Nainital - Lake City

Full of natural beauty Nainital is one of the famous hill stations of India, known as Lake City. This hill station is part of kumaon region (Uttarakhand state). Himalayan hills covered with snow, shadow of trees and chirping of birds invites tourist to be here again and again.

Credit of discovering Nainital goes to British Officer P. Barren. He visited this place in 1841 and impressed by the natural beauty of Nainital. He built a house here which is known as pilgrim cottage.

Tourist Spots:

1. Naina Peak: One of the famous tourist spot of Nainital is Naina Peak which is 6 km. away from nainital. Tourist can reach here on foot or by riding horse. From Naina Peak tourist can view hill of Himalayas covered with snow and view of Nainital city.
2. Dorothi Steat: 4 km. from Nainital, this place is also known as Tiffin Top. Height of this place 2, 292 meter from sea level. At a height of 1951 meter this is another place which is known as Hanumangarhi, famous for beautiful sunset.
3. Nani Lake: Being at the center of city, this is the main attraction of Nainital. Upper corner of this lake is known as Mallital and lower corner of this lake is known as Tallital. Most tourists enjoy boating in this lake.

Except that there is another lake, known as Bhimtal, which is 22 km from Nainital. Green like a leaf this is present at the height of 4450 ft. from sea level. A restaurant is present at the center of this lake.

This area is peaceful and free from pollution. Tourist can enjoy boating here as well.

10 km from Bhimtal is small lake known as Khurpatal and 26 km away there is a deep lake known as Naukuchiyatal. This lake has nine corners as name suggests Naukuchiya means nine.

Group of seven lakes known as Saattal is also there.

Snow View: 2.5 km form Nainital there is place snow view. This place is famous for viewing hill of Himalayas. Tourist can reach here by rope way.

Time to Visit: April to June is the best time to visit here, but tourists visit here in winters as well.

Nearest Railway station: Kathgodam(35 km away)

Bus Facility: There is good bus facility from cities like Delhi, Lucknow, Dehradun, Chandigarh, Haldwani.

Where to stay: Main Hotels are Man sarowar, Naini Street, Pratap Regency, Sharwani Hilltop, Alps etc.

Government Guest house is there with good facilities.

Nanda Devi trek

Nanda Devi National park is situated in chamoli district of Uttaranchal. One can view spectacular panorama of peaks encircling the park ie. Trishul (7120 mts.), Dunagiri (7066 mts.), Nanada Devi (7817), Nanda Devi East (7430 mts.), Bethartoli ( 6352 mts.) etc.

In 1982 access to trekkers into the park was banned to protect its bio diversity. The Nanda Devi National Park which has been declared a word heritage site has been partially opened recently for restricted number of tourist.


Region ---------------Joshimath( Garhwal Himalayas)

Best season ----------May – June & September - October

Khatling - Sahastratal Trek:

Khatling is a lateral glacier at the source of river Bhilangana with Sahastratal at the west and Masartal at the east. It is said that beautiful Bhil maiden tried to distract meditating Lord Shiva and having being spurned by the lord dissolved into liquid to become the river Bhilangana.

The Valley of Bhilangana offers panoramic view of Jogin group (6466 mts.), Kirti Stambh (6402 mts.) and Meru. It passes through thick forest, lush green meadows, Kunyali and crosses to passes above 5480 mts.

Region -------------Uttrakashi – Tehri - Rudraprayag
Best season ---------September

Mussoorie(Queen of Hills)- Famous Hill Station of India

Mussoorie (Queen of hills), situated in Garhwal Himalaya of Uttrachal(now Uttrakhand) state at a altitude of 2,001 meters.it is 34 kms away from Dehradun Valley. Mussoorie is one of the famous tourist place of india.it gives view of Doon Valley and Shiwalik ranges in the south and snow ranges to the north-east.

