Mussoorie & Landour

Mussoorie's Mall Road is busy and cheerful; climb twenty minutes to Landour and it turns into pine-scented lanes, old cottages and Char Dukan's pancakes. Clear mornings show the snow peaks of Garhwal from Lal Tibba.

Places we love here

• Food

  Char Dukan

  Four old shops serving pancakes, bun-omelettes and ginger-lemon-honey tea.

• Viewpoints

  George Everest's house

  The surveyor's ruined 1830s house on a ridge with views of the Doon valley and Aglar river.

• Viewpoints

  Lal Tibba

  Landour's highest point, with telescopes pointed at Kedarnath and Badrinath peaks on clear mornings.

• Food

  Landour Bakehouse

  Cinnamon rolls and coffee in a stone cottage — a good afternoon stop.

• Nature · lesser-known

  Landour chakkar walk

  A 4 km shaded loop past cottages, St Paul's Church and the cantonment cemetery.

• Culture

  Mall Road & Camel's Back Road

  The classic evening stroll with roasted corn, shops and a sunset view off Camel's Back Road.