Dalhousie

A wonderful place, enveloped with the oak trees and green pine. The same is blessed by the natural beauty of lush greenery, high mountains, wondering rivers and pleasant climate. I know you all are thinking about Switzerland, but here you are wrong. There is one more place that totally matches to this destination. We are talking about “Mini Switzerland of India”. The place is popular with the name Dalhousie. It is just looks like another country that one can visit with their loved ones during their holidays. In this blog, you will get every important detail about Dalhousie and grab knowledge about it.

Basic

Dalhousie is situated on the Dhauladhar range of Himalaya and having a beautiful surrounding that is enough to attract tourist. It is one of the exciting destinations because of their beautiful scenario. People love to spend time here with their family and friends. They get peace of mind with natural beauty and pleasant surroundings. One can also say that, it is a combine destination of all the natural things. Here mountains, rivers, forest and different type of flora is available at a single place. All these things makes this place attractive for the tourist. One can spend their quality time with every tourist spot of Dalhousie and spend their valuable weekend here. Entire location is situated on the foot hills of Himalayas that offers you a number of wonderful picturesque spot.

Weather Condition in Dalhousie

In general, you can visit 2 different seasons throughout the year in Dalhousie. These are the Summer and Winter which are generally takes place in all the location of Himachal Pradesh.

Summer

This season is coming with a cooler temperature around 15°C and increases to 30°C. According to the other state of India, the temperature is high during same time. So we can say that, this place is offering a pleasant environment in summer also. The same is perfect for the tourist, if they want to explore each and every tourist spot of Dalhousie. April to July is included in the summer month for the Dalhousie destination.

Winter

Winter is having very low temperature around 4°C. The same is preferred time for some of the tourist; those want to visit a completely different look of Dalhousie. This time, the surroundings mountains are covered with the snow and offering you a beautiful scenario. This time is preferred for the adventure seekers and photographers. Couple can also love to enjoy this different look of Dalhousie. November to February is known to be winter month for this place. Snowfall is one of the most beautiful and attractive thing during the time of winter, that everyone love to visit. This is the only thing that pulls tourists towards this place.

Spring Season

July to September time is counted in the spring season, but here one can observe very low rainfall. Sometime there is no rain at all and we can say that tourist can visit here light to moderate rainfall.

Best Time to Visit Dalhousie

While it is beautiful to visit throughout the year for the travelers, the best time to visit during the month April to June. This is the time of summer season, which offers you all the beautiful things of Dalhousie. This season is also believed best because, it offers you a pleasant environment. The surroundings are not so cold or so warm. It is a balanced season, when one can enjoy the most. One can explore each and every single destination of Dalhousie easily during this season. A tourist feels more energetic and excitement during the time of balanced temperature.

How to Reach Dalhousie

Here are the details about the transportation that you can follow to reach Dalhousie. One can reach to this place with the different of transportation types, which are specified below.

By Air

The nearest airport from Dalhousie is Pathankot, which is around 75 km but it is only connected with Delhi airport. So, if you are planning from Delhi or travelling through Delhi then this route is perfect. The second nearest airport is Gaggal airport in Kangra district and it is having a distance of 140 km. This is also preferred route for all tourists, because it allows more flight in comparison to Pathankot. Rest of distance is covered with the public transport like Bus or Taxi.

By Train

If you want to travel with train, then the nearest railway station from Dalhousie is Pathankot. This railhead is also well connected with the popular cities that everyone can book it easily. Again the remaining route is covered with the Bus and Taxi or any public transport.

By Road

Travelling by road is most preferred option by the tourist, because they can directly reach to the target destination easily. In all the other options, one can need to change the transportation again and again but this will directly left you to your final location. As everyone knows, that every part of Himachal is connected with the network of bus; so you can choose the same option. Taxi and Car are also good option for this travel. You can easily get this transportation from the popular cities like Chandigarh and Delhi. Both are the international airport, so you didn’t feel any disturbance to reach Dalhousie.

Best Place to Visit in Dalhousie

Dalhousie is having a number of exciting tourist spot that you can plan. We are here giving you details about some popular tourist spot, that every tourist love to visit and explore.

• Panchpula
• Ganji Pahari
• Khajjar
• Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary
• St. Francis Catholic Church
• Chamera Lake
• Satdhara Falls

Adventure Activities in Dalhousie

• River Rafting
• Camping
• Zorbing
• Trekking
• Jeep safar
• Rock Climbing
• Mountain Biking
• Hiking
• Paragliding