Dalhousie

Dalhousie is in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is built on five hills Kathlog, Potreyn, Tehra, Bakrota and Balun. It's a very beautiful hill station in Himachal Pradesh. It is surrounded by the beautiful scenery oh snow - capped peaks. It was established in 1854 by the British Empire in India as summer retreat for its troops and bureaucrats. It is located on the western edge of the Dhauladhar mountain range of the Himalayas. Out of five hills, the main hub of Dalhousie is portreyn. The most popular place in Dalhousie is the figure of eight at portreyn.

Dalhousie is known as the 'gateway to Chamba'. Chamba is only 56 km from Dalhousie. Dalhousie is famous for its rains and cool weather in summer. Chamba chappals are very famous among the tourist embroidered with gold thread, can baskets, colorful woolens and life like Chamba dolls and also the Chamba shawls are very popular. There are several places of tourist interest near the hill resort of Dalhousie like Khajjair and Chamba. Ponies and dandies (local palanquins) are used for short distance trips. Taxis and jeeps are also available