Girdhari Keer: March 2020

Girdhari Keer : Travel to Ranikhet

Nainital was my first stop of a five days trip to the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand province. After staying at Nainital for two days I was ready to explore another exotic destination which was the famous Ranikhet. I have heard about it many times from my friends. I have also seen the beauty of it in the Bollywood movies.

Well, Nainital was so beautiful and it gave me lifelong memories which I will always remember. One more thing about me is that I do every adventure that is available at the destination where I visit.

I wake up in the morning before 6 ‘o’ clock because I always wanted to enjoy the mornings at the beautiful and exotic places like Nainital. The Lake was only 5 minutes away from the hotel where I was staying so I walked towards the lake. The morning weather at any hill station is way more amazing and pleasant than any other time.

Taxi driver Rohit was waiting for me outside the hotel, he already told me that we have to drive toward Ranikhet early in the morning.

Journey to Ranikhet

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do”

Travelling to the exotic places and exploring new landscapes has always been my dream. It was an amazing 2 hour journey from Nainital to Ranikhet. There is an idiom, I don’t know the origin but I liked it, “The way to destination is way more beautiful than the destination itself.”

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My journey to Ranikhet has started from Nainital and I was completely enjoying the view of up and down hills, the greenery, exotic locations and single smooth road. I already told Rohit to stop wherever he finds better attractions and a good place for breakfast.

I have to rely on him because he knows better than me about that place and also he was a good guy. There were many turns on the hill which excited me a lot but also frightened me at the same time. I bet you can not close your eyes when travelling through hills and sharp turns of valley.

I wanted to close my eyes for some time but I couldn’t because of fear.

Neem Karoli Baba Ashram Kainchi Dham

As I have already told the cab driver to stop at some nice place so we could have breakfast. So, after approximately 20 kilometers Rohit stopped the taxi and told me that you can have breakfast here and also visit the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram Kainchi Dham which is a nice Hindu temple in the valley.

Girdhari keer at Neem Karoli Baba

I had Aaloo Parathe for breakfast, which is my personal favorite. I have also clicked some nice pictures there and visited the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram Kainchi Dham. The weather was very pleasant and the sunlight was giving me an amazing feeling of mind, peace and excitement. If any of you are planning to visit Ranikhet from Nainital then I extremely recommend you to visit this place, it is very peaceful and beautiful to visit.

We continued our journey to Ranikhet through the exotic and amazing foothills of Himalayas. Actually Nainital and the nearby places of it are known as foothills of Himalayas.

Frog Point

Have you ever gone to a place which has a beautiful foot bridge on a small river with little water and all this in between two hills. The hills around it make it more attractive and pleasing to see. We have stopped at a place in between two hills and I was seeing this beautiful bridge on the river. I couldn’t wait myself, so I went on the bridge and enjoyed the cool breeze and nice fragrance of flowing river water.

Girdhari Keer at frog point

For those who don’t know about the air quality of hills, guys you must have at least experienced it for one time. The air quality of the hill and environment is really pure without any pollution and toxic materials. That is the reason that people from there are much stronger and live longer lives.

I asked Rohit about the place where we were that time and he replied, this place is known as Frog Point. I was a little confused by his reply because another question arose and that was “why?”. He added that big rock in the middle of the river which looked exactly like a frog from a distance.

There was really a frog shaped rock and something was written on that. I clicked some pictures there and we moved on to Ranikhet.

Ranikhet

Finally after three hour including the breakfast time and stoppage time we had arrived at Ranikhet. I have heard so much about Ranikhet and also seen the beauty of it in many Bollywood movies and documentaries.

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It was one of my dream destinations which I wanted to curiously visit. I told Rohit to take me to the places and locations where Hindi movies were filmed. As I told you he was a good lad so he took me to the actual places where many Bollywood movies and songs were filmed.

I was really happy to see the attractions at Ranikhet; they were eye catching and unforgettable. The forest of pine trees, where typical Hindi songs have been filmed. And where actors and actresses running in the jungle for songs. I have also taken photos there and then we moved to another destination at Ranikhet.

The golf ground of Ranikhet

I have never been to a proper golf ground before my visit to Ranikhet. It was really lush green grass and beautiful landscape which was approximately 4 to 5 hectares. I took a little walk on the golf ground and clicked some memorable pictures there.

