Shimla Tour Packages - (Rail Tour)

Duration : 06 Nights / 07 Days
Places Covered : Delhi - Shimla - Kulu - Chail - Delhi

Across the tracks in India provides the ideal way to see and experience the historical monuments and citites of Rajasthan and the Taj Mahal in Agra, by train in a limited time. Your daylight hours are spent sightseeing and visiting palace hotels for meals, and at night you journey on to your next lounge car with bar. Each saloon was four twin bedded compartments and two bathrooms. Departs Delhi every Wednesday from August through to April.

Leave the heat and dust of the plains and travel up by a unique mountain railway to Shimla, Summer capital of the Raj. The fresh mountain air combines with the Victorian architecture to give the town a distinctly British atmosphere. Explore Kulu, the 'Valley of Gods', picturesque Manali and the spectacular Rhotang Pass.


Day 01 : Delhi to Shimla
Early morning depart by train on the 'Himalayan Queen' to Kalka (640 metres) where you will join the scenic ountain railway upto Shimla (2,073 metres). Arrive Shimla late in the afternoon where you will be met by your driver. Stay two nights at the Hotel Oberoi Clarkes or East Bourne or Spring Fields.

Day 02 : Shimla
At leisure to explore the town which was the summer capital of the Raj from 1864 to 1947.

Day 03 : Shimla to Kulu
After breakfast continue north to the fertile Kulu Valley noted for its colourful bazaar towns, beautiful wooden temples and superb mountain scenery. Stay at the Hotel River Bank Resorts at Katrain (near Manali).

Day 04 & 05 : Kulu Valley
At leisure to explore the area. Manali is an ideal base for walking, also visit Old Manali and, weather permitting, the Rohtang Pass at over 4,000 metres.

Day 06 : Kulu to Chail
Today drive to the peaceful hill station of Chail, 45 kms from Shimla. Stay overnight at the Chail Palace Hotel, the former summer residence of the Maharaja of Patiala.

Day 07 : Chail to Delhi
Return by car to Delhi-end of tour.