Gurgaon
Information about Gurgaon city and places around Gurgaon India and NCR.

Destination: Kalsi [Location on Map]
State: Uttaranchal
Distance by road: It is around 288kms away from Delhi.
Nearest Railway Station: It is at Dehra Dun, at a distance of around 49kms.
Nearest Airport: Jolly Grant
Best Season: September-April

Kalsi is a historical and cultural trek in jaunsar-babar region, at the bottom of Garhwal Mountains where tribes are known as Jaunsaris. Polygamy and polyandry are practiced here. There is a large village on the banks of Yamuna called Lakhamandal. According to many people Lakhshagriha in Mahabharata is same as lakhamandal. The palace made of lac was built by duryodhana (kaurva prince) in which he tried to burn pandavas alive. However pandavas manage to escape. A special attraction to lakhamandal is an ancient temple. Villagers believed that the temple is dedicated to Bhagvati and lord Shiva. And it has two life size stone statues which they believe to be Bhima and Arjuna, the dwarpals of the temple.

Kalsi is a slice of paradise with manicured lawns, graceful trees and flowering beds. The trek is rich in flora and fauna.
Kalsi is an all year round suitable for tourists to visit especially on festivals like Holi, Diwali, Dussehra.

Attractions:

• Asan barrage,
• Ashokan rock edict,
• Dak patthar,
• Katta pathar,
• Paonta sahib,
• River rafting,
• Timli pass,
• Vikasnagar.

Jolly Grant airport is the nearest (Dehradun) airport which is around 73 km away from city. Taxis are available at the airport for Kalsi and there are daily flights from Delhi. If you are coming from Gurgaon you can easily reach Kalsi by any convenient mode of transport. .

Dehradun is nearest railway station which is 49 kms away from Kalsi.You can easily travel by train as there are many trains for Dehradun namely Dehradun Shatabdi Eexpress, Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express, Rajdhani Express. From the railway station you can easily hire a taxi or cab that will charge you around Rs.1000 to Kalsi.

Local buses are available for Dehradun from Delhi and Gurgaon. Bus services are available from Dehradun to Kalsi. Private deluxe buses charge about Rs.3 per km.
You can travel by road taking a route that passes through Bawana and takes up G.T. Karnal road, Karnal(120.39km.), Yamunanagar(67km), NH-72 towards Herbertpur via Paonta Sahib and ultimately SH to Kalsi(14kms.)

Kalsi is heaven on earth as it is bestowed with best of everything…

PLEASE NOTE: Lakhamandal is restricted area for overseas tourists.