which town first from Coimbatore

rosebud762

We will be arriving in Coimbatore from Mumbai and wish to visit the towns of ooty, mysore, wayland, kannur and calicut(then onto Kochi & further south).

Which towns should be visit first - from coimbatore so we are travelling in one direction.
I thought ooty, myrore, wayland, then over to calicut, however, i haven't been able to source a map that indicates this is the correct order.

If Mysore is the last stop, is there a bus we can catch to calicut?

Also, is taxi/driver the best way to travel for this part of our trip.

Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Carolynn

vandy

Good Day fellow Sandgroper, rosebud762,

To assist me in Offering Travel suggestions it would help if you
could answer the following.

1) Have you been to India Before ?

2) Which month do you intend to travel and for How Long ?

3) If you are entering India in Mumbai where do you Exit from.?

4) Is Mysore a Must ?

5) What sort of Budget do you have in mind for Accomodation.?

vandy

LunavadaLad

These maps may help
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/tami...ts/madurai.htm
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/tami...s/dindugal.htm
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/tami...ts/nilgiri.htm
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/tami...coimbatore.htm
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/karn...cts/mysore.htm
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/kera...ts/wayanad.htm
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/kera.../kozhikode.htm

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rosebud762

vandy, we haven't been to india b4, but will be travelling in january 2009. we are entering india via delhi from singapore.
we are keen to visit mysore following recommendations from surfing net.
as for accommodation, we have selected all accommodation. have a mixture of hotels with a number of homestays.
Oh, btw - just found out that if we fly delhi - bangalore, we can get shatabdi exp to mysore, then wayanad > ooty > calicut.
this is ok huh???

rosebud762

tnx lunalavalad for maps.... all very helpful.

vandy

Hi there,

Do you need to go Delhi, you can fly Singapore - Bangalore.

If you intend visiting Delhi to go see Taj Mahal, Fair Enough.

How long do you have ? & where is your exit Point?

There is no train line to Ooty from Mysore side Direct, you have to go Mysore to Coimbatore and then Ooty.Mysore to Ooty is by
road only.Great car Journey though through Real Rural India.

Flight from Delhi to Bangalore is good idea as Bangalore is long way from Delhi,even by train.

See if you can have a look at Rail Network for Sth India.

vandy

brishti

why ooty?

munnar [ hilly ] in kerela is an option - awesome tea garden topography.
easy to get to from wynad.


:brishti

rosebud762

hi vandy

our exit point is trivandrum - back to singapore > australia.
going to delhi / agra - and yes - to see taj mahal plus other popular landmarks.
will be travelling thru india for 3 weeks.
delhi, agra, bangalore, mysore, wyanad, ooty, calicut, kannur (day trip to visit friend), kochi, kottayam, kovalam.
will look at munnar as suggested by brishti.
have the trains for sth india sorted.
now i know where wayanad is, better to fly delhi > bangalore then train to mysore. will drive to wayanad & ooty, then calicut.
have train timetables for kerala.
we are very excited.
thank u so much for yr help. it's really appreciated.

cheers from 'down under' in australia