18 areas
Where to stay near Palampur
Where you sleep in this valley matters more than which building you sleep in. These are the 18 areas we cover, what each is actually like, and what people complain about.
Areas with listings
One property listed so far, from the tea ridges above Palampur to the flying village at Bir. More every week.
Covered, but not yet listed
We have written guides to these 17 areas and are building out listings. If you run a property in one of them, list it free and be the first visitors see.
Andretta
The artists’ village
Baijnath
A 1204 AD Shiva temple and a railhead
Bandla
Tea estate slopes above town
Bhawarna
Farmland south of the tea belt
Billing
The take-off ridge at 2,400 metres
Bir
Landing ground, Tibetan colony, long lunches
Chandpur
Gardens on the Dharamsala road
Chauntra
Tibetan settlement on the Joginder Nagar road
Ghuggar
Palampur’s western edge
Gopalpur
Nature park, halfway to Dharamsala
Maranda
The other half of Palampur
Palampur
The tea capital, under the Dhauladhar wall
Panchrukhi
The turn-off for Andretta
Paprola
Where the narrow gauge stops
Saliyana
Hill slopes south of Palampur
Sulah
The open valley west
Tashi Jong
Khampagar monastery and the craft community