Bird watching Places in Himalaya
In Garhwal, it is known as Deodar or Dev-daru. That is, the Tree-of-the-Gods, known to botanists as Cedrus deodara or the Himalayan Cedar. And indeed, if one visits the beautiful evergreen forest at Deolsari, one can see why. Vast, tall and stately stands of virgin old-growth deodar cloak the hillside, making for an unforgettable scene. …
Anyone looking north from Mussoorie or Dhanaulti will be gazing across the Aglar Valley. From the valley floor rises the Nag Tibba range, beyond which stand the snow peaks of the mighty Great Himalayan Range. The wide valley of the Aglar is drained by the namesake river, a westward-flowing tributary of the Yamuna, into which …
Bird watching in Govind Pashu Vihar The Govind Pashu Vihar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a mid-to high-altitude Himalayan region in the Garhwal Himalayas, covering an area of 958 sq. km. The Har-ki-dun trek to the base of the Jaundhar glacier is one of the most spectacular treks at this altitude in the Western …
Khirsu is a quiet and nature rich hill station in Pauri Garhwal district, 17 km from Pauri. Khirsu is surrounded by broad-leaved oak and rhododendron forests and deodar pines at the higher reaches. One can see spectacular snow-capped mountain peaks from Phurkunda and at other locations in Khirsu. An ideal location for those who want …
The Mussoorie hills form the northern boundary of the Dehra Dun valley and has altitude of 2300 m. The ridge superfluous runs roughly on an east to west axis and the northern side falls away into the Aglar Valley. There are a variety of habitats here from steep grassy hillsides, mixed hill forest, oak-rhododendron forest, …
