Massoorie



Massoorie

Mussoorie, located some 250 miles north of Delhi, capital of India, is among the most popular hill stations of India, and is called the Queen among the hill stations. It overlooks the sprawling Doon valley and the city of Dehradun, the gateway to Mussoorie and infact to the entire Garhwal.Mussoorie, a hill resort at a height of around 7000 ft above the sea level, straddles a ridge in the Garhwal Himalayas – a region which is developing into a major tourism destination. The holy and mighty river Ganga is visible from one end of the ridge and another famous river Jamuna from the other, a stretch of around twelve miles in all,
from Cloud’s end in the west to Jabarkhet in the east.Although Mussoorie, as a hill station was established only as back as in 1823, it has quite an intriguing past. Mussoorie was never an official summer capital unlike Simla – a hill station in the state of Himachal pradesh which was the summer capital of the British Indian government and even unlike Nainital – the summer capital of the united provinces government in British India. Mussoorie always remained unofficial – for the affairs of heart. It has always been a gossipy place – with an air of informality and a tradition of romance – The Honeymoon capital of India.

Massoorie

Attractions
As far as sightseeing is concerned, Mussoorie is a tourist’s paradise. Some of the must visits are Kempty falls, Gun hill, Municipal garden, Sir George Everest house and Jharipani falls.

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Climate
Mussoorie is a hill station which has pleasant climate around the year. It is a very cool place with greenery at its full bloom during September to November. The best seasons to visit Mussoorie is between April to June and again during September to November.

When the plains of North India experience heat waves, Mussoorie trip provides a welcome break. September – November is spring time here. During this season Himalayas are clearly visible. It is better to avoid monsoons as the roads to Mussoorie are in bad shape. Same thing applies for the winter when roads are blocked due to snowfall.

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How to reachMassoorie:

Approach
BY AIR: The nearest Airport to Mussoorie is 60-kms away from the place. The airport is called Jollygrant Airport but there are no regular flights to this place.
BY RAIL: Mussoorie does not have a direct rail link. Dehradun Railway station serves for Mussoorie too. This station is linked with Superfast trains to other major cities in the country.
BY ROAD: Mussoorie is 35 Km from Dehradun which is well connected by roads to all major cities and town. Mussoorie has three bus stands – Library Bus Stand, Masonic lodge, Tehri Bus stand.



Best Time to Visit : April-June and September-October
Altitude: 2005.5 mts.

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