Uttarakhand
Nainital
A lake with a town wrapped around it, two hours from the plains
In 30 seconds
- Ideal length
- 3 days including travel
- Best time
- March to June and September to November. Winter is cold and quiet, with occasional snow.
- Good for
- Family, Couple, Friends / Group, School
- Popular from
- Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow
Getting there
- From Delhi
- Approx 300 km, 7 to 8 hours by road
- Nearest rail
- Kathgodam, about 1.5 hours away
- Pair with
- Jim Corbett, roughly 2.5 hours
- Ideal length
- 3 days including travel
What a Nainital trip usually costs
Typical per-person ranges for 3 days, 2 nights, twin sharing, excluding travel from your city.
Budget smart
Around ₹5,500 to ₹8,500 per person
Clean 2 to 3 star stays, shared or standard transport
Comfortable
Around ₹9,500 to ₹16,000 per person
Better located 3 to 4 star stays, private transport
Premium
₹20,000 and up per person
Boutique or 5 star stays, private transport throughout
These are honest market ranges to help you budget, not a quote from us. Your actual price depends on your exact dates, group size and hotel choice. Peak season and long weekends sit at the top of each band.
About this trip
Nainital is built around Naini lake, and almost everything worth doing sits within walking distance of it: boating, the Mall, the ropeway up to Snow View, and the ridge walks above the town.
It is one of the easiest hill trips from Delhi NCR, which is both its strength and its problem. Midweek it is lovely. On a long weekend in May it is bumper to bumper.
How to reach: Overnight train to Kathgodam then about 1.5 hours by road, or a direct drive from Delhi NCR. We arrange either.
When not to go: May and June long weekends, when traffic into the town is severe
Trip highlights
- Boating on Naini lake, the thing everyone actually comes for
- Snow View ropeway for the Himalayan skyline on a clear day
- Tiffin Top and Naina Peak walks
- Mall Road in the evening
- Bhimtal, Sattal and Mukteshwar as quieter day trips
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Sample itinerary
A starting point, not a fixed plan. Every day here is negotiable.
What's typically included
- Stay in hand-picked hotels or homestays for your group size
- Private or shared transport as per your plan
- Daily breakfast (more meals available on request)
- Sightseeing and activities as per itinerary
- A single Gozy Trips point of contact from booking to return
What's not included
- Flights or train tickets to the base city, unless added to your plan
- Personal expenses, tips and anything outside the listed itinerary
- Adventure activities not included in the base package (available as add-ons)
- Travel insurance
- Anything not explicitly listed as included on your final quote
Price depends on your dates, hotel category, group size and how much transport you need. Send us your plan for a real quote.
