About Dhanaulti
Dhanaulti is a small and beautiful town in Uttarakhand which is near of queen of hills (Mussoorie). It is covered with lush thick trees, mountains, and more alluring views. Dhanaulti, which is 27 km from Mussoorie and 60 km from Dehradun. 2250 meters in height from sea level. The view of Dhanaulti is evergreen in every season but it is the most popular tourist destination in winter as the snow enhances its beauty which attracts tourists in numbers.
Dhanaulti is the most adventurous place, perfect for long walks and connecting more with nature. Being a mountainous area, it provides the tremendous scenery of villages and to know more about village life. It is also surrounded by many hill stations because one can get more chances to discover other places.
Some Popular places to visit in Dhanaulti
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Dhanaulti Adventure Park
Dhanaulti is a place full of adventure and spending spare time with family and friends. This adventure park is captured with tall trees and mountains around it making more adventures. It includes fun adventure activities and sports to relieve you from busy city life.
It offers mountain biking, camping, the highest and longest zip, rappelling, and trek to Surkunda Devi and the top of Laal Tiba.
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Kanatal Adventure Camp
This camp is perfect for people who like to be involved with outdoor activities including rock climbing, zigzag, valley crossing, commando net, mini basketball, river crossing, trekking, and more. Kanatal Adventure camp can called be a relaxing point and from here you can do bird watching too.
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Dhanaulti Eco Park
Eco Park is the most famous park among tourists due to its amazing view. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) developed and maintained the Amber and Dhara, both referred to as twin parks. Both the parks are covered with cedar and deodar trees which make their view more amazing. Eco Park, a family park where one can spend lovely leisure time with a partner and children. This park has more open areas so perfect for kids to play and perfect for the family to play games as per their choice. It’s great for picnics, morning yoga, and a walk.
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Surkanda Devi Temple
Surkanda Devi Temple is one of the oldest religious and prestigious temples of Uttarakhand. This temple is devoted to Maa Sati also called Parvati. It’s believed that in this area Sati pith had found after which the temple was constructed there. Tourists not just come to travel but also come as a devotee in this temple to accomplish their wishes from Maa.
To reach Surkanda Devi Temple trekking must be done by devotees from Kaddukhal up to 2 km uphill.
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Tehri Dam/ Tehri Lake
Tehri Dam is one of the largest dams in Asia and is considered the best place to visit near Dhanaulti. In Tehri Lake, many tourists visit here for boating and at the same time, it gives peace and fun through many water activities. It is 5O Km from Dhanaulti.
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Dashavatar Temple
Dashavatar Temple is one of the historical temples of the Gupta period in Dhanaulti and Lord Vishnu temple. Today is not easy to find such temples that take us back to history. This temple is perfect for those whom who take an interest in arts, culture, and the one who wants to capture the sculptures like photography.
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Kaudia Forest
Kaudia forest can be called the best picnic spot, perfect for bird watching and hiking. This forest is captured with dense forest which makes the walk amazing and miserable. The location of the Kaudia forest is Kanatal, Kaudia range, Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand.
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Aaloo Khet
Aaloo khet is a potato farm that comes under the government. This khet covered land on a large scale with potatoes. Tourists, who are willing to know about Pahari aaloo must visit here. It is just 10 km from the main market of Dhanaulti.
How to reach Dhanaulti
To reach Dhanaulti there are many ways as it is in hill station which connects many other places. From Dehradun to Dhanaulti it is 60 km and from Rishikesh, it is 68 km.
By road
From Dehradun and Rishikesh one can reach by taxi, bus, and cab to Dhanaulti. A person can take their vehicle to Dhanaulti.
By train
After reaching the railway stations of Dehradun, a taxi can get easily from a station or can book a cab to reach Dhanaulti. After reaching Haridwar stations, take a bus, taxi, or cab to reach Dehradun and from Dehradun, you can get a bus, taxi, or cab to reach Dhanaulti.
