Cost @ 47000 /- for deluxe package

 Delhi – manali – Shimla – dharmshala – dalhousie – delhi.

Delhi – Manali – Delhi VOLVO Package for 8 nights and 9 days With Sight seeing by individual alto car.

Valid from 1st April 2012 to 31March 2013

Min. Stay- 8 Nights / 9 Days

1st day- On arrival in Delhi Volvo bus stand catch the Volvo bus and drive to Manali full night journey.

2nd day –Manali Local sight seeing- pick up from bus stand to hotel & afternoon 3 HRS L.S.S. of manali Visit the 450 years old Hidimba devi Temple built in the tranquil and serene woods, the oldest temple in Manali, Tibetean monastery, Vasisth village, known for its hot Sulpher springs Night stay in Manali.

 3rd day - Manali Rohtang / snow point-Early Morning proceed for full day tour of Rohtang Pass – The majesty of the mountains and the glaciers can be seen at their best After enjoying this snowy heaven. Take a sledge ride down the slopes & try luck by climbing the little snow hills. On descenting to Manali, halt at the Rahalla falls. The Magnificent views and natural beauty are a never-ending source of delight. Also halt at Marhi, Ralha falls, Nehru Kund. Night stay in Manali.

4th day- Manali – Kullu – Manikaran

After Breakfast drive to Kullu and Manikaran enjoy Rafting and Kullu Market. Evening free to stroll in the shopping place of Manali Mall. Overnight at hotel

5th day / drive to shimla—— after check in free for mall road.

 6th day-Shimla – Kufri – Shimla

After breakfast drive to Kufri .Enjoy ur day out there and in the evening back to Shimla.Evening free to explore Ridge and famous Mall of Shimla.Dinner and overnight stay in the hotel.

7th day- Shimla-Dharamshala (260 km)

After breakfast check out from the Hotel & drive to (6-7 hrs) Dharamshala. Arrive & transfer to hotel.Evening free to explore the local market. Night stay and dinner in Dharamshala hotel.

8th day- Dharamshala-Dalhousie

Morning after breakfast, drive to Dalhousie (4 hrs), situated at 2039 mts in the outer slopes of the Dhaula Dhar range wit its natural beauty and natural surroundings. Arrive & transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure to explore the market. Dinner and Night stay in Dalhousie.

9th day - Dalhousie- Khajjiar- Dalhousie    

Morning drive to Khajjiar, one of the most scenic saucer shaped Plateau and is surrounded by dense pine and deodar forests, its beauty has further been enhanced by a small lake in the center with a floating island and 9-hole golf course here are the other interesting places to cover. Return to Dalhousie Hotel.Dinner and Night stay in Dalhousie.

10th day - Dalhousie – Dharamsala-Delhi (480 km)
Morning after breakfast check out & back to dharamsala & evening time by Volvo back to  Delhi (12-14 hrs).

                                                                                                        Journey ends with sweet Memory.

Valid from 1st April 2012 to 31March 2013
Min. Stay: 3 Nights / 4 Days

Package Includes
• Welcome Drink On arrival
• Free unlimited Usage Of Wi-Fi
• MAP meal Plan : 3 Bed Tea + 3 Breakfast + 3 Dinner
• Flower bed Decoration (once during stay in Honeymoon Package only)
• Free Discotheque entry (Honeymoon package only)
• Bus ticket for couple in A.C Volvo Bus From Delhi -Manali -Delhi
• Sight seeing on sharing basis: Snow Point, Kullu, Manikaran, Manali local sight seeing.
• Free Pick and Drop from Bus stand to Hotel. (on arrival & departure)
• Daily Hot Kesar Badam Milk for couple. (on demand only)
Day 01: Delhi – Manali On arrival in Manali check in at hotel by pickup from our representative from bus stand, Afternoon half day city tour visiting Hadimba Devi Temple,Siyali Mahadev temple, Vashisht hot water spring and Tibetan Monastery.Afternoon free to explore the Shopping malls of Manali. Dinner & Overnight at hotel.
Day 02: Arrive Manali – Excursion to Snow Point – Manali After Breakfast at hotel.Today full day excursion to Snow Point / Rohtang Pass (Upto Snow Line in case Rohtang is closed due to snow fall). Dinner & Overnight at hotel.
Day 03: Manali After Breakfast Morning excursion to KULLU AND MANIKARAN enjoy Rafting and Kullu market. Return to Manali to explore the town on your own. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04: Manali – Delhi ( 580kms) After breakfast check out & Free to market and evening travel by overnight AC Volvo from Manali to Delhi.
Tours ends with Sweet memory……….
Excludes: Personal expenses Train/Air fare Service tax Guide Entry charges

