The distance between Kasol and Dharamkot is approximately 210 kilometers but both are equally popular tourist spots for people coming to India from Israel. Kasol is popularly known as ‘Mini Israel’, and Dharamkot is famously known as ‘Tel Aviv of the Hills’. Both are beautiful places that feel like heaven on earth.
Why are Dharamkot and Kasol famous among visitors from Israel?
India is a popular destination among Israeli travelers and yerly more than 80,000 tourists come to India. The maximum number of tourists from Israel are youths who have finished the compulsory military service of 2 to 3 years. They like the undisturbed surrounding of Dharamkot and Kasol and they like to chill after years of military regulations.
The pure beauty of Himachal makes it their favoured choice and it is even one of the most budget friendly place due to the exchange rate. Visitors from Israel can live for months in these villages without bothering about the budget. Many of them visit Dharamkot for meditation, wellness centres and yoga retreats. Chabad House in Kasol provides them a home away from home where they assemble in the evenings.
How Dharamkot And Kasol Have Adopted For Tourists?
Both the locations have been preferred by visitors from Israel for the past 30 years. But they hardly ever mix with the locals and love to stay with their people. Many locals can talk in Hebrew to connect with visitors. Cab drivers, shop owners and hotel employees can talk in Hebrew.
Cafes have menus in Hebrew and even food joints serve Israeli food like Falafel, Hummus, Borek, etc. Signboards in Hebrew are usually seen in Dharamkot and Kasol to make tourists feel at home. The economy of both the places depends on travelers from Israel.
Dharamkot and Kasol are lovely spots liked by visitors from Israel. Many localites have changed their homes into open cafes or lodgings. The figure of visitors from Israel is going up every year and nature has filled the gap between Israel and the Himalayas.
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