State of Himachal Pradesh Travel Forum

How was skiing in Shimla, Kufri or Manali in mid February? Share your impressions, please. How long slopes? Do lifts working? Is it possible to hire ski and snowbord there?

Hi,

I would be visting Har ki Dun and beyond that. Will be needing tents. Can someone tell me from wher i can rent a tent in Dehradun.

Manu

Hi,
Will be up in the Rishikesh/Haridwar/Dehradun area in October(07) Does anyone know the best way to get up to Dharamsala /McLeod Ganj from there?

Thanks in advance!

musicgap

Hi All,

This will be my first experience to north india, basically I am from south India....so I will be please to know that whether it is a good time to visit manali in the end of august and first week of september.....can I have the chance of skiing...at this time.......biking etc....i ll be thankful...


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I shall be paying a brief first time visit to McLeod Ganj in early November, coming from Dalhousie and travelling on to Shimla. I'll be travelling by bus but am finding the timetables on HRTC website none too helpful. Can someone tell me how frequently the Dalhousie-McLeod Ganj and the McLeod Ganj-Shimla buses run, or direct me to a better site? Thanks

Hi Forum,

Our college group 3-4 guys and girls are planning for a trip to kasauli during end of this month, can you help us arrange contact details of hotels along with location and price range. Since we are students we have a very economical budget 2000/- per head. we are planning for 2 night and 3 days. Any good accomodation range 400 - 600 Rs is perfect since it is office season. Also Hotel location should we far from city and in the heart of nature. If hotel has Pick and drop facility from Bus stand it will be perfect.

Have a nice day,

Thanks,

Engico

Hello,

I will be in McLeodganj from mid-November through mid-December 2007. I would like to know about weather conditions. Does one need a winter jacket? Would a heavy sweather do?

Are guest houses likely to be heated?

Thank you for your help

I plan to visit manali in early november. I will be accompanied by 2 senior citizens. I want your opinion about following:

1. Is it ok to fly from delhi to kullu by deccan? I have read adverse comments about flying to kullu.

2. How far is manali from chandigarh? How long it will take?

3. Is it better totravel by road or fly with 2 senior citizens?

4. How cold will be manali? Also do one feel altitude problem there?

Thanks I await your replies.

Hi,

My partner and I have a book to write and were thinking of mc leod ganj, to combine work with our spiritual search etc...

We would go for the months of september october and november this year. Don't know if this is low or high season there...???

Is it possible to rent a decent room there long term and could anyone give us an idea of prices (room and food per day per person)

We thought of buying a portable solar panel for running the laptop independently from local electricity - I heard uncertain. Now what about security?

thank you

Uma

I will arrive Dharamsala by flight around mid Sept and need replies to following:

1)How far is Dharmasala town from Dharamsala airport? How much would be the taxi fare from the airport to the town?Or there other modes of transport other than taxis?

2)I wish to stay in guest houses or hotels/lodges located in a quiet surroundings. Can you please suggest some hotels and guest houses in such areas?
3)Other than monasteries what are other 'must see' things there?

Thank you in advance for your replies and suggestions.

Hi,

We are planning a short trip to McLeod Ganj sometime end of July or beginning August. Would like to know:

1. Are the road conditions safe around this time considering the rain factor?
2. Any specially recommended places that can be best packed in this 3 day trip?

Thanks for the help!!!

Hello,

I'm looking forward to going to Manali in January. I've been a bit worried about the weather situation there, especially as the place I'm staying does not have any hot water. I've heard that the fog is the worst at this time of year too, is that correct?

Also can anyone tell me if February will be any different or warmer than January?

Many thanks for your help.

Please tell us about the tourist accomadation in Kalibari temple in shimla. we require prereservation in karibari shimla

My daughters are going to Shimla and Manali in July (3 weeks). They will be doing some trekking and camping most nights.
We are trying to work out how warm it is at night because it seems crazy to take a big warm sleeping bag unless it is going to be cold.
My question is therfore :-Is the temperature at night cold because of the altitude or sufficiently warm so that it is unnecessary to wrap up well when sleeping in a tent?

planning a trip from june 22-30

will land in manali by flight
how do i book car from the airport to lahaul
what comes first...lahaul or spiti

where do i make my room reservations n book my treks etc??

whats the temperature gonna be like
is there cell phone reception there?

any help will be appreciated
thanks

hi,
i want to go to kasauli this weekend. There is no reservation available in trains. Tell me how to go there using bus service.

I am planning to visit kulu-manali in the 1st week of may. I am reaching kulu on 1st may 2007 at around 10.30 am. i have booked a holiday home in kulu for 2nd may. So , i would like to know if i can travel to simla on 1st may and stay there overnight and leave early morning next day to Kulu or i should travel directly to kulu. I would like to know the number of hours it takes to travel from Simla to Kulu and the means of transport from simla to Kulu.
Some more details regarding the toy train from kalka to simla also.

