Why visit Mcleodganj
Townapedia lists 17 museums and landmarks, 251 places to eat, 178 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hope Gallery Stories Of Tibetans and Tibet Museum.
Weather in Mcleodganj
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About Mcleodganj
McLeod Ganj or McLeodganj (pronounced ) is a suburb of Dharamshala town, in the Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is known as "Little Lhasa" as the Tibetan government-in-exile is headquartered there, and the region has a significant population of Tibetans.
From the Wikipedia article McLeod Ganj (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Mcleodganj on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks17
The Tibet Museum
Museum · 0.8 km
Photo Exhibtion on Tibetan freedom strugle
Tushita Road
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5 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes251
Raku's place
Restaurant · International · 0.9 km
314 Upper Bhagsunag,near Vaishno temple
Mo-Su 08:00-23:00
Bodhi Greens
Restaurant · Pizza, Coffee Shop, Cake, Sandwich, Noodle, Salad, Soup, Sushi · 1.0 km
Dharamkot - Haini Road, Dharamshala
Mo-Su 08:30-21:45
Four Seasons Cafe
Restaurant · Indian, Italian, International, Coffee Shop, Pasta, Local, Regional, Tea, Cake
405 Jogiwara Road
Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
Tego Bubble Tea shop
Cafe · Bubble Tea, American, Asian
Bhagsu Road, Dharmsala, Macleod Ganj
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
Moonpeak Espresso
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Sandwich
Shop 4 Temple Road, Mcleodganj, Dharamshala
07:00-21:00
Organic Thali Dhaba & Cafe
Restaurant · Chicken, Asian, Italian, Mexican, Coffee Shop, Curry, Local, Deli, Tea, Japanese, Cake, Pasta, Breakfast, International, Indian, Arab · 0.9 km
Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
Rains Coffee House
Cafe · Bagel, Cake, Coffee Shop · 1.4 km
Mo-Su 09:00-19:00
239 more on the map.
Where to stay178
Aum (Glenmoor) cottage
Motel and hotel · 0.7 km
Glenmoor Cottages (also known as Aum Cottages) are situated at an altitude of about 6,300 feet above sea level in Upper Dharamshala,...
Above Mall Road, upper Dharamashala, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA 176219
Mo-Su 07:00-22:00
The Bunker
Motel and hotel · 1.4 km
Bhagsu to Gallu Devi Temple Road, (Near Heena Cafe), village Dharamkot
Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
Nomadic Inn
Motel and hotel · 0.9 km
Bhagsu nag to Gallu devi road, Upper Bhagsu Nag, Dharamshala
Open in Google Maps · +918091229679; 8894445007; 01892-293775
The VOID - Dharamkot
Motel and hotel · 0.8 km
2226 Bhagsu nag to Gallu devi road, Upper Bhagsunag, Dharamshala
Utopia
Motel and hotel · 1.2 km
Utopia, Macleodganj Dharamshala
24/7
166 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship34
Shopping17
Schools, colleges and libraries16
Healthcare15
Map of Mcleodganj
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Kangra Airport, Gaggal (DHM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- Dharamsala 2 km south, about 2 min by car
- Yol Cantonment 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Yol 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Nagrota Bagwān 15 km south, about 15 min by car
- Kangra 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- Daulatpur 21 km south, about 21 min by car
- Pālampur 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Kotla 27 km west, about 27 min by car
- Nagrota 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Mandi 82 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Main Street Temple - McLeod Ganj - Himachal Pradesh - India (26207379983), Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
- McLeodganj at dusk, public.resource.org, CC BY 2.0
- Sasha India, Drungtso (Tibetan Doctor) on Jogiwara road (McLeodGanj), Sasha India, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stjohnswilderness, Lewesian1982 ( talk ), Public domain
- Lama Dance, Dharamsala, India, John Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Namgyal Monastery India Himachal Pradesh Mc Leod Ganj, (in search for a new country of residence), CC BY-SA 2.0
- McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176219, India - panoramio (10), Seiji Kobayashi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176219, India - panoramio (8), Seiji Kobayashi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Triund, McLeod Ganj (8748091426), Aleksandr Zykov from Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kalachakra temple, Paras manjhi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Korean lunch in McLeod Ganj (8746963267), Aleksandr Zykov from Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Birte Fritsch McLeod Ganj (96), Birte Fritsch, CC BY 2.0
- MacLeod Ganj Busstop, Sitikantha kheti, CC BY 3.0
- Man Bartlett rickshaws in McLeod Ganj, Man Bartlett, CC BY 2.0
- Beauty of Himachal Pradesh, Singhnaman007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- First Tibetan Wiki Editathon and Proofreadathon Mcleod (5), First Tibetan Wiki Editathon and Proofreadathon, CC0
- McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176219, India - panoramio (11), Seiji Kobayashi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176219, India - panoramio (7), Seiji Kobayashi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tony Tarry The Tibetan Temple - Dharamsala, Tony Tarry, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tony Tarry Ascetic Buddha Dharamsala, Tony Tarry, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tony Tarry Moon Peak, Tony Tarry, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tony Tarry The Surya Resort hotel, Tony Tarry, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Steam-momos, Rishu.verkey, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tandoori-momos, Rishu.verkey, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Man Bartlett statue in McLeod Ganj, Man Bartlett, CC BY 2.0
- McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176219, India - panoramio (2), Seiji Kobayashi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dialogcentret billedarkiv McLeod Ganj 1986, Dialogcentret billedarkiv, CC BY 2.0
- Sriharsha, Bhagsu road, McLeod Ganj, Sriharsha, CC BY-SA 2.0
- DalaiLamaTemple, Gk143, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Man Bartlett McLeod Ganj Scenery, Man Bartlett, CC BY 2.0
- Derek Blackadder India 2005 (26070004), Derek Blackadder, CC BY-SA 2.0
- McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176219, India - panoramio (5), Seiji Kobayashi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- McLeod Ganj 26300005 (2949012719), Derek Blackadder from Cobourg, ON, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
- InOutPeaceProject, Hippies on Rooftop Restaurant, McLeod Ganj, InOutPeaceProject, CC BY-SA 4.0
- McLeod Ganj 26300008 (2949867420), Derek Blackadder from Cobourg, ON, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Man Bartlett Window on Main street, Man Bartlett, CC BY 2.0
- McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176219, India - panoramio (1), Seiji Kobayashi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Black-throated Tit (Aegithalos concinnus), Kingshuk Mondal, CC BY 4.0
- Michael Scalet, Jogiwara Road, McLeod Ganj, Michael Scalet, CC BY-SA 2.0
- From the rootop looking north in McLeod Gang above Jogiwara, JarrahTree, CC BY 2.5 au
- Tibet Museum (Dharamsala), Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bhagsu Waterfall, Mcleodganj, Himachal Pradesh, Bana1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Magic View, Javeshmonga, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration 01, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0
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