Taragarh Palace is situated on a 15 acre forested estate surrounded by tea gardens in the picturesque Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh. At an altitude of 1000 meters, the palace is set at the foot of the Dhauladhar Mountains and commands a magnificent view of the snow-capped peaks. Formerly known as Alhilal-standing for . land of the crescent moon. ---the palace was built in the early 1930s as a royal summer resort. In 1951, it was bought over by the royal family of Jammu and Kashmir for the dowager Maharani who lived there for several years.

Taragarh can be easily accessed by road, rail and air. By road it is located on the National Highway 20, which runs from Chandigarh to kangra, Mandi, Kulu, Manali, and Rohtang Pass. There are two convenient overnight trains from Delhi to Pathankot for those who wish to use the train. From Pathankot to Taragarh is a scenic three-hour drive. The closest airport is the Dharamsala airport in Kangra, a 75-minute drive from the palace hotel.

Taragarh Palace Hotel - Accommodation/Recreation Facilities

Taragarh has 12 elegantly designed double bedrooms with attached bathrooms with their original European fittings. While period furniture, a teak paneled lobby and dining room, old photographs and portraits depicting the glories and personalities of princely India will keep visitors mesmerized, the hotel has modern amenities so necessary to make a holiday comfortable and relaxing. Recreation facilities include badminton, table tennis, swimming pool and tennis.

Besides, visitors to Taragarh Palace can also go in for the several adventure activities offered by the property. These include trekking, fishing, hang-gliding at Billing and horse safaris.

And if this is not enough, one can opt to choose from the many excursions around the palace hotel. The important sights around include Dharamsala and McLeodganj, the Tashijong monastery, local tea gardens, and the sir Sobha Singh Art Gallery. Among the temples around here, the Baijnath, Jwalamukhi and Chamunda Devi temples are probably the best known.