OFFBEAT DESTINATIONS

CHOPTA:

• It is the Cherapunjee of Uttarakhand, 8000 ft above sea level.
• Very good trek routes.
• Tungnath temple, built by Pandavas.
• Heavy rains and exotic flowers.
• Chandrashila, where lord Rama is said to have meditated once.
• Devarshini, complete with Deodars and cedars.
• The 4 km trek , from Chopta to Tungnath.

• It is 510 kms from Delhi.
• You can stay in the GVMN log huts beside Mandakini river. As accommodation is limited, so you have to book early.
• July is the best trekking season. Be careful while trekking. The steep incline can leave you breathless and your knees wobbly.

CHINDI :

• 6000 ft above sea level.
• known for its apples.
• The green of the terraced fields and the serenity of the place can completely detoxify you.
• There are hot springs and a cave at Saror with a magnificent stalagmite Sivaling.
• You can trek, pick rare herbsor marvel at the mountains of the Kullu and Lahaul ranges.
• A quaint temple dedicated to Chindi at Mamleshwar.
• A temple dedicated to Karna at Bakhera.
• The 22 km trek from Chindi to the temple of Shikari devi.

• Chindi is 90 km from Shimla.
• There are no fancy provisions shops around. no fancy foods are available nearby. So, go prepared.

KAUSANI :

• Quaint little town in the kumaon region is barely 5.2 km in size.
• 6075 km above sea level.
• known for its stunning Himalayan views.
• Anashakti ashram.
• Poet Sumitra Nandan Pant's birthplace, which now houses a Museum.
• Tea Gardens, barely 5 km away from the Bazaar.
• A 1000 km , Lord Shiva temple at Baijnath, 17 km away.

• TREKKING :

1. Kausani-Garur-Baijnath-Bagheshwar circuit.
2. Kausani-Garur-Baijnath-Gwaldam circuit.
3. Kausani-Chhota Pinath-Bara Pinath circuits.

• It is 410 km from Delhi.
• You can stay in the Kumaon Vikas Mandal tourist guesthouses.
• Go in july to gaze at the 300 km panoramic view of the himalayas.Wait for the sunset.
• No fancy stores around, not a single ATM, just one bank.