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Himachal Pradesh  
Duration :
14 Nights/ 15 Days

Places covered : Shimla, Solang, Manali, Nagar, Manikarn, Kullu, Rewalsar, Mandi, Dharamsala, Amritsar, Agra.
Day 01 : ARRIVE DELHI 
Arrive Delhi airport. On arrival, conduct to Hotel Kanishka.
 
Day 02 :   DELHI / SHIMLA
Early morning conducted to railway station for 5 hours journey to Kalka. We will transfer to toy train for another 5-6 hours journey to Shimla, which is one of the most spectacular journeys of northern India passing through 109 tunnels. You can take some of the good photographs of Shivalik and Lower Himalayas. On arrival conducted to East Bourne Resort. Free evening to walk around Resort to take pictures of the hills.
 
Day 03 :SHIMLA
Today morning and evening we will drive around Shimla to visit some of the nice scenic spots of Shimla. Shimla and its surrounding sightseeing points are located on top of Lower Himalayas, offering very good views of series of Shivalik Himalayas, series of hills of Lower Himalayas with lush green pine trees and snow capped mountain and peaks of Great Himalayas. Just in one snap you can catch series of mountain and peaks of three different formations of Himalayas.
 
Day 04 : SHIMLA
Early morning drive to the lift to start our walk to Jakhu temple on top of Shimla town passing through market, houses and thick pine forest with lot of monkeys. Jakhu temple is located in Pine forest offering good views of series of Himalayan mountains. Evening drive to the Mall Road - lined with English looking houses as Shimla was the Summer Capital of India during British rule and most of its buildings were constructed by Britishers during there rule. We will stay here until 10.00 PM to take pictures of the Mall in the night, which offers good opportunity to shot colorful buildings of Shimla with bright electric lights.
 
Day 05: SHIMLA / MANALI
Early morning drive 7-8 hours (260 km) to Manali. This journey offers a dramatic changes in nature from Lower Himalayas to Shivalik Himalayas and then again to the lower Himalayas. You will be driving form a hilltop to different valley structures and sometimes driving along different rivers. On arrival conducted to Banon Resort.
 
Day 06 : MANALI / SOLANG / MANALI
After breakfast trek 4 hour (12 km) to Solang passing through old Manali, Gushal, Shanag and Burua villages on the way. We will also visit Manu temple on the way. Manali is named after Manu Temple, which was traditionally called as Manu-Alaya which means "House of Manu". So later it was pronounced as Manali. According to Hindu mythology, human and nature have cycle of development and when it reaches its peak it is destroyed by some natural calamity and only very few people survive in this cycle. In the last destruction of the world, Manu was leader of the people who survived and he started the world from Manali. This trek offers very good views of villages, people, temples and scenery of Lower and Great Himalayas.
 
Day 07 : MANALI / SOLANG / SNOW POINT / MANALI
Morning drive to Solang to enjoy paragliding or skiing (Optional). Continue to Snow Point, which is the maximum approachable road towards Rohtang Pass depending on the snow condition (3978m). Between July to October, you can arrive on top of Rohtang Pass and view lot of peaks, mountains and glaciers of Chandra-Bhaga range. Most of the peaks in CB range are above 5000m and covered with snow all round the year.
 
Day 08 : MANALI / NAGGAR / KULLU / MANIKARAN / KULLU
Drive 3 hours (95 Km) to Manikarn visiting Rorich Art Gallery and Naggar Castle at Naggar and Kullu town on the way. Rorich Art Gallery displays the artwork of both Professor Nicholas Rorich and his son. Naggar was the old capital of Kullu state before it was shifted to Kullu town in 1660. Afternoon drive one and half an hour (45 km) to Kullu. Over Night halt in Apple Valley Resort.
 
Day 09 :KULLU / REWALSAR / MANDI
Drive 3 hours (95 km) to Rewalsar to visit temple monasteries and Sikh Gurudwara on the banks of a small lake. Rewalsar offers good scenery of Shivalik Himalayas. Afternoon drive one hour (30 km) to Mandi. Mandi is a small town on the banks of river Beas with many nice small temples all around the town. Over Night halt in Visco Resort.
 
Day 10 : MANDI / DHARAMSALA
Early morning drive 5 hours to Dharamsala visiting Baijnath temple on the way. On arrival conducted to Hotel. Located on a hilltop in Dauladhar range of Mountains, Dharamsala is another hill station of Himachal developed during British rule and headquarter of Tibetan Exile Government headed by the Dalai Lama, who fled here with his followers after the Chinese invasion of Tibet. Over Night halt in Hotel Him-Queen.
 
Day 11 :DHARAMSALA
A day to walk around in Dharamsala and Mcleod Gang. Mcleod Gang is also known as Little Lahsa (capital of Tibet), full of Tibetan people, Tibetan monasteries, colorful Tibetan handicraft shops and small restaurants run by young Tibetans entrepreneurs. There are some Tibetan Research Institutes and small factories producing Tibetan herbal medicines here.
 
Day 12 : DHARAMSALA / AMRITSAR
After breakfast, drive 4-5 hours (200 km) to Amritsar. Amritsar - the holy town of Sikhs, has grown from a sacred village pond into a spiritual temporal center of Sikh culture. The city gets its name from the pool - Amritsar (Pool of Nectar), which was constructed by the fourth religious preceptor of the Sikh faith. Golden Temple or Darbar Sahib is the most sacred temple for Sikhs. It is a symbol of the magnificence and strength of the Sikh people all over the world. Its architecture includes, symbols associated with other places of worship. This is an example of the spirit of tolerance and acceptance that the Sikh philosophy propounds.
 
Day 13 : AMRITSAR / DELHI / AGRA
Early morning conducted to railway station for fast 5.30 hours Shatabadi Express to Delhi. On arrival drive 4-5 hours (200 km) to Agra. On arrival conducted to Man Singh Palace Hotel. Afternoon conducted to Taj Mahal.
 
Day 14 :AGRA / DELHI
Early morning visit Taj Mahal to appreciate how its appearance changes in different lights. In the 16th and 17th century Agra was the capital of India. Most of its monuments and forts are constructed in that era. After visiting Taj Mahal and Red Fort, drive 5 hours to Delhi visiting Fatehpur Sikri on the way. On arrival conducted to Hotel Kanishka.
 
Day 15 : FLY HOME
Free morning for own activities, afternoon conducted to airport for your scheduled International flight
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