EspañolDay 1: In Chandigrah
Day 2: Chandigrah / Shimla
Day 3: In Shimla
Day 4: In Shimla
Day 5: Shimla / Chandigrah
Shimla – The Queen of Hills
Overview
Shimla is one of India’s most popular hill resorts, buzzing with a happy flow of Indian vacationers and full of echoes of its past role as the summer capital of British India. The long, winding main street, the Mall, runs east and west just below the spine of the hill. South of it, the maze-like alleys of the bustling bazaar cascade steeply down to traffic-busy Cart Rd, which has the train station, Old Bus Station and taxi stands.
Traffic is banned from the central part of town, so walking anywhere is pleasant – even when huffing and puffing uphill. A passenger lift provides a quick route between the eastern Mall and Cart Rd. Porters will carry your luggage uphill (about ₹100 from Cart Rd to the Mall) but many double as hotel touts.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Shimla is also the state capital of Himachal Pradesh. This hill station derives its name from “Goddess Shyamla”, an avatar of Goddess Kali. Shimla still retains its colonial charm and ambience that is not found anywhere else in India.
Shimla is one tourist destination that can be visited any time during the year. Summers are warm with cool and pleasant evenings while the winter temperatures can fall below zero and provide the perfect ambience for snuggling in front of a roaring fireplace.
Day 1: In Chandigrah
Leave to explore Chandigarh city, visiting Rock garden, Natural History Museum, Open Hand & the Government Museum & Art Gallery.Overnight in Chandigarh.
Chandigarh is on the edge of the Shiwalik hills, the outermost edge of the Himalayan range Constructed to plan by the French architect, Le Corbusier, it is divided into 47 numbered sectors, separated by broad avenues.
The Government Museum and Art Gallery is one of the most important and impressive multidimensional museums in India. With a collection that predates even the partition of India, the Museum showcases its very rich collection of Gandharan sculptures, Pahari and Rajasthani miniature paintings, as well as a Natural Science Museum, with separate sections for evolution of life, evolution of man and even dinosaurs in India.
The amazing Rock Garden, a creation of an untutored genius called Nek Chand Saini, is laid out with unique sculptures of man, bird and beast created from rock formations, broken glass bangles, bottle tops, old and broken chinaware, coal, human hair, discarded sinks and sanitaryware, cowry shells and all kinds of junk.
Day 2:Chandigrah / Shimla
Drive to Shimla (115 km/ 3.5 hrs) Arrive and check in at the hotel. Take a walk along the Mall road and ridge for a beautiful panoramic view of Shimla. You will also be visiting the Christ Church and the State museum and Library.Overnight in Shimla.
Day 3: In Shimla
Today, leave for a day hike accompanied by a guide. Start your walk from Chotta Shimla to the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies. On this walk past many other structures etc of British Era like the Shimla Club, Hotel The Oberoi Clarkes, Gaiety Theater, The Mall, The Ridge, Gorton Castle now office of The Accountant General, State Museum of Himachal and finally ending the walk at the magnificent Indian Institute of Advanced Studies or the Viceregal Lodge.
Overnight in Shimla
Day 4: In Shimla
Leave for a day hike through Himalayan forests & streams.
The trek starts at Potters Hill. From here, we descend through resplendent Oak and Rhododendron groves to Chadwick Falls, a waterfall trundling over a cliff in the Summer Hill gorge. A level walk from the falls and a stride across a ridge at the village of Sanog starts the sharp descent to the tiny hamlet of Chamoh, an ancient village situated amidst picturesque terraced fields at the beginning of the Glen valley. Here we meet the Glen rivulet and trace it upstream through some enchanting forests and breathtakingly beautiful glades, the silence only being punctuated by the constant chattering of the stream or the calls of the plethora of birdlife found here. The enchanting beauty of Glen entices one to halt and savour a welldeserved picnic hamper accompanied by some delightful bird watching. After lunch and some rest starts the ascent back to the Hotel. A short up hill climb from this “little valley of paradise” connects to the Annandale road ascending to The Cecil where one can be pickedup by vehicle to be driven back to the hotel.
Overnight in Shimla
Day 5: Shimla/ Chandigrah
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the railway station to board toy train to Kalka departing at 1035 hrs. Enjoy the 5 hrs ride through the mountainous route with beautiful views of hills and surrounding villages. Packed lunch will be served inboard.
On your arrival in Kalka at 1610 you will be met at the station and transferred to Chandigarh
Trip Facts
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Duration
5 Days
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Trip Facts
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Duration
5 Days
Trekking Regions
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Annapurna Region
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Everest Region
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Kathmandu Valley
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Langtang Region
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Makalu Region
Destinations
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