Uttarakhand has many cities to travel, to visit the popular attractions and to do various adventure activities. Find below a list of popular cities to travel in Uttarakhand while you tour to Uttarakhand.
# Dehradun – the capital, called “Oxford of India” known for boarding schools – Doon School, has Indian Military Academy, Survey of India and ONGC headquarters, Forest Research Institute, Rajaji National Park & lots of other beautiful picnic places & many Govt./ Educational Institutions.
# Bedni Bugyal – another beautiful bugyal in Chamoli District, providing breath taking views of Trishul & Nanada Devi peaks.
# Chamba – near to Mussoorie, provides a great view of Chamba Valley & the Bhagirathi River (The Ganga). It’s a paradise for nature lovers, as it’s surrounded by Alpine forests. It’s proximity to Dehradun, Rishikesh & Tehri Dam is a great plus.
# Chopta – It’s in Rudraprayag, also known as “Switzerland of Garhwal” for it’s beautiful meadows. It has the highest Shiva temple in the world – Tungnath and from Chandrashila (4300 m/14,107 ft) one can get the most panoramic view of the Central Himalayas.
# Dayara Bugyal – a beautiful bugyal in Uttarkashi District. A world class ski resort is coming up there.
# Ghangaria
# Gwaldam – it’s a beautiful hamlet in the Chamoli District, one can get close up views of Trishul & Nanda Devi peaks, it’s a base camp for Roopkund & Bedni Bugyal (meadows).
# Haridwar – holy city on the Ganges and one of the sites of Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest festival
# Harshil – a real paradise on the earth, on the way to Gangotri.
# Hemkund
# Kotdwar – is a developing town. Famous kanvashram is situated here which is linked to the story of shakuntala and Dushyant.
# Jageshwar – temple town
# Joshimath – gateway to Badrinath, valley of flowers, Hemkund and the ski resort of Auli
# Lansdowne – a beautiful hill station, there’s Garhwal Rifles Headquarters.
# Mukteshwar
# Munsyari, Pithoragarh – Paradise on earth
# Mussoorie – hill station, also known as “The Queen of Hills”. It provides panoramic views of both the Himalayas & Doon valley.
# Nainital – hill station; The Lake District
# Pauri – a hill station, it commands 180 degree view of the Central Himalayas, from Kandolia one can see all the known & unknown peaks of the Himalayas, plus a beautiful valley on the other side. The sunset here is mesmerizing. There are lots of temples here, the known one is Kunkaleshwar temple dedicated to lord Shiva, established by Adi Shankaracharya (who had established the char dham of Sanatan Dharm).
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# Panwali Bugyal – One of the most beautiful bugyals (meadows). It’s in Tehri District, on the trek from Gangotri to Kedarnath.
# Pithoragarh
# Rishikesh – the Yoga capital of the world, the biggest agglomeration of ashrams, meditation centers and temples. It is famous for its lakshman and ram jhula also.Sachcha Dham, ashram of Sachcha Baba is near lakshman jhula. Also there is Neelkanth Mahadev temple few kms from Rishikesh.
# Roorkee – the education capital of Uttarakhand. One of the seven Indian Institutes of Technology is located here.
# Ranikhet-is a wonderful town to see.
# Uttarkashi – the valley of saints
via Uttarakhand travel guide – Wikitravel.
