Shimla : top 10 tourists places

Hey , guys in this post we aregoing to talk about himachal pradesh's capital " Shimla "  . Shimla is called the queen of hills . So let us know best tourist places in shimla .


                   TOP 10 TOURISTS PLACES
                                IN SHIMLA

No : 10                Green valley

Green valley is a beautiful mountain range that comtes on way to Kufri from shimla . It is 7 away from shimla bustand . It is known for its beautiful scenery . It is very good place for photography for ist beautiful scenery .

No : 9                Annandale

It is a picnic spot sorrounded from pine trees . It is  2 km away from shimla's mall road . Its elevation is 6220 feet from sea level which is famous for its natural beauty . It is used by english men to play cricket , polo , horse racing etc .

No : 8                  Mall road

It is main centre of shoppping in shimla . It is one of the most business place in shimla . You can buy handmade local things like shawls  from mall road .

No : 7                 Christ church

It is second oldest church in the  northern India . It is built in french gothic style . Its coulourful glasses and stone carving make it  more beautiful .Night is the best time to see it .

No : 6             Himachal state museum

It is 3 km away from scandal point . The himachal state museum is divided into 5 galleries which ate categorized as pre- historic gallery , wood carving gallery , wall painting gallery , archaeology gallery and numismatic gallery .

No : 5                     Viceregal lodge

It is situated on observatory hill . It was built in 1888 . It was used to host presidest in british era so it is called rashtrapati niwas. Indian institute of advance studies was made here .
It us surrounded by garden .

No : 4                   Kufri

It is 13 km away from shimla . It is situated at 2750 m above sea level . It also known as icy cap of shimla . You can do skiing , horse riding here . You can go here anytime except winter .

No : 3                 Toy train

It is started in 1903 by lord curzon . Now it is very popular .  It is one of the UNESCO world heritage site . 96 km long journey from kalka to shimla  is completed in 5 hours .  This tiy train ride is one of India's most incredible feats of engineering covering a staggering 103 tunnels , 864 bridges and 919 stunning curves.

No : 2                 The ridge

The Ridge road is a large open space, located in the center of Shimla . The Ridge is the place where all cultural activities of Shimla happen . It is situated along the Mall Road, which is the famous shopping center of shimla

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No  : 1              Jakhoo temple

It is situated at the height of 8000 feet from sea level . It is situated on jakhoo hill . It is dedicated to lord hanuman so you can see many monkeys here . Sunrise and sunset is the best time to see it .

Manali :top 10 tourist places

 Hello friends we going to talk  about Manali  which is famous for its natural beauty . Manali is situated in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district . Manali's elevation is 6400 feet and adventure capital of north is situated at  the bank of  river beas . It is  a hill station where most tourists come .

                    TOP 10 PLACES TO VISIT
                             IN  MANALI

No : 10     Manu temple

It is situated 3 km away from mall road . It is in old manali . In this temple , there is mark of first footstep  of Manu on earth . According to hindu mythology Manu was the first human on earth who was made by Brahma . In this place Manu lived 7 lifes and 7 deaths . According to hindu mythology  Sapth rishi also meditated and got knowledge in this place .

No : 9        Jogini  waterfall

It is a natural waterfall which flows through kullu valley and meets with river beas . The place where it meets with beas is holy place of goddess Jogini . It is known as Shaktipeeth . Under this waterfall you can see beautiful mountains and you can take a dip in the waterfall water . Below this waterfall there is a temple and below this temple there is a main .

No : 8          Vashisht temple

This temple is situated in Vashisht village . This village is 6 km away from Manali . It is made on the bank of river Ravi . This temple is 4000 years old . There are many  sulphur rich hot water reservior . It is supposed that if you bathe in water reservoir , all the skin problems clears away .

No : 7             Naggar castle

It is situated 21 km away from Manali .  It was constructed in 1460 by Raja Sidh Singh . First it was the home of king but now it is a hotel  run  by Himachal pradesh tourism . In the construction of this castle , iron is not used .
 It is completely made from stones and wood .
It is situated on the bank of river beas . One song of bollywood movie Jab we met was shooted here .

No : 6             Pin valley national park


It is situated in Spiti valley . It was declared national park on January 9 , 1987 . This park covers area of 675 square km . It is only park in himachal pradesh which cover area of cold desert . It is especially to save snow leopard . Here You can also see golden eagle , pica , himalaya yak , red fox  etc . You can only go here by taking permission

No : 5                 Manikaran gurudwara

It is situated 80 km away from Manali . Outside this gurudwara Parvati river flows with high force . If you go here you should eat langar . There is a Shiv temple outside the gurudwara which is supposed to be of dwapara yug . There is a hot water reservoir besude this temple .

No : 4             Great himalayan national
                                       park

It is also known as Jawaharlal Nehru great himalayan  national park . It covers the area of 50 square km  .  It is home of many animals , birds and plants . It is especially known as the home of Western Tragopan . You can also see snow leopard , monal , bharal , musk deer etc .

No : 3                     Rohtang pass

It is 50 km away from Manali . It is 4111 m from sea level . It is highest walkable road in the world . Lakhs of tourists come here every year . You can see mountains and glaciers from here . You can also do trekking , paragliding , mountains biking etc here . It is opened in May every year and closed in September due to snowfall . You have to take permission  to visit rohtang pass .

No : 2                  Solang  valley

It is famous valley of Manali . It is also known as snow point . Every year Winter ski festival is organised here . Participants from all over world come here for skiing . You can also do paragliding and horse riding here . At the end of solang valley there is a shiv temple .

No : 1                 Hadimba devi
                                   temple

It is 1 km away from mall road . It was constructed in 1553 by Kullu's king Bahadur Singh . It is supposed that after the complete construction  of this temple , king cut the hands of all workers . It is made from one stone . Every year on 14 may is celebrated as devi's birthday . From all over the country devotees  come here for devi's devotion . It is covered from cedar forest .