Friends, today we will tell which are the places where you can visit Shimla, stay and how to reach Shimla. We will talk about all these in detail.
1. How to go?
• To go to Shimla, first you have to catch the Kalka train from New Delhi Railway Station which will take you to Kalka. To go from Kalka to Shimla, you can go by toy train or you can also go by bus.
• If you want to go by bus, then direct bus will drop you from Kashmere Gate to Shimla.
• If you want to go by flight, then the direct flight will take you to Shimla Airport.
2. What time to go?
By the way, going to Shimla is always good, but if you want to see snowfall, then you go between November to March and try not to go in the time of June to August because there is monsoon at that time and that is why the roads. There are lots of slips and you may face problems in commuting.
3. Now let’s talk about which place is such where you can roam.
• First you can go to Kufri where you can ice skating which is located at a distance of 7 kms from Shimla. It is also called Switzerland of East.
• Friends can go to Jakhu Hanuman temple, which now you can also go by ropeway, for which you will have to pay up to ₹ 500.
• After that you can go to the mall road where you can shop, eat and drink and roam there. Friends, if you have good bargaining ability, then only you buy something from the original mall road or else you can buy goods from the road coming down from the mall road because it gets a little cheaper there.
• After this you can go to the Presidential residence if you want. Which is also called Viceroy’s Lodge. Friends, it is forbidden to shoot inside it, you will have to pay ₹ 200 to go inside it, but if you just roam outside then you will have to pay ₹ 30. The timings here are from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm.
• Himalayan Bird Park is a short distance away. If you are a nature lover then you can visit here.
• Tara Devi Temple is 20 minutes away from Himalayan Bird Park. Tara Devi Temple Bus can be taken for under ₹ 100.
• Friends, if you want, you can also go to The Ridge where many films have been shot.
4.We talk about Shimla’s bus stand. Friends, there are two bus stands here.
• First Tuticandi Bus Stand where passengers from Delhi and other states come.
• Second is Old Bus Stand. From here you can take a bus to go to local places in Shimla. It may cost you 10-15 rupees to go from Turikandi to Old Bus Stand.
5.You talk about how much a person will spend in Shimla. So friends, the cost of a person for two nights and 3 days-
• The hotel will cost around Rs 1500.
• The food will cost about 1200 and
• Coming and going will cost around 1500.
• But if you use public transport, then you will spend even less.
6.If you people are 2-3 people or more than that, then take the package, you will find it cheaper.
Here were some things related to Shimla that you should know before going or else you may face problems. Hope you liked it. So when are you planning this trip?
Friends, today we will tell which are the places where you can visit Shimla, stay and how to reach Shimla. We will talk about all these in detail.
