About Himachal Pradesh
Nestling in the Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh (55,673 sq. km) encloses an enviable diversity of montane landscape, cultures and entertainment opportunities. Its snow covered peaks, deep gorges, lush green valleys, misty woods, fast flowing rivers, enchanting lakes and flower-filled meadows make it a traveler’s paradise. Life here moves at a gentle pace, far different from the mad rush of the cities. Himachalis lead a simple and quiet life, tending their orchards, fields and flocks and keeping alive their rich art and culture. For the visitor there are superb locations for relaxing and sightseeing. There are also fantastic opportunities for trekking, mountaineering, fishing, river rafting, skiing and paragliding. For the purpose of travel Himachal Pradesh can be viewed as an open palm. With Delhi at its heel, that is, the base for access, corresponding to the four fingers and the thumb, the palm has four main and one minor axes of travel. Apart from these are the tribal areas in the innermost recesses of the state.
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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
Chamba: himachal Pradesh
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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
Dalhousie: Himachal Pradesh
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The hill station of dalhousie (1,525 m to 2,378 m), named after a former british governor-general, is full of old world charm and exudes »lingering aura of colonial times. Covering an area of 14 sq km and surrounded by alpine vegetation, dalhousie has charming architecture and panoramic views of both the plains and the whitecapped pir panjal range. Cold in winter, mild in summer.
Mandi Travel Guide
At the confluence of the Beas and the Suketi rivers, Mandi (800 m), capital of an erstwhile kingdom, is one of the most important cities of Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1278 by Ban Sen, it developed into an important religious centre with over 80 temples and earned the epithet of 'Varanasi of the Hills'. Combined with Rewalsar Lake and Jogindernagar, this is a minor circuit which is an offshoot from the NH 21 at Mandi. Temperatures drop to near freezing point in winter and in summer the climate is hot. The circuit is excellent for a winter sojourn.
Khajjar: Himachal Pradesh
Best approach is with a taxi. The bus ser¬vice can be irregular.
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A pretty lake surrounded by an emerald meadow cropped carpet-soft by cattle and sheep, and enclosed in deeply wooded hills is what prompted the swiss to christen khajjiar "switzerland of india". Originally the gaddis' pasture, it has today become one of the most sought after pleasure i grounds for visitors. However, of Late, the 1,950 m high sylvan i beauty of the himalaya has been i turned into an eye sore by litter-i bug tourists looking for drunken. I snowfall in winter and mild in