Approach
Rail: Nearest convenient rail head are at Chandigarh and Pathankot. Manali can be reached from road from these stations.

Road: Manali is well connected by road with Delhi, Ambala, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Haridwar, Shimla, Dharamsala and Chamba/Dalhousie. Regular buses ply between these stations. It is connected with Leh during July to October.

Distances from Manali

With all its intricacies, history seems to have been the mortar for every brick and stone that has built Shimla. As the summer capital of British India for well over a century it was the seat of one of the most powerful governments in the world. From its cedar-shaded heights, one fifth of the human race was ruled and the decisions made those decades ago affect our lives to the present day.

The town of Shimla rose in the nineteenth century when the Gurkha Wars came to an end in 1815-16 and the victorious British decided to retain certain pockets as military outposts and sanitaria. In 1822 the most rigorous of dandies and the greatest of sticklers for form Captain Charles Pratt Kennedy, Political Agent to the Hill States directed that a house be built for him at the village whose name is variously reported as Sheyamalaya Shumlah, Shimlu and Shemlah. Kennedy House led the vanguard of the hundred-odd houses that were to scatter themselves by 1841 over every level or gently inclining space. Lured by the climate and terrain scores of European invalids began moving to the station and the only stipulation of the local chief who owned the land was that no tree be cut or cattle slaughtered.

In 1864 the Viceroy, John Lawrence anointed Shimla – then spelt Simla, as the summer capital of British India. With Lawrence came the Viceroy Council, the Imperial Secretariat, representatives of the Indian princes and foreign envoys. As the town grew to become the workshop of the Empire, an awed visitor observed, every pigeonhole cradled an embryo of a war or death. Despite the fact that up to the time of Indian independence in 1947, Shimla officially remained only the summer capital, yet the Government spent more time in these hills than at the actual capital Calcutta and later New Delhi. As the bearer of the Viceregal sceptre this tiny pocket became the cynosure of British Empire. Imperial grandeur, and all the panoply and trappings of power came along for the ride. And there was a popular local saying that went, “You cannot sleep the nights in Simla for the sound of grinding axes”. A social whirl of parties, gymkhanas, balls, fancy fairs and affaires du Coeur ensured that a heady mixture of scandal and intrigue constantly wafted through the town.

Quite inevitably the freedom movement had a close connection with Shimla. Ornithologist and former Civil Servant, Allan Octavian Hume created the Indian National Congress which spearheaded the struggle while living in the town. Stalwarts like Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru, C. Rajagopalachari, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya and Maulana Azad regularly visited Shimla. Major events that took place in the town were the Simla Conference in 1942, the deliberations of the Cabinet on and finally the decision to partition India.

And while the British Empire may have ceased to exist, its echoes linger on in the architecture and ambience of this hill resort. The elements of nostalgia may be strong but Shimla also has a youthful vigour in its pace. Its easy accessibility and several other attractions have made it one of India’s most popular hill resorts. There are many unforgettable walks, day-excursions by the dozen, a variety of convenient shopping and entertainment museums, and ice-skating in winter. Shimla is the base or the unwinding point for numerous exhilarating routes to the state interior.

Today the town is distinctive for its variety of architecture. It has one of the rare surviving urban forests, made all the more unique, for its species are temperate to alpine ones in what is otherwise a tropical zone. And then Shimla’s famous Mall offers one of the longest stretches of pedestrian shopping in the world.

