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Pangot

Destination: Pangot
State: Uttaranchal
Distance by road: About 325kms from Gurgaon.
Nearest Railway Station: Kathgodam, which is about 36kms away.
Nearest Airport: Pantnagar
Best Season: March-June, August-December

Anybody who has ever read a fairy tale has most certainly wished as a child to visit the beautiful, serene land of fairies, nestled in the hills, having cozy warm cottages, surrounded by tall trees and the snow clad mountains completing the perfect scenery. Although growing up changes many things, secret wishes like these do remain in a corner of our heart. If you are one of those, then Pangot, an offbeat and unassuming hamlet in Nainital, should definitely be included in your yet-to-see destinations.

Situated in the midst of a clearing and just 15 km from Nainital, Pangot is the dream destination for people who love to get close to nature whenever they can. It gives you a feeling of being in a toy town rather than in a village. With everything like houses, tea-stalls, village temple, post-office and even the population being small, Pangot proves that small is indeed beautiful. The best thing about this place is that here you are far away from the in-your-face, over-the-top commercialized places that have become an inseparable part of our lives. The small village market having just a handful of shops, where you can get a few items of daily use, is quite a center of activity.

The Nest Cottages

If you are planning to find absolute, unadulterated bliss in this beautiful village, one of the best places to stay in there are The Nest Cottages. The excellent location, impeccable services and courteous staff makes it an ideal vacation getaway.
Although everything here is of the best quality, their star attraction is their organic restaurant, where they serve pure vegetarian food grown organically in their own green house and kitchen garden. Equally exquisite is their own dairy which makes sure that all the milk products served to you are pure and unadulterated.

This is undoubtedly the best place for bird watchers. The comfortable and aesthetic cottages with well designed and beautiful fire places made of stone and wood work, takes you back into time. Staying here is indeed an experience that you will never forget all your life. So, do check out The Nest Cottages to get all the required information.

How to reach Pangot from Gurgaon

The nearest railhead to Pangot is the Kathgodam Railway Station. It takes about eight hours by train from Sarai Rohella in Old Delhi where you can easily reach by a taxi from Gurgaon. You can take either Ranikhet express or Sampark Kranti for Kathgodam. For people who wish to get there by car, it takes around eight hours. From Gurgaon, reach Delhi and from there you have to Start at ISBT road (3.79 kilometers) take NH 24 and continue towards Muradabad (153.11 kilometers), proceed towards Rampur (32 kilometers), turn towards Rudrapur on SH 87(47 kilometers), go straight towards Haldwani(32 kilometers), take NH 87 for Ranibagh(11 kilometers) via Kathgodam, turn left and continue on NH87 for Nainital (29 kilometers) via Jeolikot, and last but not the least take local road to Pangot (15 kilometers) from Nainital town.

One thing is sure, it will be one of the most exquisite experiences which you will keep in your heart all your life, just like that fairy tale you read years ago.