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Nainital Travel Guide
Nainital is a glittering jewel in
the
Himalyan necklace, blessed with scenic natural spledour and varied natural resources
. Dotted with lakes , Nainital has earned the epithet of 'Lake District' of
India . The most prominent of the lakes is Naini lake ringed by hills . Nainital
has a varied topography . Some of the important places in the district are Nainital
, Haldwani , Kaladhungi , Ramnagar , Bhowali , Ramgarh , Mukteshwar , Bhimtal
, Sattal and Naukuchiatal . Nainital’s unending expense of scenic beauty
is nothing short of a romance with awe-inspiring and pristine Mother nature.
Places of Interest in Nainital:
Lake: The nucleus of Nainital’s exquisite beauty is beautiful lake
.In the day ,mirrored in its waters stand seven proud hills,dotted with pretty
cottages and villas . This reflection alone holds one spell bound. More beautiful
than this however is the lake at night when the myriads of bulbs from the hill
sides and quite a large number hanging near the lake’s edge stab their
magic light into its waters.
The lake offers the holiday makers ample opportunity for yachting, boating or
paddling the boat. Rowing as well as paddling boats are available at both ends
of lake.
The north end of lake is called Mallital while the southern one is called Tallital
which have a bridge (Danth popularly named) having Gandhiji's statue and post
office on its sides .It is the only Post Office on the lake bridge in whole
of the world.There is Bus Station , Taxi stand and Railway reservation counter
on the same lake bridge , both ends have well laid out shopping centres,with
beautifully laid of marts ,stores and luxury shops.
The Flatts: 
At
the northern side of the lake there is a place of rendezvous for people from
all walks of life . Here evenings are heavily crowded. There is a statue of
Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant and a beautiful fountain . There is a band stand . The
Flats has playing ground used for sports games and cultural activities during
festivals. There is Chat Bazar,Bhotia Market in the flats . In Bhotia Market
vendors sell their fancy items .There is Mosque,Gurudwara and Naina Devi temple
in flatts.Capitol cinema and Rink theatre which is used for roller skating are
also situated in Flatts.A portion of the flatts is used for car parking .New
club ,Boat House club ,Masonic Hall are in the periphery of the flatts for recreation.
Zoo: Around one Km. away from bus stand at an altitude of 2100 meters
in sprawling open area there is Govind Ballabh Pant High Altitude Zoo . Now
a days it has Monkeys, Himalayan black bear ,Leopard ,Siberian Tiger,Palm civet
cat, Wolf, Silver Pheasants, Rose ringed Prakeet, Hill Fox , Ghoral, Barking
Deer, Sambhar. The zoo remains closed for visitors on Monday, all national holidays
, Holi & Diwali.
Aerial Ropeway: It is one of the main attractions of Nainital. This ropeway
connects Snow-View Point (at 2270 Mts.) with Nainital near flats. Aerial ropeway
starts at Mallital , there are two trolleys to carry passengers .It takes approx.
151.7 seconds to cover one way journey by trolley .Cabin capacity is 10+1 or
825 kg.
Timings 10 AM to 4 PM
Lands End: 
Its
altitude is 2118 mts. & it is located at about 4 Kms from the town. The
best feature of this spot is that one does not have to climb much and as the
name suggests one feels on reaching the area that the end of the land has really
come. Needless to say the view of the neighboring hills and valley and the Khurpatal
lake is exquisite from this point. One can go to Barapathar on a vehicle and
then walk about one Km. up to the spot.
Horse Riding: Horse riding is another important attraction for tourists
in Nainital . Horses can be hired at Barapatthar . Several tourist use horses
as their transport mode to visit the different peaks of Nainital.Horse Riding
is now strictly prohibitted inside the Nainital town.
Kilbury: At an altitude of 2194 mts. and 10 Kms. from the town this place
is accessible by a motor able road. There is a forest rest house for night stay.Kilbury
is an ideal spot for a quiet and peaceful holiday.
