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Situated in North India, Himachal Pradesh (Abode of Snow) is surrounded by Jammu & Kashmir on the north; Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh to the south; Uttaranchal to the south east and the Chinese territory of Tibet to the east. The state is mostly covered by the low Shivalik hill range towards the south and the dramatically high trans-Himalayan ranges as you go north. Thus you can proceed from hill-town Dharamsala in the south, at 1700m, to Lahaul-and-Spiti, the northernmost district, at 6500m. This geography and the resultant cool-to-snowy climate, define Himachal's tourist attractions as well; in fact, tourism and apple-growing run the economy of the state. Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, and Parbati are the main rivers. Given its mountainous nature, Himachal can best be understood in terms of its valleys. In the southern Kangra valley, Dharamsala and sister town McLeodganj are the focus of the Dalai Lama's Tibetan government-in-exile. In western Himachal lies Chamba Valley, with Dalhousie, a

Himachal Pradesh Reviews (What people have to say)
 Avik, Kolkata | 26th August 2009
Solang Valley - An icy experience

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Solan or Solang Valley is a must see destination from Manali specially if you are in the month of Jan to March.The entire valley getsFood, sight-seeing and shopping
There are some eateries & locally crafted item shops have mushroomed in the valley where you can do some shopping. As such, no sight seeingActivities & things to do
You can do lots of activities there like snow biking, sledging, para gliding, skiing or just play around with snow. You can spend the entireTravel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc.
Solang is around 20 km from Manali and easily accessible by car or shared taxi.
 Monica, | 25th June 2009
Hospitable Himachal !!

We went to Himachal in May-2009 with a view to have a totally Adventurous holiday
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 Madhuri, Mumbai | 9th January 2009
Enjoying the Dhauldhars

The whole of Himachal has been divided by HPTDC in four circuits: Tribal, which mainly
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Trekking
Jayant, Sunny, Ajay and Suresh, trekking pals who all work in Hyderabad, came to the Kangra Vall...
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Arki (1 Hotels)  Barog (2 Hotels)  Bhuntar (4 Hotels)  
Chail (15 Hotels)  Chamba (15 Hotels)  Dalhousie (51 Hotels)  
Dharamshala (61 Hotels)  Gushain (2 Hotels)  Hatkoti (1 Hotels)  
Jubbal (1 Hotels)  Kalpa (2 Hotels)  Kangra (9 Hotels)  
Kasauli (25 Hotels)  Kufri (4 Hotels)  Kullu (25 Hotels)  
Lahaul and Spiti (5 Hotels)  Manali (133 Hotels)  Mandi (6 Hotels)  
Manikaran (3 Hotels)  Mashobra (6 Hotels)  McLeodganj (3 Hotels)  
Naggar (6 Hotels)  Nahan (3 Hotels)  Nalagarh (2 Hotels)  
Naldehra (3 Hotels)  Narkanda (3 Hotels)  Palampur (9 Hotels)  
Parwanoo (11 Hotels)  Pragpur (2 Hotels)  Raison (2 Hotels)  
Reckong-Peo (2 Hotels)  Rohru (1 Hotels)  Sangla (11 Hotels)  
Shilion-Bagh (1 Hotels)  Shimla (98 Hotels)  Shoghi (2 Hotels)  
Shoja (1 Hotels)  Solan (12 Hotels)  Thanedar (1 Hotels)  
Una (4 Hotels)  
 
 
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