As Ooty is situated at southern part of India, many tourists reach here through Bangalore and Mysore. Mysore is the main place to start towards Ooty. Unless people wish to travel in Southern part of Tamilnadu and Kerala, this is the usual route one can take to enjoy on the way site seeing places which include variety of nature scenic views. The distance between Mysore and Ooty is 160Kms via Gudalur and 130Kms via Kallatty. Daily trip packages are available from Mysore to visit Ooty in various packages. The one day package covers Mysore to Ooty, lake visit at oty, Botanical garden and return to Mysore. There is two days trip also available. The second day, Ooty-Coonoor package is covered. As per the brochure available from travel agents, the journey from Mysore to Ooty is through, Bandipur Wild life sanctuary, Madhumalai forest, Frog hill, Kallahatti water falls, Ooty tea estates, Ooty city (commercial street), Ooty lake and boating, Ooty Botanical garden and Ooty town shopping. Below are the details of one day trip from Mysore to Ooty.