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Mountains & Mystics

Trip type: 
Cultural
Adventure level: 
4. Demanding
Max group size: 
12
Avg user rating: 
4
Asia, India | 14 days
Trip code: 
HHSF
What's included: 

Transport - Train, Bus, Van, Jeep, Auto rickshaw, Cycle rickshaw, Overnight sleeper train, Private vehicle, Steam train, Metro

Accommodation - Hotel (10 nts), Camping (with basic facilities) (1 nt), Overnight sleeper train (1 nt)

Meals - 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 2 Dinners

Trip Highlights: 
Spiritual Amritsar
Dharamshala, home to the Dali Lama
Shimla - Queen of Hills
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Trip Overview: 

Experience a facinating insight into the extreme diversity of religion and culture present in Northern India. Encounter spectacular mountain settings, quaint hill stations, Tibetan settlements, the home of the exiled Dalai Lama and the holiest shrine of Sikhism in Amritsar.
NB. All information provided on this trip overview page relates to the 2013 trip itinerary. For details of the 2012 itinerary, up to and including 6th January 2013, please see the relevant tab on the itinerary page.

Trip Highlights: 
Spiritual Amritsar
Dharamshala, home to the Dali Lama
Shimla - Queen of Hills
see full itinerary >>
What's included: 

Transport - Train, Bus, Van, Jeep, Auto rickshaw, Cycle rickshaw, Overnight sleeper train, Private vehicle, Steam train, Metro

Accommodation - Hotel (10 nts), Camping (with basic facilities) (1 nt), Overnight sleeper train (1 nt)

Meals - 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 2 Dinners

Trip Photos: 

Amritsar

Visit the Golden Temple – the vast, sacred Sikh sanctuary. You’ll also visit the town of Wagah on the border with Pakistan to see the change of guard ceremony.

The Dalai Lama

Your journey today will take you to a Tibetan settlement and monastery enroute to Dharmshala. The suburb of Mcleod Ganj is residence of the Dali Lama and the exciled Tibetan government.

Indian Train Journeys

The ‘Shatabdi Express’ train will take you to Kalka and then a scenic journey on the ‘Himalayan Queen’ will complete your trip to Shimla, the former summer capital during the British rule in India.

Our Mountains & Mystics trip is just one of our many India tours. To find out more visit our India holidays page.