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Naukuchiatal Travel Guide
Naukuchiatal Info
- State: Uttarakhand
- Famous for/as: Hill
- District: Nainital
Naukuchaital is a picturesque lake village situated in the foothills of district Nainital, Uttaranchal. Popularly known as “Nine cornered Lake” Village, Naukuchaital is a small lake which is a secret packed in the serene beauty of nature along with flock of birds.
History of Naukuchaital
Naukuchaital has been stated as one of the best lake sites by many travellers and visitors. Sitting quietly at the foothills of Kumaon, it is at the altitude of 1,219 meters. A popular perception about this nine cornered lake is “A person who sees all the corners of this lake at one shot attains Nirvana’’ -a soulful state of bliss and eternity. It is believed that this lake originated by a naturally fed underwater spring under the hills of Kumaon valley.
People & Culture of Naukuchaital
The population is quite small and comprises the local people who speak Kumaoni and Hindi as their basic languages. There are beautiful shops with local hand crafted decorative items made by local natives.
Things to do in Naukuchaital
This place is famous for the mesmerizing beauty of terrain and green landscapes with different varieties of trees and shrubs, giving it a picture perfect look for nature lovers. Residing in the marvels of Kumaon, Naukuchaital has wide variety of wildlife and birds. Rare and captivating collection of butterflies can be found here with many other sites to relish the lakeside calmness.
Lake Naukuchaital is also a favourite for adventure seekers providing ample opportunity for thrilling adventure sports and activities such as angling, trekking, paragliding, parasailing and river rafting, which are one of the many highlights of Naukuchaital tourism.
Other nearby known spot is Bhimtal, which is just 4 km away, offering boating and rafting activities. Sat Tal is yet another lake site situated in the same district and is also quite popular amongst tourists. Though this place is small, but there are good luxurious hotels and Naukuchaital pacakges for visitors.
Travelling to Naukuchaital
The best weather to travel this little valley is March to June and Sep to November. Winter is quite severe and mostly snows and all the tourist activities are closed for safety purpose.
Naukuchaital is a beautiful paradise in the lap of Uttrakhand at the foothills of Himalayas. Approximately 320 km from Delhi and 26 km from Nainital, tourists can reach Naukuchaital easily by any means of transportation.
Accommodation options in Naukuchaital
Hotel options in Naukuchaital include budget, medium, luxury and deluxe hotels. Tourists visiting Jaipur can also opt for other accommodation options, ranging from cottages, hostels to 5 star hotels.
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Naukuchiatal Traveller Reviews
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Tourist - Prashant Yadav
- Lives in Delhi
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Scout - Rohit Kumar
- Lives in Delhi
- 3 Reviews
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"Peaceful but does not have much places to visit"
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4.0/7
- Posted Apr 14, 2016
This place is quite calm and peaceful. If you are going with your friends or loved ones, then this place is just awesome to stay for couple of days. Surrounded natural beauty will make your day. Although This place does not have much things to visit just a lake, but you can do trekking on your own up to the hills. Be your own guide! This is not a customise place so those you who like exploring must visit it.
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Expert - Aritro Dasgupta
- Lives in Gurgaon
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"Excellent trip and wonderful destination"
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6.0/7
- Posted Feb 17, 2016
Excellent trip and wonderful destination. Will highly recommend travellers to stay at the KMVN TRH right next to the lake. A clean not yet so commercialized destination. There is even some paragliding that can be done here. This place can be the perfect base to explore all the lakes in the region such as Bhimtal, Sattal, Khurpa Tal and of course the most famous Nainital.
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Tourist - Sudha Kapoor
- Lives in Delhi
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"An awesome & adventures destination"
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5.0/7
- Posted Jan 26, 2016
It's a beautiful place near for Nanital but less crowded. The lake has nine corners. Along with the boating one can enjoy lot of water activities. Horse riding and paragliding is also available. It's nice place to spend some time with family and friends away from crowd.
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Connoisseur - Shailendra Tokas
- Lives in Delhi
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"A beautiful Lake named Naukuchiatal"
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7.0/7
- Posted Nov 26, 2015
Naukuchiatal - as the name signifies - is a beautiful lake having Nine corners. We preferred visiting Naukuchiatal due to its proximity to Nainital, and chose it alongwith Nainital due to the influx of tourists in Nainital in Summers.
