Barot valley is a very beautiful valley made by Uhl river . It lies in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh state in India . Barot village which is the center of the valley is at about 1650 meters above from sea level .
Barot valley is a very popular tourist place because of its natural beauty and peace-fullness . Barot valley is blessed with two beautiful glacier fed clear water rivers , dense cedar forest , beautiful landscapes , lot of waterfalls and peacefulness .
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| Uhl river at Barot valley |
Uhl river is first in Country which is used for generation hydroelectricity. Barot is also known for Trout fish and this hill station has trout breeding form operating by Himachal Pradesh fishing department of Agriculture University, Palampur. Barot Valley is not only known for its man made projects but recognized as most beautiful destination in the area.Barot Valley is providing vast range for Tourism activities.Barot valley lies in mid Himalayan region and thus it have forests with cedars , oaks , pine and other beautiful Himalayan vegetation
Barot Valley is not only known for its man made projects but recognized as most beautiful destination in the area.Barot Valley is providing vast range for Tourism activities. In some locations of Barot valley you will find places full of wild flowers some of which are really very beautiful , rare and have great medicinal value .
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| Some wild flowers at Barot valley |
Activities to do in Barot valley
Here in Barot valley you can do various activities like picnic , Camping , trekking , fishing , all types of Adventure sports like river crossing , rappelling , rock climbing etc.
Also you can swim in Uhl river or just enjoy the natural beauty of Barot valley .
- Enjoy holidays with fresh and health full environment. here are many hotels and cheap home stays that provides stay and food .
- Camping in Barot valley . You can enjoy camping in pure natural environment along the banks of Uhl river in Barot . Many tourists come here only for camping . Thandi Golai camping ground in very famous here where camping is provided . Also many other activities like river crossing , rock climbing , rappelling also provided here
- Trout fish angling . You can enjoy trout angling in clear water glacier rivers of Barot valley here . Barot is very famous among fishing lovers .
- Trekking in the Barot valley. Barot valley providing wide range of treks, these treks provide you the glimpse of local cultural heritage of Himachal, villagers are living their traditional life and happy with that. Natural heritage which offer you option for bird watching and wild life. Amazing views of snow covered mountains of Himalaya’s.
- Village walks in the Barot valley surprise you. Villagers here are very rich in culture and very helpful. They are good local guides . They grow organic vegetables, fruits, pulses and more then that they are weaving warm clothes in the houses with sheep wool. They have small units at home to prepare shawls and local pattu’s. You can buy all this stuff by paying to them and this is the true help for them, Villagers are very honest and hardworking.
How to reach Barot valley
1. By road: Route from Delhi will be Delhi – Chandigarh – Bilaspur – Mandi –Ghatasni - Barot (About 500 km)
From Pathankot, the route will be Pathankot – Palampur – Jogindernagar - –Ghatasni - Barot (about 206 km)
2.By Train : Delhi – Pathankot and then narrow gauge track from Pathankot –Kangra Jogindernag then by road to Barot via Ghatasani .
3.By air : Barot is 127 km from Bhuntar airport near Kullu. You can also reach Barot from Gaggal airport near Kangra, approximate distance is 97 km
Ghatasni is place where road to Barot branches off from NH 20 ( on Jogindernager to Mandi highway )
Barot is about 66km from Mandi and 40 km from Jogindernagar.
Public transport buses available from Mandi and Jogindernagar.
From Pathankot, the route will be Pathankot – Palampur – Jogindernagar - –Ghatasni - Barot (about 206 km)
2.By Train : Delhi – Pathankot and then narrow gauge track from Pathankot –Kangra Jogindernag then by road to Barot via Ghatasani .
3.By air : Barot is 127 km from Bhuntar airport near Kullu. You can also reach Barot from Gaggal airport near Kangra, approximate distance is 97 km
Ghatasni is place where road to Barot branches off from NH 20 ( on Jogindernager to Mandi highway )
Barot is about 66km from Mandi and 40 km from Jogindernagar.
Public transport buses available from Mandi and Jogindernagar.
