Night time visit to Coimbatore?

Have you ever visited Coimbatore in Night?

Let me give some tips via Road transport!

If you are coming from North of Coimbatore, you will reach Mattuthavani Integrated bus stand in Coimbatore. If so, you won't have buses to Periyar Bus stand (near to Coimbatore Railway station) directly in the night time before 4:45 AM.

If you want to reach Coimbatore Railway station (this is in night before 4:45 AM), you take buses to Aarappalayam Bus stand Coimbatore. Once you reach Aarappalayam, you will have frequent buses to Periyar Bus stand, Thirumangalam, Palanganatham and Thirunagar. You can take these buses and go to southern parts of Coimbatore and via Coimbatore Railway station.

Do not take Autos at this time and there will be lot of people keep on offering for Auto rides. I don't really trust these people at this time! It is up to you and your risk. Day time Auto is fine, but not at the night times.

If you want to wait till 5 AM in the morning in Maattuthavani bus stand, then fine - you will have buses to all southern parts of Coimbatore.

By the way, there is a new bus stop made inside Railway station campus for all the bus riders.

If you are a tourist and you need a friendly question to be answered, please feel free to send us your questions if any. We will be glad to assist you via email as well-wishers of Coimbatore!

Coimbatore Tourism Statistics

Tourist flow to the Tamil Nadu State had been increasing by 21 per cent every year.

Tamil Nadu has various tourist attractions, ranging from hill stations to historic monuments. Providing the statistics of the tourist inflow, another interesting information is - 6.5 crores local tourists and 17 lakhs foreigners had visited the State and 62 lakh local tourists and 2.56 lakh foreigners had visited Coimbatore in 2008. The Tirumalai Naicker Mahal was visited by 3.74 lakh local tourists and 30,000 foreigners last year.

This is a good tourist traffic for last year. However, I think for the potential of Coimbatore - much more can be achieved!

Samanar Hill in Coimbatore - Vadivelkarai

Coimbatore is surrounded by eight hillocks that once served to guard the city from invading forces. Of these hills, three small but prominent hills (Yanaimalai, Pasumalai and Nagamalai -- Elephant, Cow, and Snake Hill respectively) have several interesting legends associated with them.

Samanar Hill which is present opposite to Nagamalai is of historical importance. Samanars (a sects of Jains) were said to have stayed in the hill fearing persecution from the then rules of Coimbatore. Many stone statues and other artifacts are present in Nagamalai.

I used to enjoy my childhood days in this Nagamalai. There is a lotus pond also near this hill. This place has a temple too - Karuppana samy temple. This is my kula deivam in fact.

I have written more about Vadivelkarai in a previous articles one, two and three.

Coimbatore Tourism: Golf Carts around Coimbatore Meenakshi Temple

In a few months, battery-powered �golf carts,� in which VIPs and foreign dignitaries are often seen, can be spotted on the four Chithirai Streets that surround the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple here.

Coimbatore Collector S.S.Jawahar told The Hindu that golf carts would be around soon. This project was delayed, due to Chithirai Festival.

Please read more at the hindu

What is the outlook of foreigners about Coimbatore? - Coimbatore Tourism

What is the outlook of foreigners about Coimbatore?

Coimbatore is usually not known by anybody outside India.
If you ask anyone in India (say north indians), about Coimbatore - they would coin Coimbatore Meenakshi Temple.
Good enough...atleast they have heard and known about Coimbatore.

Few months back, Shilpa Shetty was popular due to Coimbatore's lawsuit. That is not Coimbatore is popular for!:(

Anyway, if you ask a foreigner, they would not have heard about Coimbatore - may be Madras they might know.
If the foreigner is kind of keen on international happennings and interested in tourism, then Coimbatore might make sense to him!

However, Coimbatore is seen as a tourist destination for international and national tourists.
The international tourists usually plan to drop by Coimbatore, on the way to Kanyakumari or in their South India tour.

Overall, Coimbatore is seen as an ancient historical place and good for tourism.

OK, if it is a tourism destination, how much is government allotting for tourism development in Coimbatore?
Is Coimbatore Corporation and Coimbatore Government concentrating on tourism development in Coimbatore?

OK, these days there are too much talk about Coimbatore IT Park?
There are small businesses in and around Coimbatore.

OK, let us wait and see if the outlook of Coimbatore changes to a commercial, IT second tier Hub or and as a international trade location.

Will Coimbatore ever be seen in the Business Map of the World?
Will ever Foreigners outlook of Coimbatore expand and extend from Toursim to other industries as well?