Map of Western Tamil Nadu

• 11.2377.11 Annur
• 11.35055676.7747222 Aruvankadu
• 11.0168476.955833 Coimbatore — largest city in the region; industrial and educational cluster; the textile capital of South India; also known as the Manchester of the South
• 11.35376.795914 Coonoor — Hill station
• 11.4725576.382015 Devala — Hill town
• 11.3410477.717166 Erode — center for turmeric and textile productions; known as textile city and turmeric city
• 11.4536177.438337 Gobichettipalayam — also known as mini Kollywood; famous for white silk, turmeric and plantain
• 11.1527876.926398 Gudalur — Hill town
• 11.41476.86639 Kotagiri — Hill station
• 11.30555676.93510 Mettupalayam
• 11.4176.711 Ooty — a popular hill station; reachable by heritage mountain railway from Mettupaalayam
• 10.6572777.0106712 Pollachi — Picture postcard views
• 11.1085277.3410713 Tiruppur — also known as an export city; largest exporter of textiles in the country
• 10.4708276.8432614 Topslip — Tourist destination
• 10.5845777.2514515 Udumalaippettai — Little cute town
• 10.3235976.95116 Valparai — Small ethnic place

• 11.5630676.534651 Mudumalai National Park — offers a variety of flora and fauna plus the opportunity to go on an elephant safari

From Karnataka via Mysore, Bangalore.

Traditional South Indian food on plantain leaf.

Hot piping coffee.

Be careful at waterfalls as rocks may be slippery. Do not enter forests without permission and proper things like a torch (flashlight), drinking water, magnetic compass, food, adequate clothing, and maps as mobile signals are not available within some forests. Do not litter plastic wrappers or bottles in forests. Do not start a campfire in the jungle.

• Bandipur National Park
• Nagarhole National Park
• Kodagu
• Chamarajanagar
• Melukote