India GOPlaces to visit near Gangotri
Mussoorie
The 'Queen of the Hills' spills down a Himalayan ridge above the Doon valley: a colonial Mall Road, the Camel's Back loop and snow peaks floating on a clear morning. Cool air, easy strolls and one of the north's favourite hill escapes, an hour above Dehradun.
~100 km as the crow flies
Dehradun
The unhurried gateway to the hills, cradled in the Doon valley: Tibetan monasteries, leafy old boarding schools, litchi orchards and the dripping caverns of Robber's Cave. An easy way into the Himalaya, with Mussoorie and Rishikesh a short climb away.
~120 km as the crow flies
Rishikesh
Where the Ganga leaves the Himalaya: ashrams and yoga halls, swaying footbridges, riverside cafés and evening aarti by the water. The world's yoga capital, white-water rafting, and the gateway to the mountains.
~120 km as the crow flies
Haridwar
Where the Ganga leaves the mountains for the plains stands one of Hinduism's great sacred cities: every evening Har Ki Pauri fills for the Ganga aarti, a river of lamps, bells and chanting. India's most stirring riverside ritual, and a host of the Kumbh Mela.
~140 km as the crow flies
Chandigarh
India's first planned city, drawn from scratch by Le Corbusier: numbered sectors, wide green avenues, cycle tracks and raw-concrete landmarks at the foot of the Shivaliks. The cleanest, calmest city in the north, plus Nek Chand's famous Rock Garden.
~210 km as the crow flies
Naggar
A quiet Himalayan village above the Kullu Valley, once a kingdom's capital: the Roerich family estate, ancient stone temples, and pine-scented calm at 1,800 metres. A different, slower India: mountain views, art and stillness, far from the crowds.
~210 km as the crow flies
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