Mussoorie

                           

mussoorie 

"The queen of the hills", as people knows Mussoorie with the name.

Mussoorie is known for its beautiful hills, waterfalls and climate. People like to spend their summer holidays in Mussoorie because Mussoorie weather remains pleasant at summers (March- October). Thousands of travelers and visitors from different places of world come to visit this place.

Mussoorie is one of the favorite hill stations or tourist destinations and is situated at a height of 2000 meters (6,600 ft) from sea level. The view of Dehradun at night from Mussoorie is a pleasant and unforgettable experience.

Mussoorie Tourism

The state of Uttarakhand has too many beautiful hill stations and Mussoorie hill station is one of them. The beautiful lakes, waterfalls and hills define the Mussoorie tourism as best. Mussoorie tourism is best to visit from the month of March to October. At this time Mussoorie weather is good as compared to other plane areas of India. Mussoorie has only 35 KMs distance from the Dehradun which is the capital of Uttarakhand. There are many other known and best tourist destinations near Mussoorie which definitely make the Mussoorie tour memorable.

How to reach

By Air

Jolly Grant airport is the nearest airport just 45 KMs Away. One can take a direct taxi or a bus to reach Mussoorie. There is mainly Kingfisher Red and Jet Airways serving their services to Jolly Grant airport, so if you want to move from Delhi to Mussoorie then you can board any one of them.

By Train

The nearest Railway station is Dehradun which is just 35 KMs from Mussoorie. From Dehradun Railway station one can take a direct bus or taxi to Mussoorie. The journey from Dehradun to Mussoorie will takes around 45 minutes only.

Places to visit :

Gun Hill

Gun hill ropeway ride is a 400 mtrs ride which covers much beautiful panoramic view of the Himalayan ranges.

Kempty Falls

Kempty falls has a 15 KMs distance from Mussoorie and it has the attitude of 4500 feets.

Municipal Garden

A beautiful family garden has small lake and provides a boating facility. It has a little distance of 4 KMs by car or cycle rickshaw or 2 KMs by foot.

Mussoorie Lake

A newly developed picnic spot on Mussoorie Dehradun road having a little distance of 6 KMs from Mussoorie.

Jharipani Falls

The Jharipani Falls have 8.5 KMs distance from Mussoorie. One can board a bus from Mussoorie to Jharipani which covers 7 KMs of distance, next distance of 1.5 KMs should be covered by foot to reach Jharipani Falls.

Camel's Back Road

A hill covering 3 KMs of distance, which starts from Kulri Bazar and end at Library Bazar. Horse riding and sunset view is the man charm of Camel's Back Road.

Bhatta Falls

One more beautiful falls at Mussoorie Dehradun Road about 7 KMs from Mussoorie.

Nag Devta Temple

Nag Devta Temple is situated at Cart Mackenjie Road and around 6 KMs from Mussoorie.

Van Chetna Kendra

At Tehri by pass road and about 2 KMs from Mussorie. The main attraction of this picnic spot is wildilife like Ghurar, Kanankar, Himalayan Peacock, Monal etc.

Sir George Everest House

It is about 6 KMs of Mussoorie. Sir George Everest House is one of oldest tourist places of Mussoorie.

Other tourist places near Mussoorie

Naga Tibba, Dhanolti, Surkhanda Devi, Lakha Mandal, Chamba, Tehri, Dehradun

Other Mussoorie Info

Area : 65 sq km
Altitude : 2005.5 m
Temperature in Summer : 31.2°C(max);7.2°C(min)
Temperature in Winter : 7.2°C(max);1.1°C(min)
Languages : Hindi and English
Dialects: Garhwali, Pahari
Best Time to Visit : April-June and September-October