This is the Uttarakhand chapter from Lonely Planet’s India guidebook.
Uttarakhand is a place of myth and mountains. Hindus think of it as Dev Bhoomi – the Land of Gods – and the dramatic terrain is covered with holy peaks, spectacular pilgrimage sites, lakes and rivers.
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- hike below stunning peaks to the source of the holy Ganges at Gaumukh
- float a candle down the Ganges at the nightly ceremony at HarkiPairi Ghat in Haridwar
- spot some stripes at Corbett Tiger Reserve, India’s first national park
Coverage includes: Rishikesh, Haridwar, Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Dehra Dun, Mussoorie, Yamunotri, Uttarkashi, Gangotri & Gaumukh Glacier, Kedarnath, Joshimath, Valley of Flowers & Hem Kund, Badrinath & Mana Village, Corbett Tiger Reserve, Nainital, Almora & Around, Kausani, Bageshwar, Munsyari.
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