Tourist Places in Chakrata

Tourist Places in Chakrata

Chakrata is hill station in the district of Dehradun of Indian state of Uttarakhand. Elevated at the height of 7000 ft it is one of the major tourist destinations of the state. It was mainly developed as a hill station by the British during colonial rule. Now it houses a cantonment area. Gifted with dense forest and lusting greeneries, it is one of most popular tourist spot to spend vacation. Weather of Chakrata remains pleasant most of the times of the year. The hill station was formerly known as Jaunsar Bawar, as it was inhabited mainly by Jaunsari tribe.  

What to see:   Chakrata houses many places of interest in and around it. Adorned with lush green lands and dense forests. -

Chilmiri Neck :

Chilmiri Neck is very fascinating place to visit. The place offers its tourists many wonderful sights of down valley. Cool and pleasant weather make it must visit place. The place also houses many different species of bird.

Ram Tal Horticultural Garden :

Ram Tal Horticultural Garden is another place of attraction. The garden is abundant with many varieties of climbers, fems, lichen, conifers, flowering plants and woody trees. The place also offers tourist different kinds of bird to watch. Black headed Jay, Oriental turtle doves and Grey Treepai are found here on large scale. This horticulture garden also houses a natural pond and apple garden which add to the beauty of the nature.


Tiger fall :

Tiger fall is an amazing water fall and therefore it is a major tourist spot in Chakrata. Being one of the highest water falls in India, it is very breathtaking experience to watch the water fall situated at the altitude of 2200m Deoband is a place from where tourists can watch the fascinating and wonderful views of Himalayan range. Deoband is nestled with dense forest and is beautiful place to explore the nature. It also houses many varieties of animals and birds in the surrounding areas.  

How to get there:

Chakrata is well linked by road to other parts of the state and the country. Many state run buses and private luxury buses are available from  Dehradun and other cities of the state and the country. Nearest railway station is Dehradun railway station which is about 92km away from the chakrata.  Dehradun railway station is connected to many cities and town of the state and the country.  Nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, about 116m away from Chakrata. The airport is well connected by many fights to major cities of the country.

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Tourist Places in Kedarnath

One of the holiest places of Pilgrimage, Kedarnath is located in Indian state of Uttarakhand.  It is in Rudraprayg district of the state and one of the Char Dham (important Hindu religious places). Nestled with majestic snow covered mountain of Himalaya, Kedarnath is home to one of the holiest temple of Hindu, Kedarnath temple. Thousands of devotees from across the world visit this place throughout the year.

Place to visit:  Kedarnath is popularly known for its many Hindu temples of religious importance.

Kedarnath temple :
Kedarnath temple is the most prominent temple in Kedarnath. It is believed that it was built by Sankaracharya. The temple is one the twelve Jyotirlingas and according to myth it is the place where Lord Shiva hid himself in the form of a bull.  Lord Shiva hid himself here because he was not willing to forgive Pandavas who were begging pardon and redemption after the war of Kurushetra against there in and kith.

Sankaracharya Samadhi :
Sankaracharya Samadhi is another religious place in Kedarnath. He was a famous Hindu philosopher. It is believed that it was he who renovated the shrine of Kedarnath.

Agastya muni:
Agastya muni is yet another place where thousands of devotes gathers to pay homage to the great sage, Agastya who is believed to have spend his some time of his life meditating here. On the occasion of Baisakhi thousands of pilgrims throng there.
Apart from the religious place Kedarnath also house other places of interest in and around it.

Chandrashila :
Chandrashila is one of them. It is situated at the altitude of    3680 m and offers many trekking sites to adventurers. It also offers tourist various beautiful natural sights.
Chopta, Sonprayag and Vasuki Tal are some of many other places of attraction to be seen near Kedarnath.

How to get there: 
If you are travelling by train Rishikesh is the place you can get down at. Its railway station is the closest one to Kedarnath (221km). From Rishikesh to Kedarnath there are many vehicles available like cars and buses. Many state run buses and other private vehicles like luxury buses and cars link Kedarnath to other towns and cities of the Uttarakhand state and the country. Jolly Grant Airport at Dehradun is 239 km away from Kedarnath and closest one to it. The airport is well connected to other major cities of the country.

Other details: 
Kedarnath is a major pilgrimage center and thousands of pilgrims visit this holy town. It houses many hotels which provide accommodation facilities to visitors.   During the time of May to November most of the hotels are booked. Because this is the period of the year when most of the devotees and tourists come here. So if you plan to make a visit this holy town of Kedarnath, do not forget to book your rooms in advance.

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