Tour package6 nights · 7 daysBy car
Shimla, Manali & Chandigarh by Car
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per person, 2 travellers sharing a car, Standard hotels, off-season.
All-inclusive: breakfast & dinner every day, private-cab sightseeing (an SUV for 4+), transfers in Himachal, GST, tolls, taxes and parking.
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In short
Overview
Leisure Himachal's Shimla, Manali and Chandigarh tour is a 6-night, 7-day round trip from Delhi by private car: two nights in Shimla with Kufri, three in Manali with Rohtang Pass, and a night in Chandigarh on the way home. Hotels are on breakfast and dinner. From ₹13,777 per person off-season for two, and less per person for larger groups.
The classic Shimla–Manali circuit with your own car, so the drives are part of the holiday rather than an overnight bus. Two nights in Shimla, three in Manali, and an easy finish in Chandigarh before Delhi.
- Route
- Delhi → Shimla → Kufri → Manali → Rohtang Pass → Kullu → Chandigarh → Delhi
- Meals
- Breakfast and dinner at the hotel, every day
- Your own car and driver for the whole week
- Kufri and Shimla's Viceregal Lodge, Christ Church and Mall
- Manali, Rohtang Pass and the Kullu valley
- Chandigarh's Rock Garden and Sukhna Lake on the way back
Included in every package
- Breakfast & dinner At the hotel, every day of the tour.
- Private cab sightseeing Free, with driver and fuel — an SUV for families or groups of more than 4.
- Transfers Pick-up and drop from your arrival point in Himachal — Volvo stand, airport or station.
- GST included Tolls, taxes and parking too — nothing is added to the price we quote.
- Bonfire & DJ night Included Included on family and group tours.
On the road
The route, in frames
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01The Ridge, Shimla
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02Hadimba Temple, Manali
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03Rohtang Pass
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04Kullu
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05Chandigarh
Day by day
The itinerary
- Day 01
Delhi → Shimla
~385 km 10 h
Pick-up from the airport or railway station; the Pinjore gardens and the Timber Trail on the way up.
Night: Shimla
- Day 02
Shimla & Kufri
Kufri in the morning — the Himalayan Nature Park, the Himalayan panorama and pony or yak rides; then Viceregal Lodge (1884–88), Christ Church, the Gaiety Theatre (1887), the old Grindlays Bank building, Scandal Point and the Mall.
Night: Shimla
- Day 03
Shimla → Manali
~265 km 8 h
Through Mandi, past the Pandoh dam and the Hanogi Mata temple into the Kullu valley.
Night: Manali
- 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
- Day 05
Rohtang Pass
~100 km
A round trip of about 100 km to Rohtang Pass (3,978 m), the gateway to Lahaul.
Subject to availability — Rohtang needs a vehicle permit under National Green Tribunal limits and taxi-union rules.
Night: Manali
- Day 06
Manali → Chandigarh
~320 km 10 h
Down the valley past Kullu's Vaishno Devi temple and shawl weavers to 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
- Day 07
Chandigarh → Delhi
~250 km 5 h
The Rose Garden, the Rock Garden and Sukhna Lake, then to Delhi for drop at the station or airport.
Inclusions
What’s included
Included
- 6 nights twin sharing with breakfast and dinner
- Private car with driver from Delhi to Delhi
- Sightseeing by private cab as per the itinerary
- Assistance on arrival and a welcome drink
- Breakfast and dinner at the hotel, every day
- Sightseeing by private cab with driver and fuel, free — an SUV for families or groups of more than 4
- Pick-up and drop from your arrival point in Himachal
- GST, tolls, taxes and parking — nothing is added to the price we quote
Extras on this tour
- Bonfire & DJ night — included
Not included
- Airfare and train fares
- Personal expenses, optional tours and extra meals
- Anything not listed under inclusions
- The vehicle on leisure days, and after the day's sightseeing
- Guide fees, camera fees and monument entry tickets
- Medical and travel insurance
- Costs from changes you choose to make, flight cancellations, road blocks and the like
Price
What changes the price
The starting price is ₹13,777 per person — per person, 2 travellers sharing a car, Standard hotels, off-season — and it is all-inclusive: breakfast and dinner every day, sightseeing by private cab (an SUV for families or groups of more than 4), transfers from your arrival point in Himachal, GST, tolls, taxes and parking. With the 10% code we send you on WhatsApp it is about ₹12,399. Season rates apply 15 April – 15 July; the rest of the year is off-season. Your exact price depends on:
- Season — 15 April to 15 July (and 20 December to 5 January on the Volvo packages) costs more than the rest of the year.
- Hotel category — Standard, Deluxe, Luxury or Premium.
- Group size — on the car tours the per-person price falls as the group grows, because the car is shared.
- Single occupancy and extra beds are charged at the hotel's rate.
Read what a Himachal tour costs, and why for the full picture, and our booking and cancellation terms.
Before you go
Shimla, Manali & Chandigarh by Car: questions
How much does the Shimla Manali car tour cost?
From ₹13,777 per person for two travellers, Standard hotels, off-season. Per-person prices fall as the group grows — from ₹9,777 for six and ₹8,999 for ten. Season dates (15 April–15 July) cost more.
Is this tour good for a group?
Yes. Because the car is shared, the price per person drops with each extra traveller; we quote for groups of up to ten.
Why is this tour sometimes called Exotic Himachal?
That was its old name on our listings; the old page also called it Amazing Himachal. It is the same Shimla–Manali–Chandigarh route.
