Chamba: himachal Pradesh
Std code: 01899
Chamba town (915 m) on the banks of the ravi river, was one of the oldest princely states in the country dating back to the sixth century. It is known for its splendid architecture and as the base for numerous excursions. It is also the district headquarters. In winter, the temperature gets very low although it gets hot in summer, often as high as 38 degrees celsius.
All the neighbouring centres.
Hrtc bus stand, enquiries,Though the main tourist attractions of the town are within walking distance of the bus stand, chaugan (the heart of town) and hotels, tourist taxis are available for excur¬sions and outlying localities of chamba.
District tourism development office, Department of tourism, govt. Of himachal pradesh, hotel iravati complex
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Chamba By road
The road access to chamba, from pathankot or places in himachal pradesh, like shimla, manali, dharamshala, etc, is similar to dalhousie except from banikhet the state highway continues left to cham¬ba (50 km). Some road distances to impor¬tant places beyond chamba are: bharmour 65 km, tissa 56 km.
Chamba is very well linked by bus servic¬es to pathankot (nearly a half-hour service), delhi, jammu and all the major cities of him¬achal pradesh and north india by state trans¬port corporations of himachal, delhi, punjab and j&k. Many private bus companies also run services to the city from many places in
Shopping in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh has a rich tradition of handicrafts using different materials, each region and community producing its distinct style. Shimla, being the state's cap¬ital, provides the best opportunity to scour for souvenirs and gifts. The best place for this is Himachal Emporium that stocks products from all regions under one roof.
While traditional crafts and materials still dominate, like Kullu and Kinnauri shawls, mufflers, caps or Lahauli socks in woollens, Chamba rumals, Chamba or Kinnauri metal craft, Chamba miniatures and Buddhist thankas, etc., new market-oriented innovations, like Chamba rumal embroidery used on partition screens, etc. are also on
Chamba: Shopping
Chamba has a long tradition of handi¬crafts many of which originated during the mughal period. Of these, the chamba ru-mal, the chamba chappal, metal craft and miniature paintings are the most famous.
Chamba rumal, an exquisitely embroi¬dered piece of fabric, previously silk or cotton and in varying sizes, was originally used as a covering for gifts offered to roy¬alty or aristocracy. Adorned with fine em¬broidery in attractive and bright colours with themes of lord krishna's life, the ru-1 mal is distinct in that the embroidery is i similar on both sides without there being i any obverse or reverse of
Dalhousie: By road
Dalhousie lies astride the main i pathankot-chamba route and the road i to the city diverts at banikhet, 6 km. The i city, however, is well connected by a i good network of roads to different parts i of himachal pradesh and region. Some 1 distances to important places in gion are: chamba 56 km (via bani-i kliet) and 48 km (via khajjiar), pathankot 180 km, dharamshala 143 km (via bani :, chakki, nurpur) and 127 km (via i bakloh, lahru, sihunta and shahpur), i amritsar 191 km, jammu 190 km, mandi 270 km, manali 380 km, chandigarh
Mandi By road
At the junction of national highways nos. 20 (pathankot-mandi) and 21(chan-digarh-manali), mandi is very well con¬nected to all parts of himachal pradesh and the northern region. Road distances to some important centres in the region are: manali 110 km, dharamshala 140 km, dalhousie 265 km, shimla 130 km, hamir-pur 75 km, chandigarh 210 km and delhi 460 km.
Being on two major national highways, mandi is excellently served by bus servic¬es, both deluxe and ordinary. All deluxe, airconditioned and ordinary buses of vari¬ous states transport corporations, like del¬hi, haryana, rajasthan, punjab, chandi¬garh, j&k and himachal, and private coach operators
