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Kufri lies at about 20 km from Shimla on the way to Chail.  In winter tourists enjoy skiing and other snow-related activities.  The place won’t disappoint you in summer too.  There’s the Fun World which can offer you much entertainment.  There are various adventure activities and yak riding on offer.  You can view the distant snow-capped mountain ranges with the help of the telescopes placed in a row. 

You reach the Fun World of Kufri riding a pony from the main road where your vehicle will have to park itself.  It’s a 15 minute-ride on a terribly rugged path that slopes ominously in some places.  Your guide will tell you when to bend your body forward or backward so that the pony won’t think you too idiotic. 


Below are some pictures from Kufri. 

Ponies carry you to the hub of activities
Fun World
Nag Mandir - Tourism and Religion go hand in hand in Himachal Pradesh
A view from Nag Mandir
Most yaks in Kufri are paired as black and white
Brown Bear - one of the few denizens of the mini zoo near Kufri
Chini Bungalow - you enter paying a gate fee only to realise that it's nothing more than a restaurant with a bar.

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  1. R Niranjan DasJune 10, 2014 at 10:43 AM

    Kufri looks so beautiful. Nice post!

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    1. Tomichan MatheikalJune 10, 2014 at 10:47 AM

      Beauty of the mountains is captivating in Himachal.

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  2. Sri ValliJune 10, 2014 at 12:29 PM

    I've never been to Shimla! Such a beautiful place! Tall trees and beautiful mountains!! :)

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    1. Tomichan MatheikalJune 10, 2014 at 4:18 PM

      Yes, the trees and the mountains will bewitch you.

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  3. Nima DasJune 10, 2014 at 12:46 PM

    So you went on a summer holiday to this lovely place? Good post, lovely pictures.

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    1. Tomichan MatheikalJune 10, 2014 at 4:19 PM

      Yeah, a short break from the long summer in Delhi. More for the mind than the body :)

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  4. Kokila guptaJune 10, 2014 at 1:02 PM

    Great trip ! I once heard that Kufri is better then kufr !

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    1. Tomichan MatheikalJune 10, 2014 at 4:21 PM

      I don't know about that, Kokila. But Kufri can be great fun in less warm days.

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    2. Kokila guptaJune 11, 2014 at 2:17 PM

      Kufr means 'sin' Sir and here used in sense of 'pleasure' :)

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  5. ManiparnaJune 10, 2014 at 1:47 PM

    Nice photographs....my memories got refreshed... :-)

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  6. SeetaJune 10, 2014 at 4:04 PM

    I visited Kufri this summer and found it to be quite commercialized... tourists were littering the place all over :( There was this pahadi lady with a stall that served paranthas. they were the best I have had in a long time..\and those ponies scared me... I dont think ill do a pony ride again :P

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    1. Tomichan MatheikalJune 10, 2014 at 4:23 PM

      Yes, Seeta, the pony ride was a bit scary for me too.
      Commerce reigns supreme in every tourist place of Shimla. I mentioned it in my first post in this series.
      I didn't eat anything in Kufri, drank a lot of water and fruit juices. It was pretty hot!

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  7. Vinay NagarajuJune 10, 2014 at 6:26 PM

    Looks like a must visit! I have been wanting to visit the northern part from such a long time.. Hopefully this year :)

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    1. Tomichan MatheikalJune 10, 2014 at 8:52 PM

      Go in the season of March-April or Sept-Nov. And carry a lot of cash :)

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  8. Abhijit RayJune 10, 2014 at 8:26 PM

    Nice pictures. Last time I visited there was very bad smell of horse manure near the parking lot. View was overwhelming, though.

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    1. Tomichan MatheikalJune 10, 2014 at 8:56 PM

      Hundreds of ponies will certainly create a lot of dung. :) I saw a few tourists walking the trail and was quite surprised. No normal human being can walk that way. It's so pathetic. One of the tourists remarked, "This is the best way to make money out of tourists." In fact, there is a proper roadway leading to the same place where tourists are taken by ponies. But tourists realise such truths much later. There is quite a lot of deceptiveness about Shimla, I think. Maybe, the people are helpless; they need to make money this way!

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  9. RajeshJune 11, 2014 at 11:55 PM

    Beautiful. I would love to visit this place.

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    1. Tomichan MatheikalJune 12, 2014 at 7:59 AM

      Choose the season according to your taste. Snow won't be available in summer. Winter can be freezing.

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  10. Dimpy RoyOctober 30, 2015 at 3:30 PM

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    Your post has valuable information about, Kufri,a small hill station in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. Kufri is an amazing place to visit and easily accessible from Shimla. There are many places to visit in Kufri which makes it an ideal vacation spot.

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