Ooty has been celebrated for rolling hills covered in pine and eucalyptus forests and coffee and tea plantations since the first British planters arrived in 1818. Hiking or simply walking is excellent in the Nilgiris. It is undisturbed, quiet and interesting. Smaller and much less developed than Ooty, Coonoor is an ideal starting point for nature walks and rambles through villages. There’s no pollution, no noise and very few people. The covered market, as with many towns and cities in South India, is almost medieval and cobblers, jewellers, tailors, pawn brokers and merchants sell everything from jasmine to beetroot. The picturesque hills around the town are covered in coffee and tea plantations.
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