Nice Travelogue with detailed write up with additional link provided for Road Conditions.
Thanks tuzusun for your words.
- Can you let me know the details of Hotels where you stayed
Tumkur, Ooty and Munnar. Your review and information tit bits would be helpful.
Regarding hotels i stayed in,
1) Hotel Citria Star, Tumukur (Hotel is right on NH48 with good parking. Its Ok Ok hotel just for overnight halt. You may order food from their menu which they will serve you in their dinning place)
2) Yantra Leisures, Ooty (hotel is located some 2-3Kms from main Ooty market, has good parking and restaurant)
3) Ayur County, Munnar (Hotel is bit away from Munnar main town, but is good for relaxed stay with amenities)
- Is it advisable to take your own vehicle to site seeing places in Ooty and Munnar considering the roads and parking at tourist destinations .
You can very well take your own vehicle for sightsee in Munnar as well as Ooty. In Ooty the pain is to park near Ooty lake, Dodabetta and Pykara lake).In Coonoor, parking at all attraction except Sims park is a task in itself. There is no worry in Munnar except Top station. Look for the seasonal crowd and decide accordingly.
- What were the typical travel times between Tumkur to Ooty and from Ooty to Munnar.
I traveled along with my family hence the approximate time taken is as follows:
1) Started at 7:00am from Tumukur and reached Ooty around 3:00pm with breakfast, lunch, tea breaks.
2) Started at 6:30am from Ooty and reached Munnar at 5:00pm. The route i took was longish as there was road construction happening that time from Munnar town to Chinnakanal. The time covers breaks for breakfast, lunch and small pitstops
- Any particular advice on making this road trip from Mumbai would be helpful.
Nothing to worry about, the roads are fantastic to drive. There is road widening work in progress from Bellur Cross to Pandavpura. I suggest you to avoid night drives as the road is in ghat section and there is almost no connectivity.
