Palampur

Palampur is a green hill station in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh,surrounded on all sides by tea gardens and pine forests before they merge with the Dhauladhar ranges. Palampur is the tea capital of northwest India but tea is just one aspect that makes Palampur a special interest place.There are numerous streams flowing from the mountains to the plains from Palampur. The combination of greenery and watergives Palampur a distinctive look. Palampur is at the confluence of the plains and the hills and sothe scenery shows the contrast the plains on one side and the majestic snow covered hills on theother side. Behind this town stands high ranges of Dhauladhar mountains, whose tops remain snow covered for most part of the year.