Almora - Kumaon [Uttarakhand] ::.

Almora, a town of about 60,000, is situated in the Kumaon mountains of the Himalayas in eastern Uttarakhand. Most of the town is situated on a crescent shaped mountain ridge about 5 km long, and most of it is above 6,000 feet. Unlike Shimla, Ranikhet and Nainital which were developed by the English, Almora is a hill station totally developed by the Kumaoni Indians.

Jawaharlal Nehru served a term of imprisonment in the Jail at Almora during the British rule. He had left behind an elaborate account of the pleasures of solitude and the varied moods of nature in his various letters written from this place to his daughter.

The town itself is your usual crowded hilltown in northern India, but the natural beauty around is astounding. Almora is also called a town of temples,Situated in the centre of the town is the temple of Goddess Nanda Devi.

How to Reach:

By road: Almora is situated 196 kilometer away from Bareilly and 335 kilometer away from Delhi on a direct bus route

By rail: The nearest railhead is at Kathgodam, 133 kilometre via Ranikhet and 90 kilometre via Khairua from Almora.

By air: The closest airport is located at Pantnagar, which is about 127 kilometer away from Almora. The closest railway station is located at Kathgodam, at a distance of 90 kilometer.