Uttarakhand welcomes to take a plunge into the leisure trap of the hills. While the outside world hustles and bustles, let’s drop into a state of nirvana while treading through a land of lonely alpine forests. A lazy adventure waits to find the connection back to our soul in the routes of Dehra, Rishikesh, Dhanaulti, and Lansdowne.
Our chauffeur will greet at the Delhi Airport/ Railway station and proceed with the road trip to Dehradun. An en-route lunch is necessary for the 7-hour journey before reaching hotel late in the afternoon. In the evening, we shall acclimatize with the locale followed by dinner in a local restaurant before returning to the hotel for the night stay at Dehradun.
As soon as we will be done with the breakfast, will gear up to visit the local places of interest like the Robber’s Cave, the Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple, and the Dehradun Zoo, formerly known as the Malsi Deer Park. The food courts in the zoo can be a good place to have lunch, as we will be heading towards the next destination, Lachhiwala as early as possible. Encircled between Sal trees and boasting of solitude in its environment, this place is best suited to enjoy a peaceful sunset, sans the clutter of hordes of tourists. In the evening, we shall visit the Paltan market for shopping, followed by dinner and return to the hotel for the night stay at Dehradun.
As we finish our last breakfast in Dehradun, we will be up for a journey to the Holy city of Rishikesh, also known as the Gateway to the Garhwal Himalayas. En route, we’ll be visiting prominent places like the Ram Jhula, Laxman Jhula, and Swargashram among others. This Holy city offers lovely veg meals which we can try for lunch. Afternoon shall be kept for a short rest in the hotel and later, in the evening, we may visit the Triveni Ghat to witness the Ganga Arati and later will return to the hotel for dinner and night stay at Rishikesh.
We leave the city today after a lovely breakfast at the hotel and will proceed to Dhanaulti possibly via Chamba. Perched at an elevation of 2286 mt, this place is a quiet environ amidst the alpine forest of Deodar, rhododendron, and oak. We will have lunch after completing the check-in formalities at the hotel at Dhanaulti and shall rest for a while. Later in the afternoon, we will visit the Eco Park and the Matatila Dam which can be good options for casual strolls. The evening can be spent in leisure followed by dinner and night stay at Dhanaulti.
Today will be a rest day for us and we shall move to the local corners to explore Dhanaulti on our own through experiences of shopping, local lunch and through cultural exposure; if the situation prevails. The afternoon shall gift us a charismatic sunset with the Himalayas in the backdrop and an evening of silence and peace followed by dinner and night stay at Dhanaulti.
We’ll be visiting the cantonment town, Lansdowne, today. Located at an elevation of 1700 mt, this is a town of the past. The early breakfast will be already digested in course of a 7-hour journey. So we’ll be checking into our resort after completing an en route lunch. The afternoon is reserved for some rest. This serenely chilled barrack town can add some flames of merriment through the onset of a bonfire followed by dinner and night stay at Lansdowne.
It will be a long day and so we will start early after breakfast to visit the Tiffin top at Garhwal, Bhulla Lake, and the Tarkeshwar Mahadev. We shall try some local delicacies for lunch today. Keeping the trip less hectic and more refreshing for today, we will return to the hotel in the afternoon. The evening can be spent on bonfire – barbecue for dinner followed by last night stay at Lansdowne.
It is a long journey back to Delhi today, covering almost 273 KM. We will start early after breakfast and eventually will reach by late afternoon to catch an evening flight or train as booked for the return journey.
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