Mussoorie

Mussoorie, a popular hill station in North India is also known as Queen of Hills. This is 1971 mts above sea level.  Major Heresay founded Mussoorie in 1811. The first guest house here was built by Captain Young in 1826 and within the next 10 years, almost 100 guest houses sprang up.

Today, Mussoorie has all the facilities available in cities and is full of greenery, bazaars, and beautiful gardens. It's only a overnights journey from Delhi. 

Tourist sites:

Gun Hill: This is the highest point in Mussoorie. Gun Hill gets it's name from a cannon that is found here. A 1km walk or  the ropeway will get you to Gun Hill. 

Lal Tibba: This is a very high peak and is part of old Mussoorie. Through a big binocular placed here one can view the various peaks of the Himalayas.

Campti Fall: John Mckenon founded this place in 1835. At a height of 40 feet is the waterfalls. Mussoorie is 13 kms from Campti Fall. A lot of people bathe in this fall. To bathe here, one has to climb up to Talhati. Buses and taxis are available from Mussoorie. 

Lake Mist: 7 kms from Mussoorie, this lake of incomparable beauty, is en-route to Campti Falls. Entry to this place is charged. One can stay overnight too. There is a beautiful hotel built with logs. A swimming pool and boating facilities are available. Prior reservation could fetch accommodation in the form of holiday huts. 

Company Garden: A beautiful garden with a small lake for boating. It is 4 kms by road and 2 kms by walk via the Beverly Convent Road. A park with all facilities for children and a Tibetan Bazaar are close by.

Cloud End: This is a beautiful building. When  one views it from a distance it looks like you have reached the end of the clouds. A British Major built it in 1838. Later it was converted into a hotel. This hotel is surrounded  by a thick forest.

Mussoorie lake: 7 kms from Mussoorie on the Dehra Dun Road is this  man-made lake,  formed by stopping a mountain stream. This has a boating facility. Many films are shot here.

Camel's Back Road: This road starts near Kulri Bazaar and ends at Library Bazaar. This road is 3 kms long, and its main attraction is horse riding and strolling.

Tibetan Temple: 4 kms from the Library Point is this Tibetan temple which preaches Buddhism.

Jhadipani Falls: 8.5 kms from Mussoorie one can arrive here by bus or car. Walking another 1.5 kms find a lovely picnic spot.

Ven Chetna Spot: 2 kms from Mussoorie,  this is a beautiful picnic spot. Turned into a park,  it is surrounded by pine trees and small bushes.

Temple of Snake God:: 6 kms away from Mussoorie,  this is an ancient temple, from where Doon Valley and Mussoorie are visible.

Nag Tibba: 55 kms from Mussoorie,  this is a  trekking spot. It is surrounded by forests but there is no place to stay here.

There are places that are still untouched by man. In these places the 150-year old English culture still exists. One such place is Landor. Here there is a guest house called "The First Estate" where a missionary lady Ms. Julia has been living since 1947.This 70-year old guest house was built by the missionaries.

"The Red Burn Oaks Estate" is another guest house built in 1945.

Carlton Hotel is close to Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy in Mussoorie. This 100-year old hotel was built by the English to spend their summer holidays. Even today this hotel remains as it was then.

The oldest luxury hotel in Mussoorie is the Savoy. Built by Mr. Lincoln in 1902 even today it is is the biggest hotel on a hill station. The Princess of Wales had stayed here in 1906. 

The huge billiards table, the king size beds, the dining table and the chandeliers are still preserved. Many dignitaries and other important guests have stayed in this hotel. In one corner of this hotel lie some handcarts which tell us the story of the better days gone by.

Restaurants: There are many restaurants in Mussoorie which serve Indian and European cuisine. Some of the popular ones are Kwality, Whispering Window and Neelam.

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Travel Plans:

Air: The closest airport is the Jolly Grant but it does not have  regular flights.

Rail: The closest railway station is Dehra Dun which is 36 kms from Mussoorie. Dehra Dun is connected by rail to all the metropolitan cities. From Dehra Dun to Mussoorie one can go by bus or taxis.

Road: Tourism Departments of various states like Punjab, Haryana, Delhi etc.  operate tourist buses  to Mussoorie.

Tourist Season : The best time is mid April  to mid June and mid September to mid November.

Shopping: Woodwork items.