I was thinking to write the post from few months. Finally, wait is over. 😉
During October, I and my family decided to go to Mussoorie for the weekend which is at a distance of about 35 km from Dehradun. Mussoorie is over 2000 m above sea level with a total area of 65 sq. Km. The best time to visit this town is between April to June and then from September to November as the greenery here is in full bloom.
An exciting and beautiful long journey to make by road is from Delhi to Mussoorie. Escaping from the mad traffic and pollution of Delhi to the calm peaceful place that Mussoorie is, the trip is unforgettable and enlightening at the same time.
We booked a tempo traveler as we were 16 people. (@Saurabh, Vidhu, Kannu, Namit, Lokesh, Dolly, Shivam, Hema, Avneesh, Sonu, Gunjan, Atul, Bhawana, Abhishek, Amrita, of course ME and Kids Koko, Gappu, Golu, Riyansh).
We packed our luggage. We boarded traveler @ 12 AM, picked rest of the family members and set out on the journey. The whole journey is well planned by Saurabh. All members have their duties and responsibility. All members took seats and relaxed. Firstly all members got the welcome kit, it contain Sandwich, snicker, Appy or Fruity, Muffin. Kid’s kit also had kinder joy. 🙂
We stopped in between for a bit, had tea & some snacks, stretched our legs and then headed towards Mussoorie. We reached Mussoorie @10 AM and put up at a hotel. We had already got our reservations done in the Hotel Deep.
We booked it for two days for convenience. A nice view of the valley is visible from the hotel. Clean and good breakfast, lunch, and dinner service. It depends on you where you want to stay but the place does matter for the trip to be memorable. 🙂
The Hotel: Hotel DEEP
I should give some words about the hotel as well.
While choosing the hotel, I had four things in mind; Cost, facility, location and good reviews. While the rates may vary over time, we get on quite reasonable for the season.
Cozy & clean room, water heater in bathroom, really warm soft blankets, ambiance perfectly suiting to the hills. Being at first floor, even if it wasn’t a family suite kind of with terrace but a sitting arrangement outside the room with kind of views, one won’t have any complaints either.
Then comes to hotel staff, we happened to meet only some of them; one at reception, one at Travel desk, two attendant & three or four in a kitchen. From taking our luggage to room to proving water, serving our orders etc., we had no complaints.
Overall, services been perfect & location of the hotel was at walking distance from Mall road. If I had to visit the place again, then I would gladly choose the same hotel again than any other place. 🙂
We decided to take some rest and had our lunch before going to visit Kempty fall.
Kempty waterfall – “The stunningly beautiful Kempty Falls is situated at a distance of 15 KM from Mussoorie town on the Hilly tracks of Uttarakhand. It has the distinction of being the biggest and prettiest waterfall located in a beautiful valley and is surrounded by high mountains.
The Kempty Falls is a good place for a picnic in the midst of the Greenery which covers the surroundings. This waterfall attracts many tourists. A nice place to unwind and at the same time bathe in the waterfall. There are some restaurants nearby too to satiate the taste buds while witnessing the natural beauty. The way to the waterfall is a treat in itself. The natural scenery will replenish your faith in life.
Kempty fall is far below from the road and to reach there are sloppy pathway as well as ropeway. We choose pathway. There are many eatery/gift shops along the pathway. After 5 minutes of descend walk, we reached Kempty fall. It was full of tourists. There were many shops near the falls selling swimming costumes, float and lockers on rent. The people were taking the bath and enjoying under the fall.
We all took the bath under the Kempty fall (water is too cold 😉 ) and enjoyed while during that period Sonu Bhaiya captured some snaps. After taking the bath, We changed our clothes. 🙂
We took some snacks we came back to the top of the waterfall and reached parking place. The driver was waiting for us. We all sat in the traveler and left for Mussoorie. In the short journey of 40 to 50 minutes, we reached our destination.
After reaching our hotel, we decided to roam around mall road for some shopping and eating.
The night was cold and fortunately, it was a clear sky with stars twinkling. We went to the terrace and looked down at the thousands of houses stretched out like a galaxy of stars. 🙂
I got up at dawn the next day and decided to take a walk while other members lay snuggled in their warm quilts and cozy beds.
After having had some breakfast in the hotel, we intended to go to Dhanaulti.
Dhanaulti: On Mussoorie-Tehri Road 25km away, it has deodar forests and mountainscapes. Next day, we proceeded to Dhanaulti, about 30 km away. The only thing you will enjoy this travel is greenery and beauty of hilly areas.
After morning views, it was the time to head towards Dhanaulti. Even though we knew that there would be no snow there, as of now, but it was better to check out the route once and there was no guarantee of snow in coming days either.
Dhanaulti has a Nature Eco park. It is pay and enjoys the park. Must do it, if you love nature…
We enjoyed a lot there and clicked so many pictures and enjoyed the beautiful view and how can I forget Kannu`s sliding fight … (can`t stop laughing) 😉 😀 😀
We had great fun there, enjoyed the adventure sports namely Sky Ride- Superman Zip Line, Sky Bridge.
Anyway, there wasn’t much to do at Dhanaulti in current conditions so we drove back.
The second destination chosen for the day was Mussoorie Lake, where we took Chhole kulcha as there is no other option and we were starving. So we had chhole kulcha while enjoying the view. 🙂
Mussoorie Lake: A newly developed picnic spot situated on Mussoorie- Dehradun road and is about 6 km from Mussoorie. It is a delightful spot. Pedal boats are available. It commands an enchanting view of Doon Valley and nearby villages.
We did boating there. All the boats were pedal boat we hired four such pedal boat for 20 minutes. We enjoyed the boating in that mini lake and after that, we started to return as already one hour had passed.
We left the place at around 5:30 pm and reached back to Hotel and then rest of the day was spent walking at Mussoorie Mall Road. We took some snacks there and after spending some good time there, we start returning to our hotel through the same market again.
On reaching hotel room, we had some fun, shared horror stories… after that, we were very tired and soon we fell asleep.
We get up early in the morning and get ready for Rishikesh. We checked out at 07:30 AM and after reaching Ram Jhula, we went to Ghat of Ganga Ji. A lot of people were taking a bath on Ghats. We also took the bath in Holy Ganga Ji. Water was cold but not very deep so we enjoyed bathing. We were happy and enjoying in water that we were reluctant to come out.
After taking a bath, we went to the market area. There were many shops of Puja/Gift items, Religious books, and famous Chotiwalas restaurants. I was surprised to see 2-3 Chotiwalas restaurants there and each one claiming to be the original one. One person having the long choti was sitting on one chair at the high platform to attract customers outside of each restaurant.
We did lunch there. We return to parking. We took our seats and relaxed. We returned to Delhi. This finishes my family trip to Mussoorie and Rishikesh with lots and lots of good and beautiful memories.
Really our holiday trip to Mussoorie was unforgettable. The memory of my visit to Mussoorie is still fresh in my mind. 🙂
Now my snaps will tell you only a part of the story, but your visit to the Queen of Hill stations will unfold the whole beauty.