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DAY TRIPS & SIGHTS

The area provides some of the most splendid trekking and walking through superb mountain scenery, meadows and waterfalls, as well as historical and cultural sites.....( Please click on pictures to enlarge )

• CHAMUNDRA DEVI TEMPLE - 1 hr drive by car
  lunch at temple complex, very entertaining; lots of stalls, trinkets and statues
  afternoon: either Animal Park or narrow guage railway from Billing to Kangra
  
  
  
• HOT SPRINGS & MASROOR TEMPLE - 1.5 hrs by car
  picnic at the truly delightful ancient Masroor Temple, renowned for its rock carvings
  afternoon: half-hour walk through beautiful country and jungle by a river to the springs, in an old stone baths and ancient creeper-covered ruined temple, followed by swimming in the river on return walk
  
  
• TIBETAN DAY walk to McLeod Gung, + short drive
  visit the Tibetan Government in Exile and temple building, and Medical Museum
  lunch at Chonor House Hotel /or other
  afternoon: tea at Norbulinka, Tibetan Summer Palace, cultural centre and gardens
• WATERFALL & RIVER WALK
  2 hr. walk from Eagles Nest across hillside and into the next valley, swimming in mountain pools in the river
  picnic lunch, walk back
• NADI VILLAGE
  gentle walk to local village - great views - approx. 1 hr. via Dal Lake. Option of going to Guna, a tiny rural temple and a further beautiful walk. Lunch at Himghiri Hotel /or other, visit & shopping at Tibetan Craft Centre
  
  
• BAGSUNATH VILLAGE
  walk down from Eagles Nest to village - approx. 45 mins, visit Water Temple, en route to McLeod Gunj
  lunch at Dharamsala. Afternoon option: shopping
  
• TARAGARH PALACE HOTEL - 2.5 hrs by car
  to Kangra Valley and the Shiva Badrinath Temple and complex (one of India's oldest Hindu temples)
  lunch at Taragargh Palace Hotel: old Maharajah residence in beautiful gardens, now a hotel with
  swimming pool, drinks on the verandah, very relaxed.....
• PONG DAM - 3 hrs by car. Possible overnight stay in tents
  swimming and fishing in a huge inland lake (its title belies this lake's real beauty!)
• TRIUND - possible overnight stay in resthouse/tents
  easy walk to 9,500 ft - approx. 4 hrs, including tea-breaks, to alpine meadow above thee snowline: stunning views. Picnic lunch /walk back or stay

Other overnight trips are available, to Dalhousie (old British Hill Station), Manali (small mountain town with
hot springs), the hot sulphur springs in the stunning Parvati Valley, the unique and holy Bharmaur temple complex (108 temples dating back 1,500 years), or the Le Corbusier-designed town of Chandigargh.

At certain times of the year, various festivals, ceremoniese and religious celebrations take place in the area, and wherever possible, these can be included in your itinerary.

Tours elsewhere in India may be arranged, eg: to Rajasthan, the Taj Mahal, etc. Please ask for details.

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