Mussoorie
Photo: Michael Scalet from India (CC BY-SA 2.0)Classic hill station on a 15 km horseshoe ridge above Dehradun: Mall Road, Gun Hill, Landour, Kempty Falls and the winterline sunsets.
Weekend hill station from Delhi and Dehradun; stay in Landour for quiet. Gateway to Dhanaulti, Kanatal and the Yamunotri road.
November: Crisp; winterline
When to go
Things to do
- Ride the ropeway to Gun Hill: 09:00-18:00
- Walk Camel's Back Road at sunset
- Climb to Lal Tibba through Landour: 2-3 hour walk from Picture Palace
- Watch the winterline at sunset: Visible from mid-October to mid-January
- Hathipaon trail hike
- Zip-lining at Mussoorie Adventure Park
- Day trip to Kempty Falls: 15 km on the Yamunotri road
- Visit Kempty Falls: 06:00-18:00
- Safari / nature walk at Benog Wildlife Sanctuary: 07:00-17:00
- Visit Gun Hill Point: 09:00-18:00
- Visit George Everest's House: 09:00-18:00
Top sights
Kempty Falls
Popular, heavily developed waterfall about 15 km from Mussoorie on the Yamunotri road.
Gun Hill Point
Highest point on Mussoorie's Mall Road, reached by a short ropeway, with views of the town and snow peaks.
George Everest's House
Remains of the home and laboratory of Sir George Everest, Surveyor-General of India, on a ridge west of Mussoorie.
Himalayan Weavers
An interesting place on the way to Dhanaulti which uses natural dyes to produce hand-woven shawls, scarves and throws from wool, eri silk and pashmina. They have a shop 8 km from Mussoorie on the Mussoorie-Dhanaulti Road.
George Everest Peak
Gun Hill Ropeway
Char Dukan
Periscope Point
Viewdeck
Jharipani Waterfall
Doon Valley Viewpoint
Rocky Point-Trek
Nature and outdoors
Benog Wildlife Sanctuary
Forest sanctuary about 15 km from Mussoorie with over 200 bird species, including the Himalayan monal and red-billed blue magpie.
Khalanga Park
Guru Ram Rai Garden
Mahatma Gandhi Park
Mussoorie Wildlife Sanctuary
wildlife sanctuary in Uttarakhand, India
Salawala Park
D.a.v
Soi Park
Siddharth Vihar park
IIRS Park
Mayur Vihar Park
Aketa Avenue Park
Where to eat
Little Llama Cafe
Mall Road cafe with mountain views serving Tibetan, continental and fusion food.
Kalsang Mussoorie
Tibetan family-run restaurant near Kulri for momos, thukpa, tingmo and Thai curries.
Char Dukan
Four old adjoining shops at Landour's Chaar Dukan for bun omelettes, Maggi and tea.
Cafe by the Way
Cafe at the historic Rokeby Manor in Landour serving Indian, Garhwali and continental dishes.
Rice Bowl
A Chinese and Tibetan food restaurant run by a very friendly Tibetan family. The food is delicious and cheap.
New punjab
Funjabi tandoorz
Anandam
Buy traditional, sweets from the Best Sweet Shop in Dehradun. Order now for delicious sweets delivered straight to your home in India
India Hotel
Countdown restruanut
Kumar Vegetarian
Cafe Ivy
Shopping
Cross Road Mall
Tibetan Market
Tibetan market
Rama Market
Sabzi Mandi
Ram Leela Bazar
Jhanda Mohalla
Local Vegetable Market
Branded Stores
A variety of branded store like, Reebok, Liberty, Koutons, Music World, PlanetM and Wingsfield have come up on the main mall road.
G. Dass & Co.
The oldest photography shop in Mussoorie. This shop offers facilities such as printing photographs.
Om Gift Emporium
Standard Dry Cleaners
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