The
town of Palampur (1219 m) is situated in a idyllic
valley priding itself with tea gardens, and hills
covered with pine trees. The place enjoys a year-round
pleasant climate and the pine scented air is said
to have curative properties. The scenery presents
a sublime and beautiful contrast- the valleys
presents a picture of rural innocence and repose,
while the hills are majestic. Overlooking this
town are the majestic Dhauladhars, whose tops
remain covered with snow for most of the year.
This place is thronged tourists and is now being
developed as a large tourist centre. A ropeway
and an amusement park is also on proposed to be
constructed. An Agricultural University and a
Cenral Scientific Research Institutes IHBT
are pride of the town. Some tea factories are
also coming up here.
While
in town one could go for one of the several pleasant
walks around the town. A short walk from here
takes one to the awe inspiring Bundla Chasm which
has a fall of over 100 meters to the Bundla stream.
The stream is a thin streak running over stony
ground far below the cliff. During the monsoon
season, it swells and rages madly over the entire
width of the chasm taking stones and boulders
along with it making thunder like loud roaring
noise.
Approach
Air: Nearest airport is at Gaggal 40 km.
Rail:
Palampur is connected by Pathankot-Jogindernagar
narrow gauge railway line.
Road:
Palampur is also accessible by road and there
are many buses from Dharamshala 40 kms, Kangra
38 kms, Kullu 205 kms & Shimla 259 kms.