3 Days With Nature in Peace - Shilon Bagh, Shimla

What was just an idea a week before became a well-planned weekend outing with my cousins . We were just thinking about meeting over a weekend to relive those golden childhood memories. And it culminated in a trip to Shilon Bagh, Shimla

This place is few kms ahead of Kasauli, about 390 kms from Delhi on Shimla - Kufri road. So we started on Thursday night as to reach there well in time. It’s almost a drive of 10 hrs from Delhi. Since we had two- three stop over in between, we reached there by around 12 on Fri Morning.
We had our rooms booked at Toshali Royal View Resorts. It is located away from the habitation in the valley all surrounded by undisturbed mountains.

We all were so tired by then that we just had our lunch got fresh & headed straight towards our beds. We didn’t want to waste our time so after one hour relaxation we went for a trek down the hill. Trust me that was the call of the time. The place was so very close to nature with nascent hills around. It is a good exploring walk with pure air to breath. What we experienced was just amazing pine forests and then wood logs lying on the roadside.

This place is basically known for its serene surroundings & tranquil environment. Not a place for sight seeing and all that. One shall go there to just relax and rejuvenate. In the evening there was a DJ party for a group from MNC. We were keen to tap our feet too so we took special permission from the host to allow us in. The night was spent amongst some drinks for the boy’s n dance for the girls.

Early next morning me n pooji went for the sunrise point around 3km trek from the hotel on the other side of the hill. After reaching there what we saw was just out of this world. We were at a place where clouds were just below us, rather you can say that we were walking in the clouds n sun was rising on the other side. And within some moments we were like walking on a orange carpet specially laid for us by the mother nature welcoming us in that astonishing world. That feeling was worth more than anything and that made our trip worth memories which non of us can never forget.

On the way back we witnessed pine forests, chirping of sparrows & sun rays getting on the mighty earth. We came back to the hotel, woke up the other people and decided to leave by 10 anyhow to Hattu Peak, it was around 52 kms & 3 hrs drive from the hotel, known for Goddess Durga temple. We reached the base by around 1 p.m.. Four of us decided to trek through the jungle and rest went along the road. Again a decision to optimise the thrill & fun that we were having enough till now. We came across fallen trees that became prop for my sister’s modelling instincts………steep heights to test our fitness, wet grounds testing our persistence and narrow walk ways putting our lives to threat. At one point we felt like giving up but going down the hill seemed more difficult then trekking up.

We had lost clue on what way to choose…but fortunately we came across a newly wed local couple who were coming back from the temple & assured us that we were on the right track. We kept going and lastly passed a big rock and suddenly realised we were there. It was a sense of achievement and victory.

There was a small temple and some local kids were chanting “Jai Mata di”. It was a hill top from where we could look all around and what heavenly it was. We could see the sun rays above filtering through the clouds below and lighting the valley. It was a trekking experience of life time.

This was a splendid day way from the start in the morning till night when we celebrated my niece’s birthday around a bon fire back at the hotel.

We woke up next morning to start our journey back to Delhi. On our way back we took another route via Chail & thus visited the highest cricket ground in the country. And also a mid river restaurant, a perfect spot to gulp some beers & have a walk on the river bank.

So this three day weekend getaway ended on Sunday Night around 11 in night. These three days were just heaven because of the peace and beauty that is quite synonymous with Shillon Bagh. It totally refreshened and rejuvenated the natural me with in.