Mussoorie Travel Blog: The offbeat way
Travel, explore and feel the nature…
“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer”
Mussoorie, The Queen of the Hills is at an average altitude of 1,880 metres (6,170 ft). To the northeast are the Himalayan snow ranges, and to the south, the Doon Valley and Shiwalik ranges.
Interesting fact: In 1850 the first beer brewery in India was built in Mussoorie
Reaching to Mussoorie
It is about 35 km from the state capital of Dehradun and 290 km north of the national capital of New Delhi.
The Route: New Delhi →Noida → Ghaziabad → Haapur →Khatauli →Meerut →Saharanpur → Dehradun → Mussorie
Places to make stop for lunch, tea etc.:
The Khatauli Midway food complex, hundred miles from both ends.
Its clean, it has proper parking.
There is a McDonald’s, Haldiram, Subway and a Costa Coffee outlets. You can find interesting souvenir and clothes shops here too.
Address:
Namastey Midway National Highway 58 Muzzafar Nagar, Khatauli, Mansurpur, Uttar Pradesh
Where to Stay
The queen of hills offers a varieties of places to stay from 5 star hotels to simple and cozy home stays. The oldest 5 star hotel is The Savoy.
Places to visit
Lal Tibba and nature walk
The second highest point is the original Lal Tibba in Landour, with a height of over 2,275 metres (7,464 ft).Lal Tibba is the highest point in Mussoorie and offers a panoramic view of the town and its surroundings. One can view Badrinath, Kedarnath, Banderpunch and other Himalyan ranges from this telescope.
It has a nature walk known as “Camel’s Back Road”. This road takes its name from a rocky outcrop in the shape of a camel’s hump. The road contains hotels and motels, and a cemetery is about mid-way on the loop.
Gun Hill
There is “Gun Hill” where a cannon was used to sound out midday for many years. Gun Hill is accessible by the cable car on the Mall road.
Lake Mist
About 5 km (3 mi) before Kempty Falls on the Mussoorie-Kempty road is Lake Mist, through which flows the Kempty river with its numerous small waterfalls. The resort of Lake Mist provides accommodation, restaurant facilities and boating.
Sir George Everest’s House
At Park Estate are the remains of the building and laboratory of Sir George Everest, the Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843. It is after George Everest that the world’s highest peak Mt. Everest is named. It is 6 km (3.5 mi) from Gandhi Chowk and a scenic walk from Library Bazaar, although accessible by road transport to at least Haathi Paon. The place provides a view of Doon Valley on one side and a panoramic view of the Aglar River valley and the peaks of the Himalayan ranges on the other. It is a scenic walk from Library Bazaar.
Eateries
By the way cafe
After roaming around the entire day, all you will need a cozy environment with a hot cup of coffee and must have garlic breads. This is the place where you should be heading to.
Urban Turban
Punjabi food is a must try and Urban Turban offers a great taste.
Mussoorie sweet shop
This is a small shop opposite Urban Turban. It serves nice tea, hot milk, jalebi n samosas. Its delightful in cold whether.
Kal Sang
This is the best place for Chinese and Tibetan food in Mussoorie. You can try Hakka noodles and Devil momos (if you a fan of spicy food).
Lovely Omelette Center
This is the place which offers greatest omelettes.
Benog hill trekking
“GREAT THINGS NEVER CAME FROM COMFORT ZONES.” ~ ANONYMOUS
Benong hill is beautiful, close to nature trek. This is a beginner’s trek and it is around 8 km long.
Benog Wildlife Sanctuary
This one is about 11 kilometers from Library Point but still interesting for those who like bird watching and the wildlife. Old-cedar trees and many medicinal plants growing in abundance along with pine trees will give a lot of happiness to a nature lover’s heart. Plus there are chances of spotting The White Capped Water Redstart and the Red Billed Blue Magpie, or a panther, leopard, deer, bear and Himalayan goats if you are very lucky.
Jwalaji Temple (Benog Hill)
At an altitude of 2,240 m (7,350 ft), this temple is in the 9 km (5.5 mi) west of Mussoorie. It is at the top of Benog Tibba (Hill) and contains an old idol of Goddess Durga. There is a view of the Aglar River valley. The temple cannot be accessed by vehicle although a motor road goes most of the way from Mussoorie.
And now jump out of bed and get started for your beautiful Mussorie trip.
