"JIYADATAR HOTALS MAIN GANDAGI SE KHANA BANAYA JATA HAI. 10 RS KA KHANA 100 RS MAIN SERVE KIYA JATA HAI. AGAR AAP SAWAL KARAINGE TOU RESTAURANT WALE AAPSE LADAI KARNE LAGANINGE. ISLIYE GHUMNE KE LIYE TOU KEMPTY FALL ACHA HAI LIKIN RESTAURANTS MAIN KHANA KHANE KE LIYE NAHI. BEHTAR HAI JO LOG BHI KEMPTY FALL AAYIN YAHAN KHANA NA KHAIN."
Kempty Falls were developed as a tourist destination by British officer John Mekinan, around 1835. The name Kempty is probably derived from the word’camp-tea’. A stream of water running throughout the year starting from the southwest of the village of Banglow ki kandi moves northwest and falls from 4, 500 ft.
Best Time to Visit
Kempty Falls is a picnic spot and apt for outdoor activities and hence it is best to visit the Falls during summer months when the weather is clear. March to June months is apt for visit.
Tips for Visitors
• The Kempty Falls is a beautiful gift from Nature. Take care of it while you are there. Do not litter around, not just because you will have to pay a fine if you do so but also because taking care of nature is each one of our responsibility. Leave the place as you would want to see a picnic spot, neat, clean and devoid of any litter.
• The earlier you reach here, better is the view of the Falls. So, reach here as early as possible.
• Since there are no restaurants nearby, visitors will have to carry their own lunch and snacks.
• Take special care of children and do not let them wander around on their own.
• Mussoorie and Dehradun are quite near Kempty Falls. So, you can either take your own vehicle or hire a cab from these cities and it takes just an hour to reach the Water Falls.
How to Reach
By Air
The nearest airport to Kempty Falls is Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun.
By Rail
The nearest railway station is the Dehradun railway station.
By Road
Buses and cabs are available from nearby cities to Kempty Falls. The distance from Dehradun to Mussoorie is 36-38 kms and it takes just an hour and half to reach there.
It is 80 kms from Rishikesh to Mussoorie while it is 270 kms from Delhi and just 38 kms from Dehradun. Kempty Falls is just at a distance of 12 kms from Mussoorie. Take the Mussoorie-Chakrata Road.