Kasauli is famous with its warm, beauty and friendly people interaction. It is a quiet and charming hill station in Himachal Pradesh which is totally different from Shimla and Manali. It is great place for people who want to spend a holiday in the green valley and untouched natural beauty. This quiet little place with its gabled houses, cobbled pathways, quaint shops and manicured gardens provides magnificent views to its visitors. Some locals Villagers believed that Kasauli names derived from Kausalya but some of them believed it name derived from derived from Kusmawali or Kusmali which means flower maiden.
Narrow winding roads of Kasauli offers glorious views of plains of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh at night and the River Satluj which show silver lining flowing through them. If you wish to take a tour to this enchanting hill station then We can inquire you more about the places to visit in this hill station and how to traveling to Kasauli, from neighbor cities of India. It is 20 km from Barog and 60 km from Chandigarh.
The airport at Chandigarh at a distance of 83 km. The nearer railway station is Kalka at a distance of 40 km and this places is also easily accessible by roads.
Monkey Point is the top highest point of Kasauli. There is a small temple on the top of hill dedicated to Lord Hanuman that offers glorious views of the plains of Chandigarh and River Sutlej flowing through them. An interesting place where Lord Hanuman touched his feet on the peak when returning with 'Sanjeevani Booti' for wounded Lakshman, the brother of Lord Rama. Thus, the shape of the hill top is shaped like foot of the Monkey-God. Many tourist visit to she this place specially in there tour to Kasauli.
There are two main road which are very famous in Kasauli known as Lower and Upper mall. These two roads of Kasauli are decorated with beautiful pine, chestnut, oak and juniper trees. The Lower Mall is basically known as eating point, and the Upper Mall does not allow any vehicles and eatable items because to keep it clean and beautiful, for long walk extremely peaceful.
The temple of Nahari Devi, is a very famous temple in kasauli and there is a waterfall which is worth to visit. Many visitors visit to this place specially for the bath in waterfall.
This is an old and famous church in Kasauli which was built during the British era. Now become a popular tourist attraction of Kasauli. This beautiful monuments is dedicated to St. Francis and St. Barnabas. The stained glass decor and lush green surroundings make it a tourist attraction.
Pastur Institute is a famous institute of Kasauli which is known for producing anti-rabies vaccine against mad dog-bite. It also gives treatments to those people who have fallen to the Hydrophobia from year 1900. Today this institute takes care of pets, police and army dogs as well as their masters.
Dagshai is a cantonment area, situated at a distance of around 19 km from town. The area has a military public school and numerous military barracks. However, the view from this place is worth seeing.
It is one of the popular places situated at a distance of 6 km from the town. Sanawar is basically known for housing one of the best schools in the country. It is famous for being the school of sons & daughters of the Bollywood stars as well as politics leaders.