Why visit Naini Tāl
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 3 places to eat, 21 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kumaun University and Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo, Nainital.
Weather in Naini Tāl
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About Naini Tāl
Nainital (Kumaoni: Naintāl; pronounced [nɛnːtaːl]), formerly anglicized as Naini Tal, is a town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of the state being located there and is the headquarters of an eponymous district. It also houses the Governor of Uttarakhand, who resides in the Raj Bhavan. Nainital was the summer capital of the United Provinces.
From the Wikipedia article Nainital (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Naini Tāl on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do8
Kumaun University
School · 0.7 km
State public university in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Museums and landmarks4
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay21
Prashant's Homestay Nainital
Motel and hotel · 2.4 km
Stoneleigh Main Building Stoneleigh Road, Tallital, Nainital
Hotel Snow View Heritage (The Old British Governour House)
Motel and hotel · 1.4 km
Churches and places of worship3
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Healthcare9
Map of Naini Tāl
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Getting there and nearby towns
Pantnagar Airport (PGH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 41 km away.
- Bhowali 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Bhīm Tāl 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Kālādhūngi 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Haldwani 21 km south, about 21 min by car
- Rānikhet 27 km north, about 27 min by car
- Rāmnagar 31 km west, about 31 min by car
- Almora 30 km northeast, about 30 min by car
- Bāzpur 43 km southwest, about 43 min by car
- Rudrapur 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Morādābād 90 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bear in G B Pant High Altitude Zoo,Nainital, Varanya Prakash, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St John in the Wilderness Church, Sukhatal, Mallital, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, Photographer Praveen Singh Bisht, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church St John in the Wilderness, Nainital, 11-2009 - panoramio, David M., CC BY 3.0
- TREE - panoramio, NEERAJ KUMAR JOSHI(न…, CC BY 3.0
- Nainital Lake view top, Jeet5080, CC BY 4.0
- Ranajiinmussorie, Willubewine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dinesh Kumar Gupta, Dinesh kumar Gupta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hotel Chevron Fairheavens, Nainital, Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hotel Chevron Fairheavens, Nainital 03, Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Himalayan range as viewed from Himalaya darshan point, Nainital, Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nainital Snow View Point 2024, ArmouredCyborg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Happy bears!, Millenium Singh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MountainRangePics, Jeet5080, CC BY 4.0
- Himalaya hidden view from nainital, Kumarnilesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zoomed in image of a house, Jeet5080, CC BY 4.0
- HimalayanLandscape, Jeet5080, CC BY 4.0
- Rajnish Bhardwaj at Nainital 2022, Team1kalatriproductions, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FLOWER - panoramio, NEERAJ KUMAR JOSHI(न…, CC BY 3.0
- Landscape Nainital, Aakkaarrsshh2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nainital Ropeway, Capankajsmilyo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jama masjid nainital - panoramio, sushanta mohanta sin…, CC BY 3.0
- Jama Masjid Mosque Nainital, Photographer Praveen Singh Bisht, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View of Nainital lake from Snow View Point, Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumaonitaal, Akshit3003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naini Lake1, Geet Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nainital Lake 02, Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Boat riding in Naini Lake at Nainital, Uttarkhand, India, Ross Huggett, CC BY 2.0
- Naini Lake like a Mango, Samarthg89, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naini Lake Looks Like a Mango, Samarthg89, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View of Boat riding in Naini Lake at Nainital, Uttarkhand, India, Ross Huggett, CC BY 2.0
- Boats on Nainital Lake 02, Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Boats on Nainital Lake, Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nature anubha, AnubhaGenesis6, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurudwara - panoramio (1), sushanta mohanta sin…, CC BY 3.0
- Hotel Chevron Fairheavens, Nainital 02, Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A view of Dhvaja from Hinduism, Maa Naina Devi Temple, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, Photographer Praveen Singh Bisht, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A gray langur sitting on a rock, Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nainital lake - panoramio, sushanta mohanta sin…, CC BY 3.0
- Naina Devi banner, Photographer Praveen Singh Bisht, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nainital stadium - panoramio, sushanta mohanta sin…, CC BY 3.0
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