Shimla: The Queen of Hills - A Mountain Holiday Destination

Shimla, the Queen of Hills- Holiday destination in mountains
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The beautiful snow capped lofty hills of
Shimla will be an exotic holiday destination
for everyone. At the altitude more than
2000m this destination is notable among the
backpackers. Shimla was summer capital of
India during the era of British due to its
natural beauty. It is the natural beauty of this
hill station, which attracts each traveller
back to this place each time. The place is a
beautiful combination of colonial
architecture with Indian historic temples.
The toy train that runs from Shimla to Kalka
travelling through the beautiful landscapes
of hills and valleys can make anyone
spellbound. Shimla tour is like a route way
to enter the gorgeous ridges, valleys of
Himachal Pradesh.
How to Reach Shimla: For going to enjoy
your Shimla holidays you can reach there by
road, by train or by air.
By road: Shimla is around 350 km from
New Delhi and from Chandigarh is around
118km. From Chandigarh one can take
either Volvo buses or state buses run on
regular interval. Else, one can opt for private
car. From Delhi, one can take state bus or
private bus to go directly for Shimla tour, it
will take 10 hours to reach the destination at
affordable price.
By train: One prefers to travel Shimla by
taking the toy train connecting Kalka with
the hill station. One can reach Kalka by
taking bus or train as it is well connected to
most of the cities of
India.
By air: Jubbarhatti, the nearest airport to
reach Shimla. This airport is well planned by
giving shape to the mountainous ridges. It is
a “table-top” airport in India, where deep
gorges surrounding the entire runway to give
an enigmatic look.
Shimla places to visit: it is one of the well-
planned cities located in India. This place is
the gateway to reach other places like Kufri,
Narkanda, Naldehra, Dharamshala, Rotang
Pass and many more places to Parvati,
Kangra and Solang valley. Shimla travel
packages are one of the exciting destinations
to go. The exciting things, which one can
easily do in this Shimla travel packages, are:
 Open air ice skating rink: Ice is
artificially made by Garhwali as
learnt from the British to earn their
livelihood. The low temperature
during winter days and thick wood
forest prevent ice from melting
down. It is Asia’s only rink, which
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has this open-air ambience and
offering a lifetime experience to the
travellers. If you are fond of cold
winter days this ice skating
experience will be there in your
bucketlist
Timing : 8am-11am and 5pm-8pm;
(December-March)
Cost: Pocket friendly
Figure 1: Open air ice skating
 River rafting: One travels to Shimla,
Tattapani is the place to go for
adventure. As the name suggests it
means “hot water”. This hot water
spring is located on the banks of
Satluj. For the adventure lovers this
place is 50km away from Shimla.
Gorgeous river rafting experience
attracts the adventure lovers each
year. River rafting in this hot spring
is a wonderful idea for weekend
getaway. The deep gorges of this hot
spring give a push to adventurous
self from you.
Cost : INR 1500-2000 per person per
ride (varies with the number of
rapids)
Figure 2: Tattapani river rafting
 Chadwick waterfall: Chadwick
waterfall is located in between the
thick wood forests of Glen. It is
around 7km from the city centre. To
experience sunrise in front of
waterfall is an ideal plan to start the
day with. If you are fond of serenity
and solitude hours with own self, so
the sunrise in front of this waterfall
is a wonderful experience. The
enthralling walk down the thick
forests of Glen to this waterfall is the
moment of bliss for you. The deep
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Figure 3: Chadwick waterfall
 Jakhu Temple: If you are a regular
trekker, this small stretch of trekking
to Jakhu hills is an enjoyable
experience to your Shimla tour. This
historic temple of Hindu deity
Hanuman is located at the height of
2455m. This 2.5 km of trekking to
this temple is one of the most
popular Shimla places to visit. You
can take the ropeway of Jakhu
temple to look around the entire
landscape of Shimla. If you are
visiting the famous Hanuman temple
at the top, you have look around the
beauty of colonial-designed Rothney
Castle. This castle is located in the
steep of the hill. The dilapidated
castle of A.O Hume shows the sign
of flying down of migratory birds.
Figure 4: Jakkhu Temple
 Lakkar Bazar: Shimla is the land of
producing beautiful wooden artefacts
with an ethnic touch. If you are
shopaholic, so this market is the hub
for you to get every artefacts at
affordable rates. It is 3km away from
the main city of Shimla. At the
dawn, this local market place gives
an enchanting feeling to the
travellers after whole day of
Shimla tour. The queen of hills is
famous for its wooden articles as
well as for woollen wear. Therefore,
if you are travelling to this beautiful
mountainous zone then you can
bring token of love for your near
ones. This narrow stretch joins the
Ridge, which gives an enthralling
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