Private room
Dharamkot 07
Balcony room above the valley
- 49 Mbps wifi
- Max 2 people
- Power backup
- Balcony
₹25,000/month₹7,000 /week
Himachal Pradesh · Dharamkot
Homestays in Dharamkot, by the week or the month
Dharamkot hangs above McLeod Ganj with the Dhauladhar in your face and a long-settled crowd of people who came for a week and stayed a season. You climb a steep hill for groceries, and the last stretch to most doors is on foot.
Tell us your dates- Fiber in coworking spaces and many homes, patchier when it rains
- About ₹30,000 to ₹40,000 for a comfortable month
- Best from March to early June, and October to November
- Tushita, a Vipassana centre and the Triund trail are all in the village
Homes and rooms in Dharamkot
Private room
Dharamkot 01
Balcony room with ridge views
- 91 Mbps wifi
- Max 2 people
- Power backup
- Balcony
₹32,000/month₹9,000 /week
Entire home
Dharamkot 10
Home with a balcony over wooded hills, Bhagsu
- 90 Mbps wifi
- Max 2 people
- Power backup
- Balcony
₹32,000/month₹9,000 /week
Private room
Dharamkot 09
Room with a curved balcony in the pines, Satobari
- 43 Mbps wifi
- Max 2 people
- Power backup
- Balcony
₹18,000/month₹5,000 /week
Private room
Dharamkot 08
Room with a desk and a hillside balcony, Bhagsu
- 78 Mbps wifi
- Max 2 people
- Work desk
- Balcony
₹22,000/month₹6,000 /week
Private room
Dharamkot 05
Room with a rooftop terrace
- 74 Mbps wifi
- Max 2 people
- Power backup
- Balcony
₹25,000/month₹7,000 /week
Private room
Dharamkot 02
Room with a window desk and a kitchen
- 94 Mbps wifi
- Max 2 people
- Power backup
- Work desk
₹30,000/month₹8,500 /week
Private room
Dharamkot 06
Snow-view room with a balcony, Naddi
- 88 Mbps wifi
- Max 2 people
- Power backup
- Balcony
₹35,000/month₹10,000 /week
Private room
Dharamkot 04
Cabin room among the trees
- 150 Mbps wifi
- Max 2 people
- Power backup
₹60,000/month₹16,000 /week
Entire home
Dharamkot 03
Slate-roofed garden cottage, Kareri
- 64 Mbps wifi
- Max 2 people
- Garden
₹36,000/month₹10,000 /week
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Where to stay in Dharamkot
Upper Dharamkot
Up past the end of the road, toward the Gallu Devi temple where the Triund trail starts. The best views and the deepest quiet, and where most long-stayers end up. Every bag goes up on foot along narrow, steep paths, so pack light.
Lower Dharamkot
Closer to the road from McLeod Ganj, so a taxi can get you near the door and a suitcase isn't an ordeal. Rooms cost a little less and the walk to town is shorter. You give up some of the quiet and some of the view.
Upper Bhagsu
A 15-minute walk down from Dharamkot, above the Bhagsu waterfall. More cafes than Dharamkot and far calmer than McLeod Ganj, which suits people who find the village too remote. Skip Lower Bhagsu below the falls, which is built up and busy.
Dharamkot at a glance
Checked October 2026
- A month
- ₹30k to ₹40k
- One person living comfortably. Cooking in a basic room costs about half.
- Internet
- Fiber
- In coworking spaces and many homes. Ask for a speed test from that week and keep a hotspot charged.
- To McLeod Ganj
- 2 km
- Downhill there and uphill back. The village has a small pharmacy and a few shops, but no ATM or bus.
- Best months
- Mar to Jun, Oct to Nov
- July and August bring the heaviest rain. September is still wet.
- Getting in
- 12 to 13 hrs
- The overnight bus from Delhi, then a taxi or auto up the hill.
- Nearest hospital
- Delek
- A 24-hour emergency ward near Gangchen Kyishong. The Zonal Hospital is down in Dharamshala.
