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Ranikhet
⛰️ Hill Station📍 Nature📍 Golf

Ranikhet

Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, India

4.4 (0)
Overview

The Kumaon Regiment's pine-scented cantonment at 6,100 ft — meadow golf, orchards and the 'queen's meadow' calm the army preserved.

Why visit: Uncrowded colonial Kumaon with one of India's highest golf courses.

Things to do
  • ›Upat golf meadow
  • ›KRC museum & Jhula Devi temple
  • ›Chaubatia orchard walk
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Travel Information

Best time

Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹1,500–3,500

Duration

1–2 days

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