Dharamshala McLeodganj and Kangra tour

When travellers talk of heading up to Dharamsala (to see the Dalai Lama…), this is where they mean. Three kilometres north of Dharamsala town (or 10km via the looping bus route), McLeod Ganj is the residence of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and home to a large Tibetan population, including many monks and nuns. The Tibetan government-in-exile is based just downhill at Gangchen Kyishong. McLeod attracts thousands of international visitors each year to volunteer with the Tibetan community, take courses in Buddhism, meditation or yoga, trek in the Dhauladhar mountains, shop for Tibetan crafts, or just hang out and enjoy the low-budget spiritual/alternative vibe and the many good cafes and restaurants dishing up Indo-Italo-Israeli-Tibetan food. With an interesting mix of travellers, volunteers, maroon-robed monks and nuns, the international dharma crowd and an increasing flow of Indian tourists, you're never far from an interesting conversation here. Renowned as the residence of Tibetan spiritual leader.

Dal Lake Kangra Fort Bhagsunag Falls Kangra Art Museum Namgyal Monastery Tsuglag Khang The Tsuglag Khang complex is one of the first structures to be built when His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in India in 1959. Gyuto Monastery Norbulingka Institute The Dalai Lama Temple Complex Namgyalma Stupa Namgyalma Stupa is a Buddhist memorial honoring those who lost their lives during the freedom struggle for Tibet. St. John Church Sherbling Monastery Tea Gardens Masrur Masrur is famous for its various rock-cut temples that date back to the 8th century AD. Dharamkot Village