Naldehra Tours Guide

You will never get such a high teeing off any where else in the world. Up there at 6,706 ft, is another of Lord Curzon’s legacies to India. Also trucked away here is a tiny Mahunag Temple dedicated to the snake god.

Neldehra is the right place to spend around 3 to 4 days or make it a base to visit other destinations on and off the old Hindustan Tibet road. Most of these connect to Mashobra, the charming enclave of British Raj Mansions. The interiors of Neldehra, with their spruce pines, plum trees and berries, have escaped the trample of the tourists but that looks set to change, given the amount of construction activity. Another teeny warning the views of the snow crowned Himalayan Range will be blocked for most part by the Shaily Peak.

There is much more to do in Neldehra long walks through pine lined roads, excursions to picnic spots or old English style cottages in the surrounding villages of baldian, Talli and Durgapur. If you are here in June there is the Sipi Fair, said to be a festival of matchmaking.

Just before Neldehra falls the village of Baldian. From here, take the motorable Old Rickshaw Road. After Craignano head for Talli a tiny meadow surrounded by the Mahakali Temple and the estate of the erstwhile Maharaja of Faridkot. This is the site for many a bull fight in early October.

Around Neldehra

Chabba 18 km

Between March and June the powerhouse at Chabba on Sutlej River provides the starting point for the 11 km rafting stretch upto Tattapani. The Chalets Neldehra organize rafting trip for Rs 800 per person per trip. The rafting season is between May and June and then again from September to October.

Shaily Peak 23 km

Head out to Shaily Peak early in the morning, the road is motorable but not too comfortable, the scenery passable. Halfway through the journey, you can stop for a cup of garam chai at Kapoor Tea stall. from Khatnol, the base for the steep climb to the peak, it’s roughly 8km. You can also hire a pony for Rs 100-150.