Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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Small deodar-fringed lake at ~1,775 m near Tota Rani on the McLeod Ganj–Naddi road, with an old Shiva temple.
This Dal Lake lies about 2 km west of McLeod Ganj bazaar and around 11 km from Dharamshala, surrounded by deodar forest. A Shiva temple on its bank is around 200 years old and linked by legend to the sage Durvasa. It is an easy walk or short drive on the way to Naddi viewpoint.
Within 1 km of Dal Lake (McLeod Ganj).
1852 neo-Gothic Anglican church in deodar forest at Forsyth Ganj, burial place of Viceroy Lord Elgin.
Shaktipeeth of Goddess Chhinnamastika in Una district with a gold-plated shrine, reached on foot through a pilgrim bazaar.
Trek from Ghera/Kareri village (taxi from Dharamshala) to Kareri Lake at 2,934 m.
Main Tibetan temple complex in McLeod Ganj beside the Dalai Lama's residence, with Namgyal Monastery, the Tibet Museum and a forest kora.
Museum in McLeod Ganj · hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-13:30, 14:00-17:00.
museum in Himachal Pradesh, India
Popular ridge trek above McLeod Ganj to 2,850 m; ~5.5 km from Galu Devi temple; forest dept entry/tent fee.
Main-square restaurant with a long Tibetan and Bhutanese menu: thenthuk, shapta, momos.
Lake at ~2,730 m near Mandi with a floating island and a pagoda-style temple to Rishi Prashar; Saranauhali fair in June.
Himachal's largest natural lake, a Ramsar site 38 km from Nahan, sacred to Renuka and Parshuram, with a November fair.
Side valley ~13 km from Manali known for skiing in winter and paragliding, zorbing, ATVs and a ropeway in summer.
Lake at ~4,883 m just below Baralacha La on the Manali–Leh highway; source area of the Bhaga river.
early 13th century Shiva temple
mountain pass in the Indian Himalayas
UNESCO World Heritage national park in Kullu (Tirthan, Sainj, Jiwa Nal, Parvati catchments); entry by permit.
Last village of the Parvati valley at ~2,400 m, about an hour's walk above Barshaini; guesthouses and orchards.