2-Day Mussoorie Trip: Detailed Itinerary

Mussoorie would always be close to my heart as it was my first solo trip. Mussoorie is a popular hill station, located in Uttarakhand and draws millions of tourists all year round, so much so that most of the popular attractions have been commercialized.

I made the conscious effort to skip the popular tourist attractions and explore the less touristy ones.

If you are planning to go to Mussoorie for a weekend gateway, here is my 2-day Mussoorie itinerary to help you.

Table of Contents
1 Day – 11.1 Lal Tibba
1.2 Soham Heritage Centre
1.3 Company Garden
1.4 Stroll along the Mall Road
2 Day -22.1 Happy Valley

Train: I had booked the night train (Nanda Devi Express) from New Delhi to Dehradun and Dehradun-New Delhi Shatabdi for the return journey.

Stay at Mussoorie Gateway: 2-star hotel close to Mall road, which I booked through MakeMyTrip for Rs 900 a night. A comfy bed and a clean bathroom are the 2 things that I generally look for while booking the hotel, and Mussoorie Gateway had both these things. Additionally, they had the complimentary shuttle service to Mall road which saved me lots of time. I was lucky to find a decent hotel close to the prime location for a very affordable price. I know how expensive the hotel can be in touristy places, as I had experienced in Nainital where hotel cost was close to 50% of my total trip cost.

Mussoorie Gateway building — Photo Credit : Mussoorie Gateway

Day – 1

Reached Dehradun early in the morning; took bus to Mussoorie for a Picture Palace end of Mall road which was just over an hour journey.

Lal Tibba

Me looking at mountain peaks while taking a sip of coffee

From Picture Palace end, it is a 3 km hike to Lal Tibba. I must have stopped dozen of times in adulation of mountain beauty. Had breakfast at “Lal Tibba Binoculars and Café” which gave me complimentary access to the binocular placed at the roof. From the roof, one can see stunning views of mountain peaks.

Soham Heritage Centre

Walked back from the cafe and headed towards Soham Heritage Centre. Took me around 45 minutes to reach there. It is a private museum having a collection of paintings, sculptures and other art forms depicting the Himalayan culture. It has a wonderful art collection and is a must-visit place in Mussoorie.

Company Garden

Company Garden is a municipal garden with a lake, an artificial waterfall ,and small amusement rides. It can be given a miss when in Mussoorie. Man-made things were nowhere near to the astonishing natural beauty of Mussoorie.

Stroll along the Mall Road

I took a walk along the Mall Road in the evening and tasted the roadside food. I found a small but nice aquarium ( Jawahar Aquarium) on the mall road and spent some time with the fishes.

Day -2

Happy Valley

After checking out from the Hotel, I started walking towards Shedup Choepelling Temple (Buddhist Monastery) at Happy Valley. The whole atmosphere of Happy Valley was very peaceful with very few people seen along the way which is in complete contrast to life in Delhi.

Spent a few minutes inside the monastery and then clicked photographs of breath-taking views outside the monastery.

Afterwards, I went to Dalai Hill which was hardly 15 minutes hike from there. Dalai Hill has a golden coloured Buddha statue surrounded with colourful prayers flag. Those prayer flags along with amazing mountain views were a treat to my eyes.

Went back to Mall road to have lunch. Took a bus from Library Bus stand to Dehradun to catch my train back to Delhi.

Also Read: Mussoorie Travel Guide

Yes, it was a very short stay. I did not want to just tick-off every viewing point because everyone does it but instead wanted to explore the places that would fill me with bliss. And I must say, barring Company Garden, every experience exceeded my expectation.

What did you do on your trip to Mussoorie ?

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