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Katagla Village- Tuning into Nature

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."

Marcel Proust


I have been to Kasol before and I will go again, more than the place, perspective matters and each time I go with a new perspective, excitement and zeal.



Hello myself Deepankit, I'm from Delhi and I'm a chef by profession, to tell you more about myself I love travel and Himachal has always been in my list. So recently some friends and I decided to visit Katagla Village near Kasol which is also referred as the new Kasol because more and more travellers are travelling to Katagla now.


We started from Delhi on a bus and went to Katagla village, I have been there before in my school days but wanted to explore again and discover new villages and unexplored terrains.

There's a waterfall near Katagla which is hardly seen by most travellers and I'm saying this with confidence because every localite there was amused when I asked them about the waterfall and route towards it.


We explored several locations around Tosh, Kasol, Kalgapulga near Bharsaini, Parvati Valley and to my surprise there are a lot of people visiting all these places now then they were back when I came here in my school days.


The most fun was to go to all these places on bike and rental services are available in Kasol. We took a Royal Enfield Bullet and went to all these places, With so many travellers still the valley is quite untouched, we roamed around and ate apples from trees.



We went to Malana village which is considered the oldest democracy in the world. The village is quite and peaceful and I would recommend you not to touch many things in the village. It was some local festival at the time of our visit and because of that the village was filled with lights and people.


We stayed in a homestay called Sky Heaven in Katagla, a beautiful stay with some amazing balcony view and serves scrumptious food items. Being a chef I'm always excited to taste different dishes and our Home Stay had some delicious local dishes served everyday.


Few of my friends decided to stay there for a couple of months and continue their office from the mountains. It's really affordable to stay in these homestays, it costs them ₹450 including food for a day and they stayed there for 2months.


Our budget for a week-long trip was around ₹12,000 to ₹15,000 including all the travelling.


Things to remember:


1. Don't book in advance there are plenty of options available for you to decide.

2. Travel light, don't pack much.

3. If you want to trek then plan accordingly.


Everyone knows Himachal is a popular place and there are new travellers every year but still that place holds a special place in my list, everytime I go there there's always something new to explore and I'm still exploring that place.


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