Fagu is a small village on the highway about 20 km from Shimla, just beyond Kufri, at around 2,500 metres. Where Kufri is busy, Fagu is calm: potato fields, apple orchards and forest spill down the slopes, and the views across the valleys to distant snow peaks are wide.
Fagu is best known to Indian families as a quieter base for snow in winter, and to cyclists and walkers as a stop on the old Hindustan–Tibet road. There is a handful of hotels, government rest houses and homestays.
Top things to do at Fagu
Watch sunrise over the valleys
Fagu faces wide open valleys; stay the night and you get morning views without the Kufri crowds.
Walk the orchard lanes
Minor roads and paths wind through fields and orchards — ask your hotel for a loop.
Continue towards Theog and Narkanda
Fagu is a natural stop on the way to Narkanda and the road into Kinnaur.
How to get to Fagu
- By taxi or bus: about 45 minutes to an hour from Shimla on the highway east through Kufri.
Insider tips
- In heavy snow the highway beyond Kufri can close for a day or more.
- Facilities are limited — carry cash for small shops, although UPI is increasingly common.
Best tours & tickets for Fagu
These experiences are the easiest way to see Fagu with a guide and transport sorted:
Private day tour from US$62 Shimla: Experience the Best of Shimla with a Local Guide
A flexible private day that goes deeper than the headline sights — the lanes below the Mall, stories of the Raj and of the hill people who were here long before it, and a taste of local food. Every review so far is five stars.
- A private full day with a Shimla-born guide and car
- The Ridge, Mall Road, Christ Church and the old bazaars
- Local folklore, colonial stories and Himachali snacks along the way
Multi-day adventure tour from US$660 From Delhi: 9-Day Kinnaur and Spiti Valley Tour with Meals
The great road journey that starts where most Shimla visits end: east along the Sutlej through Kinnaur’s apple villages and up into the moonscape of Spiti. Meals included; best from late spring to early autumn.
- The Hindustan–Tibet road beyond Shimla and Narkanda
- Sangla, Chitkul, Kalpa and the high desert of Spiti
- Ancient monasteries and remote Himalayan villages
