Yercaud - Hill Station of Tamil Nadu

India is full of unexplored tourist places, and Yercaud is one of them. Yercaud is also recognized as small Ooty having countless striking natural beauty spots. This hill station of TN (Tamil Nadu) state is famous for astonishing beauty of nature with healthy climate. Because of its beauty, the British East India Company established the place as first spot for summer vacations.

Peace lovers can spend their holidays in this Indian tourist place. The tourism department of Tamil Nadu is arranging various programs to attract the tourist to Yercaud place. This TN hill station is situated near the busy commercial town Salem, but the station is properly maintained with greenery.

Experts say the hill station was named after the name from a serene lake positioned in the middle of the municipality.

Spots for tourists in Yercaud:

Blown up with numerous visual spots in the region this Indian tourist place is drawing many tourists around the world. Describing few attractions of Yercaud are mentioned below:

Yercaud Lake: positioned at the center of the municipality, this lake is the key tourist spot. May is the month when the spot becomes very special because local people celebrate the festival in such month. The surrounding gardens with trees provide mental peace, though visitors can enjoy the boating at this spot.

Lady's Seat: The spectacular vision of the Ghats, particularly in the night is special thing at Lady’s seat spot. The traffic crossing from the narrow roads through the Yercaud hills is also dissimilar experience for visitors. The rock clusters at south-west face of Yercaud give spectators a panoramic vision the town.

Servarayan Temple: The shrine located on the Servarayan hill is next tourist spot in Yercaud. The narrow cave of the temple having idols of God Servarayan and Deity Kaveri.

Killiyur Falls: waterfall at Kiliyur is popular as atourist spot in Yercaud. Visitors have to travel for 3 kms from Yercaud Lake to reach the waterfall. After the monsoon is the exact time to reach the spot so the tourist must check the weather of Yercaud to make their holidays memorable.

The other two famous spots for tourist in Yercaud are Bear's Cave and Grange. Bear's cave is located close to the Norton Bungalow and Grange the oldest construction in Yercaud done in 1820.

Talking about the finest time to visit this place is February to June, though September to November is also the best time for visitors. November to January is so cold seasons so tourist might get trouble at such period.

Attaining to Yercaud:

By Air: closest airbase is Trichy positioned at just 163 km distance from Yercaud. Some big airports close to this place are Coimbatore and Bangalore.

By Road: road journey to this place is stunning as the curves and various hills are full with natural views. The hill station is just half hour distance from Salem. State and private transport are all time available for Yercaud.

By Rail: closest rail head is Salem's junction connected with almost every big city of the country.