Tour O Travel

Almora is situated in kashyap hills in Uttarakhand at 5400 ft height from sea level. Almora has a pleasant climate. Days are warm in morning in summer but in winter, nights are chilly and you can experience snow falls. While you plan your tour to Almora, the best time for almora tour is April to june and September to November. Almora has a 5 km of stunning mountain range spread across here. It has excellent scenic beauty. Two other tourist spots Binsar and Koshi are within short distance from Almora. Almora is famous for it’s popular tourist attractions Nanda Devi Temple, Chitai Temple, Katarmal Sun Temple, Jageshwar- one of the 12 Jyotirlingas,Binsar Bright end Corner, known for magnificent sunsets and sunrises, Gananath, Bageshwar and Baijnath.

While set for almora travel and Almora sightseeing, you can find the following tourist attractions in Almora.

Chitai temple – It is dedicated to lord Gollu which is very popular among Kumaon region. You can enjoy the scenic beauty of pine forests and stunning beauty of himalayan ranges of hills.

Katarmal sun temple – An old temple built almost 800 years ago. It is situated in the way to Jageshwar shrine.

Bright end corner – It is called the Tiger Hills of Almora. You can enjoy sunrise and sunset here. The beauty is stunning. You can find Vivekanand memorial near where Swami Vivekanad spent some days while returning from Himalays.

Bageshwar shrine – It is 33 km from Almora. There you can find amazing temple of Jageshwar which is a stunning beauty from architechtural point of view. don’t forget to take a dip in nearby nandini stream and subhai stream.

G B Pant museum – It is near Almora bus stand.It has rare collection of ‘Apen’ folk painting.
Binsar – It is 35 km from Almora. Some of the most popular Himalayan peaks like Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Shivling, Chaukhamba, Trishul, Nanda Kot and Nanda Devi can be seen from here.

Hotels in Almora

Kalmatia Sangam’s Ph: 91-5962-233625
Deodar Resort Ph: 91-5962-233025
Snow View Resort Ph: 91-5962-233650

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