Tamil Nadu - Tourist Information

Tamil Nadu is an ancient land and the birthplace of Dravidian culture. Even today, Tamil Nadu has managed to maintain a distinct identity of its own that is very different from most other parts of India.

Places to Visit in Tamil Nadu

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Hill Stations

Ooty Ooty Resorts Ooty has been popular from time immemorial. Being a popular destination, offers accommodation options from guesthouses, Ooty budget hotels, Homestays, farm stays and star resorts
Coonoor Coonoor Homestays Coonoor offers interesting homestay and farmstay options for experiential traveler
Kotagiri Kotagiri Estatestays at Kotagiri is an option worth exploring over traditional resorts
Kodaikanal Kodaikanal Resorts From simple lodges to boutique resorts away from the hustle and bustle, Kodaikanal has them all.
Yelagiri Yelagiri Hotels Yelagiri is a short drive from Bangalore and Chennai. Many resorts aimed at weekend travelers from these two cities
Yercaud Yercaud Resorts Close to Salem, Yercaud has many resorts catering to weekend crowd from Bangalore

Beaches

Mahabalipuram Mahabalipuram Resorts Mahabalpuram, just a hop away from Chennai, offers plenty of quality budget hotels and excellent beach resorts
Kanyakumari Kanyakumari Hotels Being the literal tip of India, Kanyakumari could have been a great beach destination. However, it has developed more as pilgrim centre
Pondicherry Pondicherry,a former french colony and a popular beach town has many options from budget hotels to excellent boutique beach resorts

Useful Information

Season October - January. Summer months of May - June are extremely hot
Tourism Dept. Official website of Tamil Nadu tourism department
Map Tourism map of Tamil Nadu

Interesting Articles

Food At Tamil Nadu, you need to have meals - wholesome lunch served on banana leaf
Temples Tamil Nadu is land of temples. The itinerary that covers only important temples of Tamil Nadu can run for a fortnight or more. A quick run down on temples of Tamil Nadu in the eyes of a westerner.