Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
Loading…Park in Kangra · hours: 24/7.
Within 1 km of COMMON PLOT.
Vast ASI-protected hill fort of the Katoch rulers above Kangra town, ruined by the 1905 earthquake, with a museum near the gate.
a Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh, Shakti Peetha tirtha
Shaktipeeth in Kangra town, repeatedly plundered and rebuilt, famous for the butter (Ghrit Mandal) ritual at Makar Sankranti.
Museum in McLeod Ganj.
Side valley ~13 km from Manali known for skiing in winter and paragliding, zorbing, ATVs and a ropeway in summer.
mountain pass in the Indian Himalayas
UNESCO World Heritage national park in Kullu (Tirthan, Sainj, Jiwa Nal, Parvati catchments); entry by permit.
Lake at ~2,730 m near Mandi with a floating island and a pagoda-style temple to Rishi Prashar; Saranauhali fair in June.
Last village of the Parvati valley at ~2,400 m, about an hour's walk above Barshaini; guesthouses and orchards.
Last inhabited village before the Indo-Tibet border in Kinnaur, on the Baspa river at 11,320 ft.
Meadow plateau ~24 km from Dalhousie ringed by deodars, with a small lake and 12th-century Khajji Nag temple.
Hill station 12 km from Shimla on NH5; Mahasu peak, horse rides, Himalayan Nature Park and winter skiing.