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SHINNING LIKE A RARE DIAMOND IS THE HILL CAPITAL OF NORTH INDIAN STATE HIMACHAL, SHIMLA. SHIMLA WITH ITS LUSH GREEN FOREST FILLED WITH OAK TREES, RHODODENDRON, AND PANORAMIC VIEW ALL AROUND IT IS NOT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SHIMLA IS ONE OF INDIA’S FAVORITE SPOT.
SHIMLA HAS NOT ONLY CHARMED OUR TODAY’S GENERATION BUT IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE BRITISH ERA. BRITISHERS SAW THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND COULD NOT KEEP BUT TO MAKE IT SUMMER CAPITAL OF INDIA. IT ALSO WAS FAMOUS AMONG OUR FREEDOM FIGHTERS.
SHIMLA IS HOME TO MORE THAN 8,00,000 BUT IT HOSTED MORE THAN 1.6 CRORE PEOPLE LAST YEAR. THAT SHOWS HOW MUCH TOURIST LOVE THIS PLACE.
SHIMLA NOT ONLY ATTRACTS YOUNG ROMANTIC COUPLES BUT ALSO IT IS FAVOURITE AMONG OLDER GENERATION TOO. FAMILIES VISITING, FRIENDS TOUR THIS CITY HAS WOOED EVERY ONE.
SHIMLA TOURISM
- MALL ROAD
- THE RIDGE
- JAKHOO TEMPLE
- CHRIST CHURCH
- KAMNA DEVI TEMPLE
- THE GLEN
- CHADWICK FALLS
- VICEREGAL LODGE AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
MALL ROAD
THE MAIN STREET IN SHIMLA, IS KNOWN AS THE MALL ROAD. IT IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST ROUTE AT DAY BUT IN EVENING IT IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACE FOR LEISURE WALKS. MANY OLD COFFEE SHOPS LIKE INDIAN COFFEE HOUSE ARE GREAT PLACES TO HANGOUT. THE MALL ROAD IS FILLED WITH ANTIQUE STRUCTURES AND HAS A EUROPEAN IMPRESSION ALL AROUND. MALL REMAINS THE CHRAM OF SHIMLA TOURISM.
THE RIDGE
THE LARGE OPEN SPACE IN THE HEART OF MALL ROAD IS THE RIDGE. THE RIDGE PROVIDES A FANTASTIC VIEW OF SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS. THE RIDGE CONNECTS SCANDAL POINT TO MALL ROAD, GIVING YOU THE BEST VIEW OF MOUNTAINS IN SHIMLA.
JAKHOO TEMPLE
THIS AN ANCIENT TEMPLE DEDICATED TO LORD HANUMAN. IT IS LOCATED IN JAKHOO HILL, WHERE YOU CAN REACH BY HALF N HOUR UPHILL CLIMB FROM THE RIDGE. ROPEWAY SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR JAKHOO TEMPLE. IT IS BELIEVED LORD HANUMAN’S FOOTPRINT ARE THERE IN JAKHOO TEMPLE. AT THE PEAK IT GIVES PANORAMIC VIEWS OF SHIVALIK MOUNTAINS. JAKHOO TEMPLE IS STAR OF HERITAGE SHIMLA TOURISM.
CHRIST CHURCH
IT IS THE OLDEST CHURCH IN NORTHERN INDIA WHICH WAS BUILT BY BRITISHERS IN 1857. THE CHURCH IS STYLED IN A NEO-GOTHIC STYLE, IT HAS STAINED GLASS WINDOWS AND A MAJESTIC APPEARANCE.
KAMNA DEVI TEMPLE
ATOP OF PROSPECT HILL IS KAMNA DEVI TEMPLE WHICH IS LOCATED 6 KM FROM SHIMLA. THE TEMPLE IS BUILT BY RANA OF JUNGA AND ONE MUST PAY VISIT AT LEAST ONCE.
THE GLEN
THE GLEN IS A U SHAPED VALLEY LOCATED AMID DENSE FOREST OF PINE AND DEODAR TREES. THIS VALLEY IS LOCATED NEAR ANDALE AND SUMMER HILL. THIS PLACE IS FAMOUS AMONG HIKERS AS THE HIKING TRAIL EXTENDS FROM SUMMER HILL AND CHORA MAIDAN. THERE IS SMALL GUSHING RIVER STREAM, WHICH THAN TURNS INTO A PRETTY WATERFALL WHICH IS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE. GLEN IS 4 KM AWAY FROM MAIN SHIMLA AND WHICH CAN BE YOUR SHORT HIKING TRAIL.
CHADWICK FALLS
THIS STUNNING WATERFALL FLOWS FROM A HEIGHT OF 1500 M IS IN DENSE FOREST OF PINE AND DEODAR ALL AROUND WHICH IS PRETTY SCENIC TO WATCH. CHADWICK FALLS IS FEW KMS AWAY FROM SUMMER HILL. IN THE MONSOON YOU CAN SEE THIS WATERFALL IN ITS FULL FLOW WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING
VICEREGAL LODGE AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
THIS LODGE WAS BUILT AS THE RESIDENCE OF BRITISH VICEROY LORD DUFFERIN IN 1888. IT IS LOCATED IN OBSERVATORY HILLS WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY GARDENS AND LAWNS. THIS LODGE IS ARCHITECTURE IN BRITISH STYLE WITH COLOUR OF LIMESTONE. FORM HERE VIEWS OF SHIMLA IS ENTICING.
OTHER FAMOUS TOURIST DESTINATION: SHIMLA TOURISM
- PROSPECT HILL
- SANKAT MOCHAN TEMPLE
- TARA DEVI TEMPLE
- FAGU
- ANNANDALE
- CRAIGNANO
- KALI BARI TEMPLE
FAMOUS TOURIST HILL STATION NEAR SHIMLA
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KASAULI
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ADVENTURE SPORT: SHIMLA TOURISM
NOT ONLY SHIMLA IS A BEAUTIFUL HILL STATION BUT THERE ARE TONS OF ADVENTURE SPORT ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU CAN DO IN SHIMLA. DUE TO UNIQUE LOCATION WHICH SHIMLA HAS, IT OFFERS A VARIETY OF ADVENTURE SPORTS:-
TREKKING
ONE CAN TREK TO REACH TARA DEVI TEMPLE WHICH IS SITUATED AT HILLTOP. THIS TREK STARTS FROM TARA DEVI RAILWAY STATION AND TOTAL DISTANCE IS AROUND 4 KM. LIKE THIS MANY TREKKING ADVENTURES CAN BE DONE IN SHIMLA.
RIVER RAFTING
THE SATLUJ RIVER IN SHIMLA RUNS AT HIGH PACE AND OFFERS A UNIQUE PLACE FOR RIVER RAFTING.
ICE SKATING
IN THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY YOU CAN DO ICE SKATING HERE IN SHIMLA.
SKIING
SKIING IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ADVENTURE SPORTS IN WINTER SEASON OF SHIMLA
PARAGLIDING
PERFORMED ON THE TOP OF OF HILLS, PARAGLIDING HAS BECOME NEW FAVOURITE ADVENTURE SPORT IN SHIMLA. TOURIST LOVE PARAGLIDING IN SHIMLA
