Sunday, October 10, 2010

Trip to Yercaud ''Poor Man''s Ooty'' in TamilNadu...


Yercaud is a hill station in Salem District, in Tamil Nadu, India. It located in the Shevaroys range of hills in the Eastern Ghats; the Yercaud hill area is called the Shevaroy Hills. It is situated at an altitude of 1515 meters (4970 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in Yercaud is the Servarayan temple, at 5,326 feet (1,623 m). It is so named owing to the abundance of trees categorized as a forest near the lake, the name signifying Lake Forest.

Yercaud is also called as Jewel of the South.

Check more details in Wiki page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yercaud

Route Map from Salem town, TamilNadu

Route map


Yercaud Lake(Natural lake) and Boat house

Yercaud Boat house

Salem valley view from Gents seat.

Salem heights resort on 20th hairpin bend, a view from ladies seat

They are national animals, all over

Pagoda view point @ SERVAROYAN hills

Way back from SERVAROYAN temple

Journey in auto is really different experience

Broadcasting station @ SERVAROYAN hill top

SERVAROYAN hills on eastern ghats

Ghat Road- way back from yercaud

Lovely valley view

Infront of Salem heights resort

Lovely honey moon place

The ghat is well constriucted and lovely looking no patch anywhere

Bye bye Yercaud

Boat house, one of the best I ever seen

Malco add on lake

Long view from lake center

Botanical garden

Mist all they way, ladies seat

A lone walk through mist will fresh your mind like anything

Always find one tea shop on road side and that experience will not get in a star hotel



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