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Things to do in Mussoorie — 5 stops, and which need a car

Five things to do around Mussoorie, from the Gun Hill cable car and Happy Valley to Landour's ridge, Everest's House and Kempty Falls, with drive times.
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Photo: Gannu03 · CC BY-SA 4.0

How this list is built

Sorted by distance from the centre of Mussoorie, because that is how a day here gets planned: what is a walk, what needs a car. The minutes are our own road routing. Each entry sits inside one of our copyable itineraries.

Photos: Harshanh (CC BY-SA 3.0) — via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

In town

1. Gun Hill

The cable car from the Mall Road to a hilltop viewpoint that Wikipedia calls the second-highest point of Mussoorie, at about 2,024 m. Gun Hill.

2. Happy Valley

The Tibetan neighbourhood where the Dalai Lama arrived in 1959, with the Shedup Choephelling temple, prayer wheels and a municipal garden. Happy Valley.

3. Landour

The cantonment ridge about 300 m above the town, with St. Paul's Church of 1839, old deodar forest and a long view of the Garhwal peaks on a clear day. It is 9 minutes by road or an easy walk up through the bazaar. Landour.

By car

4. Sir George Everest's House

George Everest's old house and laboratory at Park Estate, 14 minutes out, looking over the Doon valley. It opened as a museum in December 2021. Sir George Everest's House.

5. Kempty Falls

A waterfall of about 12 m on the Chakrata road, 30 minutes from town. Kempty Falls.

Putting it together

The one-day plan does the three town stops at an easy pace. The two-day plan adds the two drives. See when to visit Mussoorie and how to reach Mussoorie.

Plans that include this

All Mussoorie itineraries →
A red cable car arriving at the station on the rocky summit of Gun Hill above Mussoorie
Day plan · First visitleisure
One day in Mussoorie — Gun Hill, Happy Valley and Landour
A one-day Mussoorie plan: the Gun Hill cable car, the Tibetan temple at Happy Valley and the Landour ridge, with short legs and no long drives. Free to copy.
Best Apr–May · Oct–Dec
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A snow-covered summit of the Bandarpunch range rising over blue ridges, seen from Lal Tibba at Landour
1 night · 2 days · First visitleisure
Two days in Mussoorie — Landour, Everest's House and Kempty Falls
A two-day Mussoorie plan: Gun Hill, Happy Valley and Landour on day one, then Sir George Everest's House and Kempty Falls on day two. Free to copy.
Best Apr–May · Oct–Dec
See the plan →

Questions people ask

What are the best things to do in Mussoorie?

Ride the cable car up Gun Hill, visit the Tibetan temple in Happy Valley and walk the ridge at Landour. If you have a second day, drive out to the Everest house at Park Estate and to Kempty Falls on the Chakrata road. The Mall Road is the town's main street and worth a walk.

What can you do in Mussoorie for free?

Walk the Mall Road, walk up through Landour Bazaar to St. Paul's Church and Lal Tibba, and look at the Tibetan quarter of Happy Valley from the road. We have no verified entry fees for the temple or the Everest house, so ask. The cable car and the taxi to the falls are the real costs.

How many days do you need in Mussoorie?

One day covers the town's three main stops, and a second adds the Everest house and Kempty Falls. Many visitors come from Delhi for a weekend, and the road in is about 250 km on our routing, so a night in town avoids driving back in the dark.