My travelogue on Lansdowne

mssajwan

driftingdreams,
In Pauri you can go to Kandoliya(nice sunset point)& from there itself you can have a nice view of whole Gagwarsyun region.
After visiting Kandoliy Mandir, you can see Raansi Field, further walk up you can see Kyunkleswar Temple(Nice place to be)
Freh air completly solitude.

Manmohan

romi000

Hi I was there on 22nd and didn’t saw anything till I was about to move in next morning.

I stayed at Blue pine resort and was having conversation in evening with one of the worker and he asked me have you visited Snow view point of Hotel, I was shocked to see a point in Hotel premise where I saw this marvelous scene.

Hotel is quite down from Lansdown, I think there is one Snowview point maintained by SBI near Museum

k_cborty

You are right there is a snow view point maintained by SBI and you also have snow view point a tip in top....unfortunately i couldn't manage snow at both the places.

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smakkar

Let's see... I'll be tying my luck in a couple of weeks so may be I'll get to see the snow peaks

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You guys ref to Tiffin top?

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smakkar

Courtesy this article, now I too fall in the category of Been there, done that...

Went on 11th morning, back on 12th night... So just a 2 day trip, but really enjoyed the calmness and beauty of the place...

The Bijnore - Najibabad route is amazingly fast, much better than the Haridwar route...

livinhimalayas

Khal is Garhwali for a valley and Dhar is a ridge. Good account of Lansdowne and all its ESP's.

rawat

More precise... khaal in Garhwali is used for a mountain pass. These are the places near the top of mountain which are used by people to move to other side of the mountain.

livinhimalayas

Thanks for the correction. The guy who told me that described it as a valley. I am glad to know the real meaning.

Dilliwala

Huhuh (nervous laugh) - yes, I almost fell off my chair when I read #97 in my email, and shocked to read the explanation now at #99. That guy is certainly not a pahari.

'Khal' is a pass as rawat says, and in some parts of Garhwal also used to signify a saddle. 'Dhar' is a ridge, and also sometimes used to signify a saddle!

Puneet

hello everyone. interesting read on lansdown from all of you. thank you. Can anyone guide me , is it recommended to visit lansdown in winters? I am in Pune and inspired. Planning a vacation in early february. please help with your thoughts about lansdown in february. Will it be too cold to enjoy. Will it be green?

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mridula

Hi Puneet, I was there in Feb 2008 and it was not too cold but take into account that I am used to Delhi winters. It was quite green too. The days were bright and sunny but nights do tend to get quite cold but not unbearable.

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Vagabondtales

Can anyone reefr me good camping spot near Lansdown / kotdwar area , which is in a idea, quite and safe place, ideal for family camping, near a water source.. waterfall / river bank etc

sumanthewhiz

I'm planning to visit Lansdowne (just two of us - me n my wife) during October this year... and would be really grateful if I can get some details on the following -

1. I'll be travelling from Kolkata. As far as I know, I have two options - either stop over at Dehradun, and move on to Lansdowne from there, or stop over at Delhi, and then proceed towards Lansdowne. Which among these will be the better option (time saving too - since Delhi is connected by Rajdhani & Dehradun is not)?

2. Is October the proper time to visit Lansdowne - I mean the weather etc will be fine there?

3. I'm planning to stay there at the GMVN tourist lodge. Again, is it a good option - or I'll get better choices?

Sorry to bother u guys with such a long and cumbersome query!

Dilliwala

1) Neither. The rail-head for Lansdowne is Kotdwara. There is a direct train daily from Cal to KTW, the 3009 Doon Express (slip route for main Cal-Dehradun train). From Kotdwara there are regular buses and jeeps to Lansdowne, it's 40 km/75 mins approx.
If you find this train too slow, look for other trains to Najibabad and get off there. You will get plenty of transport to Kotdwara.
Basically what you can do is check the total travel time from Cal to Kotdwara via Najibabad (1 hour by road NBD-KTW), and compare with via Delhi/Rajdhani.

2) Yes, excellent weather.

3) Yes.
There are also private hotels/resorts which will cost more. Check for other threads with 'Lansdowne' in title for more info.