Vayu Kutir

Vayu Kutir is an upmarket home stay resort that can comfortably accommodate upto 9 guests in three independent suites.  For upto two guests, for a minimum stay of three days Monday through Friday, we give 50% discount.  Vayu Kutir is ideally suited for for couples / families / groups  On pilgrimage to visit the five nearby Shakti Peeths - Chamunda Devi, Brajeshwari Mata, Baglamukhi, Jawalamukhi and Chintpurni. Desirous of visiting destinations such as Kangra fort, Masroor rock cut temple, Pong Reservoir bird sanctuary, Heritage villages Garli & Pragpur Looking for a luxury weekend retreat with hikes and home cooked food. Desirous of working from home while enjoying tranquility, breathtaking views, invigorating forest and riverside hikes; and home cooked food.  Visiting guests stay in (upto three) independent suites in two adjacent buildings, hosted by an IAF veteran and his lady wife, who stay in an independent fourth ground floor suite.  We can accommodat...

If you love picnics and/or fishing, October & November are the best months to visit Vayu Kutir - Pong reservoir is topped up from monsoon rains and the weather is salubrious. Grassy and soft flat ground on the reservoir bank near Vayu Kutir, interspersed with shady trees makes ideal picnic spot for a day out with the family. There is little human presence around though you are within shouting distance of farmer homes. If you have fishing gear, you can get a fishing license for a day or more. Angling from the shore would be a good way of spending your day but would probably not enable you to cancel your dinner order based on your catch. A reasonable monetary inducement can enthuse a fisherman to take you to deeper waters in his boat. With some luck, and a Clint Eastwoodian 'Make my day' you could end up catching a 5 plus kg Mahseer.

Vayu Kutir is itself a destination which offers hiking trails, riverside walks, barbecue & bonfire. You can enjoy watching fish (Koi, Goldfish, Silver Sharks and River Carps) in our aquarium standard large fishpond. We have two smaller fish ponds besides a lotus and a lily pond.  A day spent at Vayu Kutir can be as much fun as a day spent at any destination! Many of our short stay guests lament when leaving, "We wish we had known how beautiful the property is. We would have set aside a day for Vayu Kutir!"  To encourage our guests to set aside a day for Vayu Kutir, we have a rule - If you set aside a day for Vayu Kutir, your hosts set aside a day to help you enjoy your day Vayu Kutir - We can accompany you on hikes and riverside walks and share a complimentary Kangra dham (meal) with you. Fish Pond At Vayu Kutir we have a massive (50,000 litres) acquarium standard outdoor fish pond, which we believe is the largest privately owned acquarium standard fish pond in the cou...

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...