टिहरी झील
Uttarakhand · Garhwal · 640m
भारत की सबसे ऊंची बांध झील — वॉटर स्पोर्ट्स और डूबे हुए शहर की कहानी।
Why Special
टिहरी बाँध की झील 42 किमी तक फैली है। जेट स्कीइंग, कयाकिंग, झील के ऊपर पैराग्लाइडिंग। ऐसी जगह जिसकी किसी ने उम्मीद नहीं की थी — पुराना शहर पानी में डूब गया, नई जगह एडवेंचर हब बन गई।
Festivals & Events
Tehri Lake Festival
MarMarch (varies)
Adventure sports festival on Tehri Dam reservoir featuring kayaking, jet skiing, paragliding, and cultural performances on Asia's highest dam lake.
Promotes Tehri as an emerging adventure sports destination while commemorating the communities displaced by the dam.
Infrastructure Reality
Network Coverage
Good 4G in New Tehri. Fair around lake.
WiFi: Resorts and GMVN
Medical & Emergency
Hospital: District Hospital New Tehri (1 km)
Ambulance: 108
Police: Tehri police station
Getting There
Rishikesh→Tehri: 80km 2.5hrs. Dehradun→Tehri: 100km 3hrs.
Roads: Good road via Narendra Nagar.
Public transport: Buses from Rishikesh and Dehradun. No rail. Jolly Grant airport 100km.
Fuel & Stay
Fuel: New Tehri town
Stay: ₹800-5000/night
20+ options (hotel, resort, GMVN, houseboat)
Emergency: Available.
Helpline: Uttarakhand Tourism: 0135-2559898
The stay decisions worth flagging in Tehri Lake.
No international chain properties (Taj, Oberoi, ITC) operate at Tehri Lake as of April 2026. The accommodation ecosystem is independent mid-range resorts, eco-lodges, glamping camps, and homestays. Le ROI Floating Huts is structurally the most distinctive property in India of its type, but comes with documented service gaps and a pricing premium that some guests find unjustified. Book any property here with a confirmed written cancellation policy — last-minute cancellations are a documented pattern across multiple operators.
There is no clean value-to-experience comparison here because the dossier has no single dominant 'experience' property — the experience slot is set to null. If you're weighing Tehri Club Resort (₹6,000–15,000/night) against Hotel Le ROI Lake View, Koti (₹3,500–8,500/night), the ₹2,500–6,500/night gap at peak buys you a seasonal pool, kids' club, and gym at Tehri Club, but does not buy you a materially better lake position. Both properties have housekeeping complaints on record. If the pool and kids' club matter — Tehri Club is worth the delta. If they don't, stay at Le ROI Lake View, Koti and pocket the difference.
No experience pick here that's worth the flag. See alternatives below.
Tehri Club Resort By DLS Hotels
We pick this over Lake View Camps and Cottages — which is ₹4,500–12,000/night cheaper at the top end — because it's the only property in the dossier with a documented seasonal pool, a kids' club, a bar, and a gym at this lake. If you're travelling with children or want more than a tent and a lake view, Tehri Club delivers the amenities the glamping operators don't. Tripadvisor's AI summary (2026) confirms spacious rooms and food quality. The caveat: independent reviewer depth is thin, so we're w
Hotel Le ROI Lake View, Koti
We pick this for location because it sits directly on the waterfront in Koti village — no transfer, no 2.7 km drive to reach the water. At ₹3,500–8,500/night it's the most accessible priced fixed-roof option with a confirmed lake-facing restaurant. Six room categories give you flexibility from studio to family. Tripadvisor 2026 flags it as 'best hotel in Tehri' with clean rooms and polite staff on recent stays.
Le ROI Floating Huts & Eco Rooms
We pick this for the xfactor slot for one reason: it is the only floating hut resort in India, and sleeping on water at 5,500 feet on Tehri Lake is not something you can replicate elsewhere. Twenty huts anchored in the lake move with water levels. You kayak and jet ski from a floating platform. That structural fact is enough to warrant the slot. The ₹8,000–18,000/night rate is not justified by service quality alone — Tripadvisor 2025 says so plainly — but you're not paying for service, you're pa
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Neighborhood guide
Where to base yourself, by vibe.
Daily Budget Reality
Budget
₹1,150Mid-range
₹3,600Luxury
₹9,500💡 Reservoir with water sports; jet ski ₹500-1500, kayaking ₹300-800; lakeside camps growing
Crowd Intelligence
⚠ Avoid weekends — crowded with day-trippers
Best days: Mon-Thu
Tehri Lake adventure sports hub — jet ski, kayak, parasail. Weekends busy with Dehradun and Delhi visitors. Water levels vary by season.
Food & Dining
Cuisine: Garhwali, North Indian
Resort food is the norm. New Tehri town has basic dhabas.
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सांस्कृतिक संदर्भ
Tehri is a town with a dramatic history — the original Tehri town was submerged by the Tehri Dam, one of the world's tallest dams at 260m. The new Tehri town was built to replace it. The dam created a massive reservoir that has become an adventure sports destination offering jet skiing, kayaking, and banana boat rides in the Himalayas. The old town's submersion remains a politically sensitive topic.
क्या पहनें
Casual clothing. Modest dress in the town area. No specific religious dress codes for the adventure sports area.
खाद्य सुरक्षा
Basic restaurants in new Tehri town. Safe North Indian food. Limited variety. The lake adventure area has a few canteen-style eateries. Bottled water recommended.
सामान्य धोखाधड़ी से सावधान
- Water sports operators quoting per-person rates but adding equipment and fuel surcharges afterward
- Boatmen taking tourists to see the submerged old town charging premium rates for a basic boat ride
- Hotels advertising lake-view rooms in new Tehri that actually face away from the reservoir
कार्ड और नकद
Adventure sports booking counters accept cards/UPI. Most town shops are cash-only. ATMs available in new Tehri. Carry cash as backup.
अंग्रेज़ी बोली जाती है
low to moderate — adventure sports operators speak basic English. Town is primarily Hindi-speaking.
फ़ोन और SIM
Jio and Airtel work in Tehri town and around the dam area. Coverage drops along the reservoir shoreline.
निकटतम दूतावास
Delhi — approximately 310 km by road
Standard Indian e-Visa covers Tehri. No special permits required.
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