Places to visit nearby destination - Nainital
Almora
 Nestled in the Kumaon hills, the hill station of Almora
has fascinated travellers from far and wide. It is one
of the very few hill stations not developed by the English.
Geographically, Almora is bound by the district of Pithoragarh
in the east, the district of Garhwal in the west, the
district of Bageshwarin in the north and in the south
by Nainital district. Almora is placed over a picturesque
horseshoe-shaped ridge of a mountain. Some of the major
attractions here are G. B. Pant Museum, Chitai Temple,
Kasar Devi Temple and Udyotchandesvar Temple (also Nanda
Devi Temple).
Corbett National Park
 Set up in 1936, the Corbett National Park is India\’s
first and the finest national park. Situated in the
foothills of the western Himalayas in the districts
of Nainital and Pauri Garhwal, the park spans across
some 920.9 square kilometres at an altitude of 600 to
1,100 metres. Today the park has grown considerably
in size and now includes the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary
as a part of its 1,319 sq. km of reserved forest area.
The park comprises mainly the valley of the Ramganga
River. It has a varied topography which abounds with
a variety of wildlife. The wildlife includes a large
number of mammals, birds and reptiles. The river teems
with mahseer, gharial, mugger and flocks of cormorants.
The park is quite popular for its tigers. Apart from
tigers (90 in number in 1984), leopards as well as jungle
cats and fishing cats are also found here. The sloth
bear, Himalayan black bear, dhole, jackal, yellow-throated
marten, Himalayan palm civet, Indian grey mongoose,
common otter, porcupine, and black-naped hare are the
other attractions of this area. Elephants can be seen
all over the park.
Kasauni
 All mountain lovers who want to get a closer look at
the Himalayas can head for Kasauni, which is situated
at about 51 kilometres north of Almora. From here you
can have a superb view of Trishul (7120 m), the twin
peaks of Nanda Devi (7816 m), and Panchchuli or the
Five Chimneys (6904 m).
Mukteshwar
 Set atop a high ridge, at about 51 km from Nainital,
is one of Kumaon\’s beautiful resorts, Mukteshwar. The
resort is full of fruit orchards and dense coniferous
forests. You can also have a fine view of the majestic
Himalayas as well as of Almora from here. Mukteshwar
is also home to the famous Indian Veterinary Research
Institute.
Ranikhet
 Situated some
103 km from Dhikala, Ranikhet, as the name suggests,
is a beautiful and quiet hill station at an altitude
of 2,000 metres above sea level. It has a pleasant climate
with mild summers and chilled winter. This is one of
the few unexplored destinations in the country where
you can find a serene environment, traffic-less streets,
and hospitable people.
Sat Tal
 About 21 kilometres from Nainital lies Sat Tal, one
of the most picturesque resorts of Kumaon. The resort
has seven interconnected lakes. Accommodation facilities
here are provided by Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam. |
