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Delhi Places (दिल्ली)

Delhi

# 1 Rashtrapati Bhawan

# 2 India Gate

# 3 Laxminarayan Temple

# 4 Akshardham Temple

# 5 Appu Ghar

# 6 Gurdwara Bangla Sahib

# 7 Humayun's Tomb

# 8 Qutub Minar

# 9 Red Fort

# 10 Chandni Chowk

# 11 Jama Masjid

# 12 Raj Ghat

# 13 Shanti Van

# 14 Bahá'í House of Worship (Lotus Temple)

# 15 Purana Quila

# 16 Tughlaqabad

Gandhi Smriti

Humayun's Tomb

Qutab Minar

Red Fort (Lal Quila)

Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid)

Connaught Place

India Gate

Hazrat Nizamuddin Darga

National Gandhi Museum

Delhi to Kolkata Express

Central Cottage Industries Emporium

National Museum

Art of Living Center

Nehru Museum & Planetarium (Teen Murti Bhavan)

Sulabh International Museum of Toilets

Chandni Chowk

Crafts Museum

Dilli Haat

Presidential Palace (Rashtrapati Bhavan)

New Delhi Metro

Delhi Golf Club (DGC)

Rajpath

Sanskriti Museum of Everyday Art

Swaminarayan Akshardham

Birla Mandir Temple (Lakshmi Narayan)

Purana Qila

Shankar's International Dolls Museum

Chhatarpur Temple

ISKCON Temple

Jantar Mantar - Delhi

Canopy

National Science Centre

Lodi Gardens

Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum

Coronation Durbar Park

Greater Kailash M Block

Parliament Building

Safdarjung's Tomb

Charity Birds Hospital

Baru Gole

Jain Temple - Delhi

Himachal Emporium

Black Partridge

DLF Golf & Country Club

Classic Golf Resort

Hauz Khas Village

Vijay Chowk

National Rail Museum

Kairali Ayurvedic Health Resort New Delhi

Tularam Arts

National Zoological Park of Delhi

Mumbai Places

Mumbai

Chor Bazaar

Bhau Daji Lad Museum

Chowpatty Beach

Haji Ali Mosque

Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum

Flora Fountain

Water Kingdom

Colaba

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

Gateway of India

Deccan Odyssey

Jehangir Art Gallery

Mahalakshmi Race Course

Seijo and the Soul Dish

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market

Esselworld

Bombay Museum (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya)

St. Thomas Cathedral Mumbai

Juhu Beach

Enigma

Tower of Silence

Madh Island

Powai Lake

Jain Temple - Mumbai

Rajabai Clock Tower

Marine Drive

Archaeological Survey of India Museum

Malabar Hill

Keneri Caves

Mumbadevi Temple

Kamala Nehru Park

Superdrome

Hakone

Colaba Causeway

Indian Museum Ship (Vikrant)

Nehru Centre

Victoria Gardens (Jijamata Udyan)

Fantasy Land

Vasai Fort

Jogger's Park

Vihar Lake

Town Hall (Asiatic Society Library)

Nehru Planetarium

Alibag

Andheri Market

Priyadarshini Park

Parliament Building (Mantralaya)

High Court

Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Heera Panna Shopping Center

Enoma International Film Festival

Banganga

Gorai Beach

Taraporewala Aquarium

St. George's Fort - Mumbai

Falkland Road

IMAX Adlabs Theater

Dhobi Ghats

Konkan

Shree Siddhivinayak

The Bombay Store - Mumbai

Shivaji Park

Shiro

Bombay Paperie

Bombay

* Aarey Milk Colony

* Asiatic Society of Bombay

* Atria Millennium Mall

* Banganga

* Bhuleshwar

* Bombay Natural History Museum

* Bombay Stock Exchange

* University of Mumbai

* Chor Bazaar

* Chowpatty Beach

* Crawford Market

* Elephanta Caves

* Essel World

* Fashion Street

* Film City

* Flora Fountain now renamed to Hutatma Chowk

* Gateway of India

* Gurdwara Shree Guru Singh Sabha

* Haji Ali Mosque

* Hanging Gardens

* High Court

* INS Vikrant

* Jehangir Art Gallery

* Jijamata Udyaan

* Juhu Beach

* Kamala Nehru Park

* Kanheri Caves

* Kashid Beach

* Mahalaxmi Racecourse

* Marine Drive earlier/historically referred to as Queen's Necklace

* India Government Mint

* Nehru Centre

* Nehru Planetarium

* Powai Lake

* Prince of Wales Museum

* Prithvi Theatre

* Rajabai Tower

* Reserve Bank of India

* Sanjay Gandhi National Park (Borivali National Park)

