Himachal Pradesh Tourism
Nestled in the Himalayas, the world's mightiest mountain ranges, Himachal is blessed with some of the most spectacular landscapes anywhere. Truly a travellers paradise, with mighty snow peaks, deep gorges, lush green and golden valleys, flower filled meadows, misty woods, fast flowing icy rivers, glaciers and enchanting lakes. While the picturesque valleys of Kullu, Kinnaur and Kangra are a riot of colours, in marked contrast the barren terrain of Lahaul & Spiti have a stunning lunar landscape like beauty. For the visitor there are superb locations for relaxing and sight seeing. There are also tremendous opportunities for trekking, mountaineering, fishing, river rafting, skiing, para-gliding, ice skating and golf.
The land of Gods, Dev Bhumi, Himachal Pradesh is entirely mountainous with altitudes ranging from 460 to 6600 metres. It presents a vivid pictrure of lush green meadows, excitable rocky ravines, rich temperate flora in sub tropical latitudes and attractive fauna like musk deer, ibex, thar, Himalayan brown bear, mow leopard, monal tragopan and wild cocks. The snow clad mountain peaks rising majestically in all their grandeur are breathtaking and elevating. The summers in higher hills here are refreshingly cool, the rains enjoyable and the winters frolicsone with ice skating and skiing in snow providing mirth and cheer. For all reasons and in all seasons, Himachal Pradesh welcomes young and old, man and woman, child and grown up.
Five mountain ranges cut Himachal across - the Shivalik, uprising from the plains of Punjab, the Dhauladhar, the Pir Panjal, the Great Himalayan and Zanskar ranges. The waters of Chandrabhaga, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej and Yamuna have given not only greenery and verdure to its soil but also have enriched its folklore and folk culture besides providing immense potential for generating hydro-electricity.
