Weekend Getaways near Delhi

The Heat is On ... Remember that Beverly Hills Song by Glen Frey-The Heat is on. The song holds true for the plains of India in May and June.It's Summer time once again and the plains are going to be hot, very hot in fact. So Around Delhi gives you some cool getaways to hill stations of North India. I am sure you will not mind sitting on the side of a stream or lake under a beautiful pine tree and laze around at 20 degress. Be it that you are looking for regular hiil places like Shimla , Nainital , Mussoorie , Manali etc we have hotels and resorts that fit to all pockets and cater to all tastes. Looking for a regular or an off beat hill station- go no further as we have plethora of different places available like Shimla - Willow Banks on the Mall Around Shimla- Kufri , Kasauli , Chail , Shilon Bagh , Camping near Chail Nainital Near Nainital - Binsar Ranikhet , Bhimtal , Naukuchiatal , Kausani Mussoorie - HotelSilver Rock, ClaridgesNabha MoreOptions Near Mussoorie ...

(Also See Nainital Corbett Kausani Binsar Itinerary and Costing 2012) Recently did a trip to Uttaranchal covering Nainital , Naukuchiatal , Binsar and Kausani . We knew it would be a hectic trip as we had limited days in which we wanted to cover a lot of destinations as we had some overseas guests traveling with us who wanted to see it all. Beautiful landscapes, lovely lakes, excellent weather and some very nice resorts, the trip had all this and more(details as below). We started early morning on Thursday at 6Am and crossed Delhi by 6 AM onto Hapur via Gajiabad. Highway till Hapur bypass (NH 24) is one way with great roads. The road from Hapur bypass till Moradabad is now fully constructed and it is a breeze to do this stretch.( 17th March 2012)  Stopped at Gajraula(Meriton) for breakfast(8:30AM) it is about 110 k from Delhi. (Route to Nainital) After Moradabad bypass we did not go towards Rampur, Haldwani but went towards Ramnagar Corbett by taking a U turn. Took a righ...

Third week of December 08 I was off to Bhimtal along with a my corporate group of about 90 people. We travelled overnite by Deluxe buses in the night. Stopped at Gajraula in the night for some tea, it was unusually warm that night, unlike the late December in North India. Early morning around Rampur there was a dense fog that made driving difficult. Still we could make it on time for breakfast at Country Inn, Bhimtal a nice resort with deluxe rooms,cottages, nice lawns, spa and a swimming pool. The rooms, cottages and the facilities at Country Inn are excellent and we had a nice breakfast after freshening up with a warm bath. Here it was not so cold,rather pleasant. Our team had arranged for training for the employees and some fun activities for the families and children. In the evening we had some nice old songs accompanied by guitar by the Fun rangers sitting around a bon fire. Next Day early morning we did some yoga under expert guidance and it was a refreshing and wonderful start ...