Tour Plan And Connectivity
You can plan a holiday at Misty Mountains, Jhaltola as an exclusive plan where you come to us directly and/ or take only a pit stop acoording to where you are coming from. Or you can plan a longer tour say 7-10 days and pair it with other experiences that this beautiful part of kumaon offers.
Exclusive Misty with or without pit stops
From Delhi/ Lucknow/ Bareilly Moradabad by Road –
• First stop is Lohaghat. We will suggest a hotel for a pit stop. Delhi 8.5 hours, Lucknow 10 hours, Bareilly 5 hours, Moradabad 6 hours.
• Drive to Misty Mountains (3.5 hours from Lohaghat) for 3 / 4 / 5 nights and experience the bliss of a slow travel destination.
• Drive back with a pit stop at Mohan Corbett (7.5 hours) or directly via Lohaghat – tanakpur. Drive time excluding st – Delhi (12 hours), Lucknow(13 hours), Bareilly (9 hours)/ Moradabad (10 hours).
Misty with stopovers
Stopover at Naukuchiatal – via Mukteshwar – The route is through Delhi/ Lucknow – Haldwani- Naukuchiatal – Bhimtal – Dhanachuli – Jageshwar/ Danya– Gangolihat – Misty Parking.
- Delhi/ Lucknow to Naukuchiatal would be 390 kms/ 9 hours. A night halt at Naukuchiatal (one hour from kathgodam) would be ideal. Our sister concern – willowdalenaukuchiatal.com could be an ideal place to stay. It is a 6 room homestay, made in neo colonial style, nestled in 1.5 acres, facing the lake. Minimum recommended stay would be 2 nights. Naukuchiatal is lesser crowded than its neghbours – bhimtal and nainital. It also has some interesting activities like Paragliging and water sports to offer beyond the usual lake – hill station.
- Naukuchiatal to Misty would be 180 kms/ 7 hours via Chamfi – Dhanachuli – Danya – Gangolihat- Misty parking.
- Ideal stay at Misty would be 3– 4 nights. And on your way back you can Head to Delhi/ Lucknow directly via lohaghat and tanakpur. That drive would be 12 – 13 hours approx. As the second half would be in the plains, it is easily doable.
Stopover at Mohan, Corbett
- Via Ramnagar / Almora – This is another offbeat route. Delhi – Moradabad – Kashipur – Ramnagar – Marchula – Tanhau – Almora – Barecheena – Misty Parking. Total 500 The route does not have a lot of traffic but some of the hilly part is single lane.
- If you wish to experience a different facet of corbett, we recommend Mohan, Corbett. It is 7 hours of driving from Delhi. It gives you the best of both worlds – the woods of Corbett National park and the climes of the mountains. It is an ideal place to stay enroute for the offbeat traveller.
- Mohan to Misty via – almora – barecheena would be 210 kms/ 7 hours Raiagar – Misty parking. Ideal stay would be a minimum of 2 nights.
- Ideal stay at Misty would be 3 – 4 nights. And on your way back you can Head to delhi directly via lohaghat and tanakpur. That drive would be 12 hours approx. As the second half would be in the plains, it is easily doable.
Misty as a part of an Offbeat Kumaon Tour Plan
7 – 10 days Munsiyari & Offbeat Kumaon tour plan :-
Delhi/Lucknow/Dehradun/Bareilly – Lohaghat (1 night) – Munsiyari (2 / 3 nights) – Misty Mountains Jhaltola (3 / 4 nights) – Mohan, Jim Corbett (2/3 nights).
Highlights –
- Munsiyari – The closest you can get to Panchahuli peaks and stay comfortably without trekking. You get a zoomed in view of the Panchachuli peaks. There are some amazing medium altitude treks where you can experience snow till March end – Khaliya top.
- Misty Mountains – A truly offbeat and serene, slow travel stay amidst a 1000 acres of beautiful Himalayan forest – our own place @Misty Mountains, Jhaltola. For details please go through this website – mistymountainsjhaltola.com
- A thrilling Stay @ Jim Corbett Wild Life Sanctuary including safaris and forest trails
10 days Kailash Darshan & Offbeat Kumaon tour plan:-
Delhi/Lucknow/Dehradun/Bareilly – Lohaghat (1 night) – Dharchula (3 / 4 nights) – Misty Mountains Jhaltola (3 / 4 nights) – Mohan, Jim Corbett (2/3 nights).
Highlights include –
- Adi Kailash, Kailash and Om Parvat darshan while you base yourself at Dharchula and Nabi village in remote kumaon. This requires inner line permits. Please note that we do not run these tours. We will refer you to a dependable expert from that region for this part of your stay.
- Misty Mountains – A truly offbeat and serene, slow travel stay amidst a 1000 acres of beautiful Himalayan forest – our own place @Misty Mountains, Jhaltola. For details please go through this website – mistymountainsjhaltola.com
- A thrilling Stay @ Jim Corbett Wild Life Sanctuary including safaris and forest trails
Misty Connectivity
By Train from Delhi
From Delhi to Kathgodam, there are two daily trains:
- Ranikhet Express (overnight train)
- Departure from Old Delhi railway station: 10:05 PM
- Arrival at Kathgodam railway station: 5:05 AM, next morning.
- (Return journey departure time is 8:35 pm from kathgodam to plan your way back home)
- New Delhi – Kathgodam Shatabdi Express
- Departure from New Delhi railway station: 6:20 AM
- Arrival at Kathgodam railway station: 11:55 AM same day.
- (Return journey departure time is 8:55 pm from kathgodam to plan your way back home)
From Kathgodam to Misty is 7.5 hours by cab. If you are taking Shatabdi, a night halt at Naukuchiatal (one hour from kathgodam) would be ideal. Our sister concern – www.willowdalenaukuchiatal.com could be an ideal place to stay. It is a 6 room homestay, made in neo colonial style, nestled in 1.5 acres, facing the lake.
If you are coming from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Nagpur, Indore or any other city, and you are looking for a Kumaon Tour plan, please get in touch with Madhur. We would be happy to assist you on this. Please see above a few itineraries that you can refer to or feel free to call madhur at 992703123 to help plan an offbeat kumaon holiday.
By Air from Mumbai
IndiGo Airlines operates direct lights 4 days a week (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday) between Mumbai and Bareilly Airport.
- Departure from Mumbai: 11:15 AM; Arrival at Bareilly: 1:30 PM
- Departure from Bareilly: 2:10 PM; Arrival at Mumbai: 4:30 PM
- From Bareilly to Lohaghat is 5 hour drive. We do not recommend direct travel to Misty. Stopover at Lohaghat is recommended. mjhotelresorts.in could be a decent place to stay.
By Air from Bengaluru
IndiGo Airlines operates direct flights 3 days a week (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) from Bengaluru to Bareilly Airport.
- Departure from Bengaluru: 10:40 AM; Arrival at Bareilly: 1:35 PM
- Departure from Bareilly: 2:35 PM; Arrival at Bengaluru: 5:30 PM
- From Bareilly to Lohaghat is 5 hour drive. We do not recommend direct travel to Misty. Stopover at Lohaghat is recommended.
- From Lohaghat Misty is 3 hours away.
Kumaon Tourist Map by Misty
