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Location:
Chail,
Solan Valley, District Shimla
Coverage Area:
Main Attractions:
Himalayan Black Bear and Yellow Throated Marten & Chir Pheasant
Best Time To Visit:
October-February
Accommodation
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Arrival
Information :
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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.
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By Air : There
is always the option of flying to Shimla.
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By Road :
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Nearby Excursions :
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Nearby Cities :
Chail
is a hill station visited by many tourists. The Deodar and Oak forests with
grasslands around the township are the abode of wildlife. Chail sanctuary was
notified on 21st March 1976 near Chail Town in District Shimla and covers an
area of 10,854.36 hectares.
Fauna
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One can see Sambar, Goral, Himalayan Black Bear, Red Deer, Silver-White Oak,
Barking Deer, Indian Hare Common Langur, Leopard, Rhesus Macaque, Himalayan
Yellow Throated Marten, Indian Porcupine, Common Giant and Kashmiri Flying
Squirrel. and Chir Pheasants at Blossom and Jhajja.
A Chir Pheasant breeding and rehabilitation programme has been started in
1988.Visitors are welcome to the Chir Pheasant Breeding Centres at both Blossom
and Jhajja. Barking deer and Kalijin in the forests are sure to meet and greet
the visitors at dusk and dawn.
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