Mussoorie
Colonial 'Queen of the Hills', Delhi's easiest escape
Best time to visit Mussoorie
- Jan, shoulder season
- Feb, shoulder season
- Mar, shoulder season
- Apr, peak season
- May, peak season
- Jun, best avoided
- Jul, best avoided
- Aug, best avoided
- Sep, best avoided
- Oct, peak season
- Nov, peak season
- Dec, shoulder season
peak shoulder off-season avoid
- Go: April to May and October to November
- Shoulder: December to March, quieter, and the weather is less of a sure thing
- Skip: June to September
Mussoorie season by season
Winter December to February Shoulder
Cold and foggy, occasional snow draws a niche crowd, but many cafes shut for the season
Summer March to May Prime time
Peak season: Delhi's classic heat escape, great weather but Mall Road gets packed
Monsoon June to September Do not go
Heavy rain and landslide-prone roads from Dehradun make the hillside genuinely risky
Autumn October to November Prime time
Best all-round window: clear skies, comfortable temperatures, fewer crowds than summer
What Mussoorie is actually like
Honeymooners throng Mall Road; solo travelers drift to quieter Landour nearby
Things to do in Mussoorie
The local places worth your time in and around Mussoorie, with how far each sits from the centre. Tap a name to open it in Google Maps.
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Char Dukan, Landour
Food · 4 km out
Four tea shops at the top of Landour doing pancakes and ginger lemon honey; walk up from Picture Palace, about 45 minutes.
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Camel's Back Road
Walk · in town
Flat 3 km walk from Kulri bazaar to the Library round the ridge, past a rock camel and the old cemetery; go at sunset.
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Gun Hill
Viewpoint · 1 km out
Second highest point in town, reached by a short ropeway off the Mall or a 20 minute path; hazy by noon, so go early.
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Lal Tibba
Viewpoint · 5 km out
Highest point at Landour with a paid telescope deck facing Bandarpunch; clearest in the hour after sunrise, then it hazes.
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George Everest House
Heritage · 7 km out
The Surveyor General's estate on a windy spur, restored as a museum; 6 km past the Library, last stretch better on foot.
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Kempty Falls
Waterfall · 15 km out
The famous roadside fall, commercial and packed but a cold plunge pool; get there before 10 am or skip it in season.
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Company Garden
Garden · 3 km out
Municipal garden with a boating pond and an aviary, family heavy; ticketed, 20 minutes by shared taxi from the Mall.
Getting to Mussoorie
Fly/train Dehradun 35km, then 1h taxi up the hill
Practical ways in: flighttrainroad
Trip facts
- How long to stay
- 2 days
- Budget
- Mid-range
- How busy
- Busy at its peak
- Solo travel
- Fine solo
- Altitude
- 2005 m
- State
- Uttarakhand
- Coordinates
- 30.4598, 78.0664
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Mussoorie?
April to May and October to November is peak season in Mussoorie. December to March is shoulder season: thinner crowds, a bit more risk in the weather. Avoid June to September. Peak season: Delhi's classic heat escape, great weather but Mall Road gets packed.
How many days do you need in Mussoorie?
2 days is the usual stay. Honeymooners throng Mall Road; solo travelers drift to quieter Landour nearby.
How do you get to Mussoorie?
Fly/train Dehradun 35km, then 1h taxi up the hill. Practical ways in: flight, train and road.
Is Mussoorie expensive, and does it get crowded?
Mid-range by Indian travel standards, and it runs busy at the busiest time of year. Fine solo.
What are the best things to do in Mussoorie?
Char Dukan, Landour, Camel's Back Road, Gun Hill, Lal Tibba, George Everest House and Kempty Falls, and more. Four tea shops at the top of Landour doing pancakes and ginger lemon honey; walk up from Picture Palace, about 45 minutes.
Nearby, and where to go next
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Nag Tibba
Uttarakhand
Weekend snow summit at 3020 m above Pantwari village
20 km from Mussoorie, roughly under an hour by road
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Kanatal
Uttarakhand
Deodar ridge of apple orchards and campfires above the Tehri valley
40 km from Mussoorie, roughly about 1 h by road
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Chakrata
Uttarakhand
Restricted cantonment near Delhi, untouched forest and falls
50 km from Mussoorie, roughly about 1 h by road
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Shakumbhari Devi (Behat)
Uttar Pradesh
Shakti Peeth in a Shivalik riverbed with sal forest on three sides
50 km from Mussoorie, roughly under an hour by road
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Asan Conservation Reserve (Dakpathar)
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand's Ramsar wetland where the Asan meets the Yamuna
50 km from Mussoorie, roughly under an hour by road
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Rishikesh
Uttarakhand
Yoga capital and rafting hub on the Ganges
60 km from Mussoorie, roughly about 1 h by road
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Kalesar National Park
Haryana
Haryana's only sal forest with leopards on the Yamuna edge
70 km from Mussoorie, roughly about 1 h by road
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Haridwar
Uttarakhand
Har Ki Pauri, the ghat where the Ganga leaves the hills
80 km from Mussoorie, roughly about 2 h by road
More places to visit in Uttarakhand
- Abbott Mount (Lohaghat) Uttarakhand
- Almora Uttarakhand
- Asan Conservation Reserve (Dakpathar) Uttarakhand
- Auli Uttarakhand
- Badrinath & Mana Uttarakhand
- Bageshwar Uttarakhand
- Binsar Uttarakhand
- Chakrata Uttarakhand
- Chaukori Uttarakhand
- Chopta Uttarakhand
- Devprayag Uttarakhand
- Dwarahat (Dunagiri) Uttarakhand
- Ghuttu (Khatling Glacier) Uttarakhand
- Hanol (Mahasu Devta) Uttarakhand
- Haridwar Uttarakhand
- Harsil Uttarakhand
- Jageshwar Uttarakhand
- Jim Corbett (Ramnagar) Uttarakhand
- Kanatal Uttarakhand
- Kartik Swami (Kanakchauri) Uttarakhand
- Kausani Uttarakhand
- Kedarnath Uttarakhand
- Khati (Pindari Glacier) Uttarakhand
- Khirsu Uttarakhand
- Lansdowne Uttarakhand
- Madhyamaheshwar (Ransi) Uttarakhand
- Malari (Niti Valley) Uttarakhand
- Mukteshwar Uttarakhand
- Munsiyari Uttarakhand
- Nag Tibba Uttarakhand
- Nainital Uttarakhand
- Patal Bhuvaneshwar Uttarakhand
- Raithal (Dayara Bugyal) Uttarakhand
- Ranikhet Uttarakhand
- Rishikesh Uttarakhand
- Sankri (Har Ki Dun) Uttarakhand
- Sattal Uttarakhand
- Valley of Flowers Uttarakhand
- Wan (Bedni Bugyal) Uttarakhand