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Sridhar
Eden Prairie, MN392 contributions
Jun 2023
The temple is beautiful, clean and well maintained. To see the Gautam Buddha statue, you have to walk up a hill. There are 100+ steps. We took about 15mnts. or so. The scenery at the top is great you will see there are prayer flags on the way up. Avoid afternoon if possible. It was hot when we visited the temple. Evening or early morning(after breakfast) times are the best to visit. Our ask is not to litter the location!
Written July 15, 2023
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kalaks
Bengaluru, India169 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
A place with a splendid view.. Around 3 kms from mall road. Hv to climb for around 10 mins. Quite difficult. But the sunset view was awesome. A picturesque moment. And the chill breeze was an icing on the cake. A buddha statue and prayer flags are all around..
Written April 14, 2023
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Lou T
5 contributions
Jan 2023
More remote Himalayan monasteries exist I am sure, but to get a taste of the real thing so close to Mussoorie is a privilege
Written January 29, 2023
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SNottIN
Singapore366 contributions
Nov 2021
An uphill climb of 10-15 min through a narrow path and some rough steps gets you to the top of a hill where there is a small Buddha temple. Views from the point are very nice and you can enjoy some nice panoramas. Buddha statue is under renovation when we visited (Nov 2021). Apart from the views, there's nothing much else of historical or cultural significance. Plan on 30-45 min, including the walk up and down. No entry fees. Didn't spot any toilet facilities. There's a tea stall near the start of the climb.
Written November 27, 2021
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Vikas Singh
Ghaziabad, India4,061 contributions
Dec 2019
When Dalai Lama fled Tibet, this was the place where he settled down first before moving to McLeodGanj in Himachal Pradesh. This is no touristy place. This is more a place where Tibetans live and you can see their monastery, school and dwellings.
Written April 15, 2020
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Harish
Noida, India63 contributions
Feb 2020
The view is so dope that you will be startled to see the sun set behind the mountains with no words to explain the feeling
Written February 23, 2020
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Karishma88
Mumbai, India119 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Untouched, beautiful and peaceful. Most tourists don’t prefer visiting this place, maybe that’s why it has remained so beautiful. A lovely complex with Tibetan housing, temples and a school. Clean and neat and well maintained. The trek to the golden Buddha statue on top of the hill is steep but worth the climb. We need to be very mindful when we visit such places - we saw trash like chips packets, plastic water bottles, etc strewn around the trekking path despite signboards asking people not to litter. Plus some people were recording videos with loud and garish music disturbing the sanctity of the place. So when you visit please be mindful of these things, it’s only small steps that tourists can take in order to maintain the beauty and peace of spots like these which make India incredible.
Written January 14, 2020
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romeer s
Mumbai, India271 contributions
Dec 2019
Dalai Hills or Happy Valley as we know it, is an extension mountain peak of the Tibetian Buddhist Temple of Mussorrie.
Till date there is a wonderful civilisation settled of Tibetians around here.
One has to climb for 10 mins wherein he would get to see the total view of the beautiful city from the top.
While climbing up you would come across the Buddha Statue which is where you wanna reach to meditate for a while.
But when you cross that and move ahead towards the mountain ranges you would see the real beauty and the soul would get its peace automatically.
The view from the top is really beautiful and you feel lucky to be able to climb up till here and see this serene earth created by god.
You would realise there is some force which exists who made this all and one should really value it.
There are two tea stalls one before you reach the buddha statue and one after it.
Both are places worth a stop sip some small tea coffee and click beautiful pictures for memory.
The path itself is so lovely wherein there are flags with chants written on it.
Overall I feel blessed to come here.
So if you are in Mussorrie don’t forget to come.
The drive from the Mussorrie library to this place is around 5kms which is not far and there is ample car parking near it after which you need to walk trek and climb.
Have a great climb fellows.
Till date there is a wonderful civilisation settled of Tibetians around here.
One has to climb for 10 mins wherein he would get to see the total view of the beautiful city from the top.
While climbing up you would come across the Buddha Statue which is where you wanna reach to meditate for a while.
But when you cross that and move ahead towards the mountain ranges you would see the real beauty and the soul would get its peace automatically.
The view from the top is really beautiful and you feel lucky to be able to climb up till here and see this serene earth created by god.
You would realise there is some force which exists who made this all and one should really value it.
There are two tea stalls one before you reach the buddha statue and one after it.
Both are places worth a stop sip some small tea coffee and click beautiful pictures for memory.
The path itself is so lovely wherein there are flags with chants written on it.
Overall I feel blessed to come here.
So if you are in Mussorrie don’t forget to come.
The drive from the Mussorrie library to this place is around 5kms which is not far and there is ample car parking near it after which you need to walk trek and climb.
Have a great climb fellows.
Written January 12, 2020
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macedonboy
Glasgow, UK179,694 contributions
Dec 2019
A nice place to see Tibetans building a community where they have peace and preserving their unique identity.
Written December 24, 2019
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Mark J
La Quinta, CA16 contributions
Oct 2019 • Friends
Great place for a visit into the Tibetan community. The temple there is fantastic and make sure you hike up their flag hill. It’s got a great view and a beautiful large Buddha atop. You also can see George Everest’s home across the valley.
Written November 22, 2019
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Srinivasa Chavali
1 contribution
Is the monastery directly accessible by road? Travelling with someone who has difficulty in walking for more than 2-3 minutes.
From which point you have to start side seeing in mussorie?
Hana C
Versailles, France36 contributions
From any side or from centre (as me). Mussorie is a long village, you walk easily one hour from one end to other....
RuchaShukla
Mumbai, India27 contributions
Hi,
Is it a long trek to the top? or are there places/ temples in the valley because my mother has a knee problem and cannot walk so much
Jnanayog
St. John's, Canada4,121 contributions
The review I submitted for Happy Valley is for a Location of a shall we say, Village , about 1-2 km along the road from Mussooirre. That the road that leads off from the right side of the Library (former but now called something else) at the end / start of the Mall. Actually you could take a taxi over toe Happy Valley, get down and walk towards the Tibetan portion of the 'village' and there you would see the flags strung out along the peaks. You can actually walk out along the path... few ups and down BUT no vertical scaling of mountains or peaks. Moderate condition would allow one to walk this area. Hope this helps.
Sebin_T_Roy
Kochi (Cochin), India21 contributions
Can any one help me by answering below questions :-
1. What is the best option to reach there?
2. What is the best time?
649prachi
Jaipur, India102 contributions
1 scooty and bikes can be the best option to reach there .
2. Any season expect that of rainy season would be suitable for visiting there .
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