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Introducing Delhi & the North Khunjerab Pass
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As rich in natural beauty as in historic sites, North KARAKORAM HIGHWAY Karimabad
India is a much-visited region. A wide variety Gilgit Dastegil Sar
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of landscapes can be enjoyed here, from the Rakaposhi
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snow-capped peaks, alpine valleys and pine Gilgit K2
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forests of Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, to the flat plains
of Haryana and Punjab, dappled with fields of golden Indus Gasherbrum Quanshuigou
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mustard and wheat. In sharp contrast is the urban sprawl Astor
of Delhi, a bustling metropolis and the nation’s capital. Ladakh’s Nanga Parbat K a r k o r a m R a n g e Tielongtan
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dramatically sited clifftop monasteries and pristine trekking
trails are major attractions for visitors, as are Shimla’s Raj-era
ambience and Dharamsala’s distinctive Tibetan flavour. J A M M U A N D K A S H M I R
Amritsar’s great Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple, and Delhi’s Kargil
magnificent Mughal monuments are other popular destinations. Muzaffarabad Lak Sankhu L adakh Range Nubra
Wular Mulbekh Valley
Baramula Suru Shyok Pamzal
Alchi
Srinagar Valley Monastery
Uri Gulmarg Pahalgam Rangdum Leh
Stok
Matho Monastery
Anantnag Hemis Monastery
Z a s k a r R a n g e
Padum Indus
Mangla Kishtwar
Reservoir Pir Pan jal Range Zaskar
Mirpur
Akhnur
Udhampur Udaipur Hanle
Jammu Chenab Chumar
Chamba Kyelang
Dalhousie Hansa
Bharmour
Pathankot Kotla Manali Kasa
Dharamsala
Gurdaspur Manikaran Tabo
The lush, green landscape of Srinagar, in the Kashmir Valley Kangra Monastery
Batala Jogindarnagar HIMAC H AL
PRADESH
Mandi
Amritsar Hoshiarpur Sutlej Kalpa
Sarahan
Bilaspur Rampur
Jalandhar Anandpur Narkanda
Sahib Shimla
Ludhiana
Firozpur Kasauli Solan
Moga
Faridkot Chandigarh
PUNJ AB Sirhind
Fazilka Nahan
Bathinda Barnala Patiala Ambala Dehra
Sangrur Dun
Abohar
Bikaner Mandi Dabwali Yamunanagar
Punjabi farmers enjoying a ride in a tractor-trailer Pipli
Jakhal Narwana
Karnal Yamuna
Getting Around Sirsa Jind
Delhi has good air, rail and road links to the rest of the region. HARYAN A Panipat
There are daily flights to Leh, Srinagar, Amritsar and Chandigarh. Hisar Hansi
Amritsar and Chandigarh are also connected to Delhi by fast Sonipat
trains and a National Highway. From Chandigarh, there are air Rohtak
services to Shimla and Manali, as well as road links with frequent Bhiwani
bus services. A particularly charming journey is on any of the five Gurugram Delhi
deluxe rail motor cars run by Kalka–Shimla Railways (see p619). Surajkund
Other great journeys, with spectacular mountain scenery en route,
include the trip by road from Manali to Leh, and the journey along Rewari Palwal
the old Hindustan-Tibet Road (National Highway 22), which runs Narnaul
from Shimla to the India-China border near Shipkila. Agra
Snow-capped mountains at Sonamarg, Kashmir Jaipur
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