The heart of Kasauli, has not been overrun by concrete buildings and mercifully, still has retained vast stretches of rhododendron, pine, Himalayan oak and horse chestnut trees. Its colonial ambience is reinforced by cobbled paths, quaint shops, gabled houses with charming facades and scores of neat little gardens and orchards. Mixed forests of chir-pine, Himalayan oak and huge horse chestnuts surround Kasauli.

The highest point at Kasauli, known as Monkey Point, has been taken over by the Indian Air Force. Monkey Point commands a panoramic view of the hills, valleys and plains below, with the winding Sutlej and, far away, the city of Chandigarh. Its narrow road slither up and down the hillsides and offer some magnificent vistas.

On the eastern side of the town is GPO aka Gandhi Chowk and on the western is the Subash Chowk.

Air: The nearest airports are at Chandigarh (65 km) and Simla (73 km).

Rail: The nearest railhead is at Kalka (37 km), Haryana and 44-km from Solan. Solan is also connected with narrow gauge railway line from Kalka.

Road: Kasauli is 15 km from Dharampur, 37 km from Kalka and 65 km from Chandigarh. Or you could proceed to Kalka and then take a bus, takes about an hour to reach Kasauli.

Kasauli is one of the small towns developed by the British during the 'hey day' of the empire, and reached by a branch road from the Kalka-Shimla road.