Just 38 km from Dehradun, Mussoorie offers views of both the Himalayan ranges to the north and the Shivaliks and plains to the south. This erstwhile aristocratic resort is now a popular hill station and promises a variety of entertainment throughout the year. Landour retains much of the old-world charm of the place.
Best time would be ::::April to July....
Bhadraj Temple: This temple dedicated to Lord Balbhadra, brother of Shri Krishna, offers a commanding view of the Doon Valley and Chakrata ranges.
Mussorie - Yamuna Bridge: A great attraction for fishing. But you need a permit for that from District Forest Offices. Total distance is around 30 km.
Mussorie - Lakha Mandal: Total distance, 80 km, located on the Mussorie Yamunotri Road.
Camel’s back road: Horse-riding and walking. Sunset view of the Himalayas. A superb rock formation, with a lifelike resemblance to a sitting camel, can be seen from this spot.
Children’s Lodge: A powerful telescope is installed here, and the view of the snow from this spot is exhilarating.
Gun Hill: Enjoy a Ropeway ride to the second highest peak of Mussoorie. It can also be negotiated by bridle path which forks-off from Mall Road near Kutchery. A climb takes about twenty minutes. The Ropeway distance is 400 mtr. The sheer thrill of the ride is memorable. Gun Hill offers a beautiful panoramic view of the Himalayan ranges namely Bunderpunch, Srikantha, Pithwara and Gangotri Group in the bird’s-eye view of Mussoorie town and Doon Valley. During pre-independence days a gun mounted on this top used to be fired heralding mid-day to enable people to adjust their watches and hence this name.
Kempty Fall: Must see place for everyone I would say.......15 km. from Mussoorie on the Yamunotri Road . It has the distinction of being the biggest and prettiest waterfall located in a beautiful valley and is surrounded by high mountains. Bath at the foot of the falls is refreshing and enjoyable for children and adults alike.
Mussoorie is the best place I have travelled till now and a great hilly place to view the entire lower locations. And if you happen to stay at a hotel near a river then it can be one of your dreams come true. And the view one would get will just be amazing. One needs to experience these places. There is a bus which will take you to river side places and lot of travels can be found in this place and lo of guides to guide too. But my suggestion would be to take your self a cab and travel on our own having a map. That way you can spend less money and stay at any location longer than you want instead of worrying about returning back on time. And there are lot of near by locations too like darjelling, reshikesh, and all routed by buses. Its best place for honeymoon too.... I have taken some of the best pictures out here and even best hotels you will find. Food will be amazing too.... No worries out in Massoorie... Always chill....Like the climate itself... This time around I had taken bus from NewDelhi to darjelling and then from there a cab to massoorie and we where around 3 friends together. The cab fellow itself knew which hotel is good and not and so he dropped at us at a very good hotel with the price we expected. Room rent was 500 for single room and 1000 room for 3 people. I forgot the hotel name now. But basically all rates are really economical out there. Overall expense for one person for massoorie, rishikesh was around 1000 Rs. And it will be more if we take our own travels and go for purchasing and all...