* Hotel Taj Mahal

* Taraporewala Aquarium

* Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan

* Victoria Terminus

* Vihar Lake

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal(Monument of love) is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world, Taj Mahal by Emperor Shah Jahan architect, at Agra, India, 1630 to 1653, is a Great Building. Taj Mahalcombines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. The Taj Mahal in Agra is indisputably the most famous example of Mughal architecture.

Gateway Of India

Marine Drive

Lotus Temple

Red Fort ( Lal Quila ), Delhi

Jama Masjid

Akshardham Temple

Shimla, Manali

You can take the morning Shatabdi Delhi to Kalka. It leaves around 7 am and arrives in Shimla around 11:50. Then you catch the toy train the rest of the way up. It leaves about 12:15 and arrives in Shimla around 5 o'clock. A very nice way to spend a day in India.

The Shatabdi leaves at around 730 AM in the morning, hit Chandigarh at 1045 or so and then Kalka at 1130.

shatabdi costs around 550 per head (The important stops are Soniapt , Panipat, Karnal (halfway point) , Ambala , Chandigarh and finally Kalka.)



You can travel by train upto Chandigarh or a little further upto Kiratpur. From there its by road all the way to Manali.

The Kalka-Shimla route is certainly beautiful, but no point in taking it if your trip dosen't include Shimla and destination is only Manali.
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My main purpose was to enjoy the Kalka - Shimla route and then move on to Manali. How much time will this route take? How do we go to Manali from Shimla?

Also the other route - either Chandigarh or Kiratpur - how much time this route will take and what are the trains?

After a weeks stay in Manali. we plan to go to Vaishnodevi. How do we go there from Manali. Before reaching there if we can spend a few days in places that fall in this route, which would they be?

Cheers !

Sanjay




Shimla to Manali is a 9-10 hour ride by bus.

Chandigarh- Manali is a 10-11 hour ride by bus, a little less from Kiratpur.

Kalka to Shimla 5 Hrs train


Kalka to shimla Bus

80 Kms 03:15 Hours 03:00 Hours


Chandigarh to shimla Bus


119 Kms 04:00 Hours 03:30 Hours

The Shatabdi leaves at around 730 AM in the morning, hit Chandigarh at 1045 or so and then Kalka at 1130.

Delhi to Kalka Train 4 hrs

Manali is 570 KM from Delhi By road it will take 14 hours from Delhi and it is 10 hours journey from Shimla side.


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Delhi to Ambala , Ambala to Kalka and Kalka to Shimla.


1000-1200 Rs for fuel, 200 for stops, 90 for tolls = 1300.


Kalka being the start of the hills. The broad gauge track ends here - 2 options from this point - Road or the Toy Train.




Link:

http://puchoo.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/delhi-to-shimla-by-train/
http://hpshimla.nic.in/sml_access.htm
http://www.luxurybusesindia.com/bookticket.asp
http://www.kullumanali.com
http://www.kullumanali.com/traveltomanali.php

http://hptdc.nic.in/trans.htm

Places to Visit Mumbai

» Gateway of India

» Afghan Church

» Chowpatty Beach

» Haji Ali Mosque

» Head of Western Railways

» High Court

» Hutatmas Chowk

» Jain Temple

» Kamla Nehru Park

» Mahlaxmi Temple

» Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market

» Malabar Hill

» Mani Bhavan (Gandhi Memorial)

» Nehru Planetarium

» Rajbai Tower

» Nehru Science Center

» Pherozsha Mehta Gardens

» Race Course

» Raudat Tajera

The best and ideal time to visit Mumbai is between the months of October and February.