Agyaat vaas(10122ft) … 70 km from Shimla….6km from Narkanda….and just 1.5km from famous Hatu peak(10420ft)

"Agyaat Vaas" is registered under the Department of Tourism, the Government of Himachal Pardesh .It was originally formed in 2001 and initially this place was used for school adventure camping holidays . In fact it was on the suggestions and recommendations of our highly satisfied clientele which has prompted us to create a more permanent infrastructure so that our experience, dedication and personnel services may be able to provide you cool and peaceful stay from April till December (as Agyaat Vaas remains snow bound from January to March). Our Himalayan retreat is nestled in an area of land which stands alone at the top of a mountain whose height is 10122ft feet above sea level. Our Himalayan retreat is completely surrounded by government cosseted forestry land, which stretches down to the mountain's base and then further out to flourishing woody mountains laying parallel to Himalayas. Our Himalayan retreat lies on a naturally formed flat terrain.

The location of this Himalayan retreat justifies its name 'Agyaat Vaas'. 'Agyaat Vaas' literally means, a secret place for stay. Our Himalayan retreat is only seen once you enter 'Agyaat vaas'. The Idea of naming this Himalayan retreat as ' Agyaat vaas ' came from famous Hindu epic Mahabharta. There is a legend, which stems from Mahabharta that the Pandvas brothers spent part of their time in exile at Hatu Peak. Having gambled away their fortune and wife , they were cast out from their clan for thirteen years . They also had to remain invisible to Kaurva brothers for one year, the last year of exile , which is known as 'Agyaat vaas' should this condition be broken, they had to spent further thirteen year in exile (apparently they succeeded).

Agyaat Vaas has startling views. Only fifteen hundred meters away, walking through dense primeval forest, there is a 360 degree panoramic view of abundant valleys, with a 180 degree view of the Himalayan snow clad mountains. As 'the crow flies' the glaciers are at a distance of 10km from Agyaat Vaas. From here, eagles and rare vultures scan the view before descending in to the valleys below in search of prey.The only sound is the wind passing through trees, birdsong and silence. The Hatu hills is the last watershed before the glaciers; the water flowing towards the north/west meets the Arabian Sea and from the South/East it flows towards the Ganges and Bay of Bengal. The primeval forest surrounding this Himalayan retreat is mostly comprised of towering Kharu and Rai trees covered in lichen and ferns. There are several open areas of grassland nearby where you can relax and have breathtaking views. All around this Himalayan retreat are ancient boulders arranged like sculptures and you can often see family groups of Langoor monkeys taking a relaxing sunbath on them.

During the time the British occupied India, they used Hatu Peak peak to measure the height of the inner Himalayan ranges. From here you can see the Pir Panjal, Dhaula Dhar & Trans Himalayan ranges. Some of the famous peaks included in these ranges are; Hanuman Tibba, Shiri Khand Mahadev, Kailash & Paravati - primordial glaciers named by Hindus from the time Sanskrit came into being.