Overview of the destinationThe thickly wooded forest of BINSAR with loads of GREENERY and CRISP MOUNTAIN AIR to soothe your eyes, body and soul is the best place to go.
It is indeed very, very green and at 2100-2400 m height is cool enough to keep you fresh all day. It is one of our most memorable family trips and is very much recommended for romantic couples as well as loners, writers and nature lovers.
Food, sight-seeing and shopping
Greenery, Forests, Birding, Snow Capped Peaks, Nearby temples but NO SHOPPING
Activities & things to do
The best thing to do here is to walk or relax and soak in the sight of beautiful forest, scented air and green valleys. Do not forget to take the 3 km walk from the KMVN hotel to the BINSAR hilltop. It is worth every calorie spent and the view from the watch tower at the top is breathtaking. There are many places nearby within 2-3 hours drive like Jageshwar, Patal Bhubneshwar.
Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc.
Binsar is about 400 kms from Delhi via Moradabad, Rampur, Udham Singh Nagar, Haldwani, Bhowali, Garampani and Almora. It is 25 kms from Almora on the Bagheshwar Road and 2 kms after Kaparkhan Village. From Almora, there are two roads to approach it. One is the main Bagheshwar Road and the second one goes past the Kasar Devi temple. This road is much more picturesque and is recommended. A forest check post would welcome you at the entrance to the Binsar hill as it is a protected wildlife sanctuary but i wonder if there is much wildlife there apart from birds. The roads are very good, in fact excellent till Almora. It would take about 10-11 hours from Delhi and 4 - 4.5 hours from Haldwani.
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