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. 

   01The Ridge, Shimla

2. 

   02Kufri

3. 

   03Hadimba Temple, Manali

4. 

   04Dharamshala

5. 

   05Dalhousie

6. 

   06Khajjiar

7. 

   07Chamba

1. Day 01

   Delhi → Shimla

   ~385 km 10 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

   ~265 km 8 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 under National Green Tribunal limits and taxi-union rules.

   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

   ~280 km 10 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

   ~145 km 5 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
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

   ~280 km 10 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

    ~250 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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