Himachal Tourism

Kinnaur Valley, Most beautiful valley in Himalaya

Kinnaur valley is one of the most beautiful valley in Himachal Pradesh. Kinnaur valley culture, villages, Handloom, Temples, snow covered hills, fruits and orchards are the attraction of Kinnaur valley. Famous Kalpa Valley and Sangla Valley are also in Kinnaur. You can read my previous post on Sangla Valley in my blog. In short i will say Kinnaur is the most beautiful valley in Himalaya. Culture and Nature are the soul
of Kinnaur valley. Moreover in Kinnaur valley you can find lots of trekking places all across the valley.

Kinner Kalish at altitude of 6000 m is toughest trekking track in India. Kinner Kalish is considered as abode of lord Shiva and attract thousand of pilgrims every year.


Kinnaur valley is full of orchards, Kinnaur is known for its famous Chilgozas, special apples, peaches and apricots in world wide. Kinnaur is also famous for its hand loom, kinnaur caps, shawls, mufflers, hardly you can find these quality of handloom in any showroom.

One more thing you will notice here is architect, most of houses are made of wooden and have there own kind of architecture. Famous Nako Lake is also in Kinnaur valley.

Kinnaur is situated an altitude of 2670 meter from sea level. Kinnaur is 235 km away from Shimla, capital of Himachal Pradesh. You can get Buses, Taxis from Shimla to Kinnaur. By air, nearest airport is in Bhunter,a few km away from Shimla. From Delhi and Chandigarh you can get Himachal Transport Volvo buses to Shimla and some direct buses to Kinnaur. Best time to visit the Kinnaur valley is from April to October, even in these months don't forget to carry woolen clothes with you. In winter temperature goes down to negative.

In winter valley will get covered by snow, People of Kinnaur are honest and hard worker. Still Kinnaur comes in tribal area and is not developed that much, hope in future Kinnaur valley get all facility like people and tourist get in Kullu, Manali. But yet natural beauty of Kinnaur attracts thousands of tourist from all across world. :-)

Visit Mcleodganj, "Mini Lhasa" of india

Mcleodganj is also known as the mini Lhasa of the India. Lhasa is the capital of Tibet. It is home place of Tibetan spiritual guru Dalai Lamba.Maclodganj is 10 km away from Dharamshala. Mcleodganj is known for its Bodh monesty,its culture and natural beauties. Many people came here to study Bodh Spiritual. Mcleodganj is named after the Punjab governor sir David Mcleod.It is situated in between the dholadar mountains of Himalaya. It is situated at the altitude of 5,700 feet from the sea level.

Mcleodganj is situated in western Himalaya and is 10 km away from Dharamshala.You can see here Buddhist monesties and Buddhist culture here. Mcleodganj is centre of attraction for foreign tourists in Dharamshala. Besides that you can eat lots of chines dishes in Mcleodganj. Mcleodgang is famous for its noodles,momos and thukpa. Maclodganj is also famous for its Tibetan handicrafts,Tibetan carpets,jems and garments. I have downloaded a video on Mcleodganj dishes watch this



You can reach the Mcleodgang by any mode of transportation. By air nearest airport is Gaggal airport. If you want to come by rail then nearest railway station is Pathankot. By road Maclodgang is 527 km away from Delhi and you can get easily buses,cars from Delhi and Chandigarh.I hope you will enjoy this video

A trip to Dalhousie

Dalhousie is a small hill station situated in Chamba valley. Dalhousie is know for its natural beauty, dense forests, churches and peaceful enviornment. Dalhousie is situated on the Western side of Daulhadar mountain ranges .Dalhousie is named after the name of British viceroy Lord Dalhouise.Dalhousie is one of the oldest hill station in India.Dalhousie was set up by the British in 1854 and you can find here good no.of old British houses,British architecture,churches.In 1873, when Ravinder Nath Tagore visites the Dalhouise, he write these lines for Dalhousie,"I played all over in the marvels of the wonder word, but here, with my two eyes, I saw the splendors of Paradise". Dalhousie is surrounded by five hills kathlog, Portrevn, Motti Tibba, Bakrota and Balun.Dalhousie is covering the area of 14km.


You can visit beautiful churches in Dalhousie. St.Andrew and St. Patric at Balun, St.Francis Church at Subhash chowk and St.John Church at Gandhi chowk are the must see churches in Dalhouise. You can also visit the BaraPather temple. This temple is 4km away from the town and is situated in dense forest.Other places to visit in Dalhousie are PanchPula, Subash Baoli, Jandrigath, Dhainkund etc.PanchPula is 3km away from town lies the five bridges of Raja Ajit Singh,one of the freedom fighter of India.Subash Baoli is named after Neta ji Subash chander Bose, this place is surrounded by the cedar trees and famous for its natural beauty. Neta Ji Subash Chander Bose spend a lots of time here during 1937.


You can reach Dalhouise by any mode of transportation. By air nearest airport is at Jammu airport, which is 188 km away from here.By train nearest railway station is at Pathankot, which is 80 km away from here. By road, you can get bus from Delhi(573km), Chandigarh(352km) to Dalhousie.

Para Gliding in Himachal Pradesh

Want to fly like a bird in Himalaya or want to see adventurous sports events like Para gliding.Then Himachal is your desired destination.Himachal Pradesh is one of the best place for paragliding in India.Himachal have world's one of the best sites for paragliding.Every year Himachal is organizing the paragliding sports events.You can see the participants here from all over the worlds.The main paragliding places in Himachal pradesh are Bir Billing in Kangra valley and Solang Nala in Manali.



Bir billing is known as paragliding capital of India.Bir billing is also known as the one of the best place for paragliding in world.Bir Billing valley is located in Kangara Valley in Himachal Pradesh. Bir is a small village and serves as landing place for para gliders where as Billing is take off place.Billing is situated at the altitude of 8600 feet from the sea level.Billing is at a distance of 15 km from bir and around 70 km from Mandi and Dharamshala.The nearest places from bir are Baijnath and Joginder Nagar for staying.From Delhi Bir is at a distance of 280 km.The best time for paragliding in Bir is from March to till early June and from September to till November.Himalayan Para Gliding Pre World Event Held in Bir and Billing Annually During the Month of November.


Second best place for paragliding in Himcachal Pradesh is Solang Nala. Solang Nala is in famous Kullu valley and situated at altitude of 8135 feet from sea level.Solang is at a distance of 15km from Manali, which is one of the best place to visit in Himachal Pradesh.The best time for paragliding in Solang Nala is from May to September.You can take here small paragliding flights with the help of experts.Both of these places are full of natural beauty and can become one of the best places you have ever visited.