Tehri Garhwal

Tehri Garhwal is one of the major district of Uttarakhand state. The administrative headquarters of Uttarakhand Govt. is in New Tehri. Tehri is situated on outer ranges of mid Himalayas, which is surrounded by the districts Uttarkashi from the north side, Rudraprayag from the east, Pauri Garhwal from the south and Dehradun from the west. Tehri is also an historical place in Garhwal’s history; it was merged into the Indian Union in 1947 by the ruler Maharaja Manabendra Shah.

New Tehri – the new built and well planned city due to reason of Tehri Dam is situated at the height of 1550 meters and 16 kms away from old tehri. In fact, the New Tehri is considered to be Asia's most comprehensive and successful rehabilitation programme due to submerged of Old Tehri into Tehri Dam water. The new town is well developed as a lovely hill resort.

It can be a wonderful tour for a week of Tehri Garhwal to discover Uttaranchal’s major cities like Mussoorie, Dhanaulti and New Tehri. I was also enjoyed this tour in the summer season and I took some beautiful images of these cities during my Uttaranchal Tourism (some pictures are posting below). If you are leaving Delhi to discover Tehri Garhwal, there is 8-9 hours journey from Delhi to Mussoorie.

Dhanulti Eco Park - Tehri Dam Tehri Garhwal

Mussoorie: - Mussoorie is most famous hill station of Uttaranchal, it is also known as “Queen of Hills”. You can stay here 2-3 days and can be discover the prime locations like Gun Hill, Kempty Falls, Mussoorie Lake, and Mall Road. You can enjoy the ropeway ride from Mussoorie to Gun hill and if you are interested in shopping move towards the Mall Road, there is large number of shops. After Mussoorie, you can move to Dhanaulti, which is around 30 kms away from here at Mussoorie – Chamba Road.

Dhanaulti: - It is also an ideal destination for tourism in Garhwal. You can stay here 2-3 days and can enjoy the trekking tours; you can also enjoy the camping tour in Dhanaulti. Dhanaulti is not much famous hill station but it is very peaceful place far away from market place and population. During your stay, you can visit Dhanaulti Eco Park, developed for eco-tourism by Uttaranchal Govt. Surkanda Devi Temple, just 6-7 kms away from here situated at Kaddukhal village. You can also visit to Chamba, around 30 kms away from Dhanaulti the oldest market place. After that you can move to New Tehri.

Tehri Dam – After leaving the Dhanaulti you can reach New Tehri via Chamba. There is large numbers of hotels and lodges are available to stay. You can stay 1-2 days here and can visit Tehri Dam and Tehri Lake. The Tehri Dam is made on Bhagirathi and Bhilangana rivers, which is world’s largest and most controversial hydroelectric project. It was under construction since 1978 and completed in December 2002. Finally the Old Tehri town and other 72 villages submerged into the reservoir (it’s made by Tehri Dam).


How to Reach

By Air: The nearest airport is Jolly Grant in Dehradun. You can take buses and taxies from here to Mussoorie.

By Train: The nearest railway station is also Dehradun. Jan Shatabdi Express (2055) runs between Delhi to Dehradun regularly. You can also take buses and taxis from here to Mussoorie.

By Road: Mussoorie is well connected by road with all major cities. The distance is around 280 kms. from Delhi and direct buses are available for Delhi to Mussoorie. But if want to go Dhanaulti directly, you have to go Dehradun first and you can take taxi or bus from there to Dhanaulti.

For a pleasant stay there are numerous Mussoorie hotels, cottages, restaurants, service apartments, resorts and guest house available ranging from budget to Luxurious."