View of Shimla from Jakhoo hill

Within and around Shimla, the public and private sector offer an enormous range of accommodation that range from modern to heritage hotels. Like satellites placed around the centre, there are many resorts in Shimla’s periphery that are full-fledged destinations in their own right. These are located at Mashobra, Naldehra, Kufri, Shilon Bagh and Chail. En route by road from Kalka there are Parwanoo, Dharampur and Kasauli.

Map of tourist spots around Shimla

Plan Your Sightseeing 
If you are fond of walking, Shimla will unfold parts that remain hidden to vehicles. Combinations by car and then on foot are possible in several areas. It is suggested that you take a direction for the day and cover the places of interest.

The area around the Institute of Advanced Study has several walks. Combine these with visit to the State Museum and expand if you will towards Kamna Devi.

Tara Devi and Sankat Mochan can be linked with a short train ride to Tara Devi station. The Himalayan Queen that leaves Shimla at 10.15 am is recommended.

Jakhoo can be combined with a stroll and shopping on the Mall and in Lakkar Bazaar. The Lower Bazaar that runs parallel to the Mall at a lower level has the flavour of a typical Indian market place. Trinkets that can be purchased here include silver jewellery. You can also walk towards Chotta Shimla and Raj Bhavan the residence of the state Governor. The recently created rooms of Himachal Darshan offer a glimpse of the various district in the state. Jakhoo has several paths that criss-cross the hill a good walk is along the old Five Benches Road near the microwaves link tower. The Bharari spur also has many walks that can be done in a few hours or carried over the day

Special Interest
Nature
Some routes offer a greater variety of Shimla trees, shrubs, wildflowers and ferns. If you are lucky some bird species can also be sighted.

Some suggested places are:
The Glen, and the narrow forest trail that runs above it and loops around Summer Hill. The Bharari spur. Towards the villages of Kamina and Pabo. Trek route down from Kamina to Tattapani.

Colonial Architecture
Most of Shimla has diverse colonial forms culled from all over Europe.

English Renaissance
With a castle-like appearance is the former Viceregal Lodge which is now the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. This is surrounded by assorted cottages.

English Home Counties Marketplace:
The Mall

Neo-Gothic: Gorton Castle now the office of the Accountant General and formerly the Imperial Civil Secretariat; the Secretariat of the Himachal Government at Ellerslie; and the Gaiety Theatre on the Mall

Norman – Baronial:
District Courts.

Swiss – Bavarian chalets:
The Chalet Day School and Cedar Lodge (Punjab Government Rest House).

Tudor:
The Library on the Ridge and Barnes Court

Churches:
Christ Church, St. Andrew and the deconsecrated churches of St. Andrew’s (now, the Evening College) All Saints Chapel 9nearthe gates of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study).

Cemeteries:
Adjoining Oakover, the residence of the Chief Minister of Himachal has the oldest one. The largest ‘old-one’ is below St. Edward’s school and is approached via the Potato Research Station. The one at Sanjauli also dates back to colonial times and is still in use.
Others: Yarrows, various schools and college and cottages all over town.

Shopping:
Handicrafts. Shawls and tweeds. Fruit juice and jams. Honey. Quality woolens. Silver jewellery. Rare books and etchings. Contemporary pahari miniature paintings. Metalware. Rugs and carpets. Handmade footwear. Wooden items like walking sticks.

Planning a Week in the Shimla Sector:
A week’s time will give you a healthy sampler of Shimla. Dividing your time between the town and suburbs is suggested. You can also divide your stay between the town and the peripheral region. A good time to do the walks are the mornings. A visit to the Mall is the ideal plan for the evenings. When visiting the suburbs plan for most of the day. In season, an appropriate activity like activity – like ice-skating can be pursued. Let your hotel or an approved travel agent help you plan your itinerary – those few minutes will add a great deal to your stay.

Distances from Shimla