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Emerald Lake
Explore the peaceful natural environment at Emerald Lake, a regionally renowned sightseeing and picnic spot with a wealth of wildlife. The lake lies surrounded by a mountainous landscape replete with tea plantations. From the onsite nature resort, you can embark on hiking and bird-watching tours, do some fishing, or enjoy mountain biking. Bring along binoculars to spot the lake's rich birdlife. Put Emerald Lake at the forefront of your travel plans using our Ooty (Udhagamandalam) trip planner.
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Emerald Lake reviews
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So so. No sight seeing point. The water was very less. No arrangement has been made by TTDc to make it a beautiful sightseeing point.
So so. No sight seeing point. The water was very less. No arrangement has been made by TTDc to make it a beautiful sightseeing point. more »
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Emerald is a small village around 17 km from Ooty bus stand. From there, it's a short uphill walk, and then the road sort of flattens out. You will see the Emerald Dam on the right, though visitors...
Emerald is a small village around 17 km from Ooty bus stand. From there, it's a short uphill walk, and then the road sort of flattens out. You will see the Emerald Dam on the right, though visitors... more »
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This lake is really beautiful. It's one of the most underrated places in Ooty. The location in GMaps might be wrong. There's no proper entrance or exit, but you can drive to the sides of the lake, park and enjoy the beauty. Such a calm and serene place where you can easily spend hours. You might as well ask locals for help. I don't think this place is safe in the nights since it's not regulated and I saw a lot of empty liquor bottles where I had stopped over.
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It's a must visit place for every Ooty tourists with family and friends. You can enjoy your time at the lakeside. One can take scenic photos of this Lakeview. Please note there is no dedicated parking space, you have to park it on the roadside which is bit narrow terrain. As there are less tourists to this place, only a few cars or other vehicles to park. As well as Emerald dam is prohibited to enter, so just move on to the Emerald lake. Avalanche is just a few kms away from this place. There are two petrol banks (BP and HP) on the way from Ooty bus stand to Emerald lake. As well as there are no snacks or fruit vendors at this place so take your eateries with you (but please don't spoil the environment by throwing away the liquor glass bottles or soft drinks cans or other wastages). We visited at the afternoon 2 o clock. It seems bit dangerous to visit in the evening as there are possibilities of wild life encounters. As well as take care of yourselves at the lake as at some places it is slippery and more deep. There is also a scenic view point on the way to Emerald lake so just stop by to take some beautiful shots. Thank You !
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