In a move which would eventually have an adverse affect on the tourism in Himachal Pradesh, the only serving airlines in Himachal Pradesh, Kingfisher has stopped it’s operations on Delhi – Shimla and Delhi – Kullu sector without any notice. While the national carrier Air India had already suspended it”s operations to Himachal Pradesh since [...]
Rail motor car, which has been running on the UNESCO World Heritage Kalka Shimla train track for the past 85 years has been halted for the time being after it’s wheels wore off a few days week. 1927 built Rail motor car, the Shimla Kalka Motor Car is the only one to run out of [...]
Flash Flood hit areas beyond Manali on Friday late night near Dhundi in Solang Valley killing one person and two major bridges were washed off. A large tract of road has been washed off caused by heavy rains on Friday night. The flash floods that occurred late Friday night at Dhundi, 20 km from Manali [...]
Rani Nallah, like previous year has remained a major bottleneck when traveling to Rohtang Pass in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. Rani Nallah is situated 6 km before the Rohtang Pass and has become a major irritant for tourists and travelers while reaching the Rohtang Pass due to bad road condition. The area has become a constant [...]
Saach Pass situated at a height of 14,563 ft connecting Chamba with Pangi valley in Himachal Pradesh has been opened for traffic for the year 2012. With the opening of the pass traffic has been restored between Killar in Pangi to district headquarter Chamba. Tourists can also now travel to Killar and onwards to Trilokinath [...]
Manali to Leh deluxe coach service has been resumed by Himachal Pradesh Tourism (HPTDC) for the year 2012. Every year HPTDC runs 2×2 Deluxe coacheses on this route. The 475 km long journey is covered in 2 days from Manali. First day the coach will leave at 11 am from Manali and will reach [...]
Heavy snowfall warning across Himachal Pradesh was issued by the weather office in Shimla on Saturday. (Jan 14, 2012) Director of Met office, Manmohan Singh said, ‘heavy to very heavy snowfall is likely to occur at isolated places in the higher hills. Heavy rainfall is likely in mid-hills and hailstorms in lower hills during the [...]
We are pleased to launch a new travel discussion and research forum for Himachal Pradesh. This can be accessed at www.himachaltourisminfo.com One can simply ask questions and these can be answered by anyone. The forum covers almost all aspects of travel in Himachal Pradesh. If you have any questions just post your query and if [...]
Non Himachal registered cars have been banned to travel to Rohtang Pass. Reacting to massive traffic jams and numerous accidents on the Manali – Rohtang Pass route, the district administration of Kullu banned movement of all private and tourist vehicles registered outside of Himachal Pradesh on this route. All such vehicles have been banned to ply [...]
Shimla: For air traffic strapped Himachal Pradesh, some good news is in store. Jagson Airlines will start a new flight from Delhi to Kullu and Shimla from February. Jagosn CEO Koustav Dhar was quoted in the media saying that the company will operate a daily flight between Delhi – Kullu – Shimla – Delhi from [...]
Holiday Cottages over the years have become synonym to a perfect gateway for a refreshing and enjoyable holiday in Manali. The property initially started with 4 Cottages is now a 45 room Resort and has been suitably renamed as Holiday Cottages and Resort. The resort offers superb views of the snow clad mountains and the valley probably [...]