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Himachal Tour Package Shimla
Posted: Dec 28, 2014
Shimla is situated at an altitude of 2,159m. Dwelling on a panoramic location, the hilly town is surrounded by green pastures and snow-capped peaks. The spectacular cool hills accompanied by the structures made during the colonial era create an aura, which is very different from other hill stations. Shimla is the perfect place to stop on your drive from Delhi to Spiti Valley. Shimla was the summer capital of British India. This is the best and perfect place to adventure lover. This is a place which you would visit for the beauty of the mountain and the forests rather than going for typical sight seeing tours. Interestingly Shimla is the most famous hill stations, of which is extremely exotic and are extremely popular tourist destinations. But all in all most offer an exceptional experience. Shimla is well contacted by flight, road and train. From Delhi it is around 400 km. the best time to visit round the year, except monsoon. Shimla give the most options for adventure people, cultural sightseeing and Manali Honeymoon Package From Delhi. From Shimla, Sarahan, Sangala, Chitkul, than Nako etc leads the Spiti valley.
This is the east remote part of Himachal Pradesh. Shimla is famous for the summer hill station, there are the buildings built during the British Raj, the main attraction are the Mall Road, Ridge, Church, Lakkar Bazzar, Scandal Point, Voice Roy Legal Lodge (Advance Studies), Sankat Mochan Temple, Tara Devi. Kufri, Jakhoo, Naldera, Tatta Pani and Chail. Voice Roy Legal or Rashtrapati Niwas, the building that houses the institute was originally built as a home for Lord Dufferin, Viceroy of India from 1884–1888 and was called the Viceregal Lodge. It housed all the subsequent viceroys and governors general of India. It occupied Observatory Hill, one of the seven hills that Shimla is built upon.
A remarkable event took place in the history of Shimla when the Kalka-Shimla railway line was constructed in the year 1906 that significantly added to its quick accessibility and it gained immense popularity. Apart from this, Shimla was declared as capital of the undivided state of Punjab in the year 1871 and remained so until Chandigarh (the present-day capital of Punjab) was given the status of the region’s capital. Himachal Pradesh got separated from undivided Punjab in the year 1971 with Shimla becoming its capital. You will come across several British structures in Shimla such as the Viceregal lodge, Auckland House, Gorton Castle, Peterhoff house, and Gaiety Theatre that are the reminders of the colonial times. Some of the most prominent things to watch in Shimla are the Himachal State Museum & Library, Viceregal Lodge, Botanical Gardens, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, The Ridge, The Mall, Summer Hill, Glenn and Taradevi Temple. Everything in this quaint town has a unique appeal and never fails to impress even the most demanding tourists.
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