Pabbar Valley, Rohru, Himachal Pradesh India

The Valley of the Pabbar river is accessed from Theog on the Hindustan Tibet Road and Rohru (131 Kms from Shimla) is its main town. It is also a good location for trout fishing, sightseeing and trekking in the area. Jubbal (31 km) is famous for its palace which is an interesting mix of European and vernacular elements and the classical temples of Hatkoti (11 km) are another major attraction.

Pabbar River, ShimlaPabbar Valley is ahead of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh and located in the still non-touristy mountains amongst the most prosperous apple orchard belt of India, with deep forests of deodar and oak. The route for Pabbar Valley branches off the national highway NH22 (the old Hindustan-Tibet Road) from Theog, and heads towards the Pabbar Valley and beyond. Lying in the lap of virgin nature below the breathtakingly beautiful Chanshal mountain range, the Pabbar Valley is a haven for offbeat travelers and lovers of nature and adventure. At 4220 m / 13926 feet, the Chansal Pass remains open from May to October. Known after the name of its major river Pabbar with numerous tributary streams, once rich in trout fish, it stretches from the southern boundaries of the legendary land of Kinnaur to the borders of the sacred land of Uttarakhand. The Pabbar, rising high in the snow-capped mountains and fed with glacial ice, meanders its way to join the Tons at Tiuni to feed the waters of the Yamuna.

A century and a half ago practically all the besuty and wonders of the present day Himachal Pradesh lay in secluded isolation. Apart from its inhabitants few knew of them and fewer still had seen them. It was at that time the ambitious Hindustan-Tibet Road was taken to link Shimla with the Tibetan border. In the decades that followed it was largely along this route that people came to experience some of Himachal's fabled vistas. For travellers in the old days, when the traffic moved on foot or on horseback, the tiny village of Theog could have held little more than a brief makeover.

Today the route that branches off the National Highway (the old Hindustan-Tibet Road) from Theong and heads towords the Pabbar valleys and beyond has a lure of the pristine world. This is a tract that even attracted the British Viceroys of India, who explored, hunted and camped here. And if you search for a road less travelled if trekking and fishing set your pulse racing, if ancient temples and legends and charming architecture exicte you, if you long for the serenity of picturesque hamlets, fruit laden orchards cradeled by thick woods and set by swift streams. If you experience a place where man and nature live as one, then come to Pabbar valley.