Old memories: Bitsian Trips - Mussorie, Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh
Timeframe - 3rd year 1st Sem, 21st October-24th October 2004
MUSSORIE, DEHRADUN, HARIDWAR, RISHIKESH
Route: Pilani-Delhi-Roorkee-Haridwar
No. of People 11: Kapil Kamble, Sameer Kale, Jay Shah, Chandan Maloo, Aditya Kali, Sarvesh Bang, Omkar Kurode, Kartik Ayyar, Tushar Agrawal, Dheeraj Agrawal, Vikrant Bhaskarwar,Vaibhav Karkare…
Photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/chandan.maloo/MussorieTrip
Rishikesh (15kms from Haridwar)
In Haridwar we stayed in Upper Road, 2 chownks after the valmiki chownk...
After reaching Rishikesh we went 12 kms ahead to a place called shivpuri to do River rafting. We boarded a state transport bus for the same. The 12 kms journey up to shivpuri was fully enjoyed with nature all around us. Greenery was at its peak, with mountain & ghats all around & in between u see the GANGES River flowing down at a very rapid rate…Turbulent GANGA u can say…
Water Rafting is organized by a group called as Explore the Himalayas, After a lot of bargaining & trying all our hatkandas & fundas we successfully brought him down to Rs 250 from Rs 500 :P
River Rafting:
This experience of us will never be forgotten. This will remain my all time favorite… Actually before the start of rafting I was hesitant to do it. Since there was a risk of life in it but seeing the enthu of my friends especially kartik & addy i finally decided to do it.
Our GUIDE Mr. Gajpal singhji had a very peculiar accent… Leeeft baak..right forwaarrd… this were the words which will be in the minds always… So after much hesitation for it I finally got the guts… we were provided with the suit required for rafting & all fundas were explained by Mr Gajpal. All his commands will never be forgotten. I & KK were the ones who were the most futto of all, so we decide to sit in the middle so that no harm will happen to us in any circumstances how mean but listen guys what happened then…
Rafting Journey: Water of River Ganga was very cold. So never even try to put in your hands in it. Don’t even dare to do it. The journey was divided into 9 Ramps. Some of the very important ramps were Roller Coaster, Thanks GOD (last ramp), Golf Green. Roller coaster is the best one of them. This experience of us really was the most adventurous thing that I felt we guys did. Yo Guys. Rafting is great fun and i personally recommend everyone to experience the thrill.
At the end of the rafting there was nice scenery out there along the beach of Ganga. We walked around 5-6 Kms to get to the other side of Ganga river so as to have a closer look. We cross the famous Lakshman Jhula. I, Sarvesh & Vikrant were the ones who enjoyed the BIKINI SHOW oops…sorry Beach Scene others were busy worshiping in the Temple. After that we had our Dinner at CHOTIWALA- a famous restaurant at Rishikesh named after a person called CHOTIWALA near RAMJHULA, Its must to have lunch/dinner at this famous place, You may find many similar chotiwala restaurent trying to lure visitors and claiming themselves to be the original. Then we returned to Haridwar.
Haridwar:
In the morning some of us (Sameer, Ady, Dheeraj, kapil, Tushar and me) decided that we should at least visit one Temple of Haridwar for which it is famous. So we went to Dakshprajapati Mandir in Karnal in Haridwar. We had Ganga Puja there. There are total 12 temples in Haridwar.
Pawan Dham: This temple is totally made with the help of glass & mirrors. Two Rope-ways leading to two different temples are also there. Haridwar is fully surrounded by Ganga. Wherever u go in Haridwar u will find Goddess Ganga everywhere. By Train we headed back to Deharadun.
In Deharadun the problems began. We wasted around 3 hours to get TAXI for Mussorie. At last we somehow managed to book 2 Taxi for Rs. 750 for Mussorie.
Mussorie:
Located above 6000 ft is one of the best Hill Stations that I had seen. It is totally located over the mountains. As we kept on moving, cold breezes began to wave around our Ears. Our Ears felt a little heavy. Mussorie has a very pleasant weather during this time. We arranged a Hotel for Rs. 900, 3 Rooms in Hotel Mansarovar near Mall Road. Hotel was very luxurious seeing the cost we paid for it.
