The most Attractive Tour locations in Uttrakhand, India.

• Haridwar

Propitiously located at the bank of Holy River Ganga.

Haridwar, Uttarakhand’s holiest Hindu city. Pilgrims arrive here in droves to bathe in the fast-flowing Ganges.

The sheer number of people gatheres around Har-ki-Pauri Ghat give Haridwar a reverent feel. Within the religious hierarchy of India, Haridwar is much more significant than Rishikesh, an hour further north, and every evening the river comes alive with flickering flames as floating offerings are released on to the Ganges.

It’s especially busy during the yatra (pilgrimage) season from May to October, in particular during July, when hundreds of thousands of Shiva devotees, known as Kanwarias, descend upon the city.

Haridwar presents a kaleidoscope of Indian culture and development. In the sacred writings, it has been differently specified as Kapilsthan, Gangadwar, and Mayapuri. 

It is additionally a passage for the Chota Char Dham (the four principal pilgrim destinations in Uttarakhand viz, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri). Subsequently, Shaivaites (adherents of Lord Shiva) and Vaishnavites (devotees of Lord Vishnu) call this place Hardwar and Haridwar individually, relating to Har being Shiv and Hari being Vishnu.

• Auli

Auli is in Chamoli district in the Himalayan mountains of Uttarakhand, India. Auli, also known as Auli Bugyal, in Garhwali, which means “meadow“, is located at an elevation of 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) above sea level. Between June to October, the valley has one of highest number of flower species found anywhere in the world, with 520 species of high altitude plants, 498 of which are flowering plants with significant populations of endangered species.

Skiing is a major adventure sport time in Auli. A Ski school is located in the region with trained instructors and snow cannons. The ski resort in Auli is a dream location for beginners of the sport. It provides a clean stretch of snow-covered mountain slopes of 10 to 20 kilometres. Apart from this stretch, there is also a ridge from the range over three kilometres stretch.

• Nainital

Nainital is one of the popular hill station in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

It is also the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of Uttrakhand is also located here.

It is the headquarter of the Kumaon division as well as an eponymous district. Governor of Uttarakhand houses here, who resides in the Raj Bhavan. Nainital was the summer capital of the United Provinces.

Nainital is located in the  of the outer Himalayas of Kumaon foothills at a distance of 285 km from the state capital- Dehradun and 345 km from New Delhi, the capital of India.

Situated at an altitude of 1,938 metres (6,358 ft) above sea level, the city is set in a valley containing an eye-shaped lake, approximately two miles in circumference, and surrounded by mountains, of which the highest are Naina Peak (2,615 m (8,579 ft)) on the north, Deopatha (2,438 m (7,999 ft)) on the west, and Ayarpatha (2,278 m (7,474 ft)) on the south.

From the tops of the higher peaks, “magnificent views can be obtained of the vast plain to the south, or of the mass of tangled ridges lying north, bound by the great snowy range which forms the central axis of the Himalayas.” The hill station attracts tourists round the year.

• Jim Corbett National Park

The oldest national park in India is Jim Corbett National Park which was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

The park is located in Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand and was named after hunter and naturalist Jim Corbett. It was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.

Jim Corbett National Park is an ecotourism destination because it contains 488 different species of plants and a diverse variety of fauna. The increase in tourist activities, among other problems, continues to present a serious challenge to the park’s ecological balance. (So, we should not create any problem while visiting the park.)

Corbett National Park comprises 520.8 km2 (201.1 sq mi) area of hills, riverine belts, marshy depressions, grasslands and a large lake. The elevation ranges from 1,300 to 4,000 ft (400 to 1,220 m).

Winter nights in the area are cold but the days are bright and sunny. It rains from July to September. The park has sub-Himalayan belt geographical and ecological characteristics. Dense moist deciduous forest mainly consists of sal, haldu, peepal, rohini and mango trees. Forest covers almost 73% of the park, while 10% of the area consists of grasslands. It houses around 110 tree species, 50 species of mammals, 580 bird species and 25 reptile species.

• Mussoorie

Mussoorie is one of the popular hill station of the India. And a municipal board in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the state capital of Dehradun and 290 km (180 mi) north of the national capital of New Delhi.

The hill station is located in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan range. The adjoining town of Landour, which includes a military cantonment, is considered part of “greater Mussoorie“, as are the townships of Barlowganj and Jharipani.

Mussoorie is situated at an average altitude of 2,005 metres (6,578 ft). To the northeast are the Himalayan snow ranges, and to the south.

The Doon Valley and Shiwalik ranges. The second highest point is the original Lal Tibba in Landour, with a height of over 2,275 m (7,464 ft).

Mussoorie is popularly known as The Queen of the Hills.

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Source- Wikipedia