Haridwar
About Haridwar
Located in the foothills of Shivalik range, Haridwar is reputed as the gateway to the four....
A VISIT TO DEVABHOOMI - UTTARANCHAL
Posted by riverineWe had been wanting to take a vacation during the Puja holidays it is the best season to see most places in the north we were told but things were not decided until just three days before the holidays began and things went fast: we decided to go to Uttaranchal, did all the bookings, packed and started off. It was three of us my husband, my elder son and I as we decided to leave the younger one with grandparents. It was a good decision, we realized, for both him and for us as some of the activities would have been too taxing for him and, therefore, for us too.
My husbands travelling which is not such a welcome activity normally came in handy as he had accumulated points for us to fly to
THE TRIP
Day 1
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We arrived in
Day 2
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Woke a little late, breakfasted and left to see the place.
Corbett National Park Museum is a small but wonderful collection of stuffed animals (real ones) and educative in general about the Park and ecology. Inexpensive (though not visited by many) and highly valuable.
That evening we waded through the shallow rivers pebbled bed.
And sat watching the stream through the twilight
Day3:
Woke early for the safari. Got there in time to get the pass (limited numbers are issued each day and many went disappointed).
View from a watch tower
An observation test for you:
No? See again!Closelytrying moving your eyes along the width of the picture (we were in the jeep and that is what we did).
Dont find them?
Dont worry, youre not aloneeven we did notdespite the teaching mentioned above!!!
The park is spread over 1250 sq km and there are an estimated (mere) 140-150 tigers and the sighting probability on the Safari track is lower than 10% we were told at the beginning. So, that was it: we were in the over 90% majority.
But we saw many other interesting things like these
Deer in the park
A tree full of weaver-bird nests
We also saw peacock, jungle fowl, wild boar, jackal, many different colourful birds and a variety of trees and plants. I recommend viewing them in 3D and that too right at
After breakfast left for
What a Divine welcome!
This statue is fairly new but magnificent. This is on Har ki Pauri the gateway of Har where the
Day 4:
Drove to Rishikesh the abode of saints. The
View of
Ram Jhoola (suspension bridge)
Rishikesh is no place to simply visit. One ought to stay there for at least a few days to gain any benefit (which was not possible for us with limited time and the kid during this trip).
Returned to
Hardwar
Day 5:
Left for Mussoorie. What a wonderful drive it was! I am in love with this wonderful state that is right in the Himalayan ranges and, with hundreds of rivers and streams criss-crossing through its length and breadth, aptly called Devabhoomi or the abode of the gods .
Did walking and more walking and some more walking. In the evening we saw Dehradun valley that was shimmering like a precious jewel placed within a bowl of hillsmere hours are not sufficient to take in the exhilarating beauty.
Day 6:
Visited Kempty Fall. Bad commercial encroachment is eating up the view and the beauty of the place. As for the fall itself, what fault could one possibly find with the power of water displayed with such grace?
From there we proceeded to Yamuna bridge
No people and no disturbance here only the river and the hills around. We spent quite a long time here soaking in the beauty of the place.
The dark cloud hovering above while we walked that afternoon
Day 7:
A view of the
There is a down-to-earth side to this heavenly abode tooHill Porters
A rainbow from the valley down below up into the skies
Day 8: Started for
Day 9:
