Pauri is town in Uttarakhand and district centre. Pauri is peaceful hill station where you can spend time relaxing in mountains. At the location of 1800 meters Pauri is perfect for visit thoughtout the year. During the winter season it often have snowfall also. Due to good location Pauri provides amazing panoromic views of many surrounding moutains like Bandarpoonch, Gangotri, Nanda Devi, Trishul, Kedarnath, Swargarohini & Chaukhamba etc. Destinations like Pauri is ideal for small vacation in mountaind for relaxation, honeymoon, meditation etc. Many corporate customer prefer peaceful vacation after hectic work schedule. Surrounding nature provides excellent hiking experience. Mountains near Pauri has Pine trees, Buransh and Deodar trees which is common at this altitude in himalaya. Pauri is also centre for more than 100 tiny villages in surrouding mountains. Thousands of people from surrounding villages visit Pauri for supplies and other necessary items. Pauri is also on the ancient route for pilgrims to visit Kedarnath Badrinath. Economy mostly depend on agriculture as industrial work is limited around here. Migration is also big concern as many young people go to big cities for work. Pauri is best option for summer holidays.
Places to visit in and around Pauri :
- Kyukaleswar Temple
- View Point
- Kandoliya Temple
Things to do in Yamunotri:
- Local Sightseeing
- Hiking and Trekking around
- Meditation
- Photography
Best time to visit Pauri :
Pauri is best to visit throughout the year due to pleasant weather. July August is monsoon season which is difficult drive sometime but apart from monsoon you can visit it round the year.
Accommodation & Meals at Pauri:
Accommodation at Pauri is multiple hotels available. Many hotels have mountain view facilty also which is popular among the tourist. Few resort are also good option for stay in Pauri. Food at Pauri is good amount of varieties are available. North Indian is widely available with some Garhwali and south indian options. Recently some chinese options are also added.
How to reach Pauri :
By Road: Pauri is easily accesible by road. From Rishikesh 120 kms far from Pauri via Devprayag road. Generally it takes 4-5 hours from Rishikesh to reach Pauri. Via Rishikesh Pauri can be easily reached from Delhi.
By Railway: Haridwar Railway Station is nearest railway station for Pauri. Rishikesh is closer but amount of trains here is limited so Haridwar is advised to tourist. Haridwar is well connected to many other cities by regualar trains from Dellhi - Mumbai - Amritsar - Mumbai - Varanasi etc places regularly.
By Air: Dehradun Airport is nearest airport for Pauri. Pauri is 150 kms far from Dehradun Airport. It will take approx 06 hours drive to reach Pauri via Rishikesh Devprayag route. Dehradun has daily flights from Delhi - Mumbai and other cities.