Nainital Tour Guide - Sightseeing, Activities and Hotels in Nainital

Overview

State: Uttarakhand

Distance: 310 Km NE of Delhi

By Road: 6hrs & 30min

By Rail: 6hrs & 40min + 1hr by road

Location: Nainital capital of India's lake district, is 36km from Kathgodam and 6,538 ft above sea level

Route: NH24 to Rampur via Hapur, Garhmukteswar, Gajraula, Joya and Moradabad; NH87 to Nainital via Rudrapur, Haldwani, Kathgodam and Jeolikot

Fast Fact

When to go Nainital

All year round, except winter and the monsoons. summer is best
STD Code of Nainital

05942
Nainital Tourist Offices

103, Indraprakash Building, 21, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

Nainital is the perfect weekend gateaway far away from the hustle and bustle of Delhi, you can rejuvenate your mind, body and soul with our exclusive and economical Nainital weekend tour packages. Hill station are always the fun place to be. Nainital weekend tour you through some fun lakes and ropeways. In Nainital Weekend tour you can enjoy the shopping at Nainital Mall Road, awesome Nature walk, beautiful landscapes, memorable sunset and sunrise you can also have the plesure of bonne fire party on Nainital, Kumaon hills with your friends and buddies. There is need to mention that the weather in this region itself is so wonderful.

A perfect Gem Popularly called the lake district because of a string of closely located lakes (Bhim Tal, Sat Tal, Naukuchia Tal and, of course, Naini, Nainital district has other claims to distinction.

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Nainital Weather

Enclosed amidst beautiful pine, oak and deodar forests, and providing an enchanting view of the mystic Himalayas, Kausani is a place which you must visit on a trip of Uttarakhand. The fresh, unpolluted air from the serene and unscathed atmosphere of Kausani is enough to refresh your body and soul from the hullabaloo of polluted cities.
What to do in Nainital

Relax in the cool environs of Kausani and go for long mountain walks taking in the beauty of the wonderful Himalayas. The Anashakti Ashram is renowned for its association with Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation.

You can also visit the temples of Baijnath (17km), Jageshwar (80 km) and Bageshwar(40 km) which are nearby and famous for their sculptures and revered by the Hindus especially the Shiva worshippers.
Shopping in Nainital

Kausani is often equated with Darjeeling because of the high quality tea produced here. Buying some packets of tea produced here is a must for every tourist. The tea gardens here are mostly those of Girias Uttaranchal Tea.

Also, you can buy some 'Himalayan Fresh' organic products such as pickles, herbs, jams and honey, local grains like cholai and red rice, rhododendron and other squashes. Kausani grocers also keep local kumaoni products like nutritious madua flour and the gehat and dals that you can buy for a Kumaoni favour back home.