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Day 1: Delhi – Chandigarh
(250kms/ 6hr)
Pickup from Delhi Railway station / Airport, drive to Chandigarh. Check in
Hotel. After noon visit to Rock garden and other sightseeing spot. Overnight
stay at Hotel
Day 2: Chandigarh – Dalhousie
(318 kms/8hr)
After Breakfast, drive to Dalhousie. Check in Hotel. Dalhousie was established
in 1854 by the British Governor General Lord Dalhousie. Built around five hills
Dalhousie is clothed in stately groves of deodar and oak. Its marvelous forests
trails overlook vistas of wooded hills, waterfalls, spring and rivulets.
Dalhousie still has a touch of the “Raj” and its colonial style
building and houses bring back the flavors of an earlier era. Overnight stay at
Hotel.
Day 3: Dalhousie – Chamba –
Khajjiar – Dalhousie (52kms each side)
From here we proceed to Chamba enroute visiting Khajjair. Located at the center
of the sloping meadows is a small bog like pond into which water from the
surrounding meadows and forests drains. Khajjiar was probably a glacial bowl
formed during the last Himalayan ice age and left with a lake that gradually
withered away. Khajjiar is part of the notified Kalatop – Khajjiar sanctuary.
The Monal Pheasant, a bird which was fairly common till recent times has become
relatively difficult to spot nowadays. Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 4: Dalhousie – Dharamshala
(150kms / 5 hrs)
After breakfast drive to Dharamshala. Mcleodganj is a famous little town of
Dharamshala also known as “Little Tibet” H. H. The Dalai Lama
resides here. At the start of Mcleodganj is a small bazaar filled with variety
of Tibetan handicrafts and artifacts. At the end of the spur lies the Namgyal
Monastery. The external wall is surrounded by rows of prayes wheels. With in the
monastery are large idols of Buddha. A valokteshwara and Padamsambhava and walls
lined with Thankas. Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 5: Dharamshala
Day at leisure Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 6: Dharamshala – Manali
(235kms/7hr)
After breakfast drive to Manali. Check in Hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 7: Manali (Half day local
sightseeing) Manali hills
After breakfast you may take a walking tour of Manali, visiting the 450 years
old temple dedicated to Hadimba Devi, which has some excellent woodcarving. You
also visit the Vashisht Bath, Jagat Sukh Tibetan Monastery and the handicraft
center. The rest of the day at leisure OR walk to the nearby picturesque village
of Vashisht known for its hot sulphur springs.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 8: Manali (Half day local
sightseeing)
This morning you visit the Solang Valley and the not to be missed Rohtang Pass,
51 km from Manali at an altitude of 3978 meters (Subject to weather conditions).
Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 09: Manali – Shimla (270kms
/ 8 hr)
After breakfast drive to Shimla. Check in Hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 10: Shimla
Full day local sight i.e. Kufri, Fagu, Naldhera, Mashobra and back Shimla.
Overnight stay at Hotel
Day 11: Shimla - Delhi (370kms /
8 hr)
After breakfast back to Delhi. On Delhi Drop Railway Station / Airport.
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