We spent a day at Rain Forest.

One of the most important and famous tourist destinations in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu state in India is the " Rain Forest. It is located near the Black Thunder complex, about five kilometers from Mettupalayam town. It is a very pleasant and cool place to visit during the summer. During the hot season, it is very pleasant to go into such a cool forest area. It is a garden set in an artificial theme of rain forest set amidst dense forest and trees, as it is located at the foothills of the Nilgiri Hills.

When entered to the forest there is a bamboo floating bridge has been erected over a canal that leads into the rain forest. There are handrails made of iron and wood for walking on. Walking on the floating bridge is an experience, though. Once you've crossed it, you'll find a large, aesthetically pleasing artificial water fountain.

Boat house

After admiring the fountains, I went inside and thought of seeing a pond there. The pond was very beautiful, about an acre in area. There were gardens and statues of small animals and snakes around it. It was very beautiful to see. There was a boating service in the pond. There was no charge to go on that boat.

We can travel on that boat if we have an entry ticket. But it is definitely necessary to wear a life jacket. When we went, there were no people to ride. So the boat was empty. When we wanted to ride, the representative there gave us a life jacket and asked us to wear it. Then he helped us sit in the boat. After we sat down, my husband and my son pedaled the boat and sail.

Since the pond was in the forest, it was a little scary to ride a boat alone. By then, some other tourists had arrived and they also started riding in a row, which made our fears go away. Then we had a very enjoyable trip on the board. My husband and I did it together. I kept taking photos of the surroundings. We went around the pond twice. This boat trip was very enjoyable for my son, as it was his first time on such a trip, so it was different and fun for him.

Animal Garden

After the boat ride, we took off our life jackets. From there, we went to the nearby forest. There were many realistic statues of animals there, which were very beautiful to see. We went there and took pictures of them. First, there was an elephant, and my son and I went near it, and my husband took pictures of us. Then we saw a dinosaur statue and a hunter. We also enjoyed looking at them and took pictures.

In those forests, there were very rare trees and fruit trees , including a jackfruit tree that bore many fruits. There were also large bamboo trees, the sound of them rubbing against each other was very pleasant to hear. There were also birds and small animals chirping, which was very pleasant to hear it gaves us a differend experience.

Bird house

Apart from this, there were also small bird houses inside which rare real birds like Orstrich, Emu, Turkey, White Peacock, Swan, Parrots were being raised. They were also kept for viewing. It was very amazing for us to see them. We looked at them all and took pictures. The Orstrich was very big and his sound was very different.

After enjoying all of them and coming out, there was an adventure ground there, there were many adventure games, for which the ticket is 550 rupees. You can play many types of danger games with one ticket, for example, Sky Cycling, Bungee Jump, Bungee Ejection, Rock Climbing, none of us played in these because we were too scared.

There was a hanging train station nearby. To travel in that hanging train, Rs. 50 is charged. The three of us paid 150 rupees and got a ticket and traveled in that hanging train. This journey was very wonderful. It goes round and round in the forest. Going into the dense forest was a very thrilling experience.

There is also a children's park there, with a lot of children's play equipment, for example, swings, slides, Merry go Ride, Rope Walking, etc. My son played on them for a while, then we left and came out.

Ticket and other charges

Since it is located in the Black Thunder Theme Park complex, you need to buy a ticket for Black Thunder to enter the rain forest here, after which you are allowed to play to the adventurous activities here. There are also many adventure games near the RainForest, for which a separate ticket is charged whci is Rs 550 per person. For boating there is no charges collected it is included in the e4ntry ticket. At the same time you have to pay for hanging train which is Rs. 50 per head.

How to reach Rain Forest

There are two ways to reach Rain Forest: by road and by rail. The nearest railway station is Mettupalayam. The nearest bus stand is also Mettupalayam. It is about 30 kilometers from Coimbatore City and about 60 kilometers from Ooty the famous Hill Station Of India. The nearest airport is Coimbatore. It is about 45 kilometers from Coimbatore Airport. Transport facilities like government town bus service and auto rickshaw taxis are available from the railway station and bus stand.