Dhanaulti is a small village located in the hilly state of Uttarakhand( in India), around 20 kms from the more famous(and crowded!!) Mussoorie; it makes for a great weekend getaway with towering deodhar trees and fresh winds to make one forget all the city troubles!!!
This post diwali, we decided to leave all the madness of F1 being held in our city(delhi) and head to the hills. We chose Dhanaulti for its quietness and natural beauty.
We drove from Delhi to Dhanaulti by ourselves , with one day break at Haridwar(where we have a second home) and it was such a lovely drive!! but with a lot of sharp curves, like this hair pin bend in the below image!!
The views at Dhanaulti are lovely and air is fresh , with a characteristic sweet smell of the deodhar trees which are everywhere towering above the place.
We enjoyed walking the nature trail among the mildly steep hills and enjoying the views, sun and slightly chilly breeze. In the evening, it was fun cosying up near the bonfire and enjoying the starry night and icy cool weather!!
We chose to eat out roadside Dhabas( or shacks) and found this one amazing place( totally by coincidence) called ‘ Rana Tea Stall’ which makes amazing tea, coffee, maggi and crisp paranthas (fried breads). We had most of our meals ( including dinner and breakfast ) there!!
The drive down was filled with equally lovely views!!
And we also managed to catch a glimpse of the snow capped himalayas at one point in our drive!!
I would recommend Dhanaulti over the more popular Mussoorie anytime, after all it’s not everyday, one rewinds among deodhars!!
P.S. I also wrote a detailed account of my stay at Dhanaulti for The Other Home Blog, click here to read.
Interesting captures and the format.
nice!
I agree its an awesome place, backpacked to the town alone years ago and the says spent there were marvelous…and much more fun because it was winters 🙂
A great place for photography as well…
nice virtual tour for me..
amazing pics….and a very nice memoir….!! 🙂
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What a GREAT update- lovely pics and text to go along with it. Wished I could be there in person to enjoy everything.
nice travel dairy…
@goatman – its a temple…there are many such small temples/shrines in hill roads…apparently thye believe more in god's benovelance in saving life than their own driving skills!!
Nice post and lovely captures.
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The little building on the hairpin turn is interesting.
"I wonder what they do in there"?
Nice photos you take.
definitely a place to be checked out !! 🙂
Great photos… I can feel the crisp air.
Lovely photos! Now I'm suddenly craving dhaba food!
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Just wow!! I have heard about Dhanaulti but never visited it. It looks beautiful… The pics remind me of my char dham yatra, I am getting nostalgic… Thanks so much for sharing these lovely pics…
Have a fabulous week ahead:)
Looks like a wonderful place. Beautiful landscape.
beautiful post…keep it up!
Very beautiful pictures. Scenic beauty is absolutely breath taking. Wonderful post.
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it looks very peaceful!
@thegirlatfirstavenue – yeah, all images in this post clicked by me!!
Lovely pictures! Photography by you? 🙂
Great pics. You are pretty good at landscapes; I loved pic#1, 4, 7 in particular.
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been to Dhanaulti! it's fun! and totally redoable!
Beautiful, beautiful pics!!!! Oh man, now I wanna go somewhere scenic!!!
wonderful pictures!
sure sounds like a must visit place.
thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing a place I have never been!