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Destination: Kaladhungi [Location on Map]
State: Uttaranchal
Distance by road: It is around 295kms away from Delhi.
Nearest Railway Station: It is at Ramnagar, at a distance of around 19kms.
Nearest Airport: Kumaun
Best Season: March-June

Kaladhungi is a small town located between the tarai and bhabar forest regions with panoramic view of eastern mountains. It is 24kms away from Haldwani and 32kms from Ramnagar. The sight is famously referred to by Jim Corbett’s sister, Maggie as”the prettiest village in the world”.

Jim Corbett established his winter home in Kaladhungi in early twentieth century. Today, this beautiful home is a museum exhibiting souvenirs, relics and mementos of the exploits of Jim Corbett. He purchased 222 acres of this estate for a sum of Rs.1500 and named this estate, Chhoti Haldwani.
‘This small town, whose only claim to fame was an easy route to Nainital underwent a change in destiny half a century ago after the advent of a hunter turned writer & conservationist’ - Jim Corbett.

Kaladhungi is a beautiful hamlet situated at 1300 feet above sea level. Kaladhungi forests are like a home to leopards, tigers, elephants and an incredible diversity of birds. Kaladhungi is a sanctuary for resident and migratory birds like the Babbler, Barbet, Bee-eater, Bittern, Blackbird, Bluethroat, Broadbell, Bunting, Bulbul, Bushchat, Indian Cuckoo, Drango, Goose, Goshawk, Harrier, Heron, Honey-Buzzard and Hornbill. Kaladhungi forests are not restricted to jeeps; you are free to walk around in the forest which is certainly not possible in Jim Corbett National Park.

Main attractions of Kaladhungi are:

• Corbett falls
• Jim Corbett museum
• Chhoti haldwani
• Corbett canal

You can take a bus from Delhi to Nainital from I.S.B.T. (New Delhi).and Kaladhungi is 34 kilometers distance from Nainital, where you can hire a taxi from bus stand. It’s a beautiful drive from pine trees. Or you can drive directly to Kaladhungi by car.

Nearest railhead to Kaladhungi are Ramnagar, Kathgodam, and Kotdwar. Trains from New Delhi leave for Kathgodam and places nearby and one can easily reach Kaladhungi by road hiring any taxi or tourist car. To reach New Delhi railway station is not a problem now as taxi and tourist cabs are easily available.