Mar 09 2009
Shimla Tour: Ultimate holiday retreat
Traveling to India…and not visiting Shimla is a crime. Shimla is a diamond of north India and positioned in the middle Himalayas. It is very exotic hill station and very famous for tourist destination. This popular destination is much adored by honeymooners and other tourists. At the summer time it is very popular holiday-retreat and its natural beauty, architectural buildings, wooden crafts and apples can mesmerize anybody. Many India travel agencies offer great India tour packages and India holiday packages that include Shimla tour.
Shimla is one of the few places in the world where an enormous amount of history and heritage has been distilled into such a small place in so short a time. There are quite a few theories regarding the origin of the word Shimla. Locals insist that the name originates from Shyamali Devi, a re-incarnation of the fearsome Goddess Kali. The name Tatta Pani, translates to “Hot – Water” in local dialect. This is about half a square kilometer area on the banks of Satluj River with boiling hot Sulpher water springs. Bathing with this water is known to be good for skin.
Photographed By – Bikramjeet Singh
The airport is at Jubbarhatti, 23 km away. Shimla is connected to Kalka by an enhancing narrow gauge railway line – where even a quaint rail-car ply. By road, Chandigarh is 117 km, Manali is 219 km, Chail is 45 km and Delhi is at a distance of 370 km. From Delhi, the driving time is about eight hours. From Delhi, Manali and Chandigarh, luxury coaches and taxis ply to Shimla.
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