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Mussoorie is hill city located 34
kms from Capital of Uttarakhand Dehradun , Mussoorie is know as
queen of hills , Landour is an adjoining town which has military
cantonment, Landour , Barlowgank, Jharipani are part of greater
Mussoorie. Mussoorie is situated at height of 6600 Ft above sea
level, Mussoorie is known as nearest hill station from national
capital Delhi which receives snow fall, Highest point of Mussoorie
is Lal Tibbar which has height of 7500 Ft above sea level, One can
have awesome views of Doon Valley & Shivalik ranges from Mussoorie.
Mussoorie is known as Queen of
Hills , Mussoorie is located 90 kms away from Haridwar, 35 Kms from
Dehradun, and 275 kms from National capital Delhi. Mussoorie has got
name Mussoorie because of a plant named Mussoorie is found in that
area.
Hill station Mussoorie is situated at height of 7000ft asl, Hotels
in Mussoorie overlook at Doon Valley,There are many hotels located
in Mall area, near picture palace, And near Library, Hotels at Mall
road are most favorite in tourist , Hotel Nand Residency Mussoorie,
Shiva Continental Mussoorie, Highness Heights Mussoorie etc. are
located near or around Mall, But there are many tourist who like to
stay in out skirts of Mussoorie Many resorts like Sterling resorts
Mussoorie & Surbi Resorts are located in out skirts of Mussoorie,
Mussoorie witnesses snow fall in between months of Devember to
February and in summers maximum number of tourist arrive to
Mussoorie because of its pleasant weather.
How to Reach Mussoorie
Mussoorie by Air : Jolly Grant Dehradun is just 39 kms away from
Mussoorie but regular flights are not available here.
Mussoorie by Rail : Dehradun is nearest rail head for Mussoorie and
its 35 kms away from Mussoorie, Dehradun is connected with all metro
cities of India.
Mussoorie by Road : Buses are easily available from Delhi , Dehradun
and many cities from India, One can reach easily by own car from
Dehradun & Delhi , Road condition is good.
Sight Seeing Places in Mussoorie:
The Mall Mussoorie: Beautiful Mall of Mussoorie is located in
between surrounding hills and the Doon Valley . Evenenings at Mall
road are very romantic, The tourists come together at mall to enjoy
the awesome sunset. The sunset in Mussoorie is followed by the view
of the lovely twinkling lights who shine one by one in the valley
below Mussoorie. One has to visit Kulri Bazaar and the Library Chowk
of the Mall.
Gun Hill Mussoorie: One has to take a ropway from Mall to visit Gun
Hill, In old days one gun was kept here to determine mid day time of
Mussoorie, Tourists enjoy bird eye view of Mussoorie from Gun Hill.
Camel's back road Mussoorie: Camel's back road Mussoorie has got its
name because of its carved shape like camel' back. Hawa Ghar is
located on Camel's back road, One can reach Lal tibba from here,
where one telescope has been kept on a private land ( Not always
open ).
Other sight seeing places in Mussoorie: Other sightseeing places in
Mussoorie are Municipal garden ,company Bagh,Cloud End etc.
Academies like The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of
Administration Mussoorie, Waverley Convent, Wynberg Allen School,
Saint George's, Woodstock, Hampton Court, Indo-Tibetan Border Police
Academy and the Defense Institute of Work Studies are some
institutional landmarks in Mussoorie town.
Sight Seeing Places Around Mussoorie:
Kempty Fall:
Visit to mussoorie is never complete unless you visit Kempty Fall,
Kempty fall is situated 17 kms away from Mussoorie.One small rope
way is situated at Kempty fall for visitors for getting down to
Kempty fall, stairs are also available . Many small shops & lockers
are availble right on Kempty fall to keep your clothes so you can
take a bath in Kempty fall.
Dhanaulti:
Dhanaulti is also a cool & calm hill station located 35 kms from
Mussoorie , Views from Dhanaulti are amazing, one can go for a day
excursion from Mussoorie
Tehri Dam: World famous Tehri dam is situated approx 85 kms from
Mussoorie, People option for stay in Dhanaulti or Thangdhar camps or
Kanatal can visit tehri Dam easily.
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