Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand Explorer
Rishikesh, Haridwar & Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
Ganga aartis, Himalayan foothill views, and white-water rafting across Uttarakhand’s holiest towns.
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Real Himalayas. Rarely Found.
Uttarakhand
Riverside yoga towns, sacred ghats and the foothills of the high Garhwal.
Rishikesh and Haridwar are pleasant from autumn through spring, avoiding summer heat and monsoon river levels; Munsiyari and the Kumaon hills are best kept to spring and autumn, when the high roads are clear.3–4 days for Rishikesh and Haridwar together; Munsiyari is a further, separate trip given the distance into the Kumaon hills.Dehradun (Jolly Grant Airport) or Haridwar by rail for Rishikesh and the river towns; Kathgodam is the railhead for the Kumaon hills around Munsiyari.
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About Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand covers two distinct kinds of trip. Rishikesh and Haridwar sit where the Ganga meets the plains — river towns built around aartis, ashrams and rafting, easy to reach and easy to combine with each other. Munsiyari is a different journey altogether: a quiet, high-altitude Kumaon town under the Panchachuli peaks, reached by a long mountain drive rather than a short one. Most visitors treat these as separate trips rather than one loop — a spiritual, riverside long weekend in the south, or a deliberate, slower journey into the high hills further east.
- Rishikesh and Haridwar put Ganga aartis, ashrams and white-water rafting within a short trip from Delhi
- Munsiyari reaches a genuinely offbeat corner of the Kumaon Himalaya, under the Panchachuli peaks, that most travellers skip
- A real choice between a spiritual riverside long weekend and a slower, high-altitude Kumaon journey
Best forSpiritual & wellness travellersAdventure travellersOffbeat/Kumaon explorers
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Best time to visit
Autumn through spring for Rishikesh and Haridwar, avoiding summer heat and monsoon river levels; spring and autumn for Munsiyari’s high Kumaon roads.
How to reach
Dehradun (Jolly Grant Airport) or Haridwar by rail for the river towns; Kathgodam is the railhead for Munsiyari and the Kumaon hills.
Weather
Warm and humid along the Ganga at Rishikesh and Haridwar (both under 400 m); cooler and alpine in Munsiyari’s Kumaon hills above 2,000 m.
Local transport
Plan the route
Getting Around Uttarakhand
Dehradun Airport → Dehradun
40-50 minutes • 25 km
From ₹1,600
Dehradun → Mussoorie
1.5 hours • 36 km
From ₹2,200
Dehradun → Rishikesh
1-1.5 hours • 43 km
From ₹1,900
Rishikesh → Joshimath
8-10 hours • 254 km
From ₹13,500
Joshimath → Auli
30-40 minutes • 13 km
From ₹1,200
Rishikesh → Chopta
6-7 hours • 165 km
From ₹9,500
Dehradun → Lansdowne
4 hours • 155 km
From ₹7,000
Kathgodam → Nainital
1.5 hours • 35 km
From ₹1,800
Kathgodam → Mukteshwar
2.5 hours • 60 km
From ₹3,200
Kathgodam → Almora
3 hours • 82 km
From ₹4,200
Almora → Kausani
1 hour • 46 km
From ₹2,200
Almora → Ranikhet
1 hour • 46 km
From ₹2,200
Kathgodam → Munsiyari
10-12 hours • 280 km
From ₹15,500
SUV
From ₹6,500
Royal Enfield Bullet 350 (or similar)
From ₹1,500
4x4 With Driver
From ₹7,500
Sedan
From ₹4,500
Tempo Traveller
From ₹9,500
Premium SUV
From ₹12,000
Coach / Mini Bus
From ₹18,000
Self-Drive Hatchback
From ₹1,800
Self-Drive SUV
From ₹3,200
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