Coimbatore

other places

See the tea plantations at Ooty or Munnar

Topslip

Waterfalls

include Monkey falls on the way to Vaalpaarai hills, Kovai Kutralam near Siruvani. There are a few others on the way to Vaalpaarai and Ooty hills, and the Thirumoorthi falls near Udumalpet65 Km..

Hill stations

are Ooty 80 km, Valparai near Pollachi having no of sight seeing and picnic spots, Kodaikanal 180 km.

Sanctuaries

are Mudumalai Wild Life Sanctuary150 km, Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary100 km, Top Slip.

Crocodile Park

in Amaravathi is near Udumalpet 65 km. This no longer exists. the park has been shutdown and now you can meet the crocks at the chennai crocodile park

Botanical Garden which is situated opposite to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, which is situated on the way to Marudhamalai temple.

[Silent Valley national park]

inside kerala is just one hour drive from coimbatore.

picnic spots

Coimbatore is surrounded by hill ranges and hence several picnic spots for one-day drive and back exist around Coimbatore. Some of them are: Kovai Kutrallam water falls45 km, Monkey falls75 km, Athikadavu stream40km, Kallar river banks55 km, Topslip town90 km, Malampuzha dam60 km,Thirumurthy waterfalls90 km, Dhyanalinga Yogic temple (http://www.dhyanalinga.org&) Isha Yoga centre35 km, Vellingiri hill temple37 km, Marudhamali Hill Temple20 km, Vydehi Water falls35 km, Bhavani Sagar55km, Kodiveri75 km etc.Most of them are not very well known to outsiders and if you go on a working day , the tranquility would be an added advantage. And most of these roads are good, compared to Indian standards.