Mussorie Vacation Packages

Mussoorie Hills is the best resort destinations which is located at the height of 2500 mts in the Garhwal hills. This beautiful place is 34 kms away from Dehradun and universally known as the Queen of Hills. Mussoorie name is derived from plants of 'Mussoorie' which were found here in great quantity.  Mussoorie is one the beautiful hill stations in India which is widely famous for its cool climate. The climate of the place is very cool and the best season is to visit the place is April to June and September to November. In Mussorie the visits can come and see the hills which are major attraction of the place. Moreover the visitors can come and enjoy the Trekking which is conducted in Dehradun- Mussorie Trekking. Part from adventurous activities the tourists can visit the major Hindu pilgrimage sites like Gangotri, Yamunotri Kedarnath, Badrinath, Haridwar, Rishikesh and many more. This place is the most desired holiday destinations of India which provides excellent relief to people who to spent time is peace and get relaxed.  Further, in this place one can buy the best household items of wood which will add beatifications to your interior decoration. Besides visiting so many things one explore several European schools, which were  started during the colonial period and the schools still retains it quality and educational performance.   This hill station gradually developed as a center of education, where if one will come here, they can find some of the oldest and best boarding schools. In addition, the place is centrally located from where one can easily come and see the beautiful places; the town is well connected by road, air and Railways and as it is well connected one can easily avail resorts and hotels to stay where they will get complete amenities.

Mussoorie is located in the lap of hills’ and Snow Mountains, where people can come and enjoy the cool weather.

Hill Station Train Tours

India has mesmerized the imagination of the domestic tourists in general and international tourists in special with its railway network ranking second largest in the world. The unique part of this Indian Railway network is its provision of hill stations tours by trains. Some of these hill station trains are also known as Toys Trains of India. However, India has over 63,000 Km of track laid between 7000 stations divided into 9 Zones - Western, Central, Eastern, Northern, North Eastern, Northeast Frontier, Southern, South Central and South Eastern.

1. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) connects the plains of West Bengal at New Jalpaiguri with the hill station of Darjeeling. On the way, it passes the most breathtaking scenery and climbs to a height of 7400 feet at Ghum (the highest station in India and the second highest in the world), from where glimpses of the magnificent Mt. Kanchenjunga are visible on clear days.

2. The Kangra Valley Railway
No one could have thought of making a finer selection of territory for building a new mountain railway in India than the Kangra valley. Few places can match this scenic region in the sub-Himalayas. One will stumble across a land that has cast its magic spell upon those who planned the railway and those who built the line. The Kangra Valley Railway presents to the traveler, a chance to gaze as long as he likes on the ever present panorama of snow-clad ranges and the gold green fields without being swung round every few minutes on a narrow are before his eyes can greet the scenery. March and April are the best months to visit the valley when it is covered with wild Rambler Roses, Oleanders, Rhododendron and fruit blossoms.

3. Kalka - Shimla Railway
The Kalka-Shimla Railway with 96.54 kilometer line offers a panoramic feast to experience the grandeur of the picturesque Himalayas from the Shivalik foot hills at Kalka to several important points such as Dharampur, Solan, Kandaghat, Taradevi, Barog, Salogra, Summerhill, Shimla and beyond up to the silvery snow line near the towering peaks. It runs through 102 tunnels, 864 bridges, only one of which is a 60 feet plate girder span and a steel truss. The others are viaducts with multi-arched galleries like the ancient Roman aqueducts.

4. Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), the only rack railway in India and uses Abt system, connects the town of Mettupalayam with the hill station of Udagamandalam, in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. Both towns are in the state of Tamil Nadu. Snaking through 16 tunnels and tall girder bridges, the climb offers breathtaking vistas of plantation and fir-clad hills.

5. Matheran Light Railway
Matheran means “The Wooded Head" or the jungle topped. Over its length of 19.97 Kilometers, there are 221 curves, the sharpest being 1270 equal to 18.25 m., 121 bridges, only one tunnel and a steep winding gradient. Neral, the starting station of this line, falls nearly midway on the Mumbai-Pune route of the central railway. The journey up to Matheran from Neral takes about one-and-a-half hours