About Bhimtal

The place Bhimtal gets its name from a story associated to it. As the story goes...... one of the characters of the greatest Hindu epic, Mahabharata, named Bhim was roaming around in the hills of the Kumaon region with his wife. While moving around the jungles, she felt thirsty and asked for water to her husband, Bhim. The powerful Bhim hit the ground with his mace (Gadhha) and water arose from the ground; ultimately the water turned into a lake. That is how the name Bhimtal meaning “Bhim” as the character Bhim and “Tal” as the lake was formed.
Surrounded by roads and tall trees on the three sides and a dam on the eastern side, Bhimtal, is a very beautiful place to visit all around the year. The cool temperature during the spring and summer & a little bit cold temperature during the autumn and winter make the place worth visiting all around the year. However, people from the plains mostly flock to Bhimtal during the summer season.