After Bird watching in Mussorie we went to Gunhill Point in Mussorie I Mall Road. We used the Rope way Service for that (Rs. 50). On the Gun Hill Point u can have a bird eye view of the whole Mussorie. Other than this there is nothing here :D We had our Dinner at Agrawal Restaurant here. Maals were seen in abundance in Mall road. I also had a Horse riding experience here.
Night: Some Six friends of mine decided to booze that night & successfully managed to did it. In the Morning we woke up early in the morning & then at 10 am we set for our next point, the Kamptee LAKE.
Kamptee Falls: We hired 2 taxis for it for Rs. 820 from the taxi stand around 2.5 Kms from our Hotel. Near the Taxi stand we had a vied of the snow clad peaks. This was our first experience of snow peaks. The water was so cold out there. It was freezing still we had a bath of it. I & Vikrant immensely enjoyed the Kamptee falls. We all took snaps is various forms and thoroughly enjoyed Kamptee falls. Then by a taxi Rs. 40 per Head we returned to Deharadun & set out to go to Shastradhara for which buses are available in shastradhara bus stand.
Shastradhara: This is in Dehradun, famous for its many small waterfalls, Note: the water here contains sulphur. Not an important place to have a visit, i felt. We 11 of us had the elevendhara program here :P , Let the Amrut of us flow everywhere. We also did half an hour masti in the small pond created by the dhara :D, Then at 7pm we reached the Tibetan market in Deharadun where we had some shopping. Paltan bazaar is also there. But we didn’t visit it. Finally we went to ISBT Deharadun & got a bus for Rs. 216 & reached Delhi. The Bus journey was ultimate aaram. This was the best Bus journey of mine. We reached Delhi in the early morning at 4:30 am & then reached Pilani at 10:30.
Conclusion: All in all a very enjoyable trip. Mussorie is really a Sexy place. Climatic conditions here are superb with flora & fauna all around. Do visit it. Also a good place for post marriage events :D
MUSSORIE, DEHRADUN, HARIDWAR, RISHIKESH
Route: Pilani-Delhi-Roorkee-Haridwar
No. of People 11: Kapil Kamble, Sameer Kale, Jay Shah, Chandan Maloo, Aditya Kali, Sarvesh Bang, Omkar Kurode, Kartik Ayyar, Tushar Agrawal, Dheeraj Agrawal, Vikrant Bhaskarwar,Vaibhav Karkare…
Photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/chandan.maloo/MussorieTrip
Rishikesh (15kms from Haridwar)
In Haridwar we stayed in Upper Road, 2 chownks after the valmiki chownk...
After reaching Rishikesh we went 12 kms ahead to a place called shivpuri to do River rafting. We boarded a state transport bus for the same. The 12 kms journey up to shivpuri was fully enjoyed with nature all around us. Greenery was at its peak, with mountain & ghats all around & in between u see the GANGES River flowing down at a very rapid rate…Turbulent GANGA u can say…
Water Rafting is organized by a group called as Explore the Himalayas, After a lot of bargaining & trying all our hatkandas & fundas we successfully brought him down to Rs 250 from Rs 500 :P
River Rafting:
This experience of us will never be forgotten. This will remain my all time favorite… Actually before the start of rafting I was hesitant to do it. Since there was a risk of life in it but seeing the enthu of my friends especially kartik & addy i finally decided to do it.
Our GUIDE Mr. Gajpal singhji had a very peculiar accent… Leeeft baak..right forwaarrd… this were the words which will be in the minds always… So after much hesitation for it I finally got the guts… we were provided with the suit required for rafting & all fundas were explained by Mr Gajpal. All his commands will never be forgotten. I & KK were the ones who were the most futto of all, so we decide to sit in the middle so that no harm will happen to us in any circumstances how mean but listen guys what happened then…
Rafting Journey: Water of River Ganga was very cold. So never even try to put in your hands in it. Don’t even dare to do it. The journey was divided into 9 Ramps. Some of the very important ramps were Roller Coaster, Thanks GOD (last ramp), Golf Green. Roller coaster is the best one of them. This experience of us really was the most adventurous thing that I felt we guys did. Yo Guys. Rafting is great fun and i personally recommend everyone to experience the thrill.
