"CHAIL- A BEAUTIFUL TINY HIMALAYAN TOWN" Chail by kmohandas

Chail Travel Guide: 8 reviews and 27 photos

A TINY CITY ON THREE HILLS

This beautiful tiny city was created by Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala when he was expelled from Shimla, the summer capital of India during British rule. The little village of Chail was then developed by the Maharaja as his own summer capital. It is a beutiful place about 40 kilometers from Shimla, siuated on three hills and surrounded by Deodar forests. He also built a beautiful palace here, which is now converted to a hotel. The palace was built on Raragarh hill. The British Residency was built on Pandhewa hills. The palace was originally planned to be built on Sadh Toba Hill. However, the king later changed his mind and made a magnificient temlpe on this hill.

BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS

SUNSET AT CHAIL

Pros and Cons

Pros:Very magnificient and quiet place, totally pollution free
Cons:Reaching there is difficult
In a nutshell:Ideal for a calm and quiet weekend and holiday

Last visit to Chail: Oct 2006
Intro Updated Jul 8, 2008
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Reviews (4)

SPEND A MORNING IN PALACE GARDEN Things to Do (3)

The Palace Garden is an ideal place to spend a Sunday mornig time amidst peace and tranquility and watching natural... more travel advice

SUNSET POINT- WATCH THE SCINTILLATING... Things to Do (3)

You can get a magnificient view of the scintillating Sunset from here. This location is about 3 kilometrs from the city... more travel advice

Feel Like A Mahararajah Hotels (1)

The Maharaja's Palace built in 1891 is now converted into a luxurious hotel by Himachal Tourism department. This is... more travel advice

TREKKING IN NATURE'S TRAIL Things to Do (3)

Trekking in Chail, at the foot hills of the Himalayan valley provides a great feat to lovers of nature. Trekking here... more travel advice

Comments (7)

fabrice Dec 9, 2010 at 2:15 AM Report Abuse

really a beautiful place to forget the noise and pollution of big cities
septem Jun 1, 2009 at 2:33 AM Report Abuse

Lovely tips and photos. Juliana
lynnehamman Mar 5, 2009 at 12:24 AM Report Abuse

Very nice page on Chail. I read about the expulsion of Bhupinder Singh of Patiala -he was a naughty boy!!That sunset photo is magnificent!
nicolaitan Jul 28, 2008 at 10:00 AM Report Abuse

beautiful place, incredible sunset. good luck in the contest. N.
goutammitra Jul 28, 2008 at 5:57 AM Report Abuse

Very beautiful place! I had been there in 80's. How come we have never met in VT?
PierreZA Jul 12, 2008 at 8:45 AM Report Abuse

A beautiful page on a gem of a place, thanks for sharing this! Pierre
Toshioohsako Jul 12, 2008 at 3:35 AM Report Abuse

A very calm and peaceful place for holiday. Nice photos. No, I have not filed my Weekend Warrior Contest and have never registered. Somehow, I am not so interested in contest but I enjoy VT.