With some terrific road trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to enjoy everything that Palakkad, 20 miles away, has to offer. Tipu Sultan Fort, Malampuzha Park and Dhoni Waterfalls alone make the drive out here worthwhile. Locals will also likely point you toward Ooty, 30 miles away. If you only see one attraction here, let it be Ooty Lake. (But we’re also big fans of Government Botanical Gardens and Ooty Rose Garden.)