Driving Holidays in the Himalayas : Uttaranchal
Contents: Foreword. 1. The Himalayas. 2. Geography and location. 3. Getting there. 4. Climate and when to visit. 5. Agriculture and economy. 6. The environment. 7. Flora and fauna. 8. History, religion and people. Travel Plan: 1. The Himalayan Odyssey. 2. Drive to Bhimtal or Naukuchiyatal. 3. Visit Mukteshwar and Sat Tal Nainital. 4. Around Nainital and drive to Ranikhet. 5. Excursions from Ranikhet. 6. Drive to Almora and Jageshwar. 7. Visit Binsar Forest and drive to Kausani. Option I: Continuing the Himalayan Odyssey: 8. Drive to Auli. 9. Auli and around. 10. Badrinath and around. 11. Auli to Ranikhet via Adibadri and on to Delhi. 12. To Rishikesh or Tungnath and Okhimath. 13. Rishikesh or Ranikhet. Option II: Short \'N\' Sweet: 14. To Corbett National Park. Option III: Off the Beaten Track: 15. Drive to Chaukori. Visit Patal Bhuvaneshwar and Gangolighat. 16. Drive to Munsiyari. 17. Visit Narayanswamy Ashram and stay at Dharchula. 18. Drive to Ranikhet. 19. To Delhi via Lohaghat and Champawat. 20. From the other end of the spectrum. 21. To Lansdowne via Meerut and Kotdwar. 22. Drive to Pauri. 23. Drive to Dhanaulti via. 24. Devprayag and Chamba. 25. Drive to Harsil via Chamba and Uttarkashi. 26. Drive to Gangotri and return to Harsil. 27. Drive to Uttarkashi, Dharasu bend and Barkot. 28. Visit Hanol, Tons Valley, Netwar, Lakhamandal en route to Mussoorie. 29. Mussoorie. 30. To Chakrata via Dehradun. 31. Around Chakrata and drive to Rishikesh or Mussoorie. 32. Rishikesh. 33. Drive back to Delhi via Haridwar. 34. Suggested itineraries and costs. 35. Trekking and rafting. 36. The environment and you. 37. Staying and eating recommendations. 38. What to carry. 39. Driving tips. 40. Travel and tour operators. 41. Medical facilities. 42. GMVN and KMVN offices. Appendices. Index. Discount coupons.
From the foreword: "Driving Holydays in the Himalayas is a series of books that endeavour to give the reader a glimpse of many exciting, exotic locales that can be easily accessed by road and hopes to provide enough insight to make your holiday a comfortable and memorable one.
This explores Uttaranchal, while the others take you through Ladakh, Zanskar, Himachal and Sikkim.
These books especially focus on travellers who are fond to driving, have their own wheels (two, four - or even hired will do!), and love the mountains. Given the time constraints of our lives today, each book is designed to cover a fair degree of terrain in a week to ten days. Although it does not aim to visit every place possible in a region, it certainly traverses a reasonable cross-section. It reflects the author\'s own preferences of picturesque places to visit and also makes dining recommendations."
