Hello Guys! Welcome back to Blog Sirius. We are back with our interesting blog about Mussoorie. There is no need of going out of the country for an incredible panoramic view. There is a lot of such views in our country itself. Mussoorie is one of those.
Mussoorie is a hill station located in the state of Uttarakhand with an elevation of 2005 meters. It is about 35 km from the state capital Dehradun and 290 km north of the national capital New Delhi. The hill station is in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan range.
It is rich in flora and fauna with views of surrounding snowcapped Himalayan peaks. Mussoorie is famous for one of the oldest Tibetan-style Buddhist temples in India. Although Dalailama presently resides in Dharmashala, his original settlement is visible as “Happy Valley” in Mussoorie.
Mussoorie also has one of the most haunted places in India.”Lambi Dhar mines” which is situated on the outskirts of Mussoorie, these mines form a piece of deserted land where there is no civilization. This lends it a spooky aura. But the real reason for haunting here is the death of nearly 50,000 workers who worked in the mines. Many of us know that Mussoorie sits smugly on the title, Queen of the hills, but there are few secrets that are still unknown for most of us. Get the true flavor and charm of this hill town.
If you are a nature lover you will get a chance to spot some wildlife in Rajaji national park, which is well known for rare bird species, endangered mountain quails, red-billed blue magpie and white-capped views of Chaukhamba and Bandar Punj peaks.
The economy in Mussoorie is primarily dependent on tourism. Tourists come primarily from New Delhi, Haryana, and Northern states. The foreigners will be more.
Mussorie is well known for it is Lal Bahadur Sastry National Academy of Administration(LBSNAA) which is supposed to train Civil service officers of Indian Administrative Service(IAS), Indian Foreign Service(IFS), Indian Revenue Service(IRS), and other services.
The things that are famous in Mussoorie are Trekking, Hiking, Adventurous sports, Rock climbing, Paragliding, Rafting, Roller scatting, Winemaking, shopping, food tour, fishing, wildlife sanctuary, and boating.
Kempty falls, Gun hills, Lake Mist, Nag pibba Hike, Hathy Paon trail, Robber’s cave, and mountains, etc. are the most famous things.
Transportation for Mussoorie is
By air: The nearest airport is Jolly Grant airport in Dehradun is 19 miles away.
By train: Dehradun railway station
So we are calling Mussoorie as “Queen of hills”.
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