Best month · Kumaon

Kumaon in October

The best month for mountain views. The full line of peaks shows from Binsar, Kausani, Chaukori and Munsiyari most mornings. Days are dry, nights cool, and treks to Pindari and Khaliya Top are in good shape. Durga Puja and Diwali holidays push up prices for a week or so; book those weeks early.

Weather: Clear; Nainital about 9 to 20 °C
Prices: Peak
Crowds: Medium
Best overall: Mar – May · Oct – Nov

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Where to go

Our picks for October

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2,400 m · National park · Kumaon

Binsar

An oak sanctuary on the Chand kings' summer hill

Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov1–3 nights

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1,890 m · Hill station · Kumaon

Kausani

Gandhi's ridge, a poet's birthplace and a 300 km wall of peaks

Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov2 nights

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2,010 m · Village · Kumaon

Chaukori

A quiet ridge facing Panchachuli, near the Patal Bhuvaneshwar cave

Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov1–2 nights

Trips

Trips at their best in October

Every Kumaon trip

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Kumaon · 6 nights · sleeps to 2,084 m

Kumaon lakes family holiday

Private car with driver

From, per person₹42,000Mar – May · Oct – Nov

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Kumaon · 5 nights · sleeps to 2,400 m

Almora, Binsar and Jageshwar on a budget

Shared taxis and jeeps, with two shared private-cab legs

From, per person₹14,000Mar – May · Oct – Nov

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Kumaon · 6 nights · sleeps to 2,171 m

Hostel trail: Mukteshwar and Kasar Devi

Shared taxis and jeeps

From, per person₹11,500Mar – May · Oct – Nov

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Kumaon · 7 nights · sleeps to 2,200 m

Munsiyari and the Johar valley by shared jeep

Shared jeeps and buses via Almora, Chaukori, Thal and Bageshwar

From, per person₹18,500Apr – May · Oct – Nov

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Kumaon · 3 nights · sleeps to 2,084 m

Long weekend from Delhi: Nainital and Bhimtal

Overnight train to Kathgodam, shared taxis and walking

From, per person₹7,500Mar – Apr · Oct – Nov

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Kumaon · 6 nights · sleeps to 2,400 m

Kasar Devi and Binsar, slow and private

Private car with driver

From, per person₹1,35,000Mar – Apr · Oct – Dec

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Kumaon · 8 nights · sleeps to 2,400 m

Kumaon in depth: lakes, orchards and oak

Private car with driver

From, per person₹1,70,000Mar – Apr · Oct – Dec

Elsewhere in October

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