Shimla Kasauli Tour

This Shimla Kasauli tour is a 3 nights and 4 days road trip from Delhi in a chauffeur-driven car or Tempo Traveller: two nights in Shimla, a day trip to Kufri, and the third night in Kasauli on the way home. It is a loop rather than an out-and-back, so the drive on Day 4 is shorter than the drive on Day 1. Outbound, the road runs on NH44 from Delhi to Zirakpur and then on NH5 through Kalka and Solan to Shimla, about 350 km in 7 to 8 hours. See our Kasauli trip from Chandigarh for a quiet hill stay an hour from the airport. The classic Shimla Manali tour combines both hill stations in six days.

Shimla at about 2,200 m gives you The Ridge, Mall Road, Christ Church, Jakhu Temple and the Viceregal Lodge; Kufri at about 2,700 m adds pony rides to Mahasu Peak, the Himalayan Nature Park and the fun park. Kasauli, at about 1,900 m, is a cantonment town and much quieter. The things to do there are the walk to Monkey Point, the 1850s Christ Church, the Gilbert Trail along the hillside and the Heritage Market. Shimla to Kasauli is about 75 km via Solan and Dharampur and takes 2 to 2.5 hours; Kasauli to Delhi is about 300 km, 6 to 7 hours.

For snow at Kufri, travel between December and February; Kasauli rarely gets snow but is cold and clear then. March to June is comfortable in all three places, October and November are the clearest, and July to August need a weather check because of monsoon landslides on the Solan section. This itinerary suits couples and families who want a busy hill-station stay followed by a quiet last night.