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recharge your batteries. You have excellent
accommodation choices and the close
proximity to Ranikhet&Almora is an added
advantage.
Mukhteswar & Ramgarh
Another fantastic location for million-dollar
views of the mighty peaks, these sleepy one-
horse towns are perfect to get away from it
Pauri & Lansdown all. Known as the peach valley and the fruit
Actually Lansdown is the closest hill station bowl of Kumaon one can enjoy a wide variety
from Delhi and the twin destinations are very of luscious fruit in summers and with the
popular with people seeking off beat places cool winds with little or no disturbance, it is a
and solitude. While accommodation is limited perfect place for a workcation.
(Lansdown being a cantonment town) there
still is plenty of accommodation available.
Views from Pauri are quite striking and it
offers perfect work-life balance.
Kausani
The beauty of Kumaon is well-known
to everyone and Kausani is the perfect
example of this region – also known as mini
Switzerland. High mountains surround
this town and many spend an entire day Maharashtra
just gazing at their splendid beauty. Thick This great state can broadly be divided into
forests of chir and blue pine abound and with the ghat and beach locations.
the backdrop of peaks like Trishul, Nanda In the ghats you have beautiful locations
Devi, and the mighty Panchachuli it truly such as Matheran, Karjat, Lonavlain North
is mesmerizing. These forests are home to and Panchgani&Mahableshwar in the central
more than 50 species of Himalayan birds part of the state. All places are within 2–4
such as woodpecker, barbet, parakeet, robin hours of driving from Mumbai and offer all
and fork tail. Visiting the tea estate is another categories of accommodation. Matheran is a
attraction. personal favourite as it is cuteness overloaded.
Pollution free and stunning sunrise/sunsets
Binsar are most well known here. The quaint colonial
If you are looking for a place away from the era railway is one of the most scenic as it
hustle and bustle amidst nature and just passes through gushing waterfalls and dense
mountains, Binsar scores very high. The green forests.
180 degree view of the mountains just takes
your breath away. Declared a nature reserve Matheran & Lonavla
several years ago, thick forests with a shy Matheran is all about the views. Easily
wildlife is just what the doctor ordered to accessible from Mumbai, this vehicle-free
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