Weekend getaways from Dalhousie by car

Weekend Getaways from Dalhousie by Car

Six places worth a night from Dalhousie, priced as a return journey with a chauffeur.

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6 destinations 4 two-day trips 2 need three days Chauffeur-driven, fare fixed before travel

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Where can you go for a weekend from Dalhousie?

6 destinations from Dalhousie are worth a night, 50 to 350 km away by road. The closest is Chamba at 50 km, about 2 hours of driving, with the return journey from ₹5,940 in a sedan. 4 work as a two-day weekend; 2 need a third day because the drive is too long to justify a single night — the longest being Shimla at 350 km.

Destinations
6
Two-day weekends
4 of 6
Nearest
Chamba — 50 km
Furthest
Shimla — 350 km
Return fare from
₹5,940
Need three days
2 of 6

Fares are the full return journey with a chauffeur, from the published round-trip rate card. Fuel, the driver and GST are included; tolls, parking, state permits and the driver's night allowance are charged at actuals.

Planning a weekend out of Dalhousie

Dalhousie sits at about 1,970 metres across five wooded hills, and the thing to understand about weekends from here is that it is in the wrong corner of Himachal for the rest of Himachal. Manali and Shimla are nine and ten hours away through the valleys, not the two or three the map suggests.

What it is well placed for is Chamba district, which almost nobody visits, and Punjab, which is closer from here than from any other hill station in the state. Amritsar is five hours down the hill.

Return fares come from the published round-trip rate card rather than being quoted by hand.

6 weekend trips from Dalhousie, nearest first

Every fare below is the full return journey with a chauffeur, computed from the published round-trip rate card. Fuel, the driver and GST are included; tolls, parking and any state permit are charged at actuals.

Dalhousie to Chamba

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
50 km
Driving time
2 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

The Lakshmi Narayan temple complex, six stone shikhara temples from the tenth century onward standing in one courtyard, the Bhuri Singh museum for the Pahari miniatures, and the Chaugan — a long grass promenade the whole town walks in the evening.

How the weekend runs

Fifty kilometres that take two hours, which is why it is a night rather than an afternoon. Drive down Saturday morning, the temple complex before the light goes, the Chaugan in the evening, the museum on Sunday and back up by lunch.

Best season: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov 600 km billed

Dalhousie to Bharmour

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
110 km
Driving time
4 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

The Chaurasi temple complex — eighty-four shrines around one courtyard at 2,200 metres, the Manimahesh Shiva temple among them, and the Gaddi shepherd country that surrounds it. This is the oldest continuously worshipped site in the district.

How the weekend runs

Four hours each way on a mountain road rules out a day trip entirely. One night in Bharmour gets you the courtyard early, when the resident families are the only people in it, which is the whole reason to come.

Best season: May-Oct 600 km billed

Dalhousie to Dharamshala and McLeodganj

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
125 km
Driving time
4-4.5 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

The Dalai Lama's temple and the Namgyal monastery at McLeodganj, the Bhagsunag waterfall above it, the Tibetan quarter, and the cricket ground at Dharamshala with the Dhauladhar standing directly behind it.

How the weekend runs

Leave early and you are in McLeodganj for lunch. The temple complex in the afternoon, the Bhagsu walk at first light on Sunday, and the drive back through the Kangra valley.

Best season: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov 600 km billed

Dalhousie to Amritsar

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
190 km
Driving time
5 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

The Golden Temple, which is worth both the night prayer and the four o'clock morning, Jallianwala Bagh beside it, the Partition Museum in the old town hall, and the border ceremony at Wagah in the late afternoon.

How the weekend runs

Five hours down from the hills. Reach by afternoon, Wagah at sunset, the Golden Temple after dark when the marble is cool and empty, and back there before dawn on Sunday. The temple at 4am is the reason to stay the night.

Best season: Oct-Mar 600 km billed

Dalhousie to Manali

2 nights · 3 days
Distance one way
320 km
Driving time
9-10 hours
Sedan, return
₹6,336
SUV, return
₹8,064

Solang for the paragliding and the snow line, the Atal Tunnel through to Lahaul, Hadimba temple in the deodar above the town, and the Old Manali side of the river for the cafes.

How the weekend runs

Nine to ten hours through Kangra and the Mandi valleys, which makes this a two-night trip and not a weekend in the ordinary sense. One night here is two full days of driving for one afternoon.

Best season: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov 640 km billed

Dalhousie to Shimla

2 nights · 3 days
Distance one way
350 km
Driving time
10 hours
Sedan, return
₹6,930
SUV, return
₹8,820

The Ridge and Mall Road, Jakhu temple on the hill above, Viceregal Lodge for the empire architecture, and Kufri above the town for the forest and the views.

How the weekend runs

Ten hours, the longest drive on this list, and the reason is that there is no direct road — you come down to the plains and back up again. Two nights at least, and honestly better reached from Chandigarh than from here.

Best season: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov 700 km billed

Weekend trips from Dalhousie — common questions

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