FEATURE / DESTINATION
THE PLATEAU CALLED PALAMPUR Palampur is a quiet town situated on a plateau at an altitude of 1219m. With the backdrop of the dramatic Neugal chasm and Bundla stream cutting across on one edge, it is surrounded by green tea estates and forests of pine and deodar. Palampur has several interesting trails for
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travelers to trek. Some of these paths leading to the hills are often used by Gaddis – the nomadic shepherd clan of the area. With a number of interesting places in the vicinity, angling in the river Bundla, or hang gliding and paragliding at Billing- Bir 35 km away, Palampur is a standing invita-
PALAMPUR IS A HILL STATION IN INDIA’S NORTHERN STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH. IT’S KNOWN FOR ITS TEA GARDENS LIKE THE PALAMPUR COOPERATIVE TEA FACTORY, WHICH ALSO PROCESSES THE LEAVES. A WATERFALL DROPS INTO A STREAM AT BUNDLA CHASM. SAURABH VAN VIHAR NATURE PARK HAS PICNIC SPOTS, BIRDLIFE AND VIEWS OF THE SNOW-CAPPED DHAULADHAR RANGE. A FORESTED TRAIL LEADS NORTHEAST TO HILLTOP BIRNI DEVI TEMPLE, WITH MOUNTAIN VIEWS.
