Nainital
Places of Interest in Nainital
The Flatts: At the northern side of the lake there is a place of rendezvous for people from all walks of life . Here evenings are heavily
crowded.
There is a statue of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant and a beautiful fountain . There
is a band stand . The Flats has playing ground used for sports games and cultural
activities during festivals. There is Chat Bazar,Bhotia Market in the flats
. In Bhotia Market vendors sell their fancy items .There is Mosque,Gurudwara
and Naina Devi temple in flatts.Capitol cinema and Rink theatre which is used
for roller skating are also situated in Flatts. A portion of the flatts is used
for car parking . New club ,Boat House club ,Masonic Hall are in the periphery
of the flatts for recreation.Naini Lake: The nucleus of Nainital’s exquisite beauty is beautiful lake .In the day ,mirrored in its waters stand seven proud hills,dotted with pretty cottages and villas . This reflection alone holds one spell bound. More beautiful than this however is the lake at night when the myriads of bulbs from the hill sides and quite a large number hanging near the lake’s edge stab their magic light into its waters.
The lake offers the holiday makers ample opportunity for yachting, boating or paddling the boat. Rowing as well as paddling boats are available at both ends of lake.
Zoo:
Around one Km. away from bus stand at an altitude of 2100 meters in sprawling
open area there is Govind Ballabh Pant High Altitude Zoo . Now a days it has
Monkeys, Himalayan black bear ,Leopard ,Siberian Tiger,Palm civet cat, Wolf,
Silver Pheasants, Rose ringed Prakeet, Hill Fox , Ghoral, Barking Deer, Sambhar.
The zoo remains closed for visitors on Monday, all national holidays , Holi
& Diwali.Aerial Ropeway: It is one of the main attractions of Nainital. This ropeway connects Snow-View Point (at 2270 Mts.) with Nainital near flats. Aerial ropeway starts at Mallital , there are two trolleys to carry passengers .It takes approx. 151.7 seconds to cover one way journey by trolley .Cabin capacity is 10+1 or 825 kg.
Timings 10 AM to 4 PM Kilbury: At an altitude of 2194 mts. and 10 Kms. from the town this place is accessible by a motor able road. There is a forest rest house for night stay.Kilbury is an ideal spot for a quiet and peaceful holiday.
Naina Peak or China Peak: Naina peak is the highest peak of the town , at an altitude of 2611 mts. and at a distance of 6 Kms from the town .It commands an entrancing view of sparkling snow laden Himalayas from Bandar Punch in west to Api and Nari peaks of Nepal in the east , a full Himalayan range in one side and a birds eye view of the lake city of Nainital in its full grandeur on the other. With a pair of binoculars a good panorama of the tract surrounding Nainital is obtained . Pony or Horses can be hired to visit this peak either from Snow view or from Mallital.
Snow
View: It is the most easily accessible hill top, height 2270 mts. and at
a distance of 2.5 Km from the town. The spot is accessible through ropeway .
This peak is also connected by motor able road. Snow view as the name suggests
offers an indescribably beautiful and breath taking picture of the glittering
snows of Himalyas.It has a temple . Tea,snacks,Photographers are available at
this place.Hanuman Garhi: It is around 3.5 Kms away from the bus stop at an altitude of 1951 Mts. Hanuman Garhi is a religious centre and famous for its sun set view .One can go to Hanuman Garhi by taxi, bus or even on foot from Nainital .It has a temple complex presiding deity being Lord Hanuman besides Ram and Shiva. At the instance of Neem Karoli Baba around 1950 these temples were built. On the other side of the hill there is Shitala Devi temple and Ashram of Lila Sah Bapu.
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