We are intending to come and stay in northern India for about 9 months from September 07 onwards. We have 2 small children aged 3 and 1. We are looking for suggestions as to where might be a good place to stay for this period. We would like somewhere that is not very touristy like Manali but is not completley off the beaten track either. Trips to other interesting places that aren't days and days away would also be a good idea and if at all possible a place with lots of children and things for them to do.

Any suggestions welcome?

I wish to make a small trip to Mcleodganj in the beginning of the month of May. I have a few questions:

1) Will the weather be pleasant there? Or it'll be ~35 deg?

2) Could any of you please suggest me a place for accomodation.

3) Is it the peak season? If yes, then should I get an advance booking? I am not particularly looking for costly accomodation.

Thanks in Advance,
-- Akshaya

Hi all ,
We are a group of 10 students from delhi. We are planning a trip from 5-10 april. we want to see snow. Is it possible ? if yes , please provide me with the location. Also please tell us about the resting facilities . is it easy to find a common sleeping place around this location.

thanks
subrato

hi,

We are planning to visit Shimla & Manali from 21st April to 30th April would like to know if we will be able to find snow during this time or will be have to travel to very higher altitude for this purpose also what kind of cloths and shoes should we carry with us and want would be the temp during this period.

We had visited last year during November & had to travel to very high altitude to find the snow which want not pleasing.

Regards,
Jayshree Chhabria

Please let me know any place in HP where I will be able to enjoy snowfall in the first 2 weeks of Feb 07.

dear frind
i want to visit rohtang paas ,manali &kullu and i want to know wather their should some snow fall at the month of may as i visit frist week of may.Please tell me should i visit at april last or starting of may .


Amit goyal

Hi ,
I a graphic Designer professionally... i was going t oShimla ..in pursit of snow. Please can anyone adsvice me on finding any snow. I am very desprate to see a snow fall. All my life living in Delhi never got enough time to explore around. I hope tha the Luck is on my side...

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Warm Regards
Amit

Hi,

We are planning a trip to Mcleodganj during the last week of december, will it be a good time to go? Should we prefer personel car for travelling from Delhi? We are planning a 5 day trip..

TIA
Preeti

We are planning our trip to shimla,kullu,manali in January 2007 first week. We have two children 5year and 1 1/2 year ...as we are living in gujarat...no so cold area...we want to know about clothing...cotton thermals will be enough or woolen must? For 1 1/2 year people don't recommend woolen thermals...then what for him? If railway connectivity availbale upto Joginder nagar...then is there proper bus connectivity between Joginder nagar and Kullu. ?

Hi,

A travel operator called Sunshine Himalayan Adventure specialising in eco-tourism is giving us a good package deal for Himachal. I just wanted to know if anybody has travelled with them or done any of the activities recommended by them? They are offering us interesting activities like Rohtang Pass Skiing / Snowboarding/ Snow tubing, Paragliding at Naggar, rock climbing and rappelling at Gushaini etc. Could you give any feedback? Is the paragliding safe and would you recommend it for my 7 yr old son?

Thanks!

Would love to visit McLeod Ganj this January and hopefully do some hiking to explore region.Is this feasible for January? Spending a month in India and hoping to catch a feel of Himalayas,even though it's winter.

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if the driving time from Bilaspur to Chandigarh is less than Bilaspur to Shimla or is Shimla faster to reach than Chandigarh.
Thanks.

We are planning to visit Himachal for 14 days with our 2 children (ages 4 n 8), during 1st week of May 2007 and have a few queries regarding our itinerary etc:

1. I would like to visit Kufri and Manali and also thinking of visiting either one or more of Shoja,Gushaini, Thanedaar or Sangla. Looking for scenic and non-touristy places and since I've already been to Shimla, would like to avoid it. I'm a bit reluctant to take too long car travels with the kids with us, hence would prefer to go from one place to another in less than 6 hrs car journey. Could you suggest an itinerary starting from Manali upto Delhi?

2. Since there's probably no snow possibly in May, what would be other sightseeing options/activities in Kufri? Should I drop Kufri completely instead?

3. Similarly for Manali, I think Rohtang and Solang would be inaccessible. So since there's no snow or skiing that my kids can possibly try, is there anything else of interest for them in Manali?

4. I'm thinking of Sangla because of the campsite options by Baikunth Travels and Banjara. Any feedback about these two campsites?

5. Is it too difficult to reach Shoja or Sangla; like are there long winding mountain roads and therefore avoidable with kids on board?