Part of the adventure sports and traditional yatra circuit, Dehra Dun is a famous hill station of Garhwal with a number of religious and secular tourist spots. We, as one of the foremost tour and travel agents for India can offer you the best of holiday packages and travel services for a trip to this picturesque town nestled in the Doon Valley.
Some of the places worth visiting in Dehra Dun are:
The Survey of India is the organization that determined the height of Mount Everest. The office has a commendable number of old maps and sells all kinds of maps, though some of them might be outdated.
The Forest Research Institute was established by the British in 1906 and is dedicated to the preservation of India’s varied flora and fauna that is under threat of extinction.
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is the best center on Himalayan geology in the country. A museum exhibits the geological diversity of the sub-continent in the form of rock samples, semi-precious stones and fossils discovered in the Himalayan region is the center of attraction here.
The Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple is a cave temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Steps by the river lead to a cave in which water drips from the ceiling onto a ‘shivling’. Tapovan and Lakshman Siddh are the other significant temples here.
Shakya Center is an arresting Tibetan gompa (temple). It is decorated with ornate frescoes and has a center of Tibetan medicine next to it. A considerable settlement of Tibetan people flourishes around this gompa.
Malsi Deer Park and Rajaji National Park are ideal excursion sites with their varied variety of flora and fauna.
Robbers Cave is a beautiful picnic spot that boasts of one of nature’s strange phenomena, a water stream that goes underground and then reappears a few meters away.
Sahastradhara is a cold Sulphur water spring that is believed to have exceptional medicinal value. A bath in the Baldi River near the spring are said to rejuvenate the body and soul.
Important academic and research institutions located here are the Anthropological Survey of India, Botanical Survey of India,
Survey of India, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Rashtriya Indian Military College, Zoological Survey of India, Wildlife Institute of India, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing and Indian Military Academy.
Popular places near Dehra Dun are:
Mussorie is a quaint little town at an altitude of 2000 m. It is a popular tourist for all people visiting Dehra Dun.
Dakpathar or the Yamuna Hydel Scheme is 45 km away from Dehradun in the western Doon valley with lush green lawns and blooming gardens.
Paonta Sahib is one of the most sacred sites for the Sikh community. It is said that at the site of the Gurdwara next to the Yamuna, the tenth Guru Govind Singh wrote a major portion of the sacred Dasam Granth.
Chakrata is the 112-year-old town that is a haven for nature buffs and trekkers. Several sites worth a visit near Chakrata are Mundali, Tiger falls and Lakhamandal.
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