| Nestled in
the Himalayas, the world's mightiest mountain ranges, Himachal
is blessed with some of the most spectacular landscapes anywhere.
Truly a travellers paradise, with mighty snow peaks, deep gorges,
lush green and golden valleys, flower filled meadows, misty
woods, fast flowing icy rivers, glaciers and enchanting lakes.
While the picturesque valleys of Kullu, Kinnaur and Kangra are
a riot of colours, in marked contrast the barren terrain of
Lahaul & Spiti have a stunning lunar landscape like beauty.
For the visitor there are superb locations for relaxing and
sight seeing. There are also tremendous opportunities for
trekking, mountaineering, fishing, river rafting, skiing,
para-gliding, ice skating and golf.
Having an excellent network of roads and communication facilities,
Himachal has a clean and peaceful environment.
Himachal Tourism a pioneer in the development of tourism
infrastructure in Himachal, has Himachal's largest complete
package of tourism services, including accommodation, catering,
transport and sports activities.
Himachal Tourism has divided the state into four interesting
circuits.
Sutlej Voyage
Beas Voyage
Dhauladhar Voyage
Tribal Voyage
Climate-temperate. Season: Winter (Dec-March)
Av. temp. -5C to 25C in lower hills. -5C to 15C in mid hills
Summer (April-June) Av. temp. 15C to 35C in lower hills. 10C
to 25C in in mid/higher hills Monsoon (July 15th-Sept.) Av.
temp. 15C to 30C in lower hills. 10C to 25C in mid/higher
hill
Nearest Railway Station: (Broad gauge) Chandigarh,
Kalka, Pathankot and Nangal. (Narrow gauge) Shimla, Jogindernagar.
Airport: Jubbarhatti (Shimla), Bhuntar (Kullu)
and Gaggal (Dharamsala)
(1) Skiing and Ice Skating: (January to March)
Solang Nalla (Manali) Narkanda and Rohtang Pass. Ice Skating
Shimla, Heli-skiing Manali.
(2) River Rafting: In Sutlej, Beas and Chenab
rivers, Shamshi (Kullu), Tattapani, Rampur and Jispa. (Lahaul)
(3) Para-gliding & Hang-gliding: Bir,
Manali, Bilaspur and Rohru
(4) Lake sports: Gobindsagar (Bilaspur)
Pongdam (Kangra)
(5) Fishing: Rohru, Sangla, Sainj, Katrain,
Barot for trout fishing
(6) Wildlife Parks and Sanctuaries: Great
Himalayan National Park Parvati Valley, Kullu. High altitude
Pin valley National park, Spiti. Renuka Sanctuary, Pongdam
Sanctuary, Sarahan Phasentry, Kufri and Gopalpur zoo.
(7) Lakes and Rivers: Beas, Sutlej, Ravi,
Chenab, Yamuna, Pabbar, Giri, Parvati, Baspa
(8) Lakes: Prashar, Khajjiar, Renuka, Gobindsagar,
Dal, Pongdam, Pandoh, Manimahesh, Brighu, Chandratal.
(9) Temples: Jwalamukhi, Chamunda, Brajeshwari,
Chintpurni, Baijnath, Laxminarayan, Chaurasi, Chhatrari, Taranadevi,
Rewalsar, Raghunath, Bijlimahadev, Dhungri, Bhimakali, Hatkoti
Jakhoo, Sankatmochan, Kalibari, Nainadevi and Baba balak nath,
Deothsidh.
(10) Fairs: Winter Carnival Manali, (Feb.)
Mandi, Shivratri (March), Ladarcha fair, Spiti, (July) Minjar
fair, Chamba, Manimahesh fair, Bharmour and Tribal Festival,
Keylong (August) Phulech (festival of flowers), Kinnaur (Sept.)
Kullu Dushera (October), Lavi fair, Rampur (Nov.), Renuka
fair, (Nov.) Ice Skating Carnival, (Dec.).
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