Doddabetta Trek

Doddabetta Trek

Overview

Doddabetta is the highest peak (2623 meters) in Nilgiris, which is about 10-km from Ooty. It is a beautiful place lying between the junction of the Western and Eastern Ghats and offers a beautiful view of the Nilgiri hill ranges. surrounded by dense Sholas, The eminent range of heights which runs North-South in the middle of the plateau, reaches its highest point at Doddabetta at about 8km East-Southeast from Ooty. The Snow down hill (2530m), the Club hill (2448m) and the Elk hill (2466m) along with the Doddabetta form among themselves the impressive Udhagamandalam Valley. Catherine Falls, also known as St. Catherine's Falls is located in the area that surrounds Coonoor. This beautiful waterfall falls from an impressive 250 feet. It can clearly been seen from the top of Dolphin's Nose if seeing the entire waterfall as one total impression is what you are looking for. This vantage point allows you to truly appreciate the awesome power that Mother Nature has contained within a waterfall as you look down the 250 feet to the pool of water and its surrounding landscape below.

Itinerary

2 Days / 1 night

Day 1: Overnight journey to Ooty ~ By bus 270 kms.
Day 2: Trek to Doddabetta peak - Camp ~ 12 kms trek
Day 3: Ooty - Conoor - Catherine falls ~ 28 km by bus, 12 km trek.
          Overnight journey to Bangalore, 270 kms by bus
Day 4: Arrive at Bangalore.

End of package.