JEEP SAFARI TO SHIMLA,
DHARAMSALA, MANALI
Altitude : 1387m ( Dharamshala ) - 3978m (Rohtang
Pass)
Total no.of jeep safari days : 6 days
Fixed Departure dates : Minimum 4 member group
Starting point : Shimla
End point : Dharamshala
Day 1
Delhi ( 315m ) - Chandigarh ( 365m ) - Shimla ( 2205m ); 4 hours
by train and then 3 hours by car Leave Delhi for Chandigarh by Shatabadi
Express at 07.40 in the morning. Escort to hotel for rest. Hang
around the Mall and Ridge in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay
in hotel.
Day 2
Shimla ( 2205m ) - Naldehra ( 2044m; 18km ); Naldehra ( 2044m )
- Kufri ( 2633m; 26km ); Kufri - Shimla ( 16km )
After breakfast, visit Jakhu temple. Located at the town’s
highest point, the temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman. Visit Naldehra
- 18km from Shimla. It has a nine-hole golf course designed by British
Viceroy Lord Curzon. After visit Naldehra we take you to Kufri -
famous for the panoramic view it offers and for the ski slopes.
We return to Shimla hotel for rest.
Day 3
Shimla ( 2205m ) - Manali ( 2050m; 260km; 6 - 7 hour drive )
After a refreshing breakfast, leave for Manali. Check in at a hotel
for rest. Evening is free to visit Manali Market. Back to the hotel
for dinner and stay.
Day 4
In and around Manali ( 2050m )
After breakfast visit famous Hadimba temple - a famous woodwork
in Pagoda style architecture. Explore the Nagar castle and Roerich
Art Gallery - dedicated to the Russian painter Nicholas Roerich
who married the Indian cine idol Devika Rani and stayed there. Visit
Rohtang Pass (3978m ) and visit Vashist famous for its hot water
springs. Later, back to hotel for dinner and stay.
Day 5
Manali ( 2050m ) - Dharamshala ( 1387m; 240km; 7 - 8hrs drive)
We leave Manali for Dharamshala. En route we visit Bir Monastery
where you could visit the Tibetan carpet weaving factory as we drive
towards Dharamshala, check in at a hotel for dinner overnight stay.
Day 6
In and around Dharamshala ( 1387m ) - Mcleodganj ( 1770m )
After breakfast visit Norbulinga Institute of Tibetan Culture which
was founded by Department of Religion and Culture to preserve Tibetan
culture and visit Chinmaya Tapovan, which was established by Swami
Chinmayanand, There is also a 9m tall Lord Hanuman image and Ram
Temple. Evening is free to visit market at Mcleodganj known as little
Lhasa. Mcleodganj is the residence of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama.
Check in at a hotel. Dinner and overnight stay
Day 7
Dharamshala ( 1387m ) - Delhi ( 315m ) (Overnight journey by 2X2
Luxury bus).
Day 8
Arrival in Delhi ( 315m ).
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