Nainital District
The lake city of Naini Lake, sacred Neem Karoli Baba Kainchi Dham, high apple orchards of Mukteshwar, and pristine Pangot birding forest sanctuaries.
Pithoragarh District
Gateway to the High Himalayas, frontline views of the 5 Panchachuli peaks from Munsiyari, sacred Adi Kailash & Om Parvat, and Darma Valley.
Cultural & Heritage Districts of Kumaon
Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, and Udham Singh Nagar
Almora & Jageshwar Dham
Almora is renowned for its cultural heritage, Kasar Devi geomagnetic sanctuary on Crank's Ridge (frequented by Swami Vivekananda and Bob Dylan), Katarmal Sun Temple (9th century), Chitai Golu Devta Temple adorned with thousands of bells, and Jageshwar Dham (cluster of 124 ancient stone temples in dense deodars).
Bageshwar & Baijnath
Perched at the sacred confluence of Saryu and Gomti rivers, home to the ancient Bagnath Temple. Historic gateway to legendary trekking routes into the Greater Himalayas: Pindari Glacier, Kafni Glacier, and Sunderdhunga. Nearby lies Baijnath, featuring 12th-century stone temples on the Gomti riverbank.
Champawat & Abbott Mount
The ancient capital of the Chand Dynasty. Home to Abbott Mount with its colonial British-era stone cottages and cricket pitch, Mayawati Advaita Ashrama visited by Swami Vivekananda in 1901, the clifftop Purnagiri Shakti Peeth, and sacred Meetha Reetha Sahib Gurudwara.
Udham Singh Nagar & Nanakmatta
The gateway to the Kumaon foothills, known for the holy Gurudwara Nanakmatta Sahib on the banks of Deoha river, where Guru Nanak Dev Ji meditated under the sacred Peepal tree, adjoining the vast Nanak Sagar Dam sanctuary.