Yercaud is the
valley city located at Shevaroy Hills, Tamil Nadu. This Indian tourist place is accessible with pleasurable
and calm environment. Experts suggest Yercaud as Ooty of poor man because it is
the only hill area of India with less in expenses.
Yercaud is
one secret tourist place, though its popularity is increasing every day. Many
foreign travel agencies are offering packages for Yercaud for abroad visitors. Doing
separation of Yercaud then Yeri means pond and Kaadu denotes to forest.
Attaining to
Yercaud allow visitors to view the oranges and coffee farms. Some part of
Yercaud is dense forest originated in real condition from ages. Here flora and
fauna of various types are available, though visitors should be careful prior
to enter the forest. Bison, foxes, deer, mongooses, snakes, squirrels are wild
animals available in the forest.
Finest feature
of Yercaud is climate which didn’t fall down to extremes. Weather is not cold enough
so heavy winter clothes are not required for any season. Trekking, dog show, flower
show, boating and trade fairs are special events of Yercaud.
Tourist Sites of Yercaud:
Big Lake: Emerald Lake also known as
Big Lake is prime attraction of Yercaud. Surrounding of hill station is covered
with striking gardens.
Botanical Garden: flora interested
travelers must attain to Orchid Arium also recognized as Botanical garden of
Yercaud. Kurinji flower is only available in Yercaud which makes the hill area unique
and special.
Kiliyur Falls: other tourist spot is waterfall located at 3
kms distance from Yercaud bus stand. Reaching spot is best after monsoon because
of excess water flow from the falls.
Lady's Seat: next demanding tourist attraction
of Yercaud is the rock known as Lady’s seat. Located at Shevaroy hills is top
spot.
Few others
like Pagoda Point and Shevaroy Temple are spots available for voyagers of
Yercaud.
Attaining to Yercaud:
Bangalore is
only 230 kms away, Chennai is 346 kms away, Hyderabad is 783 kms away, Pune is 1074
kms away, and Nagpur is 1282 kms far from Yercaud hill station.
By Train: reaching Yercaud is possible
through train as nearby railway station is Jolarpettai located at only 20 kms
distance. Next station is Salem Junction only 35 kms away of Yercaud. Salem Station
is destination from where most of South India is passing. Trains for Salem
railway station are available from Cochin, Trivandrum, Mangalore, Bangalore,
Delhi, Mumbai and some more big stations.
By Air: international airport of Trichy
located at only distance of 163 kms is best way to reach Yercaud. Coimbatore is
next air hub located at 190 kms distance and Bangalore at 230 kms distance. Domestic
and international flights are accessible for Yercaud from these major hubs.
By Bus: State transportation TNRTC (TamilNadu Road Transport Corporation) is having direct bus to Yercaud from key cities
of state. Reaching Salem is top option to attain Yercaud.