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Botanical Gardens

Vannarapettai, Ootacamund 643002, India
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Ranked #6 of 43 attractions in Ootacamund
Type: Gardens
Traveller Description: The Ooty Botanical gardens are a 10 min walk from Charing  Cross and a half hour walk from the Lake.  The entrance fee is Rs 5.  When you enter you... more »
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Bangalore
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

Very pretty layout and a nice place to walk around (you need to walk to burn off all those chocolates!)

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2013

the blooms and blossoms r just gr8 and the whole park is well maintained.the italian garden is worth seeing and there are stalls for buying famous ooty products.do visit the rock garden and the houses which have gr8 flowers

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Bangalore, India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013

Regular Garden - not very well maintained. Parking is a major hassle, so avoid taking your own car if you can.

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Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013

It is really splendid.A very big garden,you will indeed may not have time to see the entire gardens.We just went after the conclusion of Flower Show but still the remnants of the show were there and are breath taking.A" must see" place in Ooty and you have to atleast spend 3 hours to enjoy the beauty.The only problem is it... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2013

one of the best tourist place in nilgris. well maintained and look greenish everywhere . variety of flowers & plants is good to see.

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Goa, Goa, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2013

Great place to see with friends, family, couples, etc... its a nice and interesting place to see different types of flowers, decor, plants, etc...

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2013

Well maintained garden . When we visited it was full of flowers . Lot of flowers of type,size ,colours . we really enjoyed . There are various type of very tall trees and the garden is well kept. Thought it was crowded near the entry ,if one goes inside it is comfortable. Inside one can purchase items like different type... More

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Pune
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013

Not well maintained and lot of crowd, can't even sit or relax due to overcrowded all the time. Would recommend to avoid and visit Simp's park in Coonoor.

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Chandigarh
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2013

Big park with lots of good spaces for photographs. Must visit place for picnic and family outings. Thousands variety of plants and flowers.

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Examba
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2013

Spread in large area,with many kinds of flowers trees.well maintained.Better than rose garden.... Can spend time peacefully,can walk around whole the garden without feeling it a crowdy.

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