Our trip to the beautiful Uttarakhand - Part II(Corbett & Mussoorie)

So after Nainital our next stop was Corbett. Luckily it was just 3-4 hours from Nainital.. Yes the Jim Corbett National Park is very much located here in Corbett. Our stay was at Tiger Camps Resort, Corbett. We reached at around 9.30 am. They welcomed us with a drink extracted from the branches of some tree ah! can't remember the name and a gori applied red tikka before we entered. The ambiance of the resort was lovely. Had we known this place was so beautiful we would have compromised our stay at Mussoorie for Corbett. The resort self sufficed for various activities. Food was served at "Gol Ghar" their in-house full-fledged restaurant and the food was awesome with different set of cuisines served..
After lunch we played a round of TT(Table Tennis) with expert commentary from Hubby. The round was Professional v/s Newbie :P We also went to the Kosi river running alongside the resort, literally the water was crystal clear.

Kosi River

We had to leave for our Jungle Safari in the wee hours of morning. We had booked for the safari well in advance since we wanted to tour the Bijrani zone of the national park where the chances of an encounter with Sambar, Chital and Tigers etc are high. Later did we realize, Elephant safaris are much more adventurous and chances to have close encounters are much higher...
Corbett was much more colder than Nainital and in wee hours with layers of clothes, we were freezing like hell.

At the national park every jeep is accompanied by a jungle guide. Their goal is to help us encounter a Tiger, only then do they get their hefty tip. We tried to follow the pug marks, though we couldn't see any of them. He took us through various routes in and out. Though the excitement and the nervousness to encounter a Tiger was terrific. Strange but the guides keep telling they can hear and understand calls made by the animals and would ask us to concentrate and try to listen. I was so cold and numb, I couldn't concentrate to hear one.
 We were happy that the experience was really good although we didn't
see a Tiger but at least could catch a glimpse of the other animals. Later in the day we checked out and proceeded to Mussoorie. Now Corbett to Mussoorie was another 6-7 hrs of travel. The road travels were exhausting..

Well visit Mussoorie only if you want to relax. There is no place of interests as such or rather I didn't find anything interesting. The hotels are mediocre. Nevertheless the weather was even more chillier than Corbett (5-6 degrees). Probably the coldest of all the three places. The climb to the top had so many blind turns, felt

like it would never end. Above all we had started to feel hungry and it was getting dark. It gets scary at the turns with fog and darkness. We had a 3-day stay here, were bored & exhausted due to the road travels. I would never recommend Mussoorie as a tourist spot. So commercialized yet no place to see. The best part of the stay in Mussoorie was we found a South Indian Restaurant which served our favorite Dosas. Else the only food you get in North for breakfast, lunch and dinner are the Parathas.
After 3 long boring days and a happy new year we were now all excited to get back home. The 9 hour journey from Mussoorie to Delhi Airport was tiring though en-route the scenic beauty was pleasant. Thankfully reached the airport on time. The driver was more tensed to drop us on time, since he had started getting calls from his family :P Also after 6 pm the Delhi traffic sets in..
Its been almost a year and half since our visit to North. Probably it was time for us to travel abroad and before our trip to Wayanad, Kerala. And we landed in Singapore...