At the end of the rafting there was nice scenery out there along the beach of Ganga. We walked around 5-6 Kms to get to the other side of Ganga river so as to have a closer look. We cross the famous Lakshman Jhula. I, Sarvesh & Vikrant were the ones who enjoyed the BIKINI SHOW oops…sorry Beach Scene others were busy worshiping in the Temple. After that we had our Dinner at CHOTIWALA- a famous restaurant at Rishikesh named after a person called CHOTIWALA near RAMJHULA, Its must to have lunch/dinner at this famous place, You may find many similar chotiwala restaurent trying to lure visitors and claiming themselves to be the original. Then we returned to Haridwar.
Haridwar:
In the morning some of us (Sameer, Ady, Dheeraj, kapil, Tushar and me) decided that we should at least visit one Temple of Haridwar for which it is famous. So we went to Dakshprajapati Mandir in Karnal in Haridwar. We had Ganga Puja there. There are total 12 temples in Haridwar.
Pawan Dham: This temple is totally made with the help of glass & mirrors. Two Rope-ways leading to two different temples are also there. Haridwar is fully surrounded by Ganga. Wherever u go in Haridwar u will find Goddess Ganga everywhere. By Train we headed back to Deharadun.
In Deharadun the problems began. We wasted around 3 hours to get TAXI for Mussorie. At last we somehow managed to book 2 Taxi for Rs. 750 for Mussorie.
Mussorie:
Located above 6000 ft is one of the best Hill Stations that I had seen. It is totally located over the mountains. As we kept on moving, cold breezes began to wave around our Ears. Our Ears felt a little heavy. Mussorie has a very pleasant weather during this time. We arranged a Hotel for Rs. 900, 3 Rooms in Hotel Mansarovar near Mall Road. Hotel was very luxurious seeing the cost we paid for it.
After Bird watching in Mussorie we went to Gunhill Point in Mussorie I Mall Road. We used the Rope way Service for that (Rs. 50). On the Gun Hill Point u can have a bird eye view of the whole Mussorie. Other than this there is nothing here :D We had our Dinner at Agrawal Restaurant here. Maals were seen in abundance in Mall road. I also had a Horse riding experience here.
Night: Some Six friends of mine decided to booze that night & successfully managed to did it. In the Morning we woke up early in the morning & then at 10 am we set for our next point, the Kamptee LAKE.
Kamptee Falls: We hired 2 taxis for it for Rs. 820 from the taxi stand around 2.5 Kms from our Hotel. Near the Taxi stand we had a vied of the snow clad peaks. This was our first experience of snow peaks. The water was so cold out there. It was freezing still we had a bath of it. I & Vikrant immensely enjoyed the Kamptee falls. We all took snaps is various forms and thoroughly enjoyed Kamptee falls. Then by a taxi Rs. 40 per Head we returned to Deharadun & set out to go to Shastradhara for which buses are available in shastradhara bus stand.
Shastradhara: This is in Dehradun, famous for its many small waterfalls, Note: the water here contains sulphur. Not an important place to have a visit, i felt. We 11 of us had the elevendhara program here :P , Let the Amrut of us flow everywhere. We also did half an hour masti in the small pond created by the dhara :D, Then at 7pm we reached the Tibetan market in Deharadun where we had some shopping. Paltan bazaar is also there. But we didn’t visit it. Finally we went to ISBT Deharadun & got a bus for Rs. 216 & reached Delhi. The Bus journey was ultimate aaram. This was the best Bus journey of mine. We reached Delhi in the early morning at 4:30 am & then reached Pilani at 10:30.
Conclusion: All in all a very enjoyable trip. Mussorie is really a Sexy place. Climatic conditions here are superb with flora & fauna all around. Do visit it. Also a good place for post marriage events :D
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rat ko ek baje tak baith ke tune ye likha ?? :P
sab khairiyat ??
pehle hi likha tha, bits mein hi, bas publish abhi kiya :D
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