Welcome to Hotel Shikhar (Almora)
Hotel Shikhar, Almora is a beautiful and spacious hotel in the front of the Himalayas and situated in midst of the almora town, situated between the two rivers Kaushiki (Kosi) and Salmali (Suyal) surrounded by circle of four spacious hills, Kasar Devi, Shyai Devi, Banar Devi and Dunagiri Devi.
With Hotel Shikhar Almora, your can plan an exciting and hassle free vacation in Almora. You can browse our site to chalk out your tour plan or call us about your choice of destination with travel period for instant room booking at Hotel Shikhar, Almora.
Get rejuvenated in the Kumoun hills with peace, purity, spirituality in Almora. Hotel Shikhar offer fascinating Almora, Jageshwar, Binsar, Kausani Tour Packages. Hotel Shikhar has room and facilities for every traveller, you can book a economy room for budget minded travelers or deluxe, super deluxe, executive suites for luxury vacations.
Almora Holidays with a Unique Touch with Hotel Shikhar (3 Star Facilities)
Almora Tourism
Almora is perched on a hillock at an altitude of 1650 meters above sea level, about 66 kms from Nainital. Almora looks like a 5 km. long horse – shoe shaped ridge, where the Sitoli forms the front arm and the bazaar the other arm. The town looks out over a fertile terraced valley and four ranges of hills – Banari Devi, Kasan Devi, Shyahi Devi and Katarmal. The Trishul and Nanda Devi peaks in the great Himalayas are located beyond them.
The almora town was founded by Raja Balo Kalyan Chand of dynasty of ruled in 1563 AD. In the North part of Uttarakhand 5 Km. long horse saddle shaped ridge , is mentioned in the skanda puran as a “Sacred Mountain”. The Surrounding hills and ridges are covered with deodar and pine trees. Almora Shikhar combines a panoramic and breathtaking view of the north of some twenty great marvelous show peaks, including Kamet, Nanda Devi, Chaukhamva, Panchachuli and Trisul all over twenty thousand feet high stretching in a jagged line right up to border of Tibet ninty miles away. It is one of the jumping-off places lies at an altitude of just over 5500 ft. for pilgrimage to the sacred shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath and to Mount Kailash to Shiva. read more ... |