 |  |  |  |
|
Home I Tariff I Contact Us I |
|
HP Tourism The Lake View, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh, India) is located at NH-21 and is on the way to Kullu & Manali. Bilaspur is situated in Sutlej hills in outer Hills. Satluj is the main river which passes through the middle of the Bilaspur District and divides it into almost equal parts. The new township of Bilaspur can be regarded as first planned hill town of the State. Facilities
PLACES OF INTEREST The old Bilaspur town was founded by Rishi Ved Vyas. The place is famous for Gobind Sagar lake which offers a variety of water sports in collaboration with the Directorate of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Manali. Year-around activities include boating, water skiing surfing, Rowing etc. VYAS GOOFA: The name of sage Vyas is well known in this part and in fact he must have frequently roamed about in this area, from Thaneshwar to Rohtang wherein river Vyas emerges and there is a pond called Vyas Kund. It is situated in the foot of new township. It is believed he meditated in this cave. KANDROR BRIDGE: This bridge is 285 meter long and suspended over a ravine that is 60 meter high. The bridge is considered an engineering feat. MARKANDA: This is a famous shrine, 20 km from Bilaspur named after renowned Rishi Markandaya. A fair is held annually on Baishakhi day. Water from natural spring here are reputed to have curative effects on some skin diseases. FORTS: The Bilaspur district has many facts of ancient time which are worth visiting. Some of these are Bachhretu Fort, 64 km from Bilaspur, Baseh Fort 70 km, Kot - Kahlur Fort 40 km from Bilaspur and Rattanpur Fort 21 km. Distances : Mandi - 70 kms, Manali - 180 kms, Delhi - 400 kms, Chandigarh - 140 kms. Bilaspur, besides being an excellent stopover on the Delhi-Manali Route Itinerary and a weekend getaway, also presents activities such as trekking and water sports in the Gobind Sagar Lake. Para-gliding and hang gliding can also be arranged. |