Complete Himachal Darshan

Route

Delhi → Shimla → Kufri → Manali → Rohtang Pass → Dharamshala → Dalhousie → Khajjiar → Chamba → Chandigarh → Delhi

Meals

Breakfast and dinner at the hotel, every day

• Every major hill region of Himachal in one loop, by private car
• Kufri and the old town of Shimla
• Manali, Rohtang Pass and Solang
• McLeodganj, Bhagsunag and the Dalai Lama's temple
• Khajjiar's meadow, Kalatop forest and Chamba's temples

1. 

   01Christ Church, Shimla

2. 

   02Shimla

3. 

   03Manali

4. 

   04Lahaul

5. 

   05Dalhousie

6. 

   06Khajjiar

7. 

   07Chamba

1. Day 01

   

   Delhi → Shimla

   ~385 km 8 h

   Pick-up from the airport or railway station. Drive to Shimla, stopping at the Pinjore gardens and the Timber Trail.

   Night: Shimla

2. Day 02

   

   Shimla & Kufri

   Morning at Kufri — the Himalayan Nature Park, pony and yak rides and the long Himalayan panorama. Afternoon in Shimla — Viceregal Lodge (1884–88), Christ Church, the Gaiety Theatre (1887), the old Grindlays Bank building, Scandal Point and the Mall.

   Night: Shimla

3. Day 03

   

   Shimla → Manali

   ~235 km 6½ h

   North through Mandi, past the Pandoh dam on the Beas and the Hanogi Mata temple, into the Kullu valley.

   Night: Manali

4. Day 04

   

   Manali sightseeing

   Hadimba Temple, the Manu temple, Vashisht's hot springs, Van Vihar, the Tibetan monastery and the Club House; the evening on the Mall.

   Night: Manali

5. Day 05

   

   Rohtang Pass

   ~100 km

   A round trip of about 100 km to Rohtang Pass (3,978 m), the gateway to Lahaul, with the view down into the Chandra valley.

   Subject to availability — Rohtang needs a vehicle permit, issued daily under National Green Tribunal limits. We arrange it, and the permit is included.

   Night: Manali

   • Rohtang Pass permit — how it works in 2026
   • Rohtang, Kunzum and Baralacha — when the passes open and close
6. Day 06

   

   Manali → Dharamshala

   ~230 km 6 h

   Down the valley past Kullu's Vaishno Devi temple and shawl weavers, across to the Kangra valley. Evening at Dal Lake near Naddi.

   Night: Dharamshala

   • Dharamshala or McLeodganj — where to stay and what's where
7. Day 07

   

   Dharamshala → Dalhousie

   ~117 km 4 h

   Morning at the Dalai Lama's temple in McLeodganj and the Bhagsunag temple; after lunch, the drive to Dalhousie and an evening on the Mall.

   Night: Dalhousie

   • Dalhousie and Khajjiar in two days

   Can be added on request

   • Kangra Fort The old fort of the Katoch kings, on a hill between the Manjhi and Banganga rivers at Kangra, about 20 km from Dharamshala.
   • Masrur rock-cut temples Eighth-century temples carved out of the sandstone rock, about 35 km west of Kangra.
   • Bathu ki Ladi Old stone temples in the Pong reservoir that stand clear of the water only when it is low, roughly March to June.
8. Day 08

   

   Kalatop, Khajjiar & Chamba

   Through the Kalatop forest to Khajjiar ('India's mini Switzerland', a glade with forest at its fringes) and on to Chamba, famous for its temples.

   Night: Dalhousie

   • Dalhousie and Khajjiar in two days
9. Day 09

   

   Dalhousie → Chandigarh

   ~313 km 7 h

   Down to the plains and Chandigarh — India's first planned modern city, designed by the French architect Le Corbusier and named after the goddess Chandi, whose Chandimandir temple is nearby.

   Night: Chandigarh

10. Day 10

    Chandigarh → Delhi

    ~265 km 5 h

    The Rose Garden, the Rock Garden and Sukhna Lake, then the drive to Delhi and drop at the station or airport.

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