Wednesday 24 September 2014
Best Hotel in Fagu - Snow King Retreat
Fagu is a tiny village aside a saddle-like mountain along Hindustan Tibet Road. A rare range of views is visible from here, which include vivid dales and snow clad peaks. The picturesque countryside is dotted with clusters of villages, fruit gardens and nearby terraced fields. Fog characterizes the hillside landscape endowed with romantic ambience. Most of the area is covered with conifers of Himalayan cedar and spruce. Located at an altitude of 2,450 m, Fagu, perhaps have derived its name from the fog itself.
ACCESS : The closest airport is at Jubbar-Hatti, 45 km away. The nearest narrow gauge railhead is at Shimla, 22 km away. By road Chandigarh is 139 km and Delhi is at a distance of 392 km.
CLIMATE : In winter, the temperature can drop to below freezing point when heavy woolens are required and in summers light woolens / cottons are recommended.
PLACES OF INTEREST
KUFRI (4 km): (2510 m) Famous for its ski slopes also have enjoyable walks leading up to Mahasu Peak in proxomity. A Nature Park and Mini Zoo are other places worth visiting. Hill ponies and Yaks are available for a joy ride. HiPTDC here runs Cafe Lalit.
SHIMLA (22 km): (2205 m) Once a summer seat of Britesher, Shimla is now the state capital of Himachal Pradesh. It has the rarest of the rare heritage buildings and monuments of the bygone area. Worth seeing places are - The legendary Mall Road, The Ridge, The Christ Church, Kali Bari Temple, Jakhu Hanuman Temple, Sankat Mochan, State Museum, Institute of Advanced Studies.
CHAIL (27 km): (2226 m) provides many bounties of nature. Once the summer capital of Maharaja of Patiala, the Kingly Palace decorated with some historical objects as well, is now owned as a Heritage building by HPTDC. Also famous for the world's highest Cricket Ground, Wildlife Sactuary and Sidh Baba ka Mandir.
NARKANDA (42 km): (2708 m) On the Hindustan Tibet road, Narkanda offers a spectacular view of higher snow ranges. An uphill trek (8 km) through deodar woods leads beholder to Hatu Peak famous for ancient Hatu Mata Temple (3475 m) which is now connected with a motorable road. During winter, under the aegis of HPTDC, skiing is also conducted here. Kotgarh and Thanedhar, Himachal's Apple heartland famous for delicious apples are located in vicinity. HPTDC runs Hotel Hatu at Narkanda.
Snow King Retreat – Fagu Top, Shimla ! Winner of Best Resorts in Shimla from Brands Academy – Service Excellence Award 2014" is a picturesque and beautiful, located at Fagu, 4.6 KM from Kufri. Situated at 9000 ft. height.
For more information please visit our website http://www.snowkingretreat.com/
ACCESS : The closest airport is at Jubbar-Hatti, 45 km away. The nearest narrow gauge railhead is at Shimla, 22 km away. By road Chandigarh is 139 km and Delhi is at a distance of 392 km.
CLIMATE : In winter, the temperature can drop to below freezing point when heavy woolens are required and in summers light woolens / cottons are recommended.
PLACES OF INTEREST
KUFRI (4 km): (2510 m) Famous for its ski slopes also have enjoyable walks leading up to Mahasu Peak in proxomity. A Nature Park and Mini Zoo are other places worth visiting. Hill ponies and Yaks are available for a joy ride. HiPTDC here runs Cafe Lalit.
SHIMLA (22 km): (2205 m) Once a summer seat of Britesher, Shimla is now the state capital of Himachal Pradesh. It has the rarest of the rare heritage buildings and monuments of the bygone area. Worth seeing places are - The legendary Mall Road, The Ridge, The Christ Church, Kali Bari Temple, Jakhu Hanuman Temple, Sankat Mochan, State Museum, Institute of Advanced Studies.
CHAIL (27 km): (2226 m) provides many bounties of nature. Once the summer capital of Maharaja of Patiala, the Kingly Palace decorated with some historical objects as well, is now owned as a Heritage building by HPTDC. Also famous for the world's highest Cricket Ground, Wildlife Sactuary and Sidh Baba ka Mandir.
