Travel Day
Shimla Local
Shimla
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About this circuit
Baga sarahan. Check-out from your hotel and meet the driver driver who will take you to Sarahan. Leaving Shimla's urban charm, you wind through ascending roads that reveal the enchanting Shivalik foothills. As you venture further, the landscape transforms into a lush expanse of forests and terraced fields. Reach Sarahan and check-in to your hotel. You can visit the holy Bhimkali Temple in the evening. Transfer in Innova, Tempo Traveller or similar. Shimla to Sarahan Distance: 154 Km | Duration: 5 Hours. The driver will pick you up from the hotel in Shimla and transfer you to your pre-booked h Himachal's diverse landscape ranges from subtropical Kangra Valley to alpine Spiti — each region offers a distinctly different cultural and culinary experience.
Top sightseeing on this day
- Christ Church
- Scandal Point
- Lakkar Bazaar
- Hatu Peak
- Kufri
- Mall Road
- Rupin Pass
- Himalayan Nature Park
- Raghunath Temple
- Padam Palace
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Rampur to Shimla
After having breakfast and some leisure, check-out of the hotel. Start your journey towards Shimla. Reach Shimla by evening. Overnight travel to delhi Spiti's Key Monastery, perched at 4,166m above the Spiti River, is a 1,000-year-old Buddhist institute housing rare thangka paintings and scriptures.
Sightseeing: Key Monastery
Departure from Shimla
Start with a morning heritage walk through Shimla — visit Christ Church, Scandal Point, and the Viceroy Lodge. Conduct a final team reflection and goal-setting session at the resort. Post lunch, check out and depart with memories of a productive team retreat in the hills.
Sightseeing: Christ Church, Scandal Point
Shimla to Rampur
Depart from Shimla ISBT (or pick-up at Shimla Railway Station). Scenic 7-hour drive via the Hindustan-Tibet Highway through Narkanda (apple orchards) and the terraced hillsides of Kumarsain. Arrive in Rampur Bushahr, the historic capital of the Bushahr kingdom. Check into riverside hotel. Evening walk to the Lavi Fair grounds for a first look at the colorful stalls and trading tents.
Sightseeing: Lavi Fair Grounds
Rampur to Sarahan
Morning: guided tour of the Rampur Bushahr Palace (Padam Palace) with its blend of Hindu-Buddhist-colonial architecture. Visit Raghunath Temple. Afternoon: excursion to Sarahan (40 km), home to the stunning Bhimakali Temple — one of the 51 Shakti Peeths. Explore the temple's Tibetan-Kinnauri wooden architecture and the panoramic view of Shrikhand Mahadev Peak. Return to Rampur by evening.
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