| Day 01: Arrive at Delhi and to Chandigarh |
| On arrival at Delhi Airport, transfer to train station and board an evening Shatabedi train to Chandigarh. You will be leaving New Delhi station at about 17:15 hours and arrive approximately at 20:20 hours. On Arrival transfer to hotel. |
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Day 02: Chandigarh to Shimla
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| After breakfast, visit the Rock Gardens constructed out of waste building material by a local engineer. Then you will be moving to Shimla by road. Enroute, visit the Mughal Gardens at Pinjore. Drive to Kumarhatti and transfer to toy train from Kalka to Shimla, built in 1903. Enjoy the 1 hour journey on this exciting 94 km train ride which is one of the most spectacular journeys of northern India passing through tunnels. On arrival check in hotel. In the evening, drive to the Mall Road for dinner and pick up some souvenirs from lots of interesting shops selling Himalayan handicrafts, books and others. |
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Day 03: Shimla to Manali
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| Early morning drive to Manali. Enroute, visit Himachal Photo Darshan Gallery to view the collection of photographs takenn by local photographer Mr. Birbal Sharma. Admire artistically taken photographs capturing the lifestyle and culture of the people as well as beautiful landscapes of exquisite lakes of Himachal Pradesh and snow covered passes, ancient temples with rare carvings, glaciers, forests, palaces,frescoes in Buddist temples and Himachali belles wearing ornaments. Continue to Bajaura to visit Basheshar Mahadev temple. With fine stone carvings and sculptures believed to have been build in the mid 8th centure, it is truly an incredible structure. On completion, drive to Manali. |
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Day 04 : Manali
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| A day to explore Manali, the queen of hill stations. Our day starts slowly after breakfast with a stroll from your hotel to a 500 years old carved wooden Hidimba Devi Temple. The stroll continues further to old Manali village which is named after the great Hindu sage Manu. We walk further up to the next village of Goshal and cross our way through River Beas to a spectacular waterfall called jogni Fall. Next village is Vashishat, where you can see or enjoy the hot sulphur in the springs. If you are tired of walking, take a tuk tuk ride to the down town. Evening free for own activities. |
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Day 05: Manali - Solang - SnowPoint and back to Manali
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| Morning drive to Solang to enjoy paragliding or skiing which is optional. Then continue to Snow Point, the maximum approachable road towards Rohtang Pass depending ont he snow condition. Afternoon visit Roarich Art Gallery and Naggar Castle at Naggar. |
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Day 06: Manali to Dharmasala
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Early morning drive to Dharmasala, stopping at the town of Siva-Baijnath and visit the 13th centure Siva Temple. According to legend Demon King Ravana constructed a temple and dedicated it to Lord Siva.
After Baijnath, go to Chamuda Devi temple on the bank of Baner river, by road. The legend has it that, two demons Chanda and Munda were killed by Shakti in the form of Godess Kali in a fierce battle. You could discuss with your tour leader to stop at a few more intersting locations along the way like Tashi Jong Monastery or Shanan Hydel project. On Arrival, transfer to Hotel.
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Day 07: Dharmasala
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| A day to walk around Dharmasala and Mcleod Gang. Afternoon move to visit Dalai Lama's Norbulinga Institute known for hits various schools of Tibetan paintings and handicraft training. The Saint Jones in wilderness is situated amoung the pine, oak and rhododendron trees at a walking distance. Free evening to walk around. |
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Day 08: Dharmasala to Amritsar and back to Delhi
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| After experiencing the Tibetan philosophy and their life in India, drive to Amritsar. Amritsar is a holy town of Sikhs, has grown from a sacred village pond to a spiritual temporal centre of Sikh culture. The city gets its name from the pool - Amritsar which means pool of nectar. It was constructed by the fourth religous preceptor of Sikh faith. Golden Temple or DArbar Sahib is the most sacred temple for Sikhs. It is a symbol of magnificence and strength of the Sikh people all over the world. Its architecture includes symbols associated with other places of worship. This is an example of spirit of tolerance and acceptance that the Sikh philosophy propounds. Afternoon proceed to raillway station to board the fast Shatabedi train to Delhi. Dinner will be served on board. On arrival transfer to Hotel. |
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Day 09: Delhi to Singapore
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| Free day for own activities. Check out from the hotel by 12 noon. You could leave your baggage in the clock room of the Hotel. Evening transfer to airport for your scheduled international flight. Arrive in Singapore, the next day. |
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