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ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ: 08:00–18:30. ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼: ₹30 ਭਾਰਤੀ · ₹100 ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ. 1.5 hrs ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਰੱਖੋ। ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ: 08:00 – 10:00।

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ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ: 08:00–18:30
ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਫ਼ੀਸ: ₹30 ਭਾਰਤੀ; ਟਿਕਟ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ
ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ: 1.5 hrs
ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ: 08:00 – 10:00
ਵਧੀਆ ਮਹੀਨੇ: Oct – Mar
ਪਤਾ: Government Botanical Garden, Doddabetta Road, Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu 643001

Government Botanical Garden ਬਾਰੇ

The Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam was established in 1848 on the instructions of the Marquis of Tweeddale, then Governor of Madras, and laid out over the following decade by the Scottish gardener William Graham McIvor, who arrived from Kew in March 1848 to convert a mixed plot of forest and swamp below Doddabetta into terraced lawns. The garden spans roughly 22 acres across six descending terraces linked by stone steps, a layout that lets visitors walk downhill through distinct plant zones, conifer avenue, Italian garden, fern house, without retracing a single path. More than 600 plant species grow here today, including monkey puzzle trees and cork trees, alongside a 20-million-year-old fossilised tree trunk from the National Fossil Park at Thiruvakkarai, presented by the Geological Survey of India and displayed under a small open shelter near the garden's centre.

ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ: 08:00 – 10:00। Before tour coaches arrive and while morning light is clearest on the upper terraces.

ਫ਼ੋਟੋਗ੍ਰਾਫ਼ੀ

₹50 ਕੈਮਰਾ ਫ਼ੀਸ

Government Botanical Garden ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ: 08:00–18:30; Mon–Sun 08:00–18:30
ਬੰਦ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ: ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ

Mon–Sun	08:00–18:30

ਜਾਣਨਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ: The annual Summer Flower Show runs in the second week of May and draws substantially larger crowds than any other week of the year.

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ nilgiris.nic.in ਤੇ ਜਨਤਕ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਤੋਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ, ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਵਾਰ 18 ਸਤੰਬਰ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕੀਤਾ. ਇਹ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਦੇ ਬਦਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ — ਸਫ਼ਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰੋ। ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਗਾਈਡਾਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਾਂ

Government Botanical Garden ਟਿਕਟ ਕੀਮਤ

Entry fees for Government Botanical Garden
ਟਿਕਟ	ਕੀਮਤ
ਭਾਰਤੀ ਸੈਲਾਨੀ	₹30
ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਸੈਲਾਨੀ	₹100
ਬੱਚੇ	₹15
ਕੈਮਰਾ	₹50

Foreign-national entry is charged at a higher counter rate that is not consistently posted online; as of 2026, verify the exact figure at the ticket window. The ₹50 camera fee applies only to professional cameras with a tripod or detachable lens; mobile and handheld camera photography is free.

ਕੀਮਤਾਂ nilgiris.nic.in ਤੇ ਜਨਤਕ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਤੋਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ, ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਵਾਰ 18 ਸਤੰਬਰ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕੀਤਾ. ਇਹ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਦੇ ਬਦਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ — ਸਫ਼ਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰੋ। ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਗਾਈਡਾਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਾਂ

Government Botanical Garden ਘੁੰਮਣ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਸਮਾਂ

Quiet
Moderate
Busy

08:00 – 10:00
Morning OpeningBest time to go
Gates open at 08:00 to local walkers and early independent travellers. Upper terraces are quiet and mist often still clears off the fern house.
Quiet
10:00 – 13:00
Coach Tour Peak
Group tours arrive in volume, concentrating on the fossil tree trunk and Italian terrace. Paths near the main entrance become congested.
Busy
13:00 – 15:30
Midday Lull
Many coach groups move on to lunch elsewhere in town. Lower terraces remain moderately busy with independent visitors.
Moderate
15:30 – 18:30
Late Afternoon
Crowd thins steadily toward closing time. Light on the terraces flattens but the garden is at its calmest for a slow walk.
Quiet

Government Botanical Garden ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ

William Graham McIvor spent ten years completing the layout of the Government Botanical Garden after his 1848 arrival, converting the upper section from dense shola forest and the lower section from waterlogged marsh into the terraced garden visible today. The original funding came from a subscription of ₹3 per month raised among the European residents of the settlement, who wanted a reliable local supply of European vegetables rather than a purely ornamental garden; the vegetable-growing function only faded from the garden's role in the twentieth century. McIvor went on to become superintendent of the Nilgiri cinchona plantations in the 1860s, introducing the malaria-treatment bark tree to Indian cultivation, and much of that experimental cinchona planting took place on land adjoining the garden before commercial plantations moved to dedicated estates nearby. The garden's Italian terrace and ornamental conifer collection date largely to the late nineteenth century, added as the settlement's civil and military population grew and the garden's role shifted from a utilitarian plot to a colonial leisure amenity modelled on English public gardens. The Tamil Nadu Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops has managed the site since independence, adding the annual Summer Flower Show as its signature calendar event.

