Tag Archives | Shimla Region

A list of travel related articles on the region around Shimla. Includes detailed descriptions of the various sites, pictures, hotel & restaurant reviews.

Giriganga Resort, Khara Pathar

Giriganga Resort, Khara Pathar

Giriganga Resort offers excellent views of the valley below. It is named after a sacred spot and source of the river Giri Ganga that lies 7 km from Kharapathar.

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Giri Ganga Trek

Giri Ganga Trek

There is an interesting story behind the name Giri Ganga. Long ago a sage toppled his ‘Ganga Jal’ pot while carrying it from Haridwar. Hence the name Giri Ganga

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Giri Ganga Trek

Giri Ganga Trek

Giri Ganga dates back to the period of the Mahabharata and is believed to be constructed by Maharishi Ved Vyas. The temple is surrounded by dense deodar forests.

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Mashobra hotels

Rock Heaven, Mashobra

Rock Heaven is located right by the state highway that runs through the village of Mashobra on to Naldehra and beyond, the 4-storied structure clings to the cliff-side with the reception facing the road.

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Naldehra

Naldehra

Naldehra, another of Lord Curzon’s legacies, is home to the country’s oldest and highest golf course. It gets its name from Nag + Dhera, Abode of the Snakes.

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Mashobra

Mashobra

Before returning to London at the end of his mission as viceroy and then governor general of India, Lord Mountbatten and his wife Lady Edwina spent a few weeks in Mashobra.

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