Yercaud - a little surprise to Nature lovers

Yercaud a hill station is situated near Salem. It is not as well known as Ooty or Kodaikanal. But you must visit this place at least once. You can expect a calm and relaxed atmosphere and for nature lovers it has enough to offer. Suitable time for visit  is through out  the year but you may avoid it during May & June since it would be crowded and may not be that cool. During Oct’ & Jan  you may have to use light woolen cloth in other months do not need them.

To reach Yercaud you must travel trhough Salem. If you travel by Train from Salem railway station you have to go to new bus stand and from there you should catch a bus for Yercaud. Coimbatore is the nearest Airport. Frequency of the buses from Sales vary from 30 mins to 1 Hour. In Yercaud for local sight seeing taxis are available and they ask around 450 rupees to cover almost all the important places of yercaud. There are only a few restaurants which offer good food in yercaud. They are located in the compound of Sevroy Hotel. The restaurant Malar offers tasty veg foods. There are two more restaurant available which offer Nov-veg & Chinese food respectively.

There are some good view points such as Lady's seat, Pagoda point, Sevrayan temple etc. Anna Park near Lake has not much to offer. But do not miss the dear park which has its entrance above the lake. For those who are inclined to appreciate plants & flowers there are 2 gardens - Rose Garden & Botanical Garden. Insect eating plant is the highlight of the Botanical garden.

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