Snooker
Snooker was invented in the Nilgiris at the Ooty Club. Today, apart from the Ooty Club, Coonoor Club, gymkhana Club, the Lawely Institute and the bigger hotles, there are quite a few snooker parlours in town offering good entertainment.
Golfing
The Ooty Golf Course is unique and playing on it is an exceptional experience. It is an 18 hole natural golf course located at a height of 1,400 ft above MSL and is spread over an area of 193 acres. It is said that if you can play to a single digit handicap on this course, You an play under par anywhere in the world.
Horse Racing
A very popular sport during the summer months of April, May and June. You can see the thoroughbreads in action here. The race course,located in the heart of Ooty, is about 2.4 km long and is one of the best courses in India .
Trekking
There are excellent opportunities for trekking in the Nilgiris with a country rising from 300 metres in the North and South to 2600 metres in the West. It is possible to enjoy some of the most magnificent sceneries in the world; observe Wildlife in its many forms: study a great variety of tropical plants and trees; in a wide range of usually favourable climatic conditions.
Trekking area is divided as per the geographical regions with very different climatic conditions like the Western area with a temperate climate consists of montane wet temperate forests, the North and Eastern region with a tropical climate consists of dry deciduous broad leaved and scrub forest.
For more details and permission has to be obtained from the District Forest officer(s) North and South Division and wildlife warden, Ooty
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