Dehradun: If you are planning to come to Dehradun by train for Christmas and New Year celebrations, then it may be a little difficult for you, because the trains coming to the capital are completely packed. According to the information received, long waiting continues in some trains. In such a situation, Mussoorie and surrounding tourist places are expected to be packed on Christmas and New Year.
Every year a large number of tourists come to Dehradun and Mussoorie to celebrate Christmas and New Year. All seats are full in Shatabdi, Mussoorie, Shatabdi and Nanda Devi coming from Delhi to Dehradun on 25th December and 31st December. Even trains coming from long distances are crowded and seats are not available. However, if you want to come to Dehradun on the dates before Christmas and Thirty-First on 25th December, you can get seats. In Mussoorie too, 30 percent advance booking has been done.
Preparations to celebrate New Year and Christmas in Mussoorie, the Queen of Hills
This time, a bit of a challenge has arisen for the tourists preparing to celebrate Christmas and New Year in Dehradun and ‘Queen of Hills’ Mussoorie. According to the information received from the Tourism Department and Railways, the trains coming to Dehradun from Delhi and other big cities for this period are almost completely packed, while there has been a huge jump in advance booking in the hotels of Mussoorie. Advance booking has also started in Chakrata’s hotel. The resorts and camps of Rishikesh have started preparations for the celebration.
Rajdhani Express and other main trains full
Every year a large number of tourists visit Dehradun and Mussoorie on the occasion of Christmas and New Year. This year too, the enthusiasm of tourists is such that it has become difficult to get seats in the main trains connecting Delhi to Dehradun. According to the information received, all the seats in major trains like Shatabdi Express and Nanda Devi Express coming from Delhi to Dehradun have been filled on the dates of 25th December and 31st December. However, you can come here before this, because tickets will be available to you before 25th December.
Passengers in these trains coming from Delhi are now facing long waiting lists, due to which there is less hope for Tatkal tickets. Apart from Delhi, trains coming to Dehradun from other remote places are also overcrowded and seats are not available. However, if you plan to come to Dehradun on the dates just before December 25 and December 31, you are likely to get some seats. If not getting a seat in the train, tourists can consider booking till Haridwar, Roorkee or other nearby stations and come to Dehradun by road from there. To avoid last minute hassles, the best option is to travel by bus, taxi or private vehicle.
30% advance booking in Mussoorie, hoteliers excited
The direct impact of this huge surge in train booking is also visible on the tourism industry of Mussoorie. In anticipation of increase in tourist arrivals, Mussoorie’s hotels and guest houses are also filling up rapidly. According to the information received from Sandeep Sah, State President of Uttarakhand Hotel and Restaurant Association, so far about 30 percent advance booking has been done for Christmas and New Year celebrations in Mussoorie. This trend shows that all the major tourist places and hotel-resorts of Mussoorie can be completely packed on Christmas and New Year week.
In view of this boom, hoteliers are also busy preparing special packages and events for tourists. Hotel owners also make different types of offers for this, so that the pleasure of the tourists is doubled. Tourists who have not yet made their hotel bookings are advised to make their accommodation arrangements in Mussoorie and Dehradun soon. The tourism industry of Dehradun and Mussoorie is expecting a big boom at the end of this year, for which both the local administration and businessmen are ready.
