Amazing Hills to Amaze Your Weekends Near Delhi

Ranikhet

Ranikhet- Queens Land of all season, is a cantonment town and home for the regimental-Kumaon and Naga, centre and is maintained by Indian Army. It is provided with exotic species of flora and fauna, lofty mountain peaks and fascinating wildlife, located at a height of 1,869m above sea level and offers breathtaking views of the western peaks of the Himalayas. Here you can enjoy of ancient temples, lush greeneries, and quaint villages, snow peaks of Himalayas and deep down valleys.

Attractions: Rani Jheel, Army Museum, Jhula Devi Temple and Rama Mandir

Rani Jheel 

 Rama Mandir

 Jhula Devi Temple

Distance from Delhi: 341km

Best time to visit: March to October

How to reach

By Train: Ranikhet is located at a distance of 350 kilometres from Delhi. The nearest railway station is Kathgodam, approx 68 kilometres from Ranikhet.

By Air: The nearest airport is Pantnagar Airport. Nearest hill stations are Almora - 50 km, Nainital - 60 km.

By Road: You can travel from Delhi to Nanital by taking taxi or cab, about 298 Km, from Nanital it's about 60 km away.

Ranikhet Weather:

Summer: Max. 35 degree centigrade, Min. 10 degree centigrade. Winter is very cold.

Almora

Lansdowne

Lansdowne is one of the mesmerizing, quietest and unspoilt hill stations of the Garhwal district in Uttarakhand state since the time of the British Raj.

This hill station is a perfect destination with disarming beauty which having the effect of allaying suspicion and surprising charm. People visit this hill station to enjoy the peaceful sanity.  Nature lovers and newlyweds love this hill station due to romantic and scenic beauty. You can enjoy a large number of activities- trekking paddling, boating, bird watching,   jungle safari, mountaineering and more.

 Festivals in Lansdowne:

Shardotsav: It is a festival in Lansdowne, celebrated every year during the season of autumn.

Lansdowne Arts Festival: Very popular event in which people participate in various activities such as creative and performing arts, live music, painting, children’s events, jewelry, crafts demonstrations and many other programs.

Most visit places in Lansdowne-

Tip n Top View Point

Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple

Santoshi Mata Temple

Regimental Museum

St. Mary's Church

Distance from Delhi: 249km

Best time to visit: Throughout the year

Lansdown Church

How to reach

By Train: Two trains-Mussorie Express and Garhwal Express run from Delhi to Kotdwar.

By Road: From Kotdwar it's about 40 km away. You can travel from Delhi to Haridwar by taking taxi or cab, distance is about 212 km.  From Haridwar, a bus to Kotdwara, approximately an hour.

Resorts in Lansdowne

Mussoorie-Escape the Heat in the Queeen of Hills

Mussoorie

Mussoorie has a beautiful nature walk known as “Camel’s Back Road”and also known as “Queen of Hills”. Road takes its name from mountain outcrop in the shape of a camel’s hump.

Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun District. It is located about 35 km from the state capital of Dehradun and 290 km north from the national capital of New Delhi. 

Kempty Falls

Kempty Falls, a place that promises wonderful memories, located at an altitude of 4,500 ft, on way between Dehradun-Mussoorie is one of the popular tourist place. It is a beautiful waterfall, height of about 40 ft from a mountain. John Mekinan, in 1835, had developed this place as a tourist destination and name of the place is derived from Camp-tea, the place where Britishers organised tea parties. This place is popular for swimming, fishing activities also enjoy its game.It gives you extra energy, soaking you in fun and frolic.

You can easily reach this place by hiring taxis or buses, which are easily available from Mussoorie.

Best time to visit

To visit Kempty Falls the best time is between the summer months of March and June as the weather is pleasant.

Jharipani Fall

One of the beautiful places, here you can see wild flowers, shrubs, creepers, ideal for picnic with families, nature lovers and many adventures activity.

 This falls is located at 8.5 km from Mussoorie on Mussoorie-Jharipani road near the village of Jharipani. You can take the route to the Jharipani Main Market via St George’s boarding school.Easily go by local bus or car up to Jharipani from where the fall is about 1.5 km on foot , enjoy beautiful view of Shivalik range and leveled pieces of hills.

There is beautiful space for children to play here; there are a few swings and all another children games.Your life is in the pure and unpolluted environment of Mussoorie.

Company Garden

Company Garden is very surprising place for your kids with a picnic or just gather your group of friends and set out for this garden.

 When you will be entranced by the lush green carpet of gardens done in colonial style and greeted by the cascading fountain with its crystal clear water, your heart skip a beat. You can also enjoy a boat ride in the artificial lake with some charges per person depending on the boat you choose.

Bhatta Falls

Bhatta Falls is located about 7 km from Mussoorie, is a major tourist attraction place for people visiting Mussoorie. Once you are here, you can enjoy as the day passes by. It is not only a nature's lover delight but also a trekkers’ paradise as you have to walk up some distance to reach here. The falls are a wonderful sight, going to downwards and lost into lush greenery.Here also you can enjoy noodles, boiled eggs, soups and your favourite coffee.

Its distance from Mussoorie on Mussoorie-Dehradun Road near Bhatta Village is about 7 kms. You can enjoy by car or bus up to Bhatta from where the fall is 3 km by foot. A fall with nice ponds and beautiful place for picnic.