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Title: Kausani: An Offbeat Trail


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Kausani An Offbeat Trail
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  • The weekend was coming up and we wanted to get
    away to the hills nearby, but not to the crowded
    hill stations.
  • After looking up for some offbeat destinations,
    we zeroed down on Kausani, which is tucked away
    atop a ridge at an altitude of 1,890 m in the
    Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.
  • Located about 460 km away from Delhi, it is a
    good over nine hours drive.

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  • We set out around 4 pm, but as the long weekend
    was just coming up, the streets were jam packed.

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  • The traffic was not moving beyond Ghaziabad. It
    was a bad decision to start so late in the
    evening.
  • Finally, around midnight, after dinner in
    Ghaziabad, we could resume our journey as the
    traffic starting easing.
  • We drove through the mountainous terrain of
    Kashipur, Ramnagar and Ranikhet, for over 6 hours
    before we reached our destination.

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  • As we entered the town, its greenery was
    refreshing.
  • The terrain was laden with towering pine trees,
    emerald green meadows, streams and waterfalls.
  • The silent valleys were full of beautiful
    cottages. We passed by vast expanses of pears
    orchards. It had rained the previous night, so
    the mist was everywhere.

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Around Town
  • Mahatma Gandhi had aptly called this place the
    Switzerland of India. He took refuge in this
    picturesque hill station to pen his Bhagavad Gita
    treatise Anasakti Yoga in 1929.
  • The Anashakti Ashram (2 minutes drive from the
    main town) stands testimony to his presence in
    this place.

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  • If the valley is not shrouded with mist, you will
    be lucky to see the glistering snow-capped
    peaks??Trisul, Nanda Devi and Panchchuli??from
    several points.
  • The tea gardens in this town are alluring.
  • You can drive down or simple enjoy a walk through
    the valley to the tea gardens (5 km).
  • Do not forget to buy some tea leaves that are
    exported across the world.

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  • Next, you can head to the Rudradhari Falls and
    Caves, located 9 km away on the Kausani-Almora
    Road.
  • However, if you are not up for trekking, then
    this place is not meant for you.
  • The 2-km trek will not be an uphill task for
    those who are fit and up for adventure.
  • The small brooks on the way make the landscape
    even more beautiful.

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  • However, for me this is the place where you will
    simply love to just sit back and look at the
    darting clouds, changing every minute, till the
    evening sets in and the entire valley lights up.
  • After a while, you will enjoy the game of
    hide-and-seek the entire valley plays as it gets
    engulfed in the mist.

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Getting There
  • If you are travelling from Delhi, you can hire a
    cab or take a bus. There are no direct buses to
    Kausani.
  • The best option is to take a bus till Haldwani
    (over five hours journey) from where you will
    get a direct bus to Kausani.
  • The Bus travel operator providing service from
    Delhi are Paulo Travels,National
    Travels,Greenline Travels,Hebron Travels,SVR
    Travels and Jabbar Travels.

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  • Book your bus tickets from any of the online bus
    ticket booking portals.It will hardly take you
    four hours from Haldwani by state-run buses that
    cater to passengers travelling on this route.
  • You can check out for bus tickets to Haldwani
    at www.ticketgoose.com.

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  • After spending three days in the pine-scented
    cottage, it was time to leave.

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  • It was pouring when we left Kausani around 10
    am.
  • Driving through the long winding roads amidst the
    rain-soaked pine trees, gushing waterfalls at
    every bend and lush green forests was not a
    dampener at all.
  • Though we had to tread carefully, and there were
    long jams on the road, we were not complaining as
    we couldnt take our eyes off from the beautiful
    surroundings.
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