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Chail is a hill station visited by
many tourists. The Deodar and Oak forests with grasslands around the
township are the abode of wildlife. Chail sanctuary was notified on 21st
March 1976 near Chail Town in District
Shimla and covers
an area of 10,854.36 hectares.
One can see Sambar, Goral, Himalayan Black Bear, Red Deer, Silver-White
Oak, Barking Deer, Indian Hare Common Langur, Leopard, Rhesus Macaque,
Himalayan Yellow Throated Marten, Indian Porcupine, Common Giant and
Kashmiri Flying Squirrel.and Chir Pheasants at Blossom and Jhajja.
A Chir Pheasant breeding and rehabilitation programme has been started in
1988.Visitors are welcome to the Chir Pheasant Breeding Centres at both
Blossom and Jhajja. Barking deer and Kalijin in the forests are sure to
meet and greet the visitors at dusk and dawn.
TREKKING
Trekking from Chail to Gaura and
Chail to Jhaja is common and rewarding, as one is
sure to see wildlife and beautiful snowy peaks. Range Officer Wildlife
Chail and his staff welcomes the visitors and
assists the wildlife lovers to see wildlife in the sanctuary area.
Air: There is always the option of flying to
Shimla .
Rail: The ideal way of covering the Kalka-
Shimla track is
by the toy train. It takes five hours from Kalka to get to Kandaghat. The
toy train with a maximum of half a dozen bogies chugs through the most
thickly forested tracks, breathtaking bends, deep ravines and never-ending
tunnels.
Road: Chail is about 86-km from Kalka
via Kandaghat. The approach of Chail is along the
Kalka- Shimla
route. One has to take a detour from Kandaghat. From Kandaghat, it is an
hour and a half journey by road to Chail.
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