NARKANDA (42 km): (2708 m) On the Hindustan Tibet road, Narkanda offers a spectacular view of higher snow ranges. An uphill trek (8 km) through deodar woods leads beholder to Hatu Peak famous for ancient Hatu Mata Temple (3475 m) which is now connected with a motorable road. During winter, under the aegis of HPTDC, skiing is also conducted here. Kotgarh and Thanedhar, Himachal's Apple heartland famous for delicious apples are located in vicinity. HPTDC runs Hotel Hatu at Narkanda.
Snow King Retreat – Fagu Top, Shimla ! Winner of Best Resorts in Shimla from Brands Academy – Service Excellence Award 2014" is a picturesque and beautiful, located at Fagu, 4.6 KM from Kufri. Situated at 9000 ft. height.
For more information please visit our website http://www.snowkingretreat.com/
Tuesday 9 September 2014
Shimla in Monsoon: Why Rainy Season Is the Best Time to Visit Shimla?
If you look up on the world wide web, then the hackneyed articles would all suggest that you check out Shimla during the winter season or the summer time which are the more popular seasons for tourists. But is there anything as beautiful as rain?
Shimla, being a hill station, you must certainly be thinking that it would be prone to landslides and other catastrophes which your prejudiced mind would naturally associate with it! However, Shimla is unlike those Himalayan hill towns where the mountains are loftier and the risks are sky-high!
Himalaya is much more pacific and amiable! On the contrary, Shimla shimmers and glimmers during the rain. The lakes froth and leap in bounty having been fed to the fullest by the clouds! For example, the Fagu, just one of the must visit places in Shimla, turns into a brimming source of joy when the monsoon is its guardian! The same is true for attractions like Mall Road and that Kufri.
Then there are the orchids like the Rose Orchid or the Apple Orchid which seem so greener and colorful when the raindrops kiss the leaves or when the frogs croak around the mushrooms!
Rain is so chaste and delightful in this land of poetry that even while standing from your balcony of Snow King Retreat Hotel and sipping on morning coffee, you would feel goose bumps!
And we still haven't spoken of the joys of toy train! Yes, we agree that heavy showers may lead to cancellation of toy train rides! But if the rain is moderate, then you would simply love the purity of the photogenic hills as you breeze down the slopes! For a person who carries a Video camera and claims himself to be a photographer, the beauty which this town would conjure for your lens is something beyond comparison!
As the clouds cry in bucketfuls, the whole sky would be your canvas! Just paint it the way you want and get more out of life! Right from getting a spa treatment to opting for Ayurveda, from sightseeing to trekking, the lush green forests and the damp weather would play perfect fodder to your desires!
Looking down from the mighty Snow King Retreat, you would feel like a pirate looking for his lost treasures! Yes, the best time to go to Shimla is monsoon! We said it! Period!
Shimla, being a hill station, you must certainly be thinking that it would be prone to landslides and other catastrophes which your prejudiced mind would naturally associate with it! However, Shimla is unlike those Himalayan hill towns where the mountains are loftier and the risks are sky-high!
Himalaya is much more pacific and amiable! On the contrary, Shimla shimmers and glimmers during the rain. The lakes froth and leap in bounty having been fed to the fullest by the clouds! For example, the Fagu, just one of the must visit places in Shimla, turns into a brimming source of joy when the monsoon is its guardian! The same is true for attractions like Mall Road and that Kufri.
Then there are the orchids like the Rose Orchid or the Apple Orchid which seem so greener and colorful when the raindrops kiss the leaves or when the frogs croak around the mushrooms!
Rain is so chaste and delightful in this land of poetry that even while standing from your balcony of Snow King Retreat Hotel and sipping on morning coffee, you would feel goose bumps!
And we still haven't spoken of the joys of toy train! Yes, we agree that heavy showers may lead to cancellation of toy train rides! But if the rain is moderate, then you would simply love the purity of the photogenic hills as you breeze down the slopes! For a person who carries a Video camera and claims himself to be a photographer, the beauty which this town would conjure for your lens is something beyond comparison!
As the clouds cry in bucketfuls, the whole sky would be your canvas! Just paint it the way you want and get more out of life! Right from getting a spa treatment to opting for Ayurveda, from sightseeing to trekking, the lush green forests and the damp weather would play perfect fodder to your desires!
Looking down from the mighty Snow King Retreat, you would feel like a pirate looking for his lost treasures! Yes, the best time to go to Shimla is monsoon! We said it! Period!
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