Destination: Jeolikot [Location on Map]
State: Uttaranchal
Distance by road: It is around 292kms away from Delhi.
Nearest Railway Station: It is at Kathgodam, at a distance of around 18kms.
Nearest Airport: Pantnagar
Best Season: April-June, September-November
Jeolikot is a charming family place on the Nainital- Haldwani highway to spend summer holidays in a calm and cool environment. It is the gateway to Kumaon’s Lake District, Binsar, Kausani, Ranikhet and Corbett National Park are just a few hours drive away. It is heaven for nature lovers and those who are interested in watching floriculture and colorful butterflies and is surrounded by orchards of pears, plums and peaches.
Jeolikot has its panoramic view of beautiful surroundings. The resort set in the backdrop of kumaun hills are offering the tourists tempting invitation to spend days and nights in Jeolikot beside its summer strawberries. The cottage is surrounded by fruit bearing trees, seasonal flowers and sweet-scented shrubs.
Swami Vivekananda and Shri Aurobindo spent much time in this tiny and calm village an ideal location for solitude and healing. One can experience the amazing powers of meditation here and those who want to spend their holidays in the lap of real Mother Nature, to feel all the natural earthly comforts to relax from day to day routines.
Jeolikot has been attracting more and more visitors towards some ancient temples, a cemetery and other structures pointing to its verdant past. One can go there for great ambience, golf, and tranquility. Trekking in the hills is therapeutic and horse riding is lot of fun. Other attractions to this place are bee keeping centers.
Tourists can enjoy both the summer comforts of a hill station and moderate coolness of winter in the plains.
Nearest airport to Jeolikot is Pantnagar (56 kilometers) and it takes 1ΒΌ hours. It is linked to Delhi by Jagson Airlines on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Taxi or tourist cabs are easily available at the airport to Jeolikot which will cost around Rs.600.
By rail if you want to come to Jeolikot the nearest railhead is Kathgodam (18 kilometers).It takes 30 min. to reach from Kathgodam railway station to Jeolikot. Taxi to Jeolikot will cost Rs.300 or so. You can board the train from New Delhi railway station. And for tourists coming from Gurgaon can reach station by hiring a taxi.
By Road take NH 24, go straight to Hapur (51 kilometers), then straight to Gajraula (56 kilometers), again go straight to Muradabad (51 kilometers)crossing Rampur(30 kilometers) then take a left towards forested NH 87,go straight to Rudrapur (42 kilometers), crossing Kathgodam (44 kilometers). And Jeolikot is 18 kilometers ahead of Kathgodam on NH-87.
If want to travel by bus then there is a deluxe bus at 9p.m.from Delhi’s ISBT Anand Vihar to Nainital stops at Jeolikot.