It has been truly said that "Nainital is a photographer’s delight, an artist's dream, shopper's treat and a writer's inspiration." Nainital is extremely rich in its splendorous photogenic landscapes and natural resources and has been gifted by the Mother Nature to be a shining & glittering jewel in the Himalayan necklace. The neighboring woods, charming lakes & soothing forests add to its beauty. Tourists all around the year are greatly attracted by its splendid & spellbinding landscapes, hills, forests & rivers. It seems that Mother Nature had ample time to craft its brilliance & decorate it like a newly-wed bride.

The Nainital Lake is within a perimeter of 02 miles and is engulfed with tourist cottages and very attractive villas. The night-time doubles its beauty when sparkling waters under the moonlight lend their unbelievable & beautifully magical aura. The sound of the waters creates such a soothing music that the whole place gives an impression of a heaven. The recreational activities in the morning like yachting, boating & paddling makes the day enjoyable & truly fun-filled.

Nainital is located 34 km from Kathgodam, the gateway of Kumaon and the terminus of North Eastern Railway. It is situated at a height of 1939 meters from sea level & is surrounded by some outstanding peaks and hills. The awesome attraction in Nainital is Lake Naini flowing at the feat of surmounted hills.

There are seven hills which encircle the Nainital Lake forming an eye-catching view of the crafted beauty by Mother Nature. They are Ayarpata, Deopata, Handi Bandi, Cheena, Alma, Laria Kanta and Sher-ka-Danda. The most enchanting places at Nainital are the hill resorts of Almora, Ranikhet & Kasauni. Like any other hill resort, the tourists are attracted to its spellbound beauty mainly during the seasons of summer & rainfall when the big trees are decorated & laden with colorful flowers marking the surrounding absolutely majestic & perfumed. It seems that the Mother Nature is sprinkling flowers out of happiness, joy & eternal blessings.

There are several religious connections to this pious place. One such goes back to the times of Mahabharata. The temple named Naina Devi situated in Nainital derived its name from the word “NAINA” which means eye. The word "Naini" means 'Eyes' and 'Tal' means 'Lake'. The perimeter of the Naini Tal lake is of nearly 2 miles. Though the temple is named after Naina Devi (another name for Sati), the biggest social occasion here is the festival held in honour of Nanda Devi. On the northern side of the lake is built a temple dedicated to Sati and is called the Naina Devi temple.The patron goddess of Kumaon hills and a local princess Sunanda Devi. The Naina Devi temple is situated atop Naina hillock in Nainital. Thousands of pilgrims gather here every year around September to worship Goddess Parvati.

People in Nainital are extremely gracious, polite, respectful & fun-loving. The temples all around in Nainital are beautifully decorated during the festival season making the whole surrounding pious & there are eternal feeling of peace, calmness & joy during the festive seasons. These temples act as the nucleus of the social and cultural activities. After harvesting season people mostly relax, rejoice and sing thus a festival is generated. At the transition of sun from one constellation to another Sankranti is observed. Each Sankranti has a fair or festival connected to it somewhere in Kumaon. There are a lot of festivals being celebrated in Nainital. Some of the prominent ones are: Nanda Devi Mela, Cholia, Phooldeyi or Phooldeli, Bikhauti, Hariyala, Gheeya Sankranti or Olgia, Khatarua, Uttarani or Kale Kaua, Basant Panchami, Samvastar Pareva, Batsavitri (mostly observed during the Sankranties).