Tourist Destination Shimla

"Queen of the Hills"

Accredited as the Queen of the Hills, Shimla enjoys a pride place of among the summer retreats in India. The very name of Shimla brings a sigh of relief on the masses living the hot Gangetic plains of Northern India. Shimla is the Heart of Himachal and crown of Indian Hill Stations for its picturesque beauty and tranquility.

Shimla which is now a Luxury Destination of India was the most preferred hill station by the British. This Hill Resort lying in the lap of mighty Himalayas was officially declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India in the 1864. The significance of Shimla can be gauge from the followings words written to a British Colonel in 1832:

"Simla is only four days march from Loodianah (Ludhiana), is easy of access, and proves a very agreeable refuge from the burning plains of Hindoostaun (Hindustan)"

Tourist Attractions in Shimla

The panorama of green cover of deodar, oak and pine, snow-clad slopes and deep gorges at Shimla allure tourists from India and abroad. This Indian Luxury Destination is an ideal hideaway for the adventure freaks. This year round destination is a paradise of ice-skaters as it boasts of having the only natural ice-skating ring of India. Trekking, Skiing and ice-skating are the major activities in Shimla.

The charismatic beauty of serene Shimla serves as a refuge from the hectic life of busy cities. It is an ideal destination to relax, refresh, revitalize and rejuvenate. This famed hill station of Luxury Tour India offers the spectacular vistas of nature and possesses a few tourist attractions in and around it which include The Mall, The Ridge, Scandal Point, Christ Church & St. Michael's Cathedral, Kali Bari Temple, Jakhu Hill and Jakhu Temple, Sankat Mochan Temple, Lakkar Bazaar, Chadwick Falls, Summer Hill, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Annandal and The Glen Forest.

Shimla Sightseeing Tours

A luxury tour in Shimla is not just staying a five star deluxe hotel in Shimla, Sightseeing Tours in and around Shimla and traveling in Luxury Cars. Shimla enjoys plethora of tourists all the year round, as a result of which urbanization is taking over the natural look of Shimla Sightseeing Tour Packages becomes a Luxury Tour in India when the visit is complemented by a tour to Chail, Kufri, Fagu, Naldhera or Mashobra where the virgin beauty of nature is still untouched.