Meerut is an old city, full of culture and historical traditions and is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is full of life and is a very busy city that boasts of many travel attractions and crowd-pullers.

It has a lot of historical value and consists of multiple scenic gardens and parks and other hot locations that act as the apt picnic and holiday spots for tourists and visitors from all across the nation and also for all those who come from different regions and parts of the globe.

There is no dearth of tourist places around Meerut and some of the many are given and described here in detail.

Haridwar

Haridwar is situated at a distance of around one hundred and seventy kilometres from the town of Meerut and takes about two hours and fifteen minutes to reach from the same. It is located in the state of Uttarakhand and is considered very sacred and spiritual in nature.

It is very renowned as a holy and religious place, which sees the coming together of thousands of tourists belonging to different heritages, castes, faiths, religions, cultures and sex. It is a place that demonstrates Indian society and its civilization, taste and development at their fullest.

It is the beginning door that leads to other famous spiritual and religious centres. It is commonly believed that anyone who takes a dip in the sacred Ganges River gets rid of his sins and is purified.

This is one of the chief reasons due to which Haridwar is visited by so many tourists from various parts of the nation. It is situated at a height of about two hundred fifty metres above sea level and boasts of being distributed across a land area that spans two thousand three hundred and sixty square kilometres.

Haridwar is also famous for conducting well-known melas and festivals all round the year. One of the most famous melas held there is the Kumbh Mela, which is held only once in twelve years.

It also boasts of many temples, shopping hubs and wildlife sanctuaries that delight their travellers and visitors in the midst of the pleasing ambience and weather conditions. Here, the summers are very hot and the winters are very cold.

Rishikesh

Rishikesh is situated at a distance of around one hundred and ninety two kilometres from Meerut and takes a drive of about two hours and thirty minutes to reach from the same. It is very famous as yet another holy and spiritual town that is placed at the intersection of the two rivers of Ganga and Chandrabhaga.

It is placed at the base of the lower Himalayas of Uttarakhand. It leads the pathways to the other important and valuable sacred and spiritual hubs of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.

It is a place of religious importance and has many new and old temples. It is a common belief that the tourists who offer reverences and worship the Gods in these temples are able to achieve salvation and become sin-free. Hill stations like Dehradun and Mussoorie are located nearby and are the apt picnic and holiday places and vacation resorts.

Other tourist attractions here are the Lakshman Jhula, Nilkanth Mahadev and the Triveni Ghats. Water sports, religious and sacred activities and yoga are some of the things that are very famous here and give satisfaction, peace of mind and enjoyment to all the visitors and travellers indulging in the same.

Corbett National Park

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The Corbett National Park was set-up and accepted in 1936. It is situated at a distance of around one hundred and seventy kilometres from Meerut and is placed in the state of Uttarakhand.

This park holds the unique quality of being this country’s first national park and is extremely magnificent and splendid. It is spaced in the base of the Himalayas and has abundant greenery and unlevelled running mountains. These mountains have heights that vary from one thousand three hundred feet to four thousand feet above sea level.

This park is also famous for housing many magnificent and splendid looking tigers which are on the brink of extinction. The national park has many varieties of wildlife and plants and presents natural beauty at its best.

This is one of the most favorite tourist spots of India and has many kinds of trees and birds as well. Some rare species of plants, animals and birds are also found here and are often spotted by the lucky visitors and travellers. A decent spot, it is specially meant for those tourists who want to indulge in adventures and enjoy quality time with their friends and relatives.

It is also the perfect place to be in for nature and animal lovers. The barking deer, Chinkara, elephants and leopards are among some of the many stunning and splendid wild animals found here.

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