Girdhari keer at Golf course Ranikhet

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The Ranikhet golf ground is the highest golf course in Asia continental.

Conclusion

Ranikhet is really a place of greenery and long pine trees which attracts every traveler from around the world. The literal meaning of Ranikhet is “Queen's Meadow”. If you are planning to go to north India and specially Uttarakhand state then I recommend you should visit Ranikhet and nearby attractions.

I have tried to explain my journey to Ranikhet from Nainital in very simple language. I hope you find it useful and if you have already visited there please share your experience in the comment below.

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Girdhari Keer : Travel to Nainital

After packing my bags up I was ready to explore my first destination which was Nainital. I chose Nainital because I have heard so much about Nainital and nearby places. I was very much excited about my first solo trip.

I had already booked my ticket online and also got the printed copy of them with me. Nainital does not have a railway station because there is no railway route to nainital. But we can take a train till Kathgodam which is really close to Nainital. There is a connecting train from Chittorgarh to Kathgodam.

So, I took a bus to Chittorgarh and got into the train from Chittorgarh. From Ajmer I changed trains because from there I had to take Ranikhet Express till Kathgodam. It was a 15 hours trip so I was really tired when I stepped out at Kathgodam. The time was 5 ‘O’ clock so I had to wait there for sunrise.

Then I needed a taxi for three days because this was my first tour to Nainital and I didn’t want any hectic in my mind on my first tour. Well if you are going in a group then you can take the bus from Kathgodam to Nainital. Bus will be cheaper than renting a taxi.

Journey from Kathgodam to Nainital

It was an hour long journey from Kathgodam to Nainital. The distance from Kathgodam to Nainital is only 35 Kilometers but the road is very tricky and dangerous all the way. Long time has passed since I have been to a place like this. The way to Nainital from Kathgodam was amazing and mesmerizing.

The scenery and the valley looked beautiful and heartwarming, so I started to take pictures of it. The biggest advantage of getting a taxi is that you can stop and check out the places which you can’t if you don’t rent a taxi. I asked him (Taxi Driver) his name and he told me that he was Rohit.

Way to Nainital

I told Rohit to stop the taxi on a sharp turn above the beautiful valley, a beautiful river flowing downside the valley. There was a little shop called Maggi and the name of the shop was Maggi Point. I don’t like the maggi very much but at that place with an astonishing environment I told the shopkeeper to make two maggi.

Rohit and I eat that maggi and continue our journey to Nainital which was not so far from the maggi point.

Finally I was at Nainital

Rohit stopped in front of a guest house which was really cheap because I have already told rohit to get me to the cheapest hotel. It was only Rs350 per person and the guest house was also in very good condition. I mean it was not bad as the price of the guest house.

I will recommend you guys if you are going with your friends or alone then you should search for the cheap hotels because there are many. But if you are travelling with family and kids then you should book hotels in advance because it's tough work to do.

I took a hot bath and made myself comfortable with the environment of Nainital. Then I started exploring nearby famous places and attractions of Nainital. Let’s have a quick look at those places which you should also visit whenever you plan to trip Nainital.

Nainital Lake

The weather was very pleasant that day and Rohit told me that you are lucky because people wait for weeks for this kind of weather. It was really sunny and little fog outside which made it even more exciting.

Nainital Lake was the very first thing for which I was excited throughout the way to Nainital. I told Rohit that I had a plan of staying in Nainital for two days so what places we could explore here. I gave him the list of attractions which I have researched on the internet and told him that these places we would definitely visit.

Nainital Lake was at the top of the list and also the nearest place of attraction from the hotel I was staying at. When we reached Nainital Lake the view of the Lake was amazing and as excited as I was thinking. There were many boats in the lake for tourists and I also wanted to go boating in the Nainital Lake. But Rohit (Taxi driver) told me that I would be more excited if you go boating in the evening we should go for nearby places instead.

And he was right because I enjoyed the boating in the evening and that was really fabulous. The price of the boating from one side to another was 200 per person at that time.

The Himalayan View (Snow view point)

Girdhari keer at Himalayan view, Nainital

The Himalayan view point which is also known as snow view point was the second place that I visited. The beauty of the hills from the lake to Himalayan view point was heart touching. I started wishing that I could live here for longer.

