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Ooty Lake

Ootacamund, India
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Ranked #12 of 42 attractions in Ootacamund
Type: Bodies of Water
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Hyderabad
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

Not that great when compared to Pykara Lake. We did boating for 20 mins and this place has some good games for kids which my kid really enjoyed rather than boating.

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Bangalore, India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

Very Crowded & noisy. The water/stream is not transparent & neither maintained well. Mostly people visit the place for boating ( pedal/speed ).

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Kolkata (Calcutta), India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

The lake is very beautiful. There will find difficulty of getting a good restaurant nearby. It is a nice experience to do boating on the lake. Other than boating it is a good park with some modern facilities. Toilet in this park is not clean.

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Navi Mumbai, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

the experience was wonderful and i really liked the idea of putting so many children's attractions near the lake. The most shocking fact was that we have to chose from 8, 10 or 15 seater boats. tickets are not sold per person basis. this was extremely expensive if you go in small groups.

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Hyderabad, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

I had been to ooty with family by car drive was beautiful and on the ghat u can see elephants, Deer, Peacock, Monkeys, these I have come across. Stayed at Anmol cottage D no 134/22,134/23, elk hill road, ( near HMT GATE), South Wick, OOTY 643001 anmolscottage@gmail.com Owner : MR SANJAY 09442993878 Food is homely cooked by his wife and... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

once the attraction of ooty was the boating in the ooty lake,but now especially in the may season the area is crowded with umpteen number of vehicles and shops and vendors. You can have a horse ride just outside the lake. Boating in a pedal or paddle one is interesting. If you are in a large group or has elderly... More

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

Most visited tourist spot in Ooty. It's very well maintaned by TamilNadu Tourism. Ample parking space and good stalls to shop. Various options for boating available (8/10/14 Seater) Motor/pedal/row boats etc...

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Kochi (Cochin), India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

The lake is good but always found it over crowded. The place itself has nice climate and greenery, but too much of tourist carelessly add too much of dirt and make it low. The rides are not of great quality and actually are not required there. The Lake should be left alone to its own beauty.

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Tiruchirappalli, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

wide range of boats are available like pedal boat,rowing boat and motor boat. the play area in its premise is even more attractive for kids which have bunji jumping, dashing car, merry-go-round etc. the cafeteria is also very good.

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Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

The crowds in the full season when we all go makes this a drag.But still if you go early or late evening take a boatman guided boat as many cannot enjoy the knee joint leg paining Paddle boats which needs some practice.Fit persons who need solitude can take those. The Quality of lake water has suffered biologically.Still what else can... More

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