British military officer Caption young discovered it and made it his residence in 1820. Gradually it became famous hill station of india. Its name is derived from a shrub mansoor.which is also known as mansoori among the natives of the surrounding area.

Mussoorie is conveniently connected by road to Delhi and major cities.The closest Airport is Jollygrant and closest rail station is Dehradun. Taxis and buses are easily available for Mussoorie at regular intervals.

Best time to Visiting : Mid-March to June and September- October.

Tourist Spots:

Camel's Back Road: Famous for nature walk, view of sunset and hourse riding.

Gun Hill: Accessible by the cable car on the Mall road.it gives view of the Himalayan ranges namely Bunderpunch, Srikantha, Pithwara and Gangotri.

Kempty Fall: Famous waterfall and picnic spot 15kms away from Mussoorie on yamunotri road at an altitute of 4500ft.

Jharipani Fall: 8.5 kms from Mussoorie on Mussoorie- Jharipani Road. Visitors can go by bus or by car upto 7 kms to Jharipani from where the fall is 1.5 kms, on foot.

Bhatta Fall: 7 kms from Mussoorie on Mussoorie-Dehradun road. Access by car or bus upto Balta village from where the fall is 3kms by car or foot. An ideal spot for bathing anf picnics.

Nag Devta Temple: An ancient temple situated on Cart Mackenjie Road and is about 6 kms from Mussoorie. Vehicles can go right upto the spot. It Provies a charming view of Doon Valley as well as of Mussoorie.

Campany Garden: Company Garden is popular tourist destination. During season, the Company Garden has beautiful collection of flowers and plants.

Lal Tibba: Lal Tibba is another tourist spot of Mussoorie.

Dhanaulti: Famous for its deodar forests.Dhanaulti is about 24 kilometers from Mussoorie.

Gangotri-Kedarnath Trek

Gangotri is among the most beautiful of the Garhwal districts with, high above, a snowline that endures year round and below a carpet of forests, superb Himalayan views and all the joys of trekking through God's country.

This trek is along the old pilgrim route from Gangotri to Kedarnath. From Gangotri one has to come down to mala by motor. The actual trek starts from mala, after crossing the river Bhagirathi. The trek is on level upto Sauri-Ki-Gad and from here then trek to Belak is gradual. From Belak to Buda Kedar, it is downhill through dense forest full of birds and wild life. From Buda Kedar to panwali, it is an uphill trek through terraced fields and picturesque villages.The enchanting, view of the Garhwal Himalayas is very refreshing and compensates the afforts of regular ascend and descend. The 'Bugyals' (alpine meadows) on the trek are most beatiful, specially the Kush-Kalyan and the panwali Bugyasa.
Rest Houses and Dharamshalas are along the way. The trek should be well planned beforehand and services of a guide are advisable.

The Valley Of Flowers

The Valley Of Flowers lies main valley of Alaknanda and Laxman Gnga in the Garhwal Garhwal Himalayas in Chamoli district of Uttaranchal. River Pushpawati flows through this valley which has it's source in Tipra Glacier which extends upto Ghori Peak. The valley is spread over an area of 87.5 sq. kms. and is 3250 mts. to 6750 mts. above sea level.

The valley remains snow covered from November to May, but in the month of June, When snow melts, the valley bloomswith colors hidden in the petals of rare species of flowers and spreads as the carpet of flowers woven by mother nature.

Almost 300 species of wild flowers bloom here in natural way. The valley remains in bloom for three months while the floral composition keeping on changingevery few days. Apart from flowering plants, wild animal and birds enhance the beauty of this natural flowing valley . The Park is surrounded by Gauri Parbat (6590 mts.) and Rataban (6126 mts.) in the east, Kuntkhal (4430 mts.) in west, Saptsring (5030 mts.) in the south and Nilgiri Parbat (6479 mts.) in the north.

To conserve the nature’s benevolent gift and to maintain the natural balance of the valley – the valley was declared a National Park
in 1982.
Best season for Trekking :July & August