Many film actors and directors came here to Nainital for filming. There were also many famous places where famous films and songs were shooted. When I reached the Himalayan view point and it was in the morning a few people were there setting up their telescope for tourists. I asked one of them the price and went for it. It cost me only Rs100 for six different angle views of Himalaya and nearby hills.

I also took pictures of the lush green hills. I told Rohit to take my picture because he was the only person with me, but I must say he was a nice person and he helped me a lot to make it a great trip of my life.

Girdhari keer at Lovers point

Rohit stopped the taxi at one place where many people were enjoying the beauty of the hill and nature. I asked him that what is that place, and he told me that this place is known as Lovers point and also suicide point because a couple died here.

The Tiffin Top

Girdhari keer at Tiffin Top, Nainital

As we discussed earlier, I had already researched the attractions and beautiful places of the Nainital on the internet. So, I told rohit that I wanted to visit Tiffin Top and he agreed because it was really close to where we were that time.

If you have time then you should also check out the place. It has a great view from the top of a hill. Then we moved forward to Tiffin Top and I didn’t have any idea that we had to take horses to go on top.
On the way to Tiffin Top we stopped at a place from there we can see very large and beautiful smoggy area. I took many pictures at that smoggy place called smog point.

Girdhari keer at smoggy point, Nainital

Smoggy Point, Nainital

Guys if you want to visit Tiffin Top at Nainital then you have to take a horse from the down of the hill otherwise you have to take a walk of more than 3 kilometers. Well, I am a hardcore adventure and I do every adventure on every place that I visit. So, I decided to take a horse from there. You know there is a horse union just like taxi unions and other vehicle unions. They charged me Rs700 for the horse and it was a great ride.

Finally I reached Tiffin Top and the view of the Nainital city and the lake from the Tiffin Top was mind blowing. I fell in love with Nainital and the beauty of it. I took many photos there and also made a video of horse riding. Horse keeper made a video of me because I told him to do so, he was a nice person.

Naina Peak

Naina Peak, Nainital

Naina peak is situated at the top side of the Nainital Lake. This is the only place from where you can take that ideal picture of Nainital lake which we have been seeing everywhere.

Naina peak is just a sharp turn for taking pictures and nothing more than that. I ate American corn there with lime and salt all over it. It was really delicious and was only because of the place with cool breeze.

Naina Devi Temple

My next destination for the Nainital tour was Naina Devi Temple which was situated at the opposite side of the lake from where I was staying. So, I took the boat ride from the one side to Naina Devi temple.

Girdhari keer at Nainital Lake

You know because of the temple, the lake and the city known as Nainital. The experience of the boat ride was also amazing and there were many boats in the lake. I only booked the boat for one side ride because I had already planned one more attraction to see.

After 15 or twenty minutes of boat ride I reached Naina Devi temple. There were thousands of fishes in the lake and many people feeding them for their good luck. I also bought some food for them and threw it in the lake.

Then there was a little fair outside the temple where I bought some toys for the kids and moved forward to my next attraction.

Mall Road Nainital

Nainital is one of India’s most visited tourist attractions. That is the reason why many companies and franchises opened their outlets in the Nainital. The mall road of the Nainital is a very luxurious and developed area. You will find every luxurious and top brands of clothes line, shoes, watches, foods, fast foods and many more.

I took a walk from the Naina Devi temple to the hotel via Mall road area. The showrooms and market there were highly exclusive and seemed expensive also. I had a nice dinner at the Mallroad area and then got to rest in the hotel room. That day was really fantastic and I had enjoyed it at the coolest.

Other Amazing Images

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View From Tiffin Top View

View From Hotel room

Conclusion

This was the first stop of my five day tour. If you are planning to visit Nainital you must take a boat ride in the lake and horse ride to the Tiffin point. I hope this article helps you in planning for the Nainital trip with family or friends.

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You will also find Maggi points on the roadside throughout all the way to Nainital. If you have already traveled this beautiful hill station please share your experience in the comment below.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Girdhari Keer : Travel to Ranikhet

Neem Karoli Baba Ashram Kainchi Dham

Frog Point

Ranikhet

Friday, March 6, 2020

Girdhari Keer : Travel to Nainital