GENERAL INFORMATION
| ALTITUDE |
1350 meters |
| POPULATION |
21,867 |
| TEMPERATURE |
Max. 35°C Min. - 2°C |
CLOTHING: Cotton clothes in Summer and light woolen to
woolen in winter.
LANGUAGE: Hindi, Punjabi, English are
understood and spoken by the people engaged in tourism trade.
APPROACH
RAIL: The nearest broad gauge railway
station is at Kalka and nearest narrow gauge railway station is
at Solan, which are connected by regular bus services.
ROAD: Solan is approachable by road from Shimla and Chandigarh.
WHAT TO SEE
1. KASAULI: 77 k.m. from Shimla and 35
k.m. from Kalka, at 1927 metres is a quaint little town that seems
to exists in a time wrap in an era that reminds one of the 19th
century. Its colonial ambience is reinforced by cobbled paths,
quaint shops, gabled houses with charming facades and scores of
neat little gardens and orchards. Kasauli is surrounded by a mixed
forest of chir-pine, Himalyan oak and huge horse-chestnuts. Its
narrow roadslither up and down the hillsides and offer some magnificent
vistas. You can get vantage views from Monkey Point, 4 k.m. from
the bus stand. HPTDC hotel available.
2. BAROG: Barog once just a stop over
on the Kalka-Shimla highway, this town has grown to be a destination
in itself. Surrounded by pine forests, it presents a fascinating
view of the Churdhar Peak, which poetically translates into 'Mountain
of the Silver Bangle'. HPTDC runs hotel Pinewood here.
3. CHAIL: 43 k.m. from Shimla and with
a lush green setting, this was the former 'summer capital' of
the Patiala state. At 2250 metres it has the world's highest cricket
pitch and a polo ground, the old palace, now a hotel, and the
possibility of some angling are added attractions.
4. PARWANOO: This fast spreading town
welcomes the traveler to Himachal as one enters the state from
Kalka. There is an HPTDC tourist information office. Hotel Shivalik
and restaurant is located here.
5. KIARIGHAT: A little short of Shimla,
Kiarighat was once a Dak bunglow. Now HPTDC runs a Tourist inn
here.
6. DARLAGHAT: Situated on the Shimla-Bilaspur-Manali
state highway. HPTDC runs Hotel Bhagal here.