Government Botanical Garden ਦੇ ਨਿਯਮ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ

Entry to the Government Botanical Garden costs ₹30 for Indian adults and ₹15 for children as of 2026, with foreign nationals generally charged a higher counter rate that visitors should confirm on arrival since it is not consistently posted. Personal mobile phone and handheld camera photography is free, but a professional camera with a tripod or a detachable lens draws a separate ₹50 fee collected at the entrance gate, a distinction staff enforce by visual inspection rather than by asking. Walking on the terraced lawns themselves is generally discouraged near the flowerbeds, where low fencing and small signage mark planted sections; the wide gravel paths are the intended route throughout. The fossil tree trunk display has no barrier beyond a low rail; touching the surface is tolerated but climbing on it is not. Plastic bags and food wrappers must go in the marked bins near each terrace junction, and groundstaff enforce this more visibly than most public parks in the state.

Government Botanical Garden ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਸੁਝਾਅ

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Visiting the Government Botanical Garden between 08:00 and 10:00 avoids both the coach-tour crowds that arrive after 11:00 and the cooler morning mist that can otherwise obscure the upper terraces' views toward Doddabetta. The Summer Flower Show, held annually in the second week of May, transforms the central lawn into a competitive floral display judged by the horticulture department and draws the single largest crowd of the year, worth attending for the spectacle but not for a quiet walk. Allowing 90 minutes to two hours is realistic for seeing all six terraces without rushing, longer if travelling with children drawn to the small toy train circling part of the lower garden. The Government Rose Garden sits a short walk downhill on the same Elk Hill slope and pairs naturally with a Botanical Garden visit on the same morning. Shoes with grip are worth wearing; the stone steps between terraces are often damp and slightly mossy, particularly during the June–September monsoon.

Government Botanical Garden ਤੱਕ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਹੁੰਚੀਏ

ਲਾਲ ਤਾਰਾ Government Botanical Garden ਹੈ; ਨੰਬਰ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਿਨ ਸਾਡੀਆਂ ਗਾਈਡਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ 4 ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਥਾਵਾਂ ਹਨ, ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਆਪਣੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਰੈਂਕ ਨਾਲ. ਵੇਰਵੇ ਲਈ ਪਿਨ 'ਤੇ ਟੈਪ ਕਰੋ।

Government Botanical Garden, Doddabetta Road, Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu 643001Google Maps ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ-ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼

Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) ਤੋਂ
₹1,800–₹2,500
88 km · 3.5–4 hours
Prepaid taxi).
Udhagamandalam Railway Station ਤੋਂ
₹60–₹90
3 km · 10 minutes
Auto-rickshaw).
Ooty Central Bus Stand ਤੋਂ
₹50–₹80
2.5 km · 8–10 minutes
Auto-rickshaw).

ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡਾ

Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) ਤੋਂ

approximately 88 km, 3.5–4 hours by road via the Mettupalayam ghat road.

ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ

Udhagamandalam Railway Station ਤੋਂ

approximately 3 km, 10 minutes by auto-rickshaw.

Government Botanical Garden — ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ

How old is the Government Botanical Garden?

1848. The Marquis of Tweeddale, then Governor of Madras, commissioned the layout that gardener William Graham McIvor completed over the following ten years.

What is the fossil tree trunk on display?

A fossilised tree trunk roughly 20 million years old, presented by the Geological Survey of India from the National Fossil Park at Thiruvakkarai and displayed near the garden's centre.

Is there an extra charge for cameras?

Yes, but only for professional cameras with a tripod or detachable lens, charged at ₹50. Mobile phones and ordinary handheld cameras are free to use.

When is the Summer Flower Show held?

Annually in the second week of May, on the garden's central lawn, judged by the state horticulture department and drawing the year's largest crowd.

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