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Shimla & Manali by rail - 6 Days (Kalka, Kufri, Naggar, Solang & Atal Tunnel)

4.2(19 reviews)6 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Six days, arriving on a UNESCO narrow-gauge railway. Six days arriving on the toy train, with a Mall Road hotel in Shimla and a guided valley day at Manali.

The Monsoon Ledger
Runs this trip
Group trips
Six days, arriving on a UNESCO narrow-gauge railway
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Top Highlights

  • Kalka-Shimla railwayThe line climbs 1,600 m in ninety-six kilometres through a hundred and three tunnels and is a UNESCO World Heritage railway.
  • Viceregal LodgeThe Viceregal Lodge ran an empire of three hundred million people for six months a year, from a hill station reachable only by a…
  • Kullu valleyNicholas Roerich settled at Naggar in 1928 and painted the Himalaya from it until he died; the gallery is still in his house.
  • Solang valleyThe Atal Tunnel is 9.
  • Hadimba Devi templeThe Hadimba temple is a 1553 cedar pagoda in a deodar grove and it is the best building in the valley.
  • Manali, then outBhuntar flies to Delhi and Chandigarh; the overnight Volvo to Delhi takes about twelve hours.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 5 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • All road transport
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
Permits & fees
  • Kalka-Shimla toy train tickets, booked ahead
  • Viceregal Lodge, Naggar castle and Roerich gallery entries
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • The Atal Tunnel run to Sissu

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Paragliding and ropeway at Solang
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Travel to Kalka
  • The tunnel if it is closed for snow
  • Most meals

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Shimla Inn

Hotel

Days 1, 2

Manali Lodge

Lodge

Days 3–5

What you'll eat

5 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 6 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.

  • DinnerServed on day 1
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–6

6 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered everywhere; Jain and gluten-free on notice at booking

Operator

The Monsoon Ledger
4.2 (19)

Based in Jaipur

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.2/5
Based on 19 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.8/5
Guide
4.1/5
Itinerary
4.1/5
Transport
3.9/5
Accommodation
4.1/5
Tour operator
4.1/5
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Daniel Okafor – London2026-06-25 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Crew were professional without being stiff about it. Recommended.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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James Whelan – Stockholm2026-06-25 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Arjun Pillai – Kolkata2026-06-25 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings.

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Divya Reddy – Indore2026-06-25 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Worth every rupee.

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Ananya Gupta – Ahmedabad2026-06-25 · Verified booking

Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Recommended.

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James Whelan – Lisbon2025-11-15 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it.

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Aditi Rao – Kolkata2025-11-15 · Verified booking

Himachal Pradesh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Good value for what's included.

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Laura Whitfield – Auckland2025-11-15 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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