Tagged “Deer Park Institute”

2 posts tagged with “Deer Park Institute”

Destination Guides·29 min read

Bir Billing Paragliding 2026: Cost, Safety, Solo Course, Beyond

An honest 2026 Bir-Billing guide: Rs 3,000 tandem floor, the safety reality after the December 2025 death of pilot Mohan Singh, the P1+P2 course at Rs 25,000-27,000, and why the village deserves three days not one.

Rajesh Thakur·5/11/2026

Destination Guides·21 min read

Things to Do in Bir Beyond Paragliding: Tibetan Monasteries, Trails, and the Andretta Side-Trip

Bir is a refugee village before it is anything else. The Tibetan colony, four working monasteries, Pahadee Coffee Roasters, the Andretta pottery side trip, the Kangra Valley Railway, and seventeen catalogued trails out of one valley. By a Kullu local who has watched Bir quietly become the most interesting non-paragliding stop in lower Himachal.

Rajesh Thakur·4/29/2026