Mussoorie & Garhwal Hills — Dehradun, Mussoorie, Dhanaulti, Kanatal, Tehri & Haridwar

Overview.

A relaxed seven-day Garhwal hills circuit — from Mussoorie's Mall Road and Kempty Falls to the deodar quiet of Dhanaulti, the lakeside calm of Kanatal and Tehri, and a finale at Haridwar with Mansa Devi, Chandi Devi and an evening Ganga aarti.

Highlights.

Your journey, day by day.

7 days of carefully crafted experiences

1

First evening on the Mall

⛰️ 2,005m at Mussoorie🚗 35 km drive

Dehradun Arrival — Drive to Mussoorie

Arrive in Dehradun and drive up to Mussoorie, the Queen of the Hills. After check-in, walk the famous Mall Road as the lights come on along the Camel's Back Road.

Pickup at DehradunDrive to MussoorieMall Road walkCamel's Back Road viewpoint

🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Mussoorie

2

Gun Hill cable car panorama

Mussoorie — Gun Hill, Kempty Falls, Lal Tibba

Spend the day on Mussoorie's signature sights — the cable car up to Gun Hill, the cascading Kempty Falls, the British-era observatory at Lal Tibba, and the playful Cloud's End at the western edge of town.

Gun Hill cable carKempty FallsLal TibbaCloud's End viewpointMall Road shopping

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Mussoorie

3

Surkhanda Devi temple climb

⛰️ 2,590m at Surkhanda Devi🚗 60 km drive

Drive Mussoorie to Dhanaulti & Kanatal

Drive east to the deodar-forested hill resort of Dhanaulti for Eco Park walks and a stop at Surkhanda Devi temple, then on to Kanatal for the night.

Drive to DhanaultiEco Park walksSurkhanda Devi TempleDrive to Kanatal

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Resort in Kanatal

4

Sunset over Tehri Lake

🚗 55 km drive

Drive Kanatal to Tehri — Lake Boating & Lakeside Stay

Drive down to Tehri Lake — the giant reservoir behind Asia's tallest dam. Spend the afternoon on the water with boating and jet-ski rides, take a quiet picnic lunch on the shore, and check in to a lakeside resort at Koteshwar / New Tehri for sunset over the reservoir.

Drive to TehriTehri Lake boatingJet-ski / kayakLakeside resort check-inSunset over the reservoir

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Lakeside resort in Tehri / Koteshwar

5

Arrival on the Ganga plain

🚗 165 km drive

Drive Tehri to Haridwar

Drive down through the lower Garhwal hills along the Ganga to Haridwar in the plains. Easy evening walk along the riverside ghats before tomorrow's bigger sightseeing day.

Drive to HaridwarHotel check-inEasy ghat walk

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Haridwar

6

Har ki Pauri Ganga Aarti

Haridwar — Mansa Devi, Chandi Devi & Ganga Aarti

Take the ropeway up to Mansa Devi temple in the morning and Chandi Devi temple in the afternoon — the two hilltop shrines that frame the holy city. End the day at Har ki Pauri for the famous evening Ganga Aarti.

Mansa Devi ropewayChandi Devi ropewayHar ki Pauri Ganga AartiBazaar walk

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Haridwar

7

Last view of the Garhwal foothills

🚗 55 km drive

Drive Haridwar to Dehradun — Departure

After a quiet morning, drive back to Dehradun for your onward flight or train. A relaxed end to a relaxed circuit through the gentlest corner of the Garhwal hills.

Drive Haridwar to DehradunDeparture transfer

🍳 Breakfast

🏨N/A — Departure

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