Monday, May 18, 2009

Weekend Trip To Binsar -Travelogue on BINSAR, Uttaranchal

BINSAR is small, secluded hill station in Uttrakhand, India. It lies around 140kms ahead of the last railway station Kathgodam. Apart from being a beautiful hill station many of us must not be knowing that Binsar is also a Wild life Sanctuary with a covered area of almost 46sqkm.It was declared a wild life sanctuary in 1988. One can find animals like Leopards, Barking Deer, Langurs, Chital and Mountain Goat. The Place is also known as Birders Paradise. The Sanctuary is said to be the home of around 200 bird species.

Fact file - Information: How to reach, what to do etc etc.. BINSAR:

By Air - Binsar is 380 km from Delhi. The closest airport is at Pantnagar, 127 km
By Rail - Train Last station is Kathgodam 120 km from Binsar.
By Road - You can take a tourist bus, taxi or drive up via Almora, 30 km from Binsar.

But the best way is surely by train. Catch overnight Ranikhet Express to Haldwani. And from there on you can hire a cab.

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