What does this travel guide to Dharamshala contain?
- My Dharamshala trip at a glance
- About Dharamshala District, Himachal Pradesh.
- My best things to do in Dharamashala.
- What is the best time to visit Dharmshala?
- How to reach Dharamshala, India?
- How to reach Dharmshala from Delhi?
- Where to stay in Dharmsala?
- How much would a Dharamashala trip cost?
- What to bring to Dharamshala?
- Is Dharamsala safe for solo travelers?
- How to avoid the smoking culture of Dharamshala if you don’t want to be a part of it?
- How to go on a long trip to Dharamshala India?
- Around Dharmashala and further reading.
Things to do and places to visit in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
This is not your typical Dharamshala travel guide.
During my six weeks in Dharamshala, I hardly ever searched for “things to do in Dharmshala” or “best places to visit in Dharmashala.”
What was I doing? I was busy taking my Dharamshala trip slow.
This might sound clichéd, but I was learning the art of doing nothing.
Visiting Places in Dharamshala and Doing Things at My Pace
I started my journey in Dharamshala by attending a Vipassana course in Dharamkot, one of the many green villages of the Dharamshala district. After a much-needed ten-day silence of body and mind, I packed my bags and headed out of the deodar forests of the Dharamkot Vipassana center. My plan was to stay for a week in upper Dharamkot.
But something made me leave Dharamkot in two days. Was it the smoky air of my Dharamkot hostel or the hippies lining the cafes in Dharamkot market, I am not sure. I went to live on the other side of Dharamkot to Upper BhagsuNaag, another lush village in Dharmshala.
I had gone to Bhagsu for a week, and I didn’t know I would end up spending more than a month there.