With lush green mountains, blue waters and a peaceful place; Naukuchiatal is an ideal holiday destination for travellers to go and explore its natural beauty. Alongwith other activities, we just sat and watched variety of birds for hours, amazing.
Naukuchiatal experiences cool weather all round the year. Although, one can visit this place at any time of the year; but, the best time to visit Naukuchiatal is from March to June. We visited this beautiful place 2 times; in April and July. We also took a trip to Bhimtal; the largest lake in Kumaon, and Saat Taal near Naukuchiatal - just for adventure. My suggestion - If you want to run away from the concrete jungles of the city; just go to Naukuchiatal. You won't regret. For me, Naukuchiatal Is A Place to Relax.
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Scout - Apoorv Joshi
- Lives in Indore
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6.0/7
- Posted Mar 9, 2015
A perfect tourist destination for all the Hill Station Lovers. Great place for adventures and relaxing as well. Best part is, this small hill station is not so crowded as compared to its neighbours (Nainital and Bhimtal) which makes it a perfect one. I stayed at Club Mahindra Resort, superb property situated right next to the Lake Naukuchiatal. Lush Green valleys, hilly roads, temples, lake, etc. You name it and you will have that here. A perfect hill station destination. Went there to celebrate New Year, freezing yet awesome. Sure visit. Highly recommended.
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Scout - Priya Thomas
- Lives in Delhi
- 3 Reviews
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7.0/7
- Posted Nov 5, 2013
The best part about Naukuchiatal -
1. Not very far from Delhi. A Good weekend getaway
2. Best of Nature
3. A combination of relaxation and adventure activities
4. Cost effective.
It is a complete holiday and a place you can travel again and again.
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Scout - Ankit Maheta
- Lives in Rajkot
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6.5/7
- Posted Oct 1, 2013
Naukuchiatal is very natural place surrounded by mountain and its best place for relaxation of mind, you can get mental peace and also enjoy adventure. It is small village but it is extra ordinary at early morning. And in this area you can also enjoyed paragliding.
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Scout - Dr keyur mehta
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6.0/7
- Posted May 21, 2013
Natural exotic excellent elite and fresh location.Mind boggling! lake view resort the best thing is cup of tea on lake side with sound of birds early in the morning.
Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food is Good. Must lunch at purohit hotel at Nainital just near sbi branch in front of lake, remote bike ride for kids at lake side. Market don't spent much except local made things. Umang NGO made things are good to buy.Cave watching early morning is best. Must bargain in cabs. Five points approx is 800 to 1000 for traverra cab.
Activities & things to do: Paragliding at lake resort-1300 to 1500 is price. must bargain. Manoj is person with whom you can contact. Excellent breath taking experience. Early morning is good arround 8 am. Only 5 km from club Mahindra or lake resort .Don't make arrangements by hotel go directly so you will preserve hotel commission. Lake paddle boating is another activity.
Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Avoid bight travel , small cars are good to travel. If big group rather than picking bus go for travera two or three as per persons. Must have anti emetic medicine like avomine or pantaprazole and pain killers on traveling.Car horn breaks and battery must be checked.Blow horn at acute turning is must.Slow driving not problems but safe driving is must.Must have tea water and light refreshment with you. May is best to travel. Don't pick hotel in City area or crowded area. Have dust bin along with you to avoid throwing dust here and there.
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Scout - Swati Chatterjee
- Lives in Delhi
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6.0/7
- Posted Mar 20, 2013
Naukuchiatal is at a distance of 250 kms (approx.) from Delhi, a perfect weekend getaway destination, takes about 7 hours via road. The lake resort is located right at the end of the road, best location if one wants to keep away from the hustle bustle. The property has spacious, airy rooms most or pretty much all of them facing the lawn and the lake. The resort arranges for boating and other sight seeing activities on request. Overall a recommended stay at the the lake resort if one's visiting naukuchiatal.
Food, sight-seeing and shopping: The nine cornered lake, naukuchiatal. one can go for boating, visit nearby temples, nothing much for shopaholics though. The place is ideal for a quite getaway and absolute relaxation.
Activities & things to do: Sight seeing, visit nearby places, ranikhet, mukteshwar, boating etc
Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Route map: delhi-hapur-rampur-rudrapur-haldwani-kathgodam-bhimtal-naukuchiatal.
One can also take a train till kathgodam and hire taxi till naukuchiatal.
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