McLeodganj · Himachal Pradesh
Stay on the circle.
Kora House sits directly on the Lingkhor — the pilgrim's path that circles the Dalai Lama's temple in McLeodganj. Most guesthouses are a walk from it. This one is built into it.
Every morning in McLeodganj, before the market wakes up, a quiet procession begins around the Tsuglagkhang complex — monks, elders, travellers, all moving the same clockwise circle. Kora House stands on that circle, on Buddha House Road, with the Dhauladhar range on one side and the temple's prayer flags on the other.
You don't have to walk far to join it. You just have to step outside.
The balcony
Where everyone ends up
The house opens onto the valley from one long shared balcony. It catches the mist coming off the Kangra valley in the morning and the last of the light at the end of the day.
Most guests tell the hosts the same thing within a few minutes of arriving: what they want is to sit out here with a chai and watch the sun go down behind the mountains.
Pictured is the view over McLeodganj toward the Dhauladhar range. Photographs of the balcony itself are coming from the hosts.
On the path, not near it
The Lingkhor runs past the door. Guests here are already on the circuit before they've decided to walk it.
Six rooms, run by hosts
Rohitash and Ashish point guests around the town and stay reachable on WhatsApp for the whole stay. There is no front desk.
Quiet, and close enough
Far enough from Jogiwara Road that you hear wind and flags at night. Close enough that dinner is never a production.
McLeodganj & nearby
The valley the house sits above
The temple complex about five hundred metres down the road, the forest paths to Bhagsu and Dharamkot, and the ridge up to Triund — all of it on foot from the front steps.
Where to stay
Six rooms
Each named for a stop on the walk outside rather than a room tier. Two have their own kitchenette, and there is a common kitchen, a sitting room and the balcony for everyone.
Come around the circle.
Rooms are limited — six, by design, not six because that's all we could fit. Get in touch and we'll help you find the right one for your stay.
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