DALHOUSIE (A BEAUTIFUL TOURIST SPOT)

MEMORABLE TOUR AND STAY IN DALHOUSIE 

1.TRAVEL EXPERIENCE  

As usual my friend and I made plans to visit Dalhousie. Our Dalhousie's (Chamba) plan was settled. We agreed to go to Dalhousie the next day. We packed our bags and already booked bus tickets online. We were on our way to the bus stand the next morning. We took a seat on the bus to Dalhousie from there.

 

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 We took a direct bus from Dharamshala to Dalhousie. Because we live in PG (Paying Guest) in Dharamshala. It took us about a month to make this plan. Because many problems also come in front of us. Sometimes our financial condition is not good and sometimes too much work. So this time we thought that we have to go to Dalhousie for sure.

 

ME AT DHARAMSHALA BUS STAND

  We finally made our plan. Our tour was for two days. In which we were to come on the third day. So overall expenditure came close to 2400 to 2500 rupees. Friend's I am a very budgeted traveler. Being a wide traveler, we have to plan a lot of things. We were talking about going to Dalhousie. We traveled for 5 hours from Dharamshala to Dalhousie. We first thought of staying there and thought of taking a room on rent. We were having some problem getting a room here. Rooms get very expensive here during the season, which starts around 1500 to 3000 rupees. But we thought of taking a room for less than this. If you have budget then you can easily stay here by booking online. You can also stay here in Himachal Tourism hotels, Rest house, Forest rest house etc. But keep one thing in mind to stay here you should booking in advance. Even contact with Hotel owner. Because sometimes it can be difficult due to tourist season. If you have a low budget, then you must go around and find a room in low occupancy once. There are many places where we can stay in low occupancy. So we were also looking for budgeted stay. So over here we explored a lot of hotels. But there charges were more than1500 or 3000 rupees.

2.YOUTH HOSTEL OF DALHOUSIE  

BEST ACCOMMODATION TO STAY IN DALHOUSIE

Due to high budget in many hotels, finally we got dormitory in Youth Hostel of Dalhousie. Whose total cost per person was Rs 220. For students its charges are Rs170. But whenever you come here, first book online or contact here. You can also see the youth hostel address or contact number in my You Tube Channel -Rajat Travelogue.You can check also directly an go to the website of Youth Hostel of Dalhousie. Here you will get to see room and dormitory at very low price. The youth hostel has very reasonable facilities. Here you will get healthy and hygiene food with proper facility. Really guys my experience here was very good. Many trekking and expeditions are organised here by Youth Hostel of Dalhousie. This organization is a part of Youth Organization of India. YHAI is an associate member of the hostelling International, UK earlier known as the International Youth Hostel Federation(IYHF) a premiere international NGO promoting the Youth Hostelling Movement. You can join Youth Association of India. Must visit in this site YHAI. Accommodation of Youth Hostel was very good. Here all the staff members even the manger is the very helpful. Felt like home here. We rested here for the first day and visited some nearby spots. In which there were places like Gandhi chowk, Subhash chowk, Mall road or Panchpula etc. Apart from this, you can go to other places here. If you want to spend a 3 or 4 days here.. We visited St. Francis Church or St. John Church here. After that we had dinner. We return to the Youth Hostel. Had dinner at Youth Hostel and met some of the staff members. He gave us a lot of Informtion. From the food in the Hostel and every kind of arrangement is very good. Hostel price is nominal. We can live here very easily. 

PLACES WHERE WE VISITED

1.Gandhi Chowk

2.Subhash Chowk

3.Saint John Church

4.Saint Francis Church

5.Panchpula Waterfall 

 

6.Khajjiar (MINI SWITZERLAND)

3.KHAJJIAR (A BEAUTIFUL TOURIST SPOT)

Next morning we had to go towards Khajjiar, Chamba (HP). We had to go from Chamba side for Khajjiar. We took a bus from Dalhousie to Chamba. The road to Dalhousie via Kala Top was closed due to snow. That's why we had to go through Chamba. We had reached Chamba. From Chamba we got bus to Gate(Place near from Khajjiar). Friend's buses for Khajjiar go very rarely and on time. Which I found to be a major drawback of Himachal Transport. For the run of convenience of the passengers, more and more buses should run here.

