Tuesday 13 February 2018

KASOL " Mini Israel of India"

Kasol is a small village in Himachal Pradesh, near to Kullu. However, it comes in the road from Bhuntur to Manikaran. The town is having excellent view from all sides, with perfect scenic beauty. Visitors get to the unexplored and unnoticed village for many reasons. The foremost of the reasons is the scenic beauty with flora and fauna. The second reason is the perfect beauty of the place with Parvati river flowing sideways. The third reason is the beautiful foods in the location. 

The specialty of the place lies in the trekking routes to various places like Malana, Chalaal, Kheerganga etc. Kasol is abode for the trekkers, backpackers and for those who cannot control their adrenaline rush. The cafés in the area offer you world-class cuisine which will definitely make your mouth water.

Why Kasol for Israelis?
In the last decade, Israel has emerged as a great ally to India and it can be seen in the increasing influx of Indian and Israeli tourists in Israel and India respectively. It is also known that Israeli backpackers live in groups and rarely mix with others.
Meical, a young woman from Israel, says, “Israelis see India as a second home.” “We love India. Israelis have a great fascination for this country, its culture, history and the people.” Let’s have a look at some of prime reasons that attract Israelis to this remote Himalayan village:
· Internet cafes and body piercing parlors
· Reggae bars and cheap rentals
· Western-style restaurants
· Israeli flags spotted near Kasol
· Hebrew is spoken in internet cafes
· India is a haven for hippies
· Indian’s hospitality toward foreign tourists
· Higher exchange rate against Indian currency
· Hospitality, beautiful environs, and wild charas (hand-made hashish)
· All signages in Hindi and Hebrew
· A room to stay there for just INR 500 per day...
· Presence of virtual Jewish settlements


Kasol new destination for party freaks and animals
Villagers claim that Israelis are also drawn to Himachal due to the easy supply of narcotics. While the police are not exposing anything on the issue, yet there were some crackdowns on Kasol Himachal Pradesh rave parties at Kasol occasionally. The connection between Manali and Goa has come to light a number of times. Records of Israeli, Russian, Italian, Japanese and Nigerian tourists show that many of them first reach Goa and then plan their trip to Delhi, Manali and Dharamsala.


No Indian allowed in hippieland on Himachal soil
Kasol village in Himachal Pradesh is always dotted with Israeli tourists. When you reach this village, you will find a different ambiance and it will make you feel like an Israeli village, as most of them speak only in the Hebrew language. The Indian men are banned from the village. If any men from outside occasionally dropped in, villagers won’t give them shelter.
The locals said the ban on Indian men is due to rampant eve-teasing of tourists living there. That is why the Israeli tourists, mainly women, are very fond of the place, they said. The Israelis believe that their fellow nationals discovered the village some 10 decades ago. Consequently, there is no food for Indians in Israel café in Kasol.

Malana village in kasol is  known oldest democratic place of the world. Even famous celebrity Bob Marley has visited this village just because lots of Cannabis is grown there.Kasol is also home to a large population of Israelis. According to locals, the town is a hot spot for a lot of young people who finish their compulsory military service in Israel and then escape to the Parvati Valley. After receiving a mandatory military training, which is hard and exhausting, in their country, they like to visit this village for a well-deserved vacation.

KASOL " Mini Israel of India"

Kasol is a small village in Himachal Pradesh, near to Kullu . However, it comes in the road from Bhuntur to Manikaran. The town is havin...