Nainital

Nainital is a Himalayan resort town in the Kumaon region of North India’s Uttarakhand state. Being a British hill station, it is set around the Nainital lake at an altitude of 2,084 metres above the sea level. Offering you a panoramic view, Nainital has a favourable climate all year round. The town is popular for various attractions, some of them are discussed below.

Being such an attracting place, Nainital brings its visitors to the most phenomenal views of the nature. Once you are in Nainital, you feel that you are in paradise amidst the Himalayas and Ganges. The various attractions that make you spellbound are:

The Naini lake meant for boat riding, and picnic. Other places to visit are the Naina peak, the Tiffin top, St. John in the wilderness, pt. G.B Pant High Altitude Zoo, Gurney House, Kilbury Bird Sanctuary, the Eco Cave Gardens and so on.

There is no so called best time to visit this captivating hill station. You can easily visit the place at any time of the year, and the temperatures vary from 10 degrees to 27 degrees only.

If you want to visit Nainital from Rishikesh, then you do not get a direct bus or a train that would carry you to your destination. But a share taxi or reserving a personal taxi would be the most convenient option for you. And if you are in Delhi and you wish to travel to Nainital, then you could choose either airways, railways or roadways. The nearest railway station located at a distance of 34kms at Kathgodam, at the foothills of the Kumaon hills.

If you wish to travel through roads, then it would take 6-7 hours to travel to Nainital from Delhi. Nainital can be assessed easily by roads.