På gång i Shimla (Himachal), India under året

Mest folk — Christmas and New Year snow rush, Winter break i India

• Regel

  Kalka-Shimla railway seats

  1 jan – 31 decBoka tidigt

  The narrow-gauge line up from Kalka is a UNESCO listing and the reserved seats go as soon as the booking window opens in season. It takes about five hours to cover what a car does in three, which is the point of it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Christmas and New Year snow rush (20 dec – 5 jan)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mest folk — Summer hill-station season, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) i India

• Säsong

  Summer hill-station season

  15 apr – 30 junSkollovTrångtBoka tidigt

  Delhi and Chandigarh come up for the school break and the Ridge and the Mall are a crowd every evening. Parking below the town runs out by mid-morning and the road up is bumