Dehradun City India

The Striking Beauty of Dehradun City

Dehradun, Capital of Uttaranchal state in India is also known as Doon valley and is situated at the foothills of Shivalik ranges in India. It is a major tourist attraction of the state. A must to visit city with its exotic beauty has many temples reflecting the spirituality of the place, a great number of gift shops that give shoppers a wonderful experience, and obviously being situated at the base of the hills is an attractive spot for trekkers. The city offers a unique experience to everyone it could be aged person, a trekker or a person who loves to shop or for children. The city even hosts wonderful resorts that offer five- star facilities to their customer. Its temperate climate attracts tourists throughout the year.

Transportation to Dehradun:

The City is connected to rest of the country by way three ways of transportation by air, by road and by rail.

By Air: The Jolly Grant Airport located 25 km away from the town is the landing place for all the flights destined to Dehradun. Delhi, the nearest metropolitan city links Dehradun to rest of the major cities in India by flights scheduled at convenient timings. Hardwar, Rishikesh and Mussoorie the tourist attractions around Dehradun are well connected.

By Rail: Two Fast track trains The Delhi-Shatabdi express and the Dehradun-Mumbai express connect the city to two major cities Delhi and Mumbai. Trains destined to Kolkata, Varanasi, Patna and Lucknow are also available.

By Road: all major cities of North India are connected to the city by well maintained roads.

It is the ease in reaching the exotic city that has turned it as one of the major tourist attraction.

Hotels in Dehradun:

There are a great number of star hotels serving their customers with great hospitality and comforts. They offer luxurious rooms with a panoramic view of the city and fine dining. Some of the most popular hotels have swimming pools, spa, gym and other recreational facilities within the hotel campus. There is a long list of Hotels some of the hotels that offer premier quality services with international standards include the Great Values Hotel, Hotel Madhuban, Inderlok Hotel, Viceroy Inn Hotel, Hotel President and Hotel Aketa.

Tourist Attractions:

There are a great number of tourist attractions in and around Dehradun. A number of historic temples reflect the spiritual importance of the place. Below is a short list of major tourist attractions.

Forest Research Institute: it credited as a top-notch institute committed to forest research. Museum with a rich collection of biological specimens and the botanical gardens within the campus are the major attractions.

Tapkeshwar Temple: as the name indicates it is the temple of lord eshwar or shiva, known for strict ritual of meditation. The temple offers a wonderful picturesque of valley with gushing river flowing.

Malsi Deer Park: it’s a sanctuary of deer’s, located 8km from the city center.

Sahastradhara: it is nothing but the sulfur springs that are believed to cure certain skin diseases. The greenery and the foam of waterfalls make it a best picnic spot.

Robber’s Cave: known for the stream of water that disappears and flows underground. It again reappears as a stream of water after some distance.

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology: Known for the museum with a rich geological collection of India. There a great number of rock samples, semi-precious stones and fossils.

Lakshman Siddh Temple: place of spiritual importance where lakshman the youger brother of lord rama has undergone reparation after killing Ravana, the demon king. 

Chandrabani, Sai Darbar, Tibetan temple, Santala Devi Temple,  are other places of spiritual importance and   lachhiwala, Asan Barrage Sports are picnic spots that are located in and around Dehradun.

Thus with a great number of tourist attractions, ease of transportation makes the city a major tourist attraction contributing a great amount to the state revenue.