Planning a stay in Dharamkot
All Dharamkot guidesHow to reach
Dharamkot has no local bus and no station, so every route finishes with a taxi or auto from McLeod Ganj. From Delhi that means an overnight coach of 12 to 13 hours, or a flight into Gaggal on the Delhi, Shimla and Chandigarh routes. The Skyway ropeway covers the 1.8 km from Dharamshala bus stand to McLeod Ganj in about 5 minutes but stops there. The 2 km road above has been in poor repair since about 2024, and past the road head the lanes are footpaths, so ask your host where a car can stop.
How to reach Dharamkot from Delhi by bus, train or flightWhere to stay
Dharamkot is a village on one road, and the choice is how far you carry your bags. Lower Dharamkot and the main village sit near the road head, with the cafes, a pharmacy and a coworking space. Upper Dharamkot, Heini and Gallu are quieter and reached only on footpaths. Upper Bhagsu is a short walk down the far side. The guide also sets the village against McLeod Ganj, names the colivings and hostels and where they really are, and lists what to ask a host about heating, water, backup power and internet before you book.
Where to stay in Dharamkot: the best areasThings to do
Dharamkot is a village of footpaths above McLeod Ganj, so this guide is ordered by how far you walk. In the village you have Tushita's drop-in sits and 10-day courses, free Vipassana, Iyengar yoga and the climb to Gallu Devi. Bhagsu's waterfall, the Naddi viewpoint and the Dalai Lama's temple with its Kora lie a walk or a 10-minute taxi away, and Norbulingka and Kangra Fort are day trips. Each entry gives its cost and hours. You also get course dates to the end of 2026, how to register for a teaching, and what shuts in winter.
Things to do in Dharamkot, from Tushita to the Dalai Lama's templeTreks
Every trek from Dharamkot starts on foot, and the one most people mean is Triund, which begins at the Gallu Devi temple at the top of the village. This guide gives its distance, climb and times, the registration you now complete at the Gallu check post, the fees, the tent limits, and what to do about the winter orders and the monsoon. It then covers Snowline, Lahesh Cave, Indrahar Pass and Kareri Lake, and four walks of a few hours: the Bhagsu waterfall, Gallu waterfall, Naddi and Guna Devi.
Treks in Dharamkot: Triund, Indrahar Pass, Kareri Lake and short walksFood and cafes
Dharamkot's cafes mix Tibetan, Israeli and Italian menus, and most ask ₹200 to ₹600 a head. This guide sorts them by the village lanes, Upper Dharamkot, Upper Bhagsu and the handful of McLeod Ganj places long-stayers go down for, with the closing time of each. It also explains Kangri dham and where to eat it, what to check before you open a laptop in a cafe, what the small shops and the one pharmacy cover, and the shop and bar hours for alcohol under the 2026 to 2027 state policy.
Cafes in Dharamkot: food, prices and where to workBest time to visit
Dharamkot is easiest in October, November and from March to early June, and hardest from July to September, when the village road is in poor repair and landslides have cut the roads below it. The page has a twelve-row table and a section for each season. It covers the dates that change a stay: the film festival from 29 October, Losar on 7 February 2027, cricket in May and the autumn weekends when hotels fill. It also covers Triund's winter orders, Tushita's closure in December and January, and what rain, cold and power cuts mean for working from a room.
Best time to visit Dharamkot for work, courses, treks and winterCost of living
Plan on ₹30,000 to ₹40,000 for a month with your own furnished room, cafe lunches, a coworking desk and a few yoga classes. Cook most meals in a basic room and it can drop to about ₹16,000. Take a top-end flat, eat out daily and lease a scooter, and it climbs to about ₹66,000. The guide builds each budget line by line, prices a cafe meal, and lists the costs people forget: winter heating, backup power, cash from McLeod Ganj and the auto fare up the hill.
Cost of living in Dharamkot: a month for one personHow we check every home
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Living and working in Dharamkot
What we'd tell a friend before they book. Last checked on the ground in October 2026.
