Dharamshala Summer Trip Plan 2026

• ✓Arrive at Gaggal Airport (DHM) or bus from Delhi (10 hrs)
• ✓Check into guesthouse in McLeod Ganj
• ✓Visit Namgyal Monastery — the Dalai Lama's personal monastery
• ✓Explore Tsuglagkhang Complex — Tibetan Museum and temple
• ✓Evening stroll through McLeod Ganj market — momos and thukpa

🍽️ Lunch at Tibet Kitchen, Dinner at Moonlight Café

• ✓Start early (7 AM) for Triund Trek from Galu Devi Temple
• ✓9km moderate trek through oak and rhododendron forests
• ✓Reach Triund Top (2,875m) — 360° Dhauladhar mountain views
• ✓Lunch at mountain-top cafés
• ✓Optional: camp overnight at Triund (pre-book permits)

🍽️ Packed breakfast, Lunch at Triund, Dinner at camp/return to McLeod

• ✓Morning visit to Bhagsu Waterfall — 20-minute trek
• ✓Explore Bhagsunath Temple — ancient Shiva temple
• ✓Visit HPCA Cricket Stadium — world's most scenic cricket ground
• ✓Afternoon at Norbulingka Institute — Tibetan arts and crafts
• ✓Attend an evening meditation session at Tushita Centre

🍽️ Breakfast at café, Lunch at Art Café, Dinner at Clay Oven

• ✓Morning walk to Dal Lake (Dharamshala's own small lake)
• ✓Visit St. John in the Wilderness — 1852 Anglican church in pine forest
• ✓Shopping for Tibetan handicrafts, singing bowls, and prayer flags
• ✓Try a Tibetan cooking class (2 hours, ₹1,000–1,500)
• ✓Depart for airport or bus stand

🍽️ Breakfast at hotel, Lunch in McLeod Ganj, Departure