I always wanted to visit Khajjiar, a hill station in the district of Chamba, very popular with tourists in India and abroad.
How to get to Khajjiar- There is local bus service from Dalhousie to Khajjiar, but they are limited in number. So you have to plan your trip really well and within the local commute availability, especially if you are staying over at Khajjiar. Else you can opt for taxis services or if you have a car you can spend time at your own ease.
Best Time to Visit– Anytime of the year depending on your preference. Summer is everyone’s favourite and the most busiest time of the year. Accommodation can also get a bit expensive. We visited in winter, so could see some part of the area covered in snow. I bet it will look wonderful in snow as well. Something to be aware of if there is a forecast of heavy snowfall, the roads access to Khajjiar will be closed.
Where to Stay – We did not stay in Khajjiar as our base in Banikhet’s youth hostel, under the budget. But Khajjiar offers hotels, cottages, rest houses run by HP tourism, but there are some private hotels too.
It has another name to add to its popularity- Mini Switzerland of India, name given by Mr. Willy T Blazer, VC of Khajjiar in India . He also put a sign board of a yellow Swiss hiking footpath showing Khajjiar’s distance from the Swiss capital Berne-6194 km. Khajjiar is among the 160 locations in the world that bear topographical resemblance with Switzerland.It does live upto its name.
It is a combination of lakes, pastures and forest. You can either choose to sit near to a lake, or go for a long walk in the dense woodland of Pine forests. It is a treat to eyes this vast lush greenland.
Local: The main income of Khajjiar comes from tourist visiting this land. So you will find a lot of locals selling Saffron(Kesar), they claim it is the best in Himachal but you gotta check yourself. You can also get your photographs clicked in traditional himachal clothes, horse riding etc.
Snaps indeed reminds of Switzerland. Great to see pictures of Himachal Pradesh’s Switzerland..
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Yeah Shru, it is such a beautiful place, to fall in love with,
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amazing place of khajjiar in Chamba distt..
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Yes indeed it is. Thank you Rajeev for stopping over, I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog.
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Beautiful!
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thank you so much dear
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🙂
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Wow. Stunning photos and helpful information.
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Thank you so much.
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Never heard of this before. Beautilful. And the last pic.. It sure looks like in another world. 🙂
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Thank you so much, really appreciate you stopping over and commenting. It is a beautiful place.
Cheers
Aanchal
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Great post.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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so much of greenery 🙂
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Thank you so much Joshi.
xx
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You’be captured the beauty of Khajjiar truly well. We need to plan a trip to Himachal, again 🙂
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Thank you so much Cheryl and Basil. It was a lovely trip with my buddy, brothers & cousins. We are waiting to plan another trip again, may be this time to Simla 🙂
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