Bageshwar district
Kausani
The Switzerland of India
Altitude1,890 m
From Nainital116 km
Best timeSeptember–June
Perched on a narrow ridge, Kausani serves up one of the widest, most uninterrupted Himalayan panoramas in Kumaon — Trishul, Nanda Devi and Panchachuli on the horizon. Gandhi called it the “Switzerland of India”.
Things to do
Himalaya panorama
Sunrise over Trishul & Nanda Devi.
Anasakti Ashram
Where Gandhi stayed and wrote.
Kausani Tea Estate
Hillside gardens with tastings.
Rudradhari Falls
A short forest walk to falls and caves.
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