Vayu Kutir

Vayu Kutir is a home stay resort with two independent apartment suites for families / couples visiting Kangra  To explore destinations such as Kangra fort, Masroor rock cut temple, Pong Reservoir bird sanctuary, Heritage villages Garli & Pragpur On pilgrimage to visit Jwala-ji and Chintpurni temples To work from home To soak in culture and art, escape into hills and forests, hike along rivers and lake sides, or simply to laze in comfort and style with amazing views all around.  Vayu Kutir comprises two cottages. Visiting guests stay in the independent first floor suites of the two cottages, hosted by an IAF veteran and his lady wife who stay in the ground floor of one of the cottages.  Location Located within Pong reservoir bird sanctuary at Dehra in Kangra,  Vayu Kutir is recessed about 300m from the Mubarkpur - Dharamshala highway. Perched on high ground, the cottage overlooks Beas river meandering into Pong reservoir, and Dehra town on the northern bank of the river. The fier

Open Kitchen in Vayu Kutir living room. We encourage our guests to use the fully equipped kitchen in their apartment suite to cook and manage their own meals.  On special request and when possible we serve home cooked vegetarian meals in a hot case. Typically, the meal consists of Dal, vegetable and rice. We serve what we have cooked at home for ourselves. There are Dhabas nearby that serve vegetarian food at around Rs 100/- per thali.

Vayu Kutir is located 200m from the Mubarakpur - Dharamshala highway and is well connected by ordinary and luxury buses to Dharamshala and Palampur. We provide free courtesy pickup and drop to the local bus stand. For those arriving by rail or air at Chandigarh / Amritsar we arrange pickups at very competitive prices.

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Vayu Kutir is located at Dehra Gopipur, in Kangra district off the Mubarkpur - Dharamshala highway. The cottage is on the south bank of river Beas close to the Dehra bridge which marks the start of the Pong reservoir. Coordinates You can locate Vayu Kutir on Google Maps using the following coordinates 31.871553, 76.219473 Dehra Gopipur The genesis of the name Dehra Gopipur is interesting  According to legend, after fleeing from Kalyavana (the Yavan or Greek) demon, Lord Krishha took shelter in some caves in the Gopipur foothills & killed the demon inside the caves. There is an ancient Pandav temple in Dehra that is believed to have been constructed at the time of Mahabharata.  The town started to referred to as Dera from mid 15th century onwards, when foreign invaders used it as a camp (dera) for expedition to frontier hill states.   The British sanctified the reference by officialy referring to the town as Dera. They made the adjoining area a te