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Chail Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the largest areas covering forest with Deodar and Oak tree. It covers around 10,854 hectares of area with grasslands with the village at its center.
Chail Sanctuary is located at Chail, a hill station which is home to sambar, goral and cheer pheasants at Blossom and Jhaja. Barking deer and kalij pheasants are seen during dusk and dawn. The best time to visit is from March to October.
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In case you want to avoid hiking the whole way to Kali Tibba to get a good view onto the Himalayas, this viewpoint on the way to Sidh Baba ka Mandir also offers excellent views in case the weather is clear.
A Hindu temple built by Maharaja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh. A saint appeared in his dream and said that this was the place of his meditation that cannot be used for residence or personal purposes after which the construction of the Palace stopped to make the temple of Siddh Baba has its own importance in the heart of Chail’s local residents.
A nice Hindu temple on top of a small mountain of the same name with great views, also of the Himalayas, in case the weather is clear.