5 Thing you should do in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh, a state of green valley, is situated in north of India surrounded by Punjab, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir. The Himachal Pradesh is known for its lush green valley, endless flowing river and its apple orchard. Many tourist attracts toward Himachal for its beautiful scenery and lush green valley. Some places like Shimla Valley, Parvati Valley and Solang Valley are the main attraction among foreign and local tourist.
Here are 5 things you must do when you visit Himachal Pradesh.
1. Visit Apple Orchard and IIAS
Himachal is Known for its apple and apple orchard, and if you are in Shimla or Kinnaur than you must visit the apple orchard in both location. You will feel amazed to see how the apple produced in its environment. Definetely visit and you'll learn something. Still its good to visit once.
The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) is a research institute based in Shimla, India. It was set up by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 1964 and it started functioning from 20 October 1965. The building that houses the institute was originally built as a home for Lord Dufferin, Viceroy of India from 1884–1888 and was called the Viceregal Lodge.It housed all the subsequent viceroys and governors general of India. It occupied Observatory Hill, one of the seven hills that Shimla is built upon. The building was designed by Henry Irwin, an architect in the Public Works Department. The Viceregal Lodge had electricity as early as 1888, much before the rest of the town of Shimla. The building also was equipped with a sophisticated firefighting mechanism through wax-tipped water ducts.
2. Adventure Park Kufri
If you are in Shimla, than you must do some adventure activity like Go-Kart, Kangroo Jump, Sky Swinger, Hounting House, Bungee Ejection and many more...
You will find many option in Kufri like Adventure Resort and Kufri Fun Word. You will also find a paint ball shooting range to have some fun on ground there. Its good to have some fun there while you are away from all the tension and misery.
3. River Rafting and Paragliding
If you are adventure junkie than you should definitely do River Rafting and Paragliding. You will find many places where river rafting and Paragliding can be done. Like you can do it in Manali-Solang Valley, Kullu, Bir Billing and Rohtang La (Pass). The Bir Billig is most famous among many tourist because International Paragliding Championship held there. Many para gliders from India and other Country participate there to win this contest.
4. Visit Religious Places
I know some of you what am I saying? But Its true... You definitely visit some of the famous temple here. Its not because of its religious factor but due to the fact that they are situated on the top of mountains and have some amazing scenery. Some of them are Jakhu Temple Shimla, Maa Tara Devi Temple Shimla, Hadimba Temple Manali, Chaurasi Mandir Chamba, Dalai Lama Temple Dharamshala, Key Monetary Spiti, Jwalamukhi Temple Jwalaji, Chintpurni Temple Chintpurni and many more. You will feel relax and may find inner peace within yourself. You will find the only Dharamraj Temple and Surya Mandir in Chamba and Rampur respectively. The Himachal is the Land of God and if you are don't pay a visit to God than your tour is not complete.
5. Chanshal, Solang, GHNP & Toy Train
The Chanshal Pass, or Chanshal Valley, links Dodra Kwar and Rohru (Chirgaon) in the Shimla district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The pass sits atop Chanshal Peak, which at 4,520 metres (14,830 ft) is the highest peak in the Shimla district. The pass remains open from May to October and is covered with snow for the rest of the year.
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