Start your Himalayan journey at the Banjara Camp in Chail and carry on to Sangla and Tabo. Chail is also good for a quick refreshing weekend break. Chail is 45 kms short of Shimla and a few hundred metres higher. The picturesque town is set amidst thick deodar forests and owes its existence to the Maharaja of Patiala who wanted to build his palace on a hill from where he could look down at Shimla. The Banjara Camp at Chail is set in a little clearing at the top of a hill, a couple of kilometers beyond the town from where you have a clear view of the Shimla valley. Cosy Swiss-style tents with attached bathrooms are ringed around the clearing and the view of the night-lights of Shimla is truly stunning.




DURATION: 3 days/ 2 nights

VALIDITY: March 1, 2002 till October 1, 2002

COST: Rs 5200 per couple

ROAD DISTANCES: Chail-Delhi ( 350 km/ 8 hrs); Chail-Shimla ( 43 km/ 2 hrs)

COST INCLUDES

Accommodation in deluxe Swiss tents
 
Complimentary tea & coffee
 
All meals
 
Evening bonfires
 
Nature walks with naturalist
 
All taxes
   
COST DOES NOT INCLUDE

Air fare/ rail fare/ bus fare
 
Laundry/ liquor/ personal expenses/ tipping/ etc
 
Costs other than those mentioned