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Pong Dam Wetland & Ransar Island

Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

A Ramsar reservoir where a hundred thousand winter birds — bar-headed geese to pelicans — raft on the drowned Beas, with island camps and water sports.

Why visit: North India's biggest waterbird gathering outside Bharatpur.

Things to do

›Goose rafts at dawn
›Ransar island
›Bathu ki Ladi temples
›Water-sports centre

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Travel Information

Best time

Nov–Mar

Entry fee

Free–permits for islands

Est. budget

₹500–2,000

Duration

Full day

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12.7 km

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Bathu Ki Ladi Temples

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