Om Hotel

Mcleod Ganj


Friendly, family-run Om, down an outwardly unpromising lane from the main square, has simple but pleasing rooms with good views. Its lovely cafe-terrace catches sunset rays with views over the valley.

No reservations are taken so try to go in the morning for a room.


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1. Chorten

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2. Tsechokling Gompa

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3. Gu-Chu-Sum Movement Gallery

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4. Hope Gallery

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Through a gallery-cafe and film screenings, this organisation tells the tales of individual Tibetan lives as a way to illustrate Tibet's plight.

5. Tsuglagkhang Complex

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6. Kalachakra Temple

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7. Tibet Museum

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8. Tsuglagkhang Main Temple Room

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