I need information about kodaikanal as a tourist destination? where and how can i get good deals for the same?

Answer 1

Visit the following link for more details.

http://www.indiasite.com/tamilnadu/kodaikanal/

Wish you a memorable holiday.

Answer 2

Kodaikanal (also known as Kodai) is a city and a municipality in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Kodaikanal is a hill station on the southern tip of the upper Palani Hills. Kodai is also a tourist attraction, and many of the locals make their living through tourist services. Kodaikanal is sometimes referred to as "Princess of Hill stations

Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Kodaikanal had a population of 32,931 on 21.45 km². Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kodaikanal has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In Kodaikanal, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. The languages spoken in Kodai are Tamil and English.


[edit] Geography

KodaikanalKodaikanal is located at a latitude of 10°7' N to 10°20' N and a longitude of 77°16' E to 77°45' E. and is situated at an altitude of about 2,133 metres (6,998 feet) above sea level. It is also a popular tourist destination, with an artificial lake and numerous scenic mountain view points including Coaker's Walk, which has magnificent views down to the plains. Next to the lake is Bryant Park, a botanic garden. To the South is Perumal Malai (Mount Perumal), a hill which resembles an extinct volcano.

[edit] Climate
Temperature varies from moderate to quite cool - during the summer it is between 20 and 11°C and during the winter it is between 17 and 8°C. The average rainfall is 1650 mm[1]. The best times for traveling there are from April to June and from September to October.


[edit] Infrastructure

An artificial star shaped lake is located close to the centre of town. Rowing boats and pedalos can be hired.The nearest airports are Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore. The nearest Railway station is at Kodai Road, about 2 hours by bus via a Ghat road.

There are several temples, mosques and churches in the town. There are numerous hotels of all grades, various restaurants, six banks and three hospitals. Close to Kodai is the Physical Observatory. Its director John Evershed discovered the phenomenon of radial motion in sunspots, now known as the Evershed effect.

Kodaikanal is also renowned for the Kodaikanal International School. There are five further schools (two of them teaching in Tamil), two colleges and the Mother Theresa University.

There is an excellent bazaar where one can buy woollen material, flowers, vegetables, handmade articles, hot snacks, children toys, medicinal herbs and oils. The cosmopolitan nature of Kodai is evident at the market place where it is not uncommon to see Scandinavian backpackers, retired French tourists and people from other parts of India enjoying fresh pastries served by Tibetan refugees.


Best way to get there from the North is to arrive at Kodai Road by rail.Tuticorin express arrives at around 7.00am in the morning.Buses and taxis take you to Kodai in a little over 2 hours.Alternatively one can arrive from Coimbatore or Palakkad via Palani which gives you a fantastic experience. Stop at various spots on the road and click away the scenic beauty of the Palani hills.

Answer 3

Kodaikanal

Also known as Kodai, this quaint tourist attraction is a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is sometimes referred to as the “Princess of Hill Stations”. Most of the locals here make their living through tourism and tourist services. This hill station is situated at an altitude of around 6,998 feet above sea level. This city is host to an artificial star shaped lake, which is located close to the centre of the town. There are also numerous scenic mountain view points including Coaker’s Walk that has magnificent views down to the plains. Another well known area is Bryant Park, a botanical garden and Mount Perumal, which is a hill that resembles an extinct volcano. Along with several temples, mosques and churches in the town, there are numerous hotels of all categories, a large variety of restaurants and three hospitals. Kodaikanal is also renowned for the famous Kodai International School. This city also houses an excellent Bazaar where one can buy everything from woolens, flowers, vegetables, handmade articles, hot snacks, toys, medicinal herbs and oils. It is easy to get to Kodai by road with the nearest airports in nearby cities like Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore and the nearest railway station at Kodai Road, only 2 hours away by bus. Kodaikanal is especially popular among honeymooners.

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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