Kasauli Hill Station is located in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh state in India. It is also a Cantonment, established by the British in 1842.

Kasauli Hill Station is at an altitude of 5900 feet or 1800 meters. Pine, oak, and horse-chestnut forests make this place a romantic hill station. You can go for a walk through the upper and lower malls here.

Monkey Point is a tourist destination here. Kuthar Palace, another tourist place, is an old palace with ancient wall paintings.

Christ Church at Kasauli Hill Station.

Christ Church, inaugurated in 1853, is a major tourist attraction here. Baptist Church is another important landmark at this hill station, which is built of brick and wood and was damaged in a fire accident in 2008. Gurudwara Shri Guru Nanak Ji is another landmark in Kasauli.

Twinkling lights of nearby Punjab and Haryana plains at night can be seen from this hill station. It is a remarkable scene.

How do I go to Kasauli Hill Station?

Kasauli Hill Station is at a distance of 77 kilometers from Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh is at a distance of 65 kilometers from this hill station. Kalka Railway station in Haryana is the nearest broad gauge railway station, 37 kilometers away on the Kalka – Ambala- Delhi line.

Kalka also has a narrow gauge railway line declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is known as the Kalka – Shimla Mountain railway, which connects Kalka with Shimla. A 30-minute drive from Kasauli takes you to Solan station on this narrow gauge UNESCO World Heritage site mountain railway line, which offers a breathtaking view of the Himalayas.

Where can I stay in Kasauli Hill Station?

Hotel Ros Common, a colonial bungalow turned Deluxe hotel from the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department, is one of the best hotels in this hill station. Hotel Hemkunth, Hotel Shavlik, and a host of other hotels are there in Kasauli to cater to the needs of tourists.