Chail
Chail is an Indian hill station and hiking area. It is situated 43 km away from Shilma in Himachal Pradesh, India. Chail offers views of the Himalayan mountains. In the Chail Wildlife Sanctuary there is a collection of rare birds and deer. There are also hiking trails through unpopulated areas. The largest hotel is the Palace Hotel built in 1891 and later purchased by a tourism company in 1972. It sits on 75 acres of land with a spectacular view and offers various suites and rooms for tourists.
History
Chail was the summer capital of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. In 1891, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala incurred the wrath of Lord Kitchener and was send in exile.He was banned to enter into the summer capital of the British Raj, Shimla. Thus,to avenge the dishonour Maharaja Bhupinder Singh decided to build a better summer capital than Simla. The little village of Chail was perfect. It lay surrounded by magnificent deodar forests, Shimla was in direct vision and most important, the hill of Chail at 2226 m was somewhat higher than British-controlled Shimla.The architectually magnificient palace of Maharaja is now used as a tourist hotel.
Weather
Chail has a natural air conditioned weather and the tourist find this place to be suitable to visit all throughout the year.Even during the summer the temperature doesn't rise to much, the autumn in all its colours is really fasinating.During autumn the fields and the forests are covered with a cloak of russet and gold,in winter it is nothing less than a paradise. The weather conditions are so perfect that even in the winter when there is snow fall there is an unusual featured warmth present avoiding the inconvinience of the people.
Chail, North India Hill Station
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