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Hill Station - Munsiyari
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 Munsyari
125 kms from Pithoragarh
and at an altitude of
2135. A 80 miles journey
from Pithoragarh is full
of adventure. Flora and
fauna changes as one travels,
from chir to deodar, deodar
to surai and spur to paper
tree and rhododendrons.
At Nachani(a midway village)
greets you with delicious
food, resting sites, cold
and hot drinks providing
tents for stay and enjoying
water spoils, angling,
river rafting or simply
have a cool- cool dip
in the Namic glacier originated
Ramganga from Nachani.
Sulphur springs and the
majestic Virthi fall.
Which falls from the height
of 125 mt. Now the road
aligns the higher mountains,
the air becomes cooler
reaching the top.
It is
a day travel through Roseate
dawns and crimson dusks
can leave you simply searing
in the snow laden summits
for hours. The picturesque
location and water falls
along the bank of Gori
Ganga may end you exhausting
the entire camera roll.
It is a splendid time
in Munsiyari between March
to April, when the whole
jungle turns red with
rhododendron flowers with
gardens- gardens of rhododendron
trees having pink, red,
dark pink and white flowers
combining the Panchachuli
peak. It is a site worth
watching. A days trek
to the nearby village
like Darkot 4 kms and
Daranti 7 kms can lead
to an intimate knowledge
of the culturally rich
style of the rural inhabitants
of Munsiyari.
Tourist
attractions in Munsiyari
Till
recently, Munsiyari was
a restricted area in the
Himalayan Inner Line,
wedged in between the
borders of India, China
and Nepal. Restrictions
have now eased, placing
Munsiyari on the trekking
map of the Kumaon Hills.
The forests
in the lower reaches are
ablaze with rhododendrons
in spring. Mountain birds
like the whistling thrush,
wagtail and hawk cuckoo,
falcon and serpent eagle
live here. The odd leopard,
panther, mountain bear
and the musk deer has
made its home in the Munsiyari
jungles.
Khaliya
Top & Betuli Dhar
: High altitude
gentle slope meadows located
at a distance of 7 kms,
from Munsyari. Ideal site
for skiing and adventure
sports. Betuli Dhar is
about 5 kms, from Munsyari.
Betulidhar
: A big garden
of Rhododendron: A clicking
point at the sun-set when
the whole range turns
carved gold and a beautiful
skiing slope in winters.
Thamari
Kund : A picturesque
natural lake surrounded
by paper trees, a natural
habitat of Musk Deer.
Madkot
: 22 kms, from
Munsyari. Madkot has hot
water springs which cures
rheumatism, arthritic
pains, skin eruptions
etc.
Nanda
Devi Temple :
A refreshing trek of 3
kms. to the temple from
Munsiyari. One can enjoy
horse riding on this trek.
Birthi Fall :
19 kms, from Tejarn on
the Munsyari motor road.
Birthi Falls are quite
spectacular for its waterfalls.
Wayside amenities and
fast food centre is available.
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