A classic view in the region

Journeys in Himachal Pradesh - Part 2: the Pabbar Valley

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December 1st 2014
We had picked out the Pabbar Valley because it looked not too high and hence not too cold. We also though it was remote and yet offered the opportunity to drop down to Renuka Lake and on to Rishikesh without returning to Shimla. It was clear that it was not in the big Himalaya. That could wait for Nepal. The mainstream Shimla tour operators were not really interested and pushed the higher ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more