Uttarakhand is the place of natural beauty and famous for peace in india & world. Every year millions of tourists come here from the various regions of the country and the world to know about its greenery, snow and people's living style for those places. Uttarakhand mean the part of North which is full of joy and happiness. The beauty of Uttarakhand is topographical almost where the places existing both high or low altitude regional areas. The class of tourism in Uttarakhand divide into following categories are-


◆ Lakes & ponds
◆ Reservoirs
◆ Snow fall areas
◆ Top Altitude
◆ River Rafting
◆ Night Camping



The Nainital district under the kumaun region in uttarakhand more famous for lakes and ponds. The distance of Nainital is approximately 283 km by road and the another way to reach nainital is by air and the time consuming approximately 50 to 55 minutes from dehradun. Nainital is famous for following lakes are:-

◆ Rishi Lake (ऋषि सरोवर)
◆ Bhimtal (भीमताल)- biggest lake in kumaun region.
◆ Naukuchiya tal (नौकुचियाताल):- deepest lake in kumaun region.
◆ Seven Lakes (सात झील)
Above five lakes are situated in district Nainital and some others lakes which are also located in the kumaun region named followings:-
◆ Jhilmil Lake (झिलमित ताल) - Champavat
◆ shyamla Lake (श्यामला ताल) - Champavat
◆ Dron saagar (द्रोणसागर) - Udham singh nagar District
◆ Giree Lake (गिरी ताल) - Udham singh nagar
◆ Panchsurgi Lake ( पाँचसुरगी ताल) - Bageshwar District
◆ Sukunda Lake (सुकुण्डा ताल) -Bageshwar District




After the Journey of kumaun Region,  you may also enjoy the visit of Garhwal region lakes & ponds which are situated in district Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri and Uttarkashi.


There are the following lakes and ponds available to visit in district Chamoli:-
◆ Rupkund Pond
◆ Homekund Pond
◆ Satopanth or Linga Pond
◆ Beni Pond
◆ Matrika Pond
◆ Narsingh Pond
◆ Sidh Pond
◆ Jhal Pond
◆ Vishnu Pond
◆ Virhi Pond
◆ Tarakund Pond

Ponds which are available in district Tehri Garhwal:-
◆ Mahasar Pond or brother-sister Pond
◆ Sahastra Pond ( Biggest Pond in Garhwal Region)
◆ Baasuki Pond :- famous for red water and blue lotus.
◆ Mansoor Pond:- famous for milky colour water.
◆ Yum Pond
◆ Apsara or Aachhari Pond
◆ Bhilang Pond