Sightseeing

Nature Walk In place of just listening about the charm and exquisiteness of the place, go and explore the place to know it in real. Lansdowne offers brilliant opportunity for nature walk. It is surrounded with dense oak trees and blue pine woods and snuggled amidst wild flora and fauna. The place brings an ideal opportunity for the travelers to have a walk in the heavenly surroundings. Take a walk up to Tiffin Top or stroll around the Bhulla Lake – things are going to be just amazing.

Bird Watching Lansdowne is located in close proximity of Corbett National Park and is an ideal place for bird watching. More than 600 different species of birds travel to Lansdowne every year. If you are interested in bird watching, carry a good pair of binoculars and indulge into watching the colorful birds. The site will surely enthrall you.

Sunrise Watching Tip-in-Top is a great place to enjoy sunrise in Lansdowne. Watching the sun emerging from the base of Himalaya creates an amazing natural phenomenon and visitors feel awed with the beauty of this view.

Wildlife If you are an adventure enthusiast, Lansdowne is simply a paradise for you. Its closeness to the Kalagarh Wildlife Sanctuary caters to the interest of wildlife lovers. You may come across several wildlife animals while being at this place.

Trekking Lansdowne is surely a paradise for trekkers as it offers great opportunities for hiking. A number of popular treks into the hillside are there from Lansdowne serving as base camp. You can indulge into trekking while being in Lansdowne. Some of the popular trekking trails are Malini Barrage, Kalal Ghati, and Kandoliya Devta Temple.

Eat & Dine (Places & Things to Eat in Lansdowne)

Eating out in Lansdowne is not so interesting thing to do. It is all about having food at the in-house restaurants of the hotels & resorts you are going to live at. You would find a limited number of good restaurants in Lansdowne. You can also try some Garhwali dishes from the places to eat in Lansdowne.

Fairydale Restaurant: It is the multi-cuisine in-house restaurant of the Fairydale Resort that serves the best of Indian, Mughlai, Marwari and Chinese cuisines. The restaurant offers great vegetarian and non-vegetarian food in a gorgeous ambiance.

GMVN Tourist Rest House’s Restaurant: It is also a multi-cuisine in-house restaurant of the rest house serving awesome food with great views of the lush green surroundings. Make reservations in advance.

Mithas Restaurant: It is one of the very few good options to eat out in Lansdowne that not only serves good food but offers great services. They usually offer Mughlai food and Chinese as well.

Mahalaxmi Mishthan Bhandar: It is a simple sweet shop also offering regular Indian snacks like jalebis, samosas, etc. All the eatables are mouthwatering. Try here the Bal Mithai - a pahari milk chocolate.

Lansdowne Trip-Travel Cafe: This is a small and hidden gem that offers sandwiches, omelets and noodles to the visitors.

Shopping (What & Where to Shop in Lansdowne)

Shopping in Haridwar is not an extravaganza as it has not much do for shopaholics. Mainly being a pilgrimage destination, Haridwar has many shops along its streets selling all essentials that a pilgrim needs for performing worships. The streets from the railway station to Har Ki Pauri are dotted with this kind of shops. This part of Haridwar is recognized as the Main Bazaar. Most of the shops sell pilgrim essentials. You can also find many retail outlets selling branded apparels and other products. Markets Haridwar are much packed. So, walking is the only option for you. Some top things to buy in Haridwar are artificial jewelries for idols, brass and copper utensils of worship, wooden products and a host of stoneware. Pedas (processed milk sweets) are good takeaways from Haridwar. Pickles, papad and other things can be also purchased in Haridwar.