Pauri is situated at an altitude of 1379 metres above sea level on the northern foothills of the Kandoliya Hills. It falls in the Pauri Garhwal district of Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Pauri is a popular tourist destination of the region and the view of several snow clad Himalayan peaks namely Bander Punchh, Jonli, Gangotri group, Nandadevi and Trisul, Chaukhamba, Ghoriparvat, Hathiparvat, Swarga-Rohini, Jogin Group, Thalaiya-Sagar, Kedarnath, Sumeru, Neelkanth etc which attracts the tourists. Kandoliya, Chaukhamba view point, Khirsu, Adwani, and Kyunkaleshwar Mahadev are some of the major attractions of this place.