Dharamkot - my mountain home and the ultimate heavenly WFH town.
Since it’s turned into a snowy wonderland, it’s become the ideal quaint workation place, if crowd is not your thing.
The internet and electricity is working well for most parts. There is one ATM, most places including chai tapri accept UPI payments.
And YES, it is COLD and most of the homestays won’t have heaters so if you plan to stay longer I will recommend buying an electric blanket before heading there (you can also buy this from Dharamshala market) or rent it out from one of the hostels there.
This small town also has the Vipassana meditation centre, Dhamma Shikara, as well as the Tushita Meditation Centre which is a centre for the study and practice of Buddhism in the Tibetan Mahayana tradition, but they may not be functioning due to covid and snow.
How to reach?
Fly to Dharamshala
Fly to Chandigarh/ Delhi then take a shared cab/ bus to reach Dharamshala
From Dharamshala, you will need to hire a taxi to get to Dharamkot - cabs will drop you until the closest they can, since it’s a steep climb which may be covered in snow, you will have to walk some part of it.
Where can you stay?
Hostels
Zostel
Flugler Hostel
Alt Life Hostel
Young monk
Homestays
Dreamcatchers
Pink House
Trimurti
Paru Homestay
Purple House
Yellow house
Heena cafe
Dharamkot studio (can also learn pottery there) & many other homestays exist
Where to eat?
Salvation Cafe
Mowgli cafe
Bird House Cakery
Cafe TinTin
Heena cafe
Honey’s falafel
Young monk cafe
Friends corner
Flugler cafe
Buddha Delight
Dreamcatcher cafe
Lower Dharamkot:
Morgan’s Place
Organic Thali
Khanabadosh
Cool Talk cafe
Sunset cafe, Gallu
Gallu and parts of it are open - you can find some amazing view homestays there too, it’s only a 30 min hike from Dharamkot
For any other queries, like taxi guy numbers, route, location of specific place or any specific doubt - comment down
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