Best time to visit: Chail is beautiful in summer when the days are warm and the nights cool. The best time to come to Chail is from April to early July and again from September to November when the monsoons are done. The winters are cold and see snow.
STD Code: 01792
Weather: In winter, the temperature can drop below freezing point when heavy woollens are required. In summer the climate is mild and light woollens/cottons are recommended.
About Chail
Chail is Located in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, the small hamlet called Chail is a place where time stands still. Nature is at her exuberant best and words like pollution and deforestation have never entered the dictionary of a person living in Chail.
The former 'summer capital' of Patiala, Chail is 43-km from Shimla and dwelling in the midst of a lush green setting. At 2,250m, it has the world's highest cricket pitch and a polo ground, the old palace, now a hotel and the possibility of some angling are added attractions.
The clouds, the hills, and the sprawling greens-all these signify Chail, a honeymooners' paradise. It turns you poetic, transforms your honeymoon into dream and a piece of land on earth into paradise.
Chail is hiker's paradise. The area is very peaceful away from the hustle and bustle of Shimla. 3-kms from the hotel is the worlds highest Cricket ground. Close by is a National Park, which has limited number of birds and deers.
In 1891, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala incurred the wrath of Lord Kitchener, the then Commander-in-Chief. As a result, he was banned entry into the summer capital of the Raj, Shimla. This enraged the Maharaja and he vowed to build a new and better summer capital for himself.
Tourist Places
Chail Palace Promoted as a premium heritage hotel by himachal pradesh tourism development corporation, the chail palace also known as maharaja's palace surrou ...more
By Air:
The closest airports are at Chandigarh ( 120 km) and Shimla (63 km).
By Rail:
The ideal way of covering the Kalka-Shimla track is by the toy train. It takes five hours from Kalka to get to Kandaghat. The toy train with a maximum of half a dozen bogies chugs through the most thickly forested tracks, breathtaking bends, deep ravines and never-ending tunnels.
By Road:
Chail is about 86-km from Kalka via Kandaghat. The approach of Chail is along the Kalka-Shimla route. One has to take a detour from Kandaghat. From Kandaghat, it is an hour and a half journey by road to Chail.
