Hey, I am back with another blog of one of my favorite place i.e. Mussoorie. I used to think that it is another overcrowded hill station till the time i decided to go in the interiors of it. I did my PG from Dehradun, Uttrakhand which is approximately 30 km from Mussourie. So lets get started 😉

About Mussoorie

Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about 290 km north of the national capital of New Delhi. The hill station is in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan range. It is also known as the Queen of Hills. It has an elevation of 2,005 m and the highest point of Mussoorie is Nag Tibba which is one of the easiest and famous trek and camp sights.

How to Reach?

By Air

The nearest airport is Jolly Grant at Dehradun (82 km). Taxis are available from the airport.

By Train

The nearest railway connectivity is Dehradun (68 km).

By Road

Dehradun is well connected by roads. Take the Tehri bypass from Mussoorie and drive down the Mussoorie-Chamba road.

Major Attractions

The Mall Road

Kempty Falls

Gun Hill

Nag Tibba

George Everest

Jharipaani

Company Garden

Landour

Dalai Hills

My Experience

One morning after my final exams, i decided to go Mussoorie to refresh myself but no one was free due to their work, so i made up my mind to go solo. I took a scooty on rent and early 6 in the morning left for Mussoorie. I was scared as it was first time i was going solo to explore but thought to give it a shot. There were several maggie points which were closed during that time. First, I came across the famous and huge Shiv Mandir. They give thahri and tea as a prashad. That was i guess my delicious breakfast. As it was early in the morning on a weekday so it was quite and free of hustle bustle which is not the case in weekends.

I took the Jharipaani route because i love the view from there. After having pictures and sightseeing, I reached the mall road by 8-8:30 am. The Mall road was quite but in just half n hour, the hustle bustle started and that was a sign for me to move ahead. Though i have visited to almost all the famous places in Mussoorie like Kempty Falls, Gun Hill, etc but this time i decided to keep it less. So, George Everest it is. It is situated in Hathipaon which is 6 km away from Gandhi Chowk in Mussoorie. It is considered to be horror and has many cooked up stories about it. Again the view is amazing. Built in 1832, Sir George Everest’s House and Laboratory, also known as Park Estate, is a popular heritage site. This popular house was from where Sir George Everest helped the British measure the height of the world’s greatest peak, Mt Everest.

While returning from there it was almost lunch time, so i have hot and spicy aloo and gobhi paratha from a dhaba at the foothills of George Everest. After Lunch, i went to the Dalai Hills which is 11 km from George Everest. The Dalai Hills in Mussoorie is about a 400 meter walk from the Tibetan temple, Shedup Choephelling Temple in the Happy Valley, Mussoorie. It is decorated with the Buddhist Prayer Flags all over and has a statue of Lord Buddha constructed by 20^th regional Tibetan youth Congress.

Now was the time to see off. I started from Mussoorie around 4:00 PM and took a stoppage at one of the maggie points. Reached back to Dehradun by 6:30-7:00 PM. It was a really short solo trip but i feel confident enough to now handle such circumstances again. You need to be sure while travelling solo that you have researched properly about the place you are going to, to make things easier.

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