Kufri Adventure Park

This place is a rip-off! It also has the potential of being dangerous or causing an accident. From the moment you arrive it is absolute chaos with many men touting for business. We do not speak Hindi so there was also a language barrier. It is not clear what you are getting for your money. The pony ride is about 15 minutes long up a steep, boulder strewn dusty path. There are hundreds of ponies who are not treated well, being constantly whipped (one had a rock thrown at it). 1/2 way up you have to pay a small fee, not sure what for. At the top you pay again and there are no signs to the apple garden, zip line or whatever else you were promised. It is an amateur chaotic shambles of food/souvenir tents. Poor yaks are standing the day long with no food for paid photo opportunities. You can’t even look at the view without having to pay. The apple garden is laughable being down a steep, dusty uneven path. It’s pathetic and in late November there are no leaves or apples on the trees. The zip wire is also here but is only a short distance and isn’t very safe. To go back you to need to ascend the dusty steep path but there are money grabbing drivers who charge the earth to take you back up. Even the temple is shut and fenced off. And given it’s a long drive from Shimla, why bother? It’s a classic case of locals milking what little they have to make a quick buck. Be warned, the descent on the pony is a scary, dangerous event, the man guiding our ponies down was a complete nutter whose only thought was to get down as quickly as possible in order to pick up the next punters. Be warned.