Kasauli

One of the small towns developed by the British during the 'hey days' of the empire, and reached by a branch road from the Kalka-Shimla road, the quite beautiful hill-station of Kasauli has a Pasteur Institure that produces the antirabies vaccine against mad dog-bite and, at the same time, treats victims who have fallen prey to the dead disease, Hydrophobia.

This region has also been a witness to Gurkha expansion at now to ruins of old Gurkha Fort at Subathu .At 3647 mt, the Choordhar or Choor Chandni peak, looms over the sylvan surroundings, and just across the ranges, is Shimla. The upper and lower Malls are the two principal roads  that run along the length of Kasauli, a thick cover of pine, oak,rhododendron, horse chestnut trees embrace the entire area. Traffic is restricted on these roads, which is the reason why, Kasauli is one of the quietest hill stations in India. The resort's colonial aura is underlined by gabled houses with picturesque facades, cobbled alleys and rows of neat orchards and elegant gardens. The Shimla Hills stand on a water - parting between the Sutlej and the Giri, a tributary of the Yamuna. South of Shimla is the Panchmunda ridge which is crossed by a railway through a tunnel (the longest in the Kalka - Shimla run) at Barog, where a series of fissure to springs occur at its flank. the first ridge above Kalka rises abruptly to pineclad Kasauli at a height of 1,927 meters and is joined by a 12 Km bridle path. The distance by road, however, from Kalka is 36.5 Km.