Shimla Manali Tour Package from Delhi

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Detailed Itinerary of Shimla Manali Tour from Delhi

Route notes for the Delhi, Shimla, Narkanda and Manali circuit

• Delhi to Shimla about 350 km (7 to 8 hours); Shimla to Narkanda about 60 km each way; Shimla to Manali roughly 250 km, 7 to 8 hours; Manali back to Delhi roughly 540 km, 12 to 14 hours.
• Meal halts are at highway restaurants near Karnal on Day 1, at Narkanda on Day 2, near Mandi on Days 3 and 5, and near Kiratpur on Day 5; the driver stops when you ask.
• Shimla's Mall Road is pedestrian-only: the vehicle drops at the Cart Road lift or hotel parking. Manali's Mall Road is likewise closed to vehicles.
• Rohtang Pass runs on a daily permit quota and is served only by Manali-registered taxis beyond Solang; the Delhi vehicle waits at Solang. The Atal Tunnel to Sissu has no such restriction. The Hatu Peak track is a jeep road and may be closed after snow.
• The package covers the chauffeur-driven AC vehicle from Delhi, driver's charges, fuel, tolls, state tax, parking and permit fees where applicable. It does not cover hotels, meals, toy train tickets, Solang activities, the Rohtang taxi and entry tickets.
• Suits travellers who want two full days each in the Shimla and Manali areas, including Narkanda, and can accept a long final day.

Shimla Manali Tourist Places

Shimla's main sights are The Ridge, Mall Road, Jakhu Temple, Christ Church, Scandal Point, the State Museum, Summer Hill, Chadwick Falls, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Annandale and the Tara Devi Temple. Around Shimla are Kufri, Narkanda, Naldehra, Chail, Solan and Mashobra. On the Manali side, Sundernagar lake and Pandoh Dam are seen on the way in, Raghunath Temple is in Kullu town, and in Manali itself there are Manu Temple, Hidimba Devi Temple, the Solang Valley tour, Rohtang Pass, Van Vihar, Nehru Kund, Jogini Falls and the Vashisht hot springs, all on or beside the Beas.

Best Time to Visit Shimla Manali

May and June are the most popular months for this circuit, when the plains are hot and the hills stay between roughly 15 and 25 degrees. For snow, travel between December and February; a longer Shimla Kullu Manali 7 days tour in those months gives room for weather delays. The monsoon in July and August is green but slow on the roads. For a short winter break, a 3 days Shimla Kufri Tour in January is the simplest way to see snow at Kufri.

How to reach Shimla

Shimla is best reached by road. Fixed-departure Volvo coaches run from Delhi, and for a private trip you can book a Delhi to Shimla tempo traveller or car with us. Shimla has no broad-gauge station; take a train to Kalka or Chandigarh and then a taxi, or ride the Kalka-Shimla toy train, which takes about 5 hours for the 96 km hill line against about 3 hours by road. Delhi to Kalka by train is 4 to 5 hours. If you arrive by train, a Toyota Etios car on rent in Shimla covers the local sightseeing. Flights land at Chandigarh, from where Shimla is about 3.5 hours by road and Manali about 270 km, 6 to 7 hours.

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