How good is the wifi in Dharamkot?
Fiber reaches the coworking spaces and a good share of the homes here, mostly on BSNL Bharat Fibre and Airtel Xstream. Speeds differ from one house to the next, and rain makes the connection patchier up in the village. Ask your host for a speed test from that week, taken on the line you'll be using, and keep a second SIM charged as a hotspot.
What is Dharamkot like to live in?
The top of the village sits at about 2,100 metres on the crest above McLeod Ganj, with the Triund trail starting at the top of town. Sixty years of Tibetan Buddhist life, the Dalai Lama's temple below, waterfalls and the Kora circuit give it a texture no other Indian hill town has.
How safe is Dharamkot?
Dharamkot has hosted long-stay travellers for decades, and the cafes on the main lane stay open until about 11 at night. The gaps are practical ones: one small pharmacy and no clinic in the village, so anything beyond the basics means a walk down to McLeod Ganj, and anything urgent means Delek Hospital's 24-hour emergency ward further down the hill.
Should you live in Dharamkot or McLeod Ganj?
Dharamkot, for most working stays. The village up the hill has the quiet, the pine forest and the Dhauladhar filling every window. McLeod Ganj below has the Dalai Lama’s temple, the momos, the pharmacies and the noise. Most remote workers sleep in Dharamkot and treat McLeod Ganj as their high street, a 25 to 40 minute walk that is lovely going down and a workout coming back.
Taxis and autos cover the 2 km between the two in about ten minutes, on a road that has been in poor repair since about 2024. They thin out late in the evening and then you’re walking, so pick where you sleep with your evenings in mind.
What does a working week in Dharamkot look like?
What sets this place apart is the crowd. Few places in Himachal have a community of working travellers this established, which means coworking desks, event boards, open mic nights, bonfires, and people keeping the same odd hours you do.
A typical week runs on calls from your room or a coworking desk up here, with one or two afternoons down in McLeod Ganj for errands and a cafe session. Not every cafe holds up for a long meeting, though. Speeds that are fine for browsing can drop mid-call, so save the big calls for the desk you’ve tested.
How do you find a room in Dharamkot for a month?
This is the one errand the internet can’t do for you. Beyond NomadGao in the village, and Zostel and The Void’s coliving over in Bhagsu, most long-term rooms trade through local WhatsApp groups or a knock on the door. That gap is a big part of why we list homes and rooms here by the week or the month.
What can you do on a day off in Dharamkot?
Walk to Triund. You register at the Gallu Devi temple at the top of the village, and the climb takes two and a half to four hours to a ridge at about 2,850 metres, right at the foot of the Dhauladhar. You can camp at the top, but tents are capped at 20 a night, so sort that out early.
For a shorter day, walk down to the Bhagsu waterfall, or catch the sunset from Naddi. Tushita, the Buddhist meditation centre in the village, has a library and regular talks, and it’s the quietest place around to spend a morning.
Questions about Dharamkot
Is NomadGao worth it for a long stay?
It's the established coliving in the village, with coworking, power backup and community events. They don't post monthly rates, so ask them directly before you trust any figure you've read online.
Can I do a Vipassana course while I'm here?
Dhamma Sikhara runs courses right beside the village. They're silent retreats with no phone or laptop, so plan one as leave from work, not a side activity, and book early because they fill up.
Is Triund open during the monsoon?
Usually, but the trail is slippery in July and August and forest staff can turn you back in heavy rain. Winter is stricter, with police permission required in recent years. In the good months it's about three hours up from the Gallu Devi temple, where you register.
Can I work from Dharamkot in winter?
Yes, with proper gear. The village is at 2,100 metres, so it's colder than the town below. Ask whether your room has a heater and what the backup runs before you book.
Is Dharamkot a good first long stay in the mountains?
We think so, if you're fine with slopes. The crowd makes it easy to find people on your schedule, and if the village doesn't suit you, McLeod Ganj and lower Dharamshala are close enough to move without changing towns.
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