Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Ooty (Udhagamandalam), India

Topdrukte — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break in India

• Regel

  Nilgiris peak-season e-pass

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  Vehicles driving into the Nilgiris during the peak months have needed an e-pass in recent years, ordered by the courts to hold the traffic down. It is issued online and checked at the district boundary, so sort it before you set off. Bron ↗

• Regel

  Mountain railway reservations

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  The rack railway up from Mettupalayam runs once a day and the reserved seats go in the first hour of the booking window opening. The shorter Coonoor services are far easier to get on and cover the best of the climb. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Clear winter season (1 dec – 28 feb), Christmas to New Year rush (22 dec – 2 jan (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec), Clear winter season (1 dec – 28 feb)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Summer hill-station season, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India

• Seizoen

  Summer hill-station season

  1 apr – 15 junSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  The plains come up and the town takes most of its year's business in ten weeks. The Botanical Garden, the lake and the toy train are all being done by the same people on the same day, and the Mall is a queue of cars.

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Summer hill-station season, Summer festival flower show

• Festival

  Summer festival flower show

  1–31 mei · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  The district's summer festival puts a flower show in the Botanical Garden, a rose show on the hill above it and a boat race on the lake. It is the peak of the peak, and the town is booked out for it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer hill-station season (1 apr – 15 jun)

Topdrukte — Summer hill-station season, Summer vacation (north & east) in India

• Seizoen

  South-west monsoon in the hills

  15 jun – 31 aug · meestalRisico

  The hills go into cloud and the view from Doddabetta disappears for weeks. The tea looks its best and the hotels are at their cheapest, and the second, north-east monsoon comes back through October and November.

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer hill-station season (1 apr – 15 jun)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec), South-west monsoon in the hills (15 jun – 31 aug (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec), South-west monsoon in the hills (15 jun – 31 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Diwali, Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) in India

• Feestdag

  Diwali

  15 okt – 15 nov · meestalDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Diwali

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec), Diwali (15 okt – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break in India

• Seizoen

  Clear winter season

  1 dec – 28 febDroog seizoen

  The clearest air of the year, with frost on the Botanical Garden lawn on the coldest mornings, which is exactly what the domestic visitors come up for. Quiet apart from the week around New Year.

• Feestdag

  Christmas to New Year rush

  22 dec – 2 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge. Book early. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Nilgiris peak-season e-pass (1 jan – 31 dec), Mountain railway reservations (1 jan – 31 dec)