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Where to go · December · Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand in December

4 destinations score 4 or 5 out of 5 this month. 14 to skip. Start with Auli.

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5/52 destinations

5/5♀3/5

Auli

easy·2,800m·Uttarakhand

India's best (and basically only real) ski slope, with a front-row view of Nanda Devi.

5/5♀4/5

Jim Corbett National Park

easy·400m·Uttarakhand

India oldest national park and the best place to see a wild tiger without Rajasthan crowds.

Good Time

4/52 destinations

4/5♀3/5

Dhanaulti

easy·2,286m·Uttarakhand

The quiet alternative to Mussoorie — 24km further, 90% fewer tourists.

4/5♀4/5

Kanatal

easy·2,590m·Uttarakhand

North India glamping capital — apple orchards, stargazing, zero cell signal.

Fair

3/520 destinations

Where NOT to Go

14 destinations

These destinations in Uttarakhand score poorly in December — bad weather, closed roads, or dangerous conditions. Save them for a better month.

2/5

ChakrataUttarakhand

Cold, shorter days

2/5

Har Ki DoonUttarakhand

Winter snow trek. Cold and demanding.

2/5

JoshimathUttarakhand

Winter. Only Auli skiing draws.

2/5

RanikhetUttarakhand

Cold, fog possible

1/5

Hemkund SahibUttarakhand

Closed.

1/5

UttarkashiUttarakhand

Very cold, limited services, roads risky

0/5

BadrinathUttarakhand

Completely snowbound

0/5

GangotriUttarakhand

Snowbound

0/5

GuptkashiUttarakhand

Closed.

0/5

KedarnathUttarakhand

Closed.

0/5

RoopkundUttarakhand

Inaccessible

0/5

TungnathUttarakhand

Inaccessible for most

0/5

Valley of FlowersUttarakhand

Closed.

0/5

YamunotriUttarakhand

Snowbound

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