query for a beautiful vacation

[drchernish]

hi everybody.enjoying my verna crdi to the fullest.done about 13000 in 6 months.my inlaws will be coming to my place ie. kanpur UP,around august.want to plan a road trip with them to some heavenly place preferebaly hilly.any nearby destinations 2000-3000 kms(if u call that nearby).not too many tourist.one place that i have in mind is kanatal around rishikesh.there is some resort there.any ideas on it or any place fitting my description.thanking u all.

[mobike008]

Thats a lot you have driven in 6 months.

I just thought to warn you regarding spelling and punctuation in your post. I am sure there are lot of places in the north free from the regular tourist that will be heavenly to visit. I heard places close by to Haridwar is also quite good. Details can be provided by the northies, i hope.

[drchernish]

need some help here northies....

[Sam Kapasi]

If I was you, I would PM tsk and invite him to this thread.

[anupmathur]

Drchernish, it would help to know a few things like budget, length of stay, whether standard cuisine or adventurous, etc..
There is no dearth of places, particularly in Aug which is off-season (EXCEPT the 15th Aug week).

[hvkumar]

Some suggestions:

- Dhanolti, near Musoorie
- Ranikhet, near Nainital
- Nainital itself or Naukuchiyatal/Bhimtal

[anupmathur]

Originally Posted by hvkumar

Some suggestions:

- Dhanolti, near Musoorie
- Ranikhet, near Nainital
- Nainital itself or Naukuchiyatal/Bhimtal

Naukuchiya Tal and Bhim Tal do not really offer much by way of food.
Very pleasant places but a bit dull for the foodie types!

[rmonie]

Check out himalayan village sonapani. This is in Sonapani near Mukteshwar. Beautiful views of the Himalayas, great drive, excellent host. PM me if you plan to go I can give you the hosts details.

[drchernish]

well checked out terraces at kanatal on the web.pictures are beautiful.prices around 14000/ for 2N3D for couple.is that reasonable?has anybody stayed there?how was the expirence?

[anupmathur]

Originally Posted by drchernish

well checked out terraces at kanatal on the web.pictures are beautiful.prices around 14000/ for 2N3D for couple.is that reasonable?has anybody stayed there?how was the expirence?

Is this the place where cars do not reach upto the resort but have to be left 2 or 3 kms down the road? From that point is a trek!?

[drchernish]

i hope not.that scared me.i cannot leave my car my love 3 kms down the road..

[anupmathur]

Originally Posted by drchernish

i hope not.that scared me.i cannot leave my car my love 3 kms down the road..

Sorry doc, that was a bit hasty of me.
Just did a wee google and it does seem to be a great place.
However, what I do find amiss, from a crack team that CLAIMS to be superlative, is that they have NO testimonials on their site after 2006!!!
To me that reflects standards that are questionable!

I'm saying all this because they charge PREMIUM rates, and there ought not to be any lapses of this sort on the website! I'd put a question mark there.

[sudev]

Doc try pangot. Read my discription at chaipakoda.in pangot revisited

It is barely 15km from Nanital yet far away from madding crowd. You can also go and visit all the "tals" as day trips.

[tsk1979]

Go to Shoja, thats the most beautiful hill station i have seen.
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/trave...s-tirthan.html
It will be light on the budget, there are multiple PWD/HPforest rest houses there.(500/night for a nice room with hot water)

From Delhi its a 11 hour drive, so you can either plan to make chd your base or Delhi, depending on your driving appetite. It falls within the 3000kms "budget".

[anupmathur]

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Go to Shoja,

I would quite happily endorse this. If budget permits, stay at the Banjara Retreat.
Or the very budget place with a quaint charm all its own: Shringi Vatika, at Ghiyagi, 3 kms from Shoja.