Gudalur

A place with mountains, valleys, evergreen forests, spices, tea, coffee, paddy and vegetables. Gudalur is the meeting point of three cities Mysore, Ooty and Calicut.

Gudalur is three hours by bus from Mysore. You can also reach here from Kozhikode and Ooty by bus. There is no rail link. When you come to Gudalur from Mysore, the road is two track with a toll both in the middle. The major tourist attraction is the S.G.S.Ashram with an aviary, library and museum inside. There are good restaurants like Rhythm.n.Hues, The Evergreen, the Grand View and Vishnu Cafe before reaching the airport. This is a very silent airport as no flights are operational now. Before airport there is a scenic place with a lake and bend in the road. After Kadakola town, there are two punjabi dhabha restaurants offering private outdoor huts. There is a riverside temple at Sujathapuram and also India's oldest railway bridge is located here. Cafe Coffee Day has an outlet here. Royal Hotel provides Kerala style food. Nanjangud town has many lodges and restaurants. Many Kerala restaurants dot either side of the road. There is a drive-in-cafe 15 km from Nanjangud. There is an outlet of Cafe Coffee Day another ten kilometer forward.The stretch of road from Gundlupet to Gudalur is a single line track passing through two national parks. You can find humps every 300 meters and the driving is very unpleasant. The road from Gudalur to Ooty is a very scenic uphill route but traffic blocks are very common near the Frog Hill viewpoint. They last for one or two hours.

The ubiquitous yellow autorickshaws are easily available everywhere. They do not charge much.
Government-operated government bus services are also available from all nearby locations and main areas.

• Bandipur

• Chandanamalai temple

• Devarshola

• Devon EstateA beautiful tea estate close to town.

• Frog HillFrog shaped mountain

• Hanging Bridges

• Mudumalai National Park

• Needle Rock

  address: 5 km
  Fantastic view point

• Undulating Tea Estates

• Tropical Gene Pool Garden2424 acres area. 47,000 plants. second best of its kind in the world. Museum of butterflies. Accommodation, food and trekking facility.

Gudalur is an ideal place to stay if you are interested in visiting the tea gardens on the way to Ooty. Pykara lake is only 30 km away

• Mango Orange village

  address: Pandallur, Devala
  Excellent place for trekking.

• Ganesh Bakery

  address: Ooty Road

• Archies Curry Lounge

  phone: +91 4262 263 907
  address: Ooty Road

• Hotel Runs

  address: Ooty Road
  Hotel has a good non-vegetarian restaurant.

• Indian Coffee House (ICH)

  address: Mysore Road
  ICH offers quality vegetarian food.

• Suya Mess

  address: Mysore Road

• Anasuya Regency Hotel

  phone: +91 4262262463
  address: Police Station Road

• Cafe Inn

  phone: +91 94871 31734
  address: Chevidipet, Mysore Road
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• GGT Grand Hotel

  phone: +91 4262261290
  address: Mysore Road

• Hyrana Homestay

  address: Calicut Road, Near the Orphanage
  Cottages inside a tea estate.

• Misty Grove Resort

  address: Nadugani
  Upmarket property.

• Rockgardens Holiday Resorts

  phone: +91 94862 55687
  address: Mysore road

• Runs Hotel and Restaurant

  address: Ooty Road
  Good Rooms

• S. S. Lodge

  phone: +91 94435 23811
  address: Ooty Road

• Star Lodge

  phone: +91 4262262260
  address: Near new court

• Venus Hotel

  address: Near Bus Stand

• Swamy Dormitory

  address: Mela Gudalur
  This place has good views but restaurants are available only down the hill.

There mobile network coverage of B.S.N.L. There is an post office run by India Post.

• Gundlupete
• Bandipur National Park

• Devala Village
• Kannur
• Kozhikode
• Mysore
• Ooty