A very beautiful hill station with breathtaking panoramic view of the Himalayan ranges and has excursions to many glaciers.
Video: Beautiful panoramic view of the Himalayan ranges
Background:
Located at an altitude of 1890 m in the Kumaon hills, Kausani is a small but very beautiful hill station with amazing view of the Himalaya mountain ranges spread out for over 300 km around it.
Infact, many tourists like the views and natural beauty of Kausani better than Ranikhet!
It is the birth place of the famous Hindi poet Sumitra Nandan Pant and even Mahatma Gandhi had spent 12 days in Kausani in 1929.
It is an ideal place to relax, see the mighty snow covered Himalayan ranges and go for excursions to many surrounding glaciers.
Video: The Himalayan ranges seen from hotel room
What to see:
Though there is not much to see in Kausani, it is highly recommended as a tourist destination for its breathtaking beauty and view of over 300 km of the mighty Himalayan ranges that surrounds it!
It has landscapes of ever green forest with fields all around.
Kausani is also known for excursions to the surrounding glaciers including the world famous Pindari Glacier (3350 m, located between the Nanda Devi and the Nandi Kot mountains).
Anashakti Ashram
Location: In Kausani
The house where Mahatma Gandhi stayed when he visited Kausani in 1929 is now converted into Ashram.
Baijnath Temple
Location: 19 km from Kausani on the banks of the Gomti river.
It is an ancient temple dating back to the 12th century and has the largest statue of Goddess Parvati in the North India.
Video: Beautiful Himalayan ranges around Kausani
Reaching there:
Air: Pantnagar (182 km) is the nearest airport to Kausani
Rail: Kathgodam (136 km) is the nearest railway station for Kausani.
Road: Kausani is easily accessable by road from Ranikhet (72 km), Almora (53 km), Nainital (120 km) or Kathgodam (136 km).
Video: Pindari Glacier Trek
Video: Pindari Glacier - zero point
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