| Route
- Chandigarh arrival - Siswan (1 night) - Sohja
(2 nights) - Manali / Solang (3 nights) - Palampur
/ Dharamsala (2 nights) - Dalhousie
/ Khajjiar (2 nights) - Pragpur
/ Kikar Lodge (1 night) - Chandigarh
departure.
Highlight -
Himachal
Pradesh is a tourist destination and well-visited. Most guests have visited
the touristy Himachal earlier. This is an itinerary where guests can enjoy
wooded walks, off-beat stays and still enjoy comfortable stays.
Destinations to
visit
Sohja
(8500 ft asl) - This is 40 kms off the Manali route and about 150 kms from
Rohanda. Area is full of views, walks and Banjara
Retreat is an excellet stay that facilitates Walks, bird watching and
treks. Typical Stay : 2 nights
Manali (7000
ft asl) - Within Manali area Simsa is a small hamlet 10 kms short of
Manali. Excellent walks all around the area and place is cut off and feels
like a Swiss village. Holiday
cottages is one that is good here. 120 kms from Shoja. Solang
is another area 15 kms beyond Manali. While manali has a commercial feel,
solang is where all the activities are conducted and has an experiential
feel. Solang Valley Resort is
an excellent stay option taht facilitates a lot of different activities
while providing a comfortable stay. 25 kms from Simsa. Typical Stay
: 3 nights
Palampur
/ Dharamsala (3000 - 3500 ft asl) - Tea
Plantation country. There are number of heritage stays here none better
than Taragarh Palace. Tara
Villa Homestay is a homely plantation stay. The area is full of
options for trekking, hang gliding, museum, art village, monastery visits
etc. At Dharamsala White
Haven Estate is an excellent stay for the kind you are looking at cut
off and very scenic. Palampur is 200 kms from Manali and Dharamsala is 30
kms ahead. Typical Stay : 2-3 nights
Dalhousie
/ Khajjiar (6500 ft asl) - This was a
getaway destination for the pre-independence Lahore and now an idyllic
hill station (6500 ft asl) and sports very good Hilamayan views around. A Grand
View heritage wing stay will take you back in
time and give a feel of the Raj era heritage stays. Khajjiar in turn is
even more laidback and here one can enjoy wooded walks and himalayan
views. Royale
Residency 150 kms from Dharamsala and
Palampur. Typical Stay : 2 nights
Temples of
Kangra Region - Jwalamukhi, Chintpurni, Brajeswari, Chamundadevi are
well visited. Judges Court
Pragpur is an excellent stay option if idea is to explore all these
except Chamundadevi which is visited from Palampur. Those who are not
interested in visiting the temples can visit the heritage / craft village
of Pragpur. Typical Stay : 1 or 2 nights. However guests interested
in crafts and heritage can stay longer.
Ropar Wetlands
- 60 kms before Chandigarh is Ropar, home to Ropar wetlands. , these
wetlands are rich in Biodiversity and excellent for bird watching. Kikar
Lodge is a stay that facilitates Ropar
Wetlands experience. Typical Stay : 1 or 2 nights
Distances
Chandigarh - Siswa - 40 kms (1 hour)
Siswan - Shoja - 260 kms (upto 7 hours)
Shoja - Manali - 120 kms (upto 4 hours)
Manali - Palampur - 200 kms (Dharamsala is 30 kms farther) (upto 5
hours)
Dharamsala - Dalhousie - 150 kms (Khajjiar is 25 kms ahead) (upto 4 hours)
Dalhousie - Pragpur - 200 kms (upto 5 hours)
Pragpur - Chandigarh - 200 kms (upto 5 hours)
Dalhousie - Ropar - 320 kms (upto 7 hours)
Ropar - Chandigarh - 60 kms (1.5 hour)
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