The Ooty Lake and Boat House will soon see adventure activities like zip-lining, boat racing and rock climbing, said Sandeep Nanduri, Director of Tourism and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC), at Kotagiri in the Nilgiris on Saturday.
Mr. Nanduri, who inaugurated the 11 th vegetable show in Kotagiri, marking the first event of the district’s summer festival, said the Nilgiris was one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. As the COVID-19 pandemic had severely impacted the tourism industry across the State, the Tourism Department had planned adventure activities around the Ooty Lake in the coming months to draw more visitors to the district.
“We are also drawing up guidelines to regulate camping sites, bed and breakfasts as well as caravan parks,” said Mr. Nanduri. ‘Glamping’ or ‘glamorous camping’ sites would also be set up around the Ooty Lake and other places in the Nilgiris to promote “experiential tourism” in…