Uttarakhand
Nainital
A lake with a town wrapped around it, two hours from the plains
- Suggested trip
- 3 days including travel
- Suited to
- families; couples
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, Mumbai, Lucknow
Nainital: Naini Lake (After)
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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
Make the route work for you
Before you choose Nainital
- Who this idea suits
- Family, Couple, Friends / Group, School. Travelling with children, elders or anyone with mobility needs? Tell us and we set the daily pace around them.
- Allow for your departure city
- Overnight train to Kathgodam then about 1.5 hours by road, or a direct drive from Delhi NCR. We arrange either. Travel estimates vary with your actual starting point, traffic and operating conditions.
What should my written quote confirm?
- Property name, room category and meal plan
- Vehicle type, pickup point and arrival/return times
- Total cost, taxes, inclusions and optional extras
- Availability, payment schedule and cancellation terms
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.
Read more about Nainital
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.
The Reality Check
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
Sample itinerary
A starting point, not a confirmed booking. Changes depend on dates, access and availability.
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.
- Itemised quoteEvery quote is itemised: the hotel and room type for each night, the vehicle, and which meals are included, so you can compare it line by line.
- Second opinion on any quoteAlready have a quote from another agency? Send it and we will tell you whether we can do the same trip for less. If we cannot, we will say so.