Naina Peak or China Peak: Naina peak is the highest peak of the town
, at an altitude of 2611 mts. and at a distance of 6 Kms from the town .It commands
an entrancing view of sparkling snow laden Himalayas from Bandar Punch in west
to Api and Nari peaks of Nepal in the east , a full Himalayan range in one side
and a birds eye view of the lake city of Nainital in its full grandeur on the
other. With a pair of binoculars a good panorama of the tract surrounding Nainital
is obtained . Pony or Horses can be hired to visit this peak either from Snow
view or from Mallital.
Snow View: It is the most easily accessible hill top, height 2270 mts.
and at a distance of 2.5 Km from the town. The spot is accessible through ropeway
. This peak is also connected by motor able road. Snow view as the name suggests
offers an indescribably beautiful and breath taking picture of the glittering
snows of Himalyas.It has a temple . Tea,snacks,Photographers are available at
this place.
Hanuman Garhi: It is around 3.5 Kms away from the bus stop at an altitude
of 1951 Mts. Hanuman Garhi is a religious centre and famous for its sun set
view .One can go to Hanuman Garhi by taxi, bus or even on foot from Nainital
.It has a temple complex presiding deity being Lord Hanuman besides Ram and
Shiva. At the instance of Neem Karoli Baba around 1950 these temples were built.
On the other side of the hill there is Shitala Devi temple and Ashram of Lila
Sah Bapu
Caves Garden: This feature is the latest addition in the list of numerous
tourism spots in Nainital . It is located in Sukha Tal around one Km from Mallital
very near to Kumaun University Campus.
Excursions in Nainital:
Bhowali, Ghorakhal, Sattal, Bhimtal, Naukuchiyatal, Kainchi Dham, Mukteshwar,
Ranikhet, Kausani. More
History of Nainital:
Nainital is referred to in
the ‘Manas Khand’ of the ‘Skanda Purana’ as the Tri-Rishi-Sarovar,the
lake of the three sages ,Atri,Pulastya and Pulaha who were reputed to have arrived
here on a penitential piligrimage, and, finding no water to quench their thirst
dug a hole and siphoned water into it from Mansarovar the sacred lake in Tibet.
The Second important mythological reference to Nainital is as one of 64 ‘Shakti
Peeths’.These centres were created wherever parts of charred body of Sati
fell ,when Lord Shiva was carrying around her corpse in grief .It is said that
the left eye (Nain) of Sati fell here and this gave rise to patron deity of
town Nainital . It is said that the lake is formed in the emerald eye shape
. Naina Devi temple is located at the northern end of the lake . Thus name of
Nainital derivated from Naina and the tal (Lake).
How to Reach Nainital:
Nainital is well connected with the rest part of country through different modes
of transport.
By Air
Pantnagar 70 Kms from Nainital is the nearest air port . The other nearest air
ports are at Delhi and Lucknow.
By Rail
Kathgodam 35 Kms. away is the last terminus of broad gauze line of North East
Railways connecting Nainital with Delhi & Howarah . Ranikhet express departs
from Old Delhi railway station at 11 PM daily , it reaches Kathgodam at 6 AM
. Two coaches are attached in Ranikhet express for Dehradun daily . Bagh Express
connects Kathgodam directly to Howarah via Lucknow. Lalkua Junction 56 Kms.
from Nainital is another terminal point of meter gauze line of North East Railways
. Nainital Express connects Lalkua with Lucknow while Kumaun Express connects
Lalkua with Agra via Bareilly. Ramnagar 65 Kms away acts as an alternative outlet
for Delhi & Lucknow.
By Road
Nainital is connected to National Highway No. 87. Regular roadways buses run
from Delhi, Agra, Dehradun, Haridwar, Lucknow, Kanpur & Bareilly daily .
Beside this luxury coaches are available from Delhi for this place.
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