in most of the cases.

Day 5 and 6: Local sight seeing at Ooty. Again please let me know the must visit places at Ooty. Also please let me know a place to stay, budget constraint remains the same.

Day 7: Head back to Bangalore via Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar, Kollegal, kanakapura. Taking this route as I would like to visit my relatives at Kollegal. I need information on road condition between Gundlupet and Chamarajanagar.

I will be driving my Indigo eCS, the car is approaching 18K on the odo, last serviced at 8.7k, 6 months back. No problems with the car so far. As the car has not completed 10k after the last service, I am in a dilemma to get it serviced before going for the trip or not? Need expert advice from TBHPians.

[ampere]

Originally Posted by kadurRacer

Day 1: Start from Bangalore early in the morning by 5:00am with target to Reach Kodaikanal by 5PM. Will drive via Dindugal to Kodaikanal as suggested by many in the forum.
Can someone please let me know the preferable route between Dindugal and Kodaikanal.

Dont do Dindigul-Batlagundu. Theni road has quite many diversions. Instead go past Dindigul and exit at Kodai road and head to Batlagundu.

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Day 4: Drive from Kodai to Ooty. I am planning via Coimbatore and Mettupalyam. Is there any alternate route available? Both of us do not know the local language Tamil,
so please suggest me a route which is easy to locate. I have GPS on my S3, I hope it should help in most of the cases.

The route is : Kodai-Palani-Dharapuram-Palladam-Avinashi-Annur-Mettupalayam-Ooty

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