Dehradun is the capital city of Uttarakhand and is a perfect holiday destination with a number of tourist attractions that are extremely varied in their kinds and in what they have to offer. Known for its scenic beauty, there are many places that attract tourists for a variety of the significant reasons like places of religious interests, monuments of the historical era, gardens, parks, lakes, waterfalls and in fact all the landforms and attractions that nature has to offer. Most of these tour_packages are categorized into various sections of tourist attractions. Since there are a number of temples in Dehradun, tour_packages are organized in which the tourist can visit al most all the places of religious relevance. Other categories of tour_packages include sanctuaries and nature in which the tours are to wild life sanctuaries and to nature parks, gardens and other areas of scenic beauty. There are tour_packages to museums and educational and sprats institutions though these tour_packages are not undertaken individually but clubbed with other major packages. Overall Dehradun has a lot to offer in terms of things to do and things to see and some of the major tour_packages to Dehradun include:
Temple tour_Packages that include the various temples that are located in Dehradun and its nearby areas. Traveling to and from these temples are usually arranged by the tour operators and hence it is easy for the tourists to visit these ancient temples of the bygone era.
One of the oldest temples dedicated to Lord Shiva is the Tapkeshwar temple and to visit this temple the tourist should be prepared to walk the last lap of the journey which amount to almost 1km.
The other temple is the Laxman Siddh Temple located between the towns of Rishikesh and Dehradun is the resting place of the great Saint Swami Laxman Siddh
A very sacred spot situated on the banks of the River Ganges, Tapovan is another spot that is included in these tour_packages.
The tour package of the sanctuaries, nature parks and gardens are conducted. These include a number of wild life sanctuaries like the Malsi Deer Park, the Rajaji National Park and The Sahasradhara which is a beautiful waterfall. Though these areas are part of the nature package tours, they are sometimes part of other tours and the itinerary usually depends on the number of days and nights that the tour package consists of.
The various institutions located in Dehradun usually form part of a package tour though it is rarely seen that a package tour dedicated to only the institution is undertaken. Some of the institutions that are part of the package tours include the Forest Research Institute, the Sericulture Center for cultivation of silk worms and the Wadia Institute that is famous for the study of geology of the Himalayan region.
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