Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Chail - Slice of Paradise

With the end of February, the scorching rays of summer season begins to knock at the door and starts poking us to plan for a fabulous summer vacation, amidst the serene beauty of Mother Nature and cool breeze of Himalayas.

But, if you are not willing to visit the popular ones and wants to spend your holiday in tranquility, than you must explore Chail. Nestled in the Himalayan mountain ranges, Chail is a nearby hill station, located just 45 km away from Shimla.

This wonderful cool resort is built on three hills namely Rajgarh hill, Pandhewa hill and Sadh Tiba hill and surrounded by scented forests of Chir pine and Deodhar trees.

Unlike the hustle and bustle of "queen of the hills", Chail is more serene and famed as a paradise for honeymooners as well as for hikers.

Honeymooners from various corner of our country loves to spend a their honeymoon here in Chail, as this tiny hill resort provides them ample of scope to completely immerse themselves in the sweet feeling of love.

Apart from its beauty, Chail also has an interesting history behind it. It is said that when Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala, was expelled from his kingdom, he was determined to create his own summer capital, thus to avenge the dishonor. He came to Chail, mesmerize by its beauty and decided to make this beautiful place as his Summer capital.

Perched at an altitude of 2, 250 m above the sea level, Chail has no dearth of alluring tourist spots to captivate your attention at the first glimpse.

Some such worth visiting place of this summer resort of Himachal Pradesh includes Rajgarh Palace, Sidh baba ka mandir, Palace Hotel, Chail Sanctury, Polo ground and world's highest cricket pitch etc.

Surrounded by gigantic Deodhar trees, this cricket pitch of Chail is well maintained and also used as polo ground.

Chail is a all season destination and provides an awesome view of Satluj valley, Shimla and Kasauli at night. So, to experience the bliss and divinity of this place, you must visit Chail hill resort and have an experience of lifetime.

By : Sanjeev_Verma

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