Tour
Guide to North India
North
India Unknown Places
Kasauli
This
small hill-station seems to live in a time warp that belongs to the 19th century.
The narrow roads of Kasauli 91927m) slither up and down the hill side and offer
some magnificent vistas. Directly below is the spread of vast plains of Punjab
and Haryana which has darkness falls, unroll a gorgeous carpet of twinkling
lights. At 3647 m , the peak of choor chandni(also called the choordhar) powerfully
dominates the lower hills and across the undulating ranges, Shimla is visible.
The upper and lower malls run through kasauli's length and one can enjoy long
walks on it. A mixed forest of pine, oak and huge horse- chestnut encircles
the town. Its colonial ambience is reinforced by a stretch of cobbled roads,
quaint shops, gabled houses with charming facades and scores of neat little
gardens and orchards.
Khajjiar
Often called
India's Switzerland, the exquisite glade of Khajjiar (1960m) has
circumference of about 5 km. Along its fringes, this forests of deodar climb
the slopes, the snow-line rests above these woods and in the center of the
glade, is a small lake fed by streams that traverse the green carpet. At
Khajjiar there is a 12th century temple dedicated to Khajjinag. Within the
temple are lifesize wooden images of the five Pandav brothers.
Keylong
Situated
at an altitude of 3350 mtrs Keylong is the head quarters of Lahaul and Spiti
district of Himachal Pradesh lying on Indo-Tebetan Border. The region is
strange exciting primitive mountaineous and delightful, Rudyard Kipling said
of the region "surely the god live here this no place for men."
The route of Lahaul takes a traveler over Rohtang pass (3880m above the sea
level, Koksar (1st village of Lahaul) Sissu, Gondla and Tandi crossing the
river Chandebagha.
Kinnaur
Kinnaur
is a breath takingly scenic and sparsely populated region. Spiti and Satluj
rivers flow through Kinnaur to meet at Khab and become one the Satluj. Scores
of flowing streams feed these rivers and all their valleys are strikingly beautiful
the slopes are covered with thick woods, orchards, fields and picturesque hamlets.
Here are two of the world's great mountain ranges the Zanskar and the Great
Himalaya. Kinnaur is also home to some of India's oldest legends, and the religion
of its people is a remarkable mix of Hinduism and Buddhism. Ancient Hindu texts
have gone to the extent of placing the people of kinnaur the kinners as halfway
between men and gods. There is no wonder that a local tradition maintains that
Kinnaur with all its beauty fell from the clouds as a gift from the gods.
Kufri
At a height
of 2501 ms, girded by awesome pinncles, Kufri is a scenic hill resort 16 kms
from Shimla. From December to March it wears its white winter garb, with
snow trimmings on its undulating slopes are fashioned by nature to
exhilarate lovers of winter sports. Skiing facilities and training for
beginners are available during the best part of winter.
