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HP is incredibly beautiful with it’s lush green valleys, fresh rocky ravines, flowery meadows and the mysterious snow clad peaks of Himalayas.

 

Capital : Shimla.

 

Area : 55.673 Sq KM.

 

Population : 60,77,.248 as on 2001

 

District : 12

 

Montain Range : Shivalik – raising from the place of Punjab, the Dhauladhar, the Pirpanjal, the Great Himalayan and the Zanskar.

 

River : Ravi {Iravati}, Beas, Sutlej, Chenab.

1. Tour 1-13 days.

Howrah to Pathankot {By train-2 days}, Dalhousie {3^rd day}, Chamba via Khajiar {4-5 days}, Bharmour , Dharamsala {6-7 days}, Kangra{8}, Jwalamukhi {9}, Nayna Devi via Chintapurni {10}, Chandigarh {11}, Howrah {13}

 

2. Tour 1-12 days.

Howrah – Chandigarh {By Train – 2 days}, Bilaspur {3}, Mandi {4}, Manali {5-7}, Kulu – Manikaran {8/9}, Chandigarh {10}- Howrah {12}

 

3. Tour 1-13 days.

Howrah-Shimla Via Kalka [By Train 2 days.}-Shimla {3-5 days}-Sarahan Via Rampur {6}, Kalpa, Rekong Pio{7/8} , Sangla, Chitkul {9}, Shimla {10}-Howrah {13}.

 

Distance

                                                                 

                                                      KM

                                                                 

Dalhousie               Chamba           29

 

Chamba                 Bharmour         69

 

Bharmour               Dharmsala        261

 

Dharamsala            Kangra             16

 

Kangra                   Jwalamukhi       30

 

Jwalamukhi Nayna Deav     120

 

Nayna Devi            Chandigarh       95

 

Mandi                    Manali              109     

 

Manali                    Kulu                 68

 

Kulu                       Manikaran        46

 

Kulu                       Chandigarh       232

 

Shimla                    Sarahan            174

 

Sarahan                  Kalpa               100

 

Kalpa                     Sangla              51

 

Sangla                    Shimla              220

 

 

Places of Tourist Interest.

 

 

Shimla – Kalibari, Mall, Jaku Hills, Christ Church, Museum, Summer Hill, Prospect Hill, Glain,Chandweek falls, Akandale, Tara Devi {9.6 KM}, Wild Flower Hall {13 KM}, Kufri, Narkanda {22}.

 

Rampur – Fort, Hindu Temple, Buddhist Temple.

 

Sarahan – Bhimakali Temple, Monal Breeding Centre.

 

Kalpa – Shivling Peak, Apple Orchard.

 

Kulu – Raghunath Temple, Balaji Mahadev Temple, Vaishno Devi Temple.

 

Manikaran – Hot spring, Gurudwara.

 

Jwalamukhi – Shakti Peeth.

 

Chintapurni -  Shakti Peeth.

 

Manali – Hirimba Temple, Tibbet Monestry, Arjun cave, Basistha Hot spring., Club House, Rohtang Pass {51 KM}

 

Mandi – Triloknath Temple, Panchabatar Temple, Tarana Devi Temple, Shyam Kali Temple, Rewalswar.{24 KM}

 

Dharamsala – Mcloyadgunge, Royal Place of His Highness Dalai Lama, Vagsunath Temple, St John Church, Masrur {40 Km}, 15 Monolithik Temple, Trilokpur {41 KM}{Natural river cave}.

 

Khajiar – beautiful Lake with forest .

 

Dalhousie – Panchpulla, Sat Dhara, subhas bouli.

 

Chamba – Hari Rani Temple, Bhuri singh museum, Chaugan, Laxmi Narayan temple, Chamunda Temple.

 

Bharmour – Lord ManimaheshLakshnadevi, Ganesh and Nar Singh.

 

Kangra – Fort, Brajeswari Temple.

 

Chitkul – Last Indian village at Tibet border.