Kasauli (HP) - a perfect destination for Monsoon Weekend

Kasauli is one of the few hill stations within 350 km from Delhi which makes it a good weekend destination.

About the place:

• Kasauli is a cantonment and town, located in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
• Kasauli has a moderate climate. Winter temperature is approximately 2 degrees celsius, with Summer temperatures rarely exceeding 32 degrees celsius.
• The Kasauli Brewery and distillery, founded in the 1820s before the establishment of the Kasauli cantonment, is the oldest extant distillery for 'scotch whisky' in Asia. The Kasauli brewery is also known as Mohan Meakins.

Altitude from Sea level: 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).

How to Reach: One can easily reach this monsoon destination by direct bus from ISBT Kashmeri Gate, New Delhi.
Train is also available from Delhi - Kalka and Kalka - Kasauli by Taxi or Bus.

Best time to visit: Monsoon (July - September), and here is the reason:





Captured "the River of Clouds"

I had a chance to visit this easy access place on a tour with office (RDM India Pvt. Ltd.) colleagues

Here is the group, let me check my memory if I can recall their names.. from top to bottem - Ravi Panai, Ashish Satija, Parvinder Mehra (me), Ankush Maheshwari, Mandeep Sharma the jatt, Mandal, Seema, ---- , Mohit, Nitin Pachori. I could not recall the girl in red.. she wasn't in our team, she is from some other department.

Delhi to Kasauli is an easy 7-8 hrs drive. Top tip for this place:  must visit Timber Trail at Kasauli. Its a beeeaaauuuutiful place.

Only thing I wish to say about kasauli is that this Hill station is only made for Monsoon Vacations. Rest.. let the pics do the briefing:

An island in the clouds