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First Date Ideas in Dehradun: Places Locals Love
Dehradun sits in a valley at the foot of the Himalayas, with cafés, forest walks and Mussoorie just up the road.
Cafés
Rajpur Road is lined with cafés and bakeries, perfect for a relaxed first meeting.
Nature
- Robber's Cave (Guchhupani), a fun walk through a stream in a narrow gorge.
- Sahastradhara's springs.
- The huge, beautiful campus of the Forest Research Institute.
Peaceful places
Mindrolling Monastery and its gardens, or the Tapkeshwar temple in a cave by a stream.
Markets
Paltan Bazaar for shopping and street food.
Up the hill
Later, a trip up to Mussoorie for the views.
A safe first date
Meet somewhere busy, arrange your own travel both ways, and tell a friend where you'll be. A short video call beforehand is the easiest way to check someone is who they say they are.