Dharmshala Tour Package
Itinerary: Dharmshala Tour Package
Today you will be picked up from Amritsar/Chandigarh Airport/Railway station and transferred to Dharamshala. From the earliest times until the British Raj Dharamshala and its surrounding area was ruled by the Katoch Dynasty of Kangra. The Katoch Dynasty is said to be the oldest serving Royal Family in the world. The Royal Family still keeps a residence in Dharamshala known as 'Clouds End Villa'. The indigenous people of the Dharamshala area are the Gaddis a predominantly Hindu group who traditionally lived a nomadic or semi-nomadic (transhumant) lifestyle. Due to the lack of permanent settlements in the area some Gaddis lost their seasonal pastures and farmland when the British and the Gurkhas arrived to settle. Arrive at the hotel check in and relax. Evening free for leisure activities. Overnight at the hotel.
Today morning after a filling delicious breakfast have a sightseeing tour of Dharamshala covering The Tibetan Medical centre Church of St. John local monasteries etc. Later we visit the Norbulinga Institute of Tibetan Culture that was founded by the Department of Religion and Culture to preserve Tibetan culture. Further we visit Chinmaya Tapovan that was established by Swami Chimayanand. There is also a 9m tall Lord Hanuman idol and a Ram Temple in the premises. Evening is free to visit the market at Mcleodganj mall road also known as little Lhasa. Mcleodganj is the residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Overnight at hotel in Dharamshala.
Today the day is at leisure – read relax explore the resort and indulge in its rejuvenating facilities. Dharamshala has been readers’ book - overing a wide area in the form of twin settlement lower Dharamsala (1380m) is a busy commercial centre. While upper Dharamsala (1830m) with the suburbs of Mcleodganj and Forsytheganj retains a British flavor and colonial lifestyle. The charming church of St. John in the wilderness is situated here and this is the final resting place of Lord Elgin a British Viceroy of India during the 19th century. There is also a large Tibetan community who have made this place their home. Numerous ancient temples like Jwalamukhi Brijeshwari and Chamunda lie on the plains below Dharamsala. Overnight at the hotel.
After an early breakfast depart for Chandigarh by road. We shall drop you at Amritsar Airport / Railway station.The tour ends with happy memories !!!
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