Chakrata, A beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand, INDIA || Photo Journey by Jitendra Singh



Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.
  
Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra loves such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful.


Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

 Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.


Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.



Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in nature.

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

Chakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962. 

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. 

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIA.

And don't forget to try Chandan's momos :) 

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

Chakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves. 

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls. 

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Chakrata is a beautiful & calm hill station in Uttrakhand state of India. Jitendra love such peaceful places to explore and hill stations in this category ranks on top for him. Let's check out this PHOTO JOURNEY through Jitendra's Travelling-Camera.Chakrata is getting more popular as a hill station and people love spending some quality time around these beautiful/fresh hills. Chakrata is basically a cantonment area in Dehradoon district of Uttranchal which quite clean and peaceful. Chakrata town of Uttrakhand can be reached from Dehradun via Mussoorie or Vikasnagar. Both routes pass through beautiful mountainous road. Travelling in the monsoon can be more adventurous as the area sees frequent land-slides, which usually block the roads for longer period of time or at least significantly impact the travel plans.Yamuna valley has amazing panoramic view of the surroundings from the hillock. Chakrata is basically developed by the British rulers and was a summer retreat for the high executives of English East India Company, like other places in Northern India - Shimla, Dalhousie, Masoorie etc. Presently Chakrata encloses military cantonment and the access is restricted here for civilian travelers.The area has an lot of conifers, red rhododendrons and oaks. One of the key attractions near Chakrata is the waterfall named 'Tiger Fall'.Overall local folks are quite helpful and simple. Talking to anyone on the streets around Chakrata is a wonderful experience, where people welcome with broad smiles on their faces. All this makes the travel experience more enjoyable with happy faces all around, who are quite welcoming and helping in natureChakrata is an access-restricted military cantonment and foreigners face severe restrictions in visiting while around this region. It is the permanent garrison of the secretive and elite Special Frontier Force, also known as Establishment 2-2, the only ethnic Tibetan unit of the Indian Army, which was raised after the Indo-China War of 1962.A secluded nearby, leafy hamlet of Deoban offers a panoramic view of the Himalayas stretching from Kinnaur in Himachal to Garhwal and Kumaon. It's almost like Kasauli in Himachal, which has again army regions with very well mmaintained buildings. Chakrata has lusting greeneries with dense forests all around and it's famed as a tourist destination where come to enjoy the natural beauty with calmness and awesome freshness all around. Cool but pleasant ambiance makes the stay in Chakrata more enjoyable. There are various trekking and adventurous activities around Chakrata.Kharamba peak is the highest mount in Chakrata with an altitude of around ten thousand feets. Nature lovers, Trekkers, bird watchers and wild life enthusiasts can spend days together here in the lap of Chakrata exploiting the nature’s hidden treasures and beauties, which sounds most exciting to me and love coming here again n again.This Photo Journey has few shots from Chakarata Market, which is very well equipped with almost every daily usage stuff. Due to cantonement, there are multiple shots. There are some shops, which offer hand-made woolens and can be a good souvenir from hills of Chakarata, Uttrakhand, INDIAChakrata area also has a number of temples including ones at Hanol, Mahasu Devta Temple dedicated to Lord Mahasu , Radina, Thaina, Indroli, Lakhwar, and Lakhamandal, on the banks of river Yamuna, known for its ancient Shiva Temple, which traces its existence to the legends of Mahabharata, the village also has several natural caves.This photograph gives an amazing view of foggy morning at Chakarata. This gives a sense of awesome weather on hills of Chakarata. While in hills, this fog excites you more as compared to plains. Also it adds a lot of value to your travel in hills, which real feel of mountains.The forests & hills around Chakrata has an amazing flora and fauna, along with innocent kids with always smiling faces and ready to get clicked. These hills are natural habitat of many wild life species including panther, spotted dear and wild fowls.

Comments

Vishal Rathod said…
Have seen lot of Chakrata in articles and posts. But still everytime a nw one comes there is equal excitement. Now I want to visit this place as soon as possible. Lovely pictures .

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Unknown said…
Hello sir. I love to traveling for this cause I also love your post. Thank YoU
kadamtaal said…
Very beautiful.....
Unknown said…
Gonna visit soon :D

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