The Brahmatal Trek is one of India’s best winter treks, known for its snow-covered trails, frozen lakes, and stunning Himalayan views of Trishul and Nanda Ghunti. Located in Uttarakhand, it offers an easy-to-moderate route ideal for beginners. Its scenic forests, ridge walks, and winter landscapes make it a perfect December–February trek. What Is the Brahmatal…
The Har Ki Dun trek is a classic Himalayan valley walk in Uttarakhand’s Govind Pashu Vihar National Park, famed for old wooden villages, terraced fields, and views of Swargarohini and Bandarpunch. Starting from Sankri, the route follows the Supin River through forests and meadows. Difficulty is easy-to-moderate, ideal for beginners with basic fitness. What Is…
The Nag Tibba Trek is among the easiest and most popular weekend treks near Delhi–Dehradun. Starting at Pantwari in Uttarakhand, it features soothing forest trails, ridge walks, and a simple summit push to Nag Tibba Top (≈3,022 m) with 360° views of Bandarpoonch, Swargarohini, and Gangotri peaks. A perfect 2-day beginner trek. What Is the…
If you’re planning Char Dham, sooner or later your compass points to Badrinath. The temple sits in a tight Himalayan bowl along the Alaknanda, fronted by the iconic Neelkanth peak. It’s where devotion, mountain weather, and age-old ritual all move in step. This guide keeps things practical: what Badrinath stands for, where it is, when…
Kedarnath isn’t just a dot on a Himalayan map. It’s one of the holiest Shaivite shrines in India, tucked high in the Garhwal Himalayas, where every prayer seems to ride the wind and vanish into snow peaks. Pilgrims come for darshan of Lord Shiva as “Kedar,” but they also come for something harder to define—quiet…
Tapovan Hot Springs are natural geothermal springs bubbling out of rocky ground above Joshimath in Uttarakhand. Picture wisps of steam curling up from sulphur-rich pools while the wind carries the smell of wet stone and alpine shrubs. It’s not a manicured spa; it’s raw Himalayan energy, where hot water meets cold mountain air. People come…
Rajaji National Park sits in Uttarakhand along the Shivalik foothills, wrapped around the holy Ganga between Haridwar, Rishikesh, and Dehradun. It’s known for Asian elephants, tigers, and excellent birding with 300+ species, including the Great Hornbill. The park became a Tiger Reserve in 2015 and spans ~820 km² of sal forests, rivers, and grasslands. Peak…
Auli Hill Station in Uttarakhand is a high-altitude playground where quiet meadows turn into ski slopes and every ridge points to a giant of the Himalaya. Sitting around 2,800 meters in the Chamoli district, Auli is wrapped in conifer forests and ringed by legendary peaks—Nanda Devi, Trishul, Kamet, Hathi-Ghoda—it’s a 360-degree postcard. No surprise people…
The Valley of Flowers National Park in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand is a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its vibrant alpine meadows and rare Himalayan flora. Located near Joshimath and Badrinath, it blooms every monsoon with hundreds of colorful flower species, turning an already dramatic landscape into a painter’s palette at 3,000–3,600 meters. If…
Tashi Jong Monastery is a tranquil Buddhist monastery nestled in Tashi Jong village near Palampur in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is home to the Drukpa Kagyu tradition and a thriving monastic community, known for its vibrant Tibetan architecture, serene prayer halls, fluttering prayer flags, and the gentle rhythm of monastic life….
Bhulla Lake (also called Bhulla Tal) is one of the most serene Lansdowne tourist places—a pocket-sized, Army-maintained waterbody where pine reflections ripple in the breeze,…
Tehri Lake (Tehri Jheel) is a rare Himalayan destination where postcard-worthy scenery meets a full line-up of water thrills. Set in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, the…
Chopta is a tiny, dreamlike hill station and meadow belt tucked inside the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand. Perched at a high altitude with sweeping alpine…
Tungnath Temple, located in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district near Chopta, is the highest Shiva temple in the world. Part of the revered Panch Kedar, it blends…
Tucked into the folds of Kumaon’s lower Himalaya, Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary is the kind of place where pine-scented breezes mingle with birdsong and long views…
Few fixtures light up Indian winters like India vs South Africa in T20Is—and this year, the rivalry reaches the mountains. The third T20I of the…