ME AND SANDEEP BHAI

   After this we were moving towards Khajjiar on foot from the gate. The distance of Khajjiar is 7KM from here. In the middle we found the telescope 🔭. You can also see Kailash Mountain View from this point. The name of this place is Kailash Mountain View. Here you can also take a view of Kailash -       

IDOL OF SHIVA IN KAILASH  VIEW POINT 

 Mountain View by Paying 20 rupees. Along with this, the temple of Maa Banni is also in this point. Which you can also visit. Right next we bought stuff from a nearby shop. Because we were going on foot towards Khajjiar(Chamba).On the way we got to see the people working and the style of Chamba. We had reached near Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary Gate just ahead. In the gate you will get to see the board to go towards Khajjiar (Mini Switzerland). The board made for travelers. After this some pilots will be found passing towards the paragliding takeoff site, who get paragliding done from here. After the takeoff point, here is the tallest idol of Lord Shiva, which you can also see. It is very beautiful and idol is with Khajjiar. Actually we couldn't believe that we have reached Khajjiar (Mini Switzerland of India). In Khajjiar as if we were feeling a different. Because I came here in Childhood. After that as if I had seen this place in my childhood, still looked the same. I remember those childhood tours and memories when we came to this place during school days. Khajjiar experience was unbelievable. I didn't seem to have reached Khajjiar. As we have dreaming and it has come true. We felt a different feeling in Khajjiar.I have many memories attached to this place. This place is very cool, lovely, heart touching. The more words spoken for this place, the less it is. as if Switzerland had been reached. It was given the status of Mini Switzerland due to covering the climate like Switzerland.

4.THE REASON BEHIND THE GRANT OF THE STATUS OF MINI SWITZERLAND TO KHAJJIAR 

Khajjiar is also known as Mini Switzerland of India. This field, full of dense forests, pine trees and green grass around here, has preserved its history, present and future with great qualities.

 

KHAJJIAR (MINI SWITZERLAND OF INDIA)

It is said that golf games were played here before 1990. The lake here which is in the middle of this plain is very beautiful. Really friends, the beauty of this place is very thrilled. Over here we spent a little bit of the evening and then came back to Dalhousie. Friend's, this place is so beautiful that I feel like going here again and again. This is only place in India which has been selected from 160 such places all over the world. Seeing the beauty of this place and the climate, nature environment like Switzerland, the head of the Swiss Parliament gave it the title of Mini Switzerland. On 7 July 1992, Willy T Blazer , as the then vice- councilor and an official of the Swiss Parliament, took a stone from here. So that it can be remembered as Mini Switzerland. On 7 , July 1992, this place was given the status of Mini Switzerland. There are 160 such places around the world, and it is the only place in India that has been given the title of Mini Switzerland. You can also see the yellow signboard installed here. In which it has been given the status of Mini Switzerland. Here you can also see the distance of Switzerland from here in a pole built on a stone in a small place in front of the Yellow Sign Board, which is a total of 6194 kilometers. Friend's, according to the beliefs, the name of this place was due to Khajji Nag. After our visit to Khajjiar we had some tea and food there. We took short walk in Khajjiar because we were short on time. This time we went from Khajjiar to Dalhousie via Kala Top. The distance between Khajjiar to Dalhousie is total 22 KMs. This time we had to go through the short road, which was a bit tough at the time of Janauary. We reached Dalhousie very easily by this route. We stay overnight at Youth Hostel in Dalhousie. Next day we visit Dalhousie's main market and came back from there. We had breakfast at Youth Hostel. After that we had to get on the bus.We got a bus from Dalhousie to Dharamshala and then came back to Paying Guest Room (PG). Really this journey was very exciting. In alot of Information this blog could not possibly give you. I will definitely try to give you as much information as possible from my journey.

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