Yercaud, Tamilnadu
Yercaud can be simply described as one of the heavenly place on the Indian soil. This is a must visit place if you want get lost in the nature woven with clouds, hills and lush greenery. It is also well known as poor mans ooty, but it is probably a saying that has faded away and has become very sought after hill stations for bangaloreans due to its proximity and the driving pleasure it offers.
Yercaud is completely a hill station with very good places to visit in the region. All are in and around the distances of 10-15kms. At one of the tourist spot place, there is an organization which runs a adventure sport, motor biking. This is indeed very good and completely safe. Yercaud is very scenic and at times gives you the opportunity to feel the clouds, in fact one can feel the thick clouds with pleasant noise the clouds make and at times there is no visibility even at 10mts.
Travel:
Traveling to yercaud is pleasure, the roads are excellent till the tip of the hills. If one enjoys driving one can reach yercaud in not more than 4 and half hours. One can take this simple and straight route via Hosur-Krishnagiri-Dharmapuri-Salem-Yercaud. Overall, the distance you need to cover is 230Kms. This is a perfect weekend gateway. One will hit AnandBhavan and Kamat hotels on the way around Krishnagiri and are nice places to have your breakfast and lunch. You might reach Yercaud by afternoon and you will be able finish the view points, and a beautiful Sunset will be awaiting your view. You can visit few more places the next day and start to Bangalore after lunch and you could reach B'lore by 7Pm.
Places to Visit (Must Visit)
Killiyur Falls, This exciting and amazing waterfall is about three km from the Yercaud Lake and is at its best when visited after the monsoon.
Ladies Seat, Childrens Seat, Gents Seat
A beautiful place to sit and relax in the evenings. All the seats are around each other and one simply hop on to each other.
Rose Garden — This garden has roses of various colours and sizes. Note that the garden closes at 5 pm so be sure to reach before that. This place is very near to the sterling resort.
Yercaud Lake and Botanical Garden & Anna Park – As with most hill town lakes, the Yercaud Lake is the centre of all activity in town. It welcomes the tourist wide and loud. It is also the natural lake unlike and is also called Emerald Lake due to its distinct greenish hue. One of the main attractions is the Boating on the waters of the lake is very refreshing. Anna Park near the lake is a great place for children to run about and play.
Servarayan Temple – Six kilometres from Yercaud town, Servarayan is the highest point in Yercaud. The temple itself is a narrow, dark cave, with the idols of Lord Servarayan and Goddess Kaveri inside.
Pagoda Point
Pagoda Point, located on the eastern part of Yercaud Hills, is also known as Pyramid Point. This point has derived its name from four piles of stones that form a pyramid shape and are believed to be constructed by the local tribes.
Stay:
In personal opinion, NO other than Sterling Resorts. As it offers a picturesque stay right with clouds and hills. Sterling resorts is uniquely built cutting across the cliffs. So, no matter which room you stay in you will get a panoramic view of the region. View some of the pictures below to believe it.
Food:
You will find scarcity of restaurants compared to other similar places. However the breakfast is offered in the resort itself and it is quite filling and very assorted buffet is presented to the guests.
Well, while you are in the main town, there are two options that I have tried for lunch, one is in a diagonally opposite lane, it is a sarvana bhavan type (limited options in the menu, but good enough). The other one is a 3 star hotel with buffet costing 400/- per person. This is also a good restaurant, just like the one that you will find in Bangalore.
Best Time to Visit: Any time. But the best being just before the monsoon and after.
Yercaud is completely a hill station with very good places to visit in the region. All are in and around the distances of 10-15kms. At one of the tourist spot place, there is an organization which runs a adventure sport, motor biking. This is indeed very good and completely safe. Yercaud is very scenic and at times gives you the opportunity to feel the clouds, in fact one can feel the thick clouds with pleasant noise the clouds make and at times there is no visibility even at 10mts.
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| Yercaud, from top of the hill @4pm |
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| View from Yercaud, @5pm |
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| Little closer view of one of the hills landscape |
Traveling to yercaud is pleasure, the roads are excellent till the tip of the hills. If one enjoys driving one can reach yercaud in not more than 4 and half hours. One can take this simple and straight route via Hosur-Krishnagiri-Dharmapuri-Salem-Yercaud. Overall, the distance you need to cover is 230Kms. This is a perfect weekend gateway. One will hit AnandBhavan and Kamat hotels on the way around Krishnagiri and are nice places to have your breakfast and lunch. You might reach Yercaud by afternoon and you will be able finish the view points, and a beautiful Sunset will be awaiting your view. You can visit few more places the next day and start to Bangalore after lunch and you could reach B'lore by 7Pm.
Places to Visit (Must Visit)
Killiyur Falls, This exciting and amazing waterfall is about three km from the Yercaud Lake and is at its best when visited after the monsoon.
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| Killiyur Falls |
Ladies Seat, Childrens Seat, Gents Seat
A beautiful place to sit and relax in the evenings. All the seats are around each other and one simply hop on to each other.
Rose Garden — This garden has roses of various colours and sizes. Note that the garden closes at 5 pm so be sure to reach before that. This place is very near to the sterling resort.
Yercaud Lake and Botanical Garden & Anna Park – As with most hill town lakes, the Yercaud Lake is the centre of all activity in town. It welcomes the tourist wide and loud. It is also the natural lake unlike and is also called Emerald Lake due to its distinct greenish hue. One of the main attractions is the Boating on the waters of the lake is very refreshing. Anna Park near the lake is a great place for children to run about and play.
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| Lake right in the center of the Yercaud |
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| Anna Park, Opposite to the Lake |
Servarayan Temple – Six kilometres from Yercaud town, Servarayan is the highest point in Yercaud. The temple itself is a narrow, dark cave, with the idols of Lord Servarayan and Goddess Kaveri inside.
Pagoda Point
Pagoda Point, located on the eastern part of Yercaud Hills, is also known as Pyramid Point. This point has derived its name from four piles of stones that form a pyramid shape and are believed to be constructed by the local tribes.
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| Pagoda View Point |
Stay:
In personal opinion, NO other than Sterling Resorts. As it offers a picturesque stay right with clouds and hills. Sterling resorts is uniquely built cutting across the cliffs. So, no matter which room you stay in you will get a panoramic view of the region. View some of the pictures below to believe it.
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| Sterling Resort |
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| View from the Rooms |
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| View from the rooms |
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| View from the rooms |
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| View from the rooms |
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| Internal view of the resort from the room |
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| View of another room from one room |
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| Downward View from one room to the levels below |
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| Side View from the room |
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| View from the room's balcony |
You will find scarcity of restaurants compared to other similar places. However the breakfast is offered in the resort itself and it is quite filling and very assorted buffet is presented to the guests.
Well, while you are in the main town, there are two options that I have tried for lunch, one is in a diagonally opposite lane, it is a sarvana bhavan type (limited options in the menu, but good enough). The other one is a 3 star hotel with buffet costing 400/- per person. This is also a good restaurant, just like the one that you will find in Bangalore.
Best Time to Visit: Any time. But the best being just before the monsoon and after.
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