ON THE WAY DOWN TO KEMPTY FALLS

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200+ steps??? Definitely possible, with such goodies alluring you all the way ;-)With a sumptuous lunch I was so ready for the Kempty falls. Enthusiastically, I asked the local shop-keepers the directions to the falls. They showed me, only added, that I'll have to climb almost 200 steps down to reach it! Whoaaah....I was like, I just had my lunch, man! A relaxing stroll was okay, but up and down so many steps??? Would I even survive at the end of it? But I had come to see the Kempty Falls. I couldn't leave mid-way, like I had the Tehri Dam ( something, I was still regretting ). I mustered enough courage, and with a jo-hoga-dekha-jayega attitude, I started going down hoping, I had the energy later to climb back up too.

I had to go through a narrow step-way, which had shops on either sides. People were moving to and fro. There was a huge crowd. The shops sold almost everything - clothes, accessories, gifts, antiques, food and anything I could think of. A few steps down, and I was getting tired already; but just then, like sheer magic I saw the 'Kempty Rope-way' signboard staring at me. Oh, what a relief, I thought. After experiencing one in Mussoorie, this was like a bonus. A God's gift to my tired feet. Naturally, I made a bee-line for the ticket counter :-) ( one can continue to take the steps too - but, lazy me, chose the easy way out :D ).


colourful ain't it?


the ride was marvellous too - read more about it Here!


There were changing rooms where one could hire swimming gear and inflatables to enjoy the falls.


A memorable day, well-spent indeed!
Address : Kempty Falls, Kempty, Uttarakhand
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DEHRADUN TO KEMPTY FALLS BY ROAD VIA MUSSOORIE AND LUNCH AT KEMPTY RESTAURANT

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passing through the now-familiar sights of Dehradun, Mussoorie.When I was researching about nearby places ( doable in a day ), near Dehradun/Mussoorie, I had heard about Kempty Falls that are situated on the hilly tracks of Uttarakhand, India, 13 km from Mussoorie on the Chakrata Road. It is nearly 1364 meters above sea level. I found it interesting and had wanted to go on the first day itself, when I had landed in Mussoorie, but I could not get a cab then. So, as I had time in my hands now, with my train leaving for Delhi in the evening, I decided to visit this place anyhow. On enquiring, I came to know there were direct buses to Kempty too, from the same Dehradun bus-stop where I had taken a bus to Mussoorie earlier. And luckily, once I reached Dehradun, I got a bus to Kempty after waiting for about half-hour. I boarded it. It took the same route to Mussoorie and additional forty minutes or so, to reach Kempty. This journey is more memorable, because, a dashing pahadi-man sat right next to me the entire journey, lol. I was like, should I watch him or the views outside :D


passing by the famous Mussoorie library :-)


and there...I reached atlast, but not without traversing an enchanting journey first.


Its amazing how the hilly-folks build their houses right at the edges of the hills :o


my lunch @Kempty Restaurant.With Kempty Falls being primarily a tourist spot, there are plenty of restaurants on the main market-lane where the bus stops. And oh yea...if you want to use their wash-rooms, you gotta eat their food or buy something/anything from them. Reasonable condition, no?

Address : Kempty Falls, Kempty, Uttarakhand
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