General Information Location: Himachal Pradesh Established Between: 1852. Places Of Interest: Kangra Art Museum, St. John's Church, McLeodganj Best Time To Visit: Mid-May to Mid-October

With dramatic mountain ranges of Himachal Pradesh surrounding this place and spirituality in the air, Dharamsala is one place that a person must travel to at least once in his lifetime. No where else in this world would get such a dramatic combination of spirituality and natural beauty.

Tourism in Dharamsala has caught up rapidly and this destination is counted as one of the most famous in India. There are a number of lodging facilities here along with tourist attractions. Dharamsala is divided into two parts: upper and lower Dharamsala. The upper part is known as Mcleodganj while the lower part is the main Dharamsala.

Location :
Himachal Pradesh

Tourist Attraction Dharamsala Hill Station :
Kangra Art Museum : Situated in Kotwali Bazaar of Dharamsala, Kangra Art Gallery was inaugurated in 1990. It houses an impressive collection of arts, crafts, artifacts, costumes and other treasures, which can be traced to as far back as 5th century.
Kangra Fort: Kangra Fort was once the stronghold and seat of power of Katoch rulers, who ruled the land for over 2000 years. Today, it stands in ruins because of the devastating earthquake that hit the area in 1905.
Namgyal Monastery : Sonam Gyatso, the third Dalai Lama, founded Namgyal Monastery in the year 1575. During that time, it was situated at the Potala Palace in Tibet. Its purpose was to assist the Dalai Lama in his spiritual duties and public religious activities.
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives : Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) is situated at McLeodganj town of Dharamsala. It was founded by the 14th Dalai Lama and serves as an institution to preserve and promote Tibetan culture.
Mcleod Ganj : Dharamsala is divided into two main parts namely, upper and lower. While the lower part shows Indian elements, the upper part is essentially known as Mcleod Ganj. This is the abode of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, who settled here after the Chinese invaded Tibet.

Best Time :
Mid-May to Mid-October

Nearby Toursit Destination :
Bhagsunag Fall (11 kms), Dharamkot (14 kms), Triund (17 kms), Dal Lake

Visiting Dharamsala:

By Air
Kangra airport is the nearest airstrip from Dharamsala, situated at the distance of 10 km. Jagson Airline has flights every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from Delhi to Kangra airport. Once you arrive in Kangra, make use of the buses and taxis, available easily, for traveling to Dharamsala.
By Rail
Pathankot is nearest railhead from Dharamsala, sitauted at the distance of 90 km. There are many trains running from Pathankot to different cities of India. From Pathankot, you can take the narrow gauge railway line train to Kangra, for further expansion of experience. From Kangra, either take a bus or hire a cab.

By Road
Dharamsala has an excellent network of roads that links with almost all the major cities of the country. The place is situated at a distance of 529 km from Delhi, 259 Km from Chandigarh, 195 km from Amritsar and 259 km from Shimla.

Accomodation :

There are number of luxury and budgeted Hotels, Lodges available in Dharamshala