Mussoorie - part 2

Day 2 of our stay (10th May), we took a trip through the town and a 2 hour journey to Yamuna camp, a sort of a training camp with white water rafting, river crossing, essentially a place to chill out.

This is a view of the buildings which are on the hillside amidst the lush greenery

On the way to Yamuna camp, we pass Kempti falls, one of the main attractions of Mussoorie. The buildings and the attractions are at the bottom of the falls. To get from the road to the bottom of the fall, you need to get into a cable car.

Kempti falls from the road

After a 2 hours bus ride, we arrived at Yamuna camp. This is quite similar to some of the camps that are operated in Malaysia for management training which I had attended in Jeram Besu.

The entrance to Yamuna camp

The main attraction to the people in my group is the rafting for 10km downstream. It will go through some white water which is a first for many of them. A SUV will pick them up at the end of the journey and bring them back to camp.

The first batch of people on the raft. Can only take 6 at one go

This the path the raft will take, for next 10 km

The Y class tents for those who are staying

The J class tents. Notice the cement floor. They also have attached bathroom

India is cricket crazy. They can play cricket anywhere

Picture rather small. Just to show how a vehicle navigates along the hill roads

The other popular pastime is dancing. All Bollywood stars in the making

We finally left Yamuna camp (after dinner and the dancing) at 9:30pm. However, on reaching Kempti falls, we realised that the road was closed to traffic. In fact, it closes at 7:30pm everyday. There was a fair bit of negotiation with the guard there before they will let us through. They finally let us through after about 15 mins and we reached back just before midnight. I think everyone had a good time. Tomorrow will be an outing around the town and the trip back.