Rupin River View Hotel

Himachal Pradesh


Halfway between Sangla and Chitkul, the Rupin View makes an ideal meal stop if you've got your own wheels, less for the fairly standard food than for the very fine views across the valley to snow-dappled rocky peaks. It's at Rakchham, whose beautifully carved, traditional wooden temple (rebuilt 2006) is just a two-minute stroll from the hotel.

If you decide to stay, the acceptable rooms (around ₹2000) are a little nicer than the dreary corridors might suggest and come with mini-balconies with lovely views.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Himachal Pradesh attractions

1. Mohatmin Mandir

5.61 MILES

Dedicated to the local god Mathi, Mohatmin Mandir temple has some excellent old and new carvings in wood and stone.

2. Nag Temple

5.75 MILES

This fascinating complex in Sangla's old, lower town combines half a dozen stone and carved-wood sub-temples from very varying eras, all topped with…

3. Kamru Fort

6.42 MILES

Clinging to a rocky spur 2km north of Sangla, Kamru village was the original capital of the kingdom of Bushahr. The old Kamru Fort, a 329-step climb up…

4. Narayan-Nagini Temple

11.34 MILES

This typical collection of Kinnauri-style temple buldings lies behind Kalpa Fort. It's primarily dedicated to Durga, with naïve sculptures of tigers (one…

5. Kalpa Fort

11.35 MILES

Creating a strong visual icon for central Kalpa, this striking 2014 tower-style temple-fort is a reconstruction of an 1869 edifice that fell down in the…

6. Lochawa La-Khang

11.4 MILES

Adding a little unsophisticated colour to old Kalpa's central temple group, this Buddhist shrine has a prominent chorten (stupa) in its forecourt.

7. Kinnaur Kalachakra Celestial Palace

11.83 MILES

Kinnaur Kalachakra Celestial Palace, a monastic structure in peaceful, prayer-flag-strewn gardens, was built for the Dalai Lama's 1992 visit. From the…

8. Chandika Devi Temple

11.9 MILES

An interesting, much-venerated old temple dedicated to the Kinnauri protector goddess Chandika stands in Kothi village. The taller of its two peaked wood…