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Longwood Shola guided walk, Kotagiri
A two-hour walk with a Forest Department guide through the last old-growth shola left beside Kotagiri.
from ₹699 · Two slots daily, 09:00 and 11:00. Dry, clear mornings are most likely October to March; the forest is wettest and leech-prone during the south-west monsoon, June to September.
Parsons Valley to Mukurthi Hut in Mukurthi National Park
A full day on the high grasslands of a park that admits no casual visitors, on a Forest Department permit with a departmental guide.
from ₹1599 · One slot, 09:00. Tamil Nadu Tourism gives September–November and February–May as the best periods for Mukurthi. The plateau is exposed and cold at dawn year round and can be rain-lashed through the south-west monsoon, June to September.
The departmental bus safari at Mudumalai
A one-hour run through the reserve's tourism zone in a Forest Department bus; unlike the Gypsy and camper safaris, it is sold only at the Theppakadu counter.
from ₹340 · First bus 06:30, last departure 17:00, daily. The department advises against peak summer, March and April. A bus runs when 24 to 32 seats are taken, or when the remaining seats are paid for.
Birding the Kotagiri shola edges for Nilgiri endemics
A dawn or late-afternoon session with a local guide where tea, grassland and shola meet, which is where the hills' endemic birds live.
from ₹1239 · Sessions 07:30–10:30 or 15:00–18:00. October to March at first light is the settled, clear window around Kotagiri; winter also brings migrants on top of the residents.
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