Shimla Solan Valley Kufri Tour

The Shimla Solan Valley Kufri tour is a 3 nights and 4 days road trip from Delhi with all three nights in Shimla, so you unpack once and take two separate day trips: one uphill to Kufri, one downhill to Solan. The vehicle is a chauffeur-driven car or Tempo Traveller for the whole trip. From Delhi the route follows NH44 to Zirakpur and NH5 through Kalka, Dharampur and Solan, about 350 km and 7 to 8 hours, which means you pass Solan on Day 1 and come back to it properly on Day 3. See our Solang Valley trip from Manali for a snow-focused itinerary.

Shimla, at about 2,200 m, is the base: The Ridge, Mall Road, Christ Church, Jakhu Temple and the Viceregal Lodge are all within the town. Kufri, 16 km on, is about 2,700 m and offers pony rides to Mahasu Peak, the Himalayan Nature Park and Kufri fun park. Solan lies 45 km below Shimla at roughly 1,600 m, so it is warmer, and it makes a different kind of day: the Mohan Meakin Solan brewery, one of the oldest in the country, the Mohan Shakti Heritage Park with its temple complex, and the Kalka-Shimla toy train, which you can board at Solan for a short section of the line.

December to February is the window for snow at Kufri; March to June is pleasant across all three places; October and November have the clearest skies. In July and August the Solan stretch of NH5 sees rain-related delays, so the Day 3 outing is best kept flexible. This plan suits travellers who want Shimla's classic sights plus a slower, lower-altitude day without changing hotels.