Spending holidays at Himalayas is always special particularly when the place is selected for honeymoon. With countless destinations in Himachal Pradesh the state serves the beautiful greenery and splendid tourist spots to the world. Palampur is one of them having green hills located close to the Kangra Valley. Palampur is world-known spot of Himachal Pradesh, India having beautiful spots for visitors. The big tea gardens surrounding with pine forests are special thing to watch in Palampur, though the Dhauladhar ranges are also close to the spot having amazing nature beauty attractions.
Maximum tea
production is done in Himachal Pradesh because of high hills. Palampur is recognized
as tea capital of India, though tea is not only the aspect which makes this
place special. However, plenty of water and close mountains with mild weather
is also the attraction of the town.
Experts
states that the town is named after the world "pulum' which means large
quantity of water. The flowing streams from the hills to the land from Palampur
are prime attraction of the place. Talking about the greenery it is spread
everywhere in the whole state, but Palampur is the green with idealistic look. The
beauty of city can be identified as the locations of Palampur are used in
countless Bollywood movies.
Development
of Palampur:
Before Independence
the town was successfully doing the production of tea. In 18th
century the town was become the major spot for producing large amount of tea. However,
Palampur become Tehsil headquarter in 1888. Later the schools and colleges developed
the city with best tourist and education spot. The city hospital of Palampur
was the first step towards evolution of the city. Slowly city turned as centre
of laborers busy in plucking tea leaves.
After
independence the famous artist Sobha Singh moved his gallery from Punjab to
Andreta. His major art pieces include Punjabi cultural activities. Later in 1946,
the district links of city began improving. Central government established the
military station at location. T-Bud Hotel of HTDC (Himachal Tourism Development
Corporation) is available for accommodation of visitors.
Attraction
in Palampur:
Neugal Cafe:
first choice for local tourist is Neugal Cafe. Local people are regularly
visiting the spot especially on weekends. This café is positioned on hill from
where tourist can view the greenery of the city. The astonishing view of Dhauladhar
hills from this café is possible.
Sourabh Van
Vihar: next spot is van vihar which is a nice place for nature lovers. Here the
green park is special located in the village of Andretta. This dense wooden mount
is popular for art gallery. Sobha Singh moved his gallery from Punjab to this
location.
Dhauladhar
Nature Park (DNP): another spot is DNP situated at Gopalpur. Tourists have to
travel for 12 kms distance from the central part of Palampur to Gopalpur.
Devi Latti
Jakhni's Shrine: a temple located on the high hills of Chandpur village. The
eye-catching view of Dhauladhar from this shrine is special for visitors.
Mata Bandla
Devi's Shrine: temple of Mata Bandla is another tourist spot of Palampur. It is
positioned at only distance of 1.5 km from Neugal Park. The highest crowd of
Palampur visits this temple so tourist might get some difficulties to take
blessings of Mata.
Palampur is not
only the tourist place but it also allows the visitors to enjoy the trekking
and paragliding feature conducted by local administration. Route from Sanghar
to Bharmaur through Holi is also complete of natural beauty spots. People love
adventure will definitely enjoy the sports and several events conducted by the
administration.
Some other
close tourist locations from Palampur are Baijnath, Taragarh and Joginder Nagar
which are again full of natural beauty.
Chamunda
Devi Temple is also the big religious temple of India located at only distance
of 20 kms from city. People from around the corner of India are reaching
Chamunda Devi temple at frequent intervals.
Bir and
Billing: one of the famous villages for Buddhist monasteries is located at good
distance of 35 km known as Bir and Billing. Para gliders land their glides at
this location.
Baijnath: next
destination for visitors is Baijnath which is only 16 kms away from central
part of city. The Lord Shiva temple is famous at this spot. Earlier the name of
this area was Kirgrama.
Few similar
religious spots situated near the Palampur city are Neugal Khad (2 kms), Bundla
Stream (2 kms), Bundla Tea Estate (2 kms), and Andreta (13 kms).
Attaining to
Palampur:
By Air: daily
flights to Kangra Airport from New Delhi are available. However, distance
between Kangra airport and Palampur town is 40 kms. Climate of Palampur is cold
most of the times so visitors might get difficulty of flight cancellation
particularly in winter.
By Rail: the
narrow gauge railway line of Palampur connects the city to Pathankot which is
another beautiful place. Visitors have to travel for 112 kms to reach Palampur from
Pathankot. Because of hill areas the train will take around 7 hours to cover
the distance. City is also linked through toy train runs from Kangra Valley to Palampur.
Closest station of Palampur city is Maranda which is only 3 kms away from city
bus stand.
By Road: reaching
Palampur through road is best transport. Properly linked through road allow
tourist to reach Palampur from several other states of country. HRTC buses are available
for Palampur station and that is best option.
