yercaud - poor man's ooty
About Yercaud :-The hill station,Yercaud, is situated near Salem, Tamil Nadu. From bangalore, Yercaud is 230Km by road. The road is fantastic and it takes around 4 and a half hour to reach Yercaud. It would be advisable to leave bangalore early to escape the morning hour traffic in Hosur.
Bangalore Yercaud Route:-
The route from Hosur to Krishnagiri is amazing with 6 lanes. One can easily go at around 100Kmph . Next 40 Kms from Krishnagiri to DHarmapuri is not good as the road has got a lot of bumps but after that it is again a good road. The uphill road is one of the two properly banked roads that I have seen ( the other being that of OOty through the madumalai wildlife santuary).
Where to stay in Yercaud?
There a 2-3 decent place to stay : Hotel Grand Palace ( It has got very nice food but service is pathetic) , Hotel Shevaroys and Sterling Resort (This hotel has got the best view of the valley but only the members get the rooms facing valley )
There are a lot of other places to stay but anybody who is planning to go there on weekend should make sure to book well in advance.
What to do in Yercaud ?
Photography :- I love doing that and Yercaud has got really good view points best of which are pagoda point, lady's seat and children's seat.
Shopping :- One can shop for honey, perfumes, coffee and spices such as cardamom, black/white pepper.
Relax :) Go around the lake. Do boating.
tree @ pagoda point
flowers @ Monfort School
beautiful sunset @ children's seat
salem @ night . view from the sterling resort
view from lady's seat
lotus in the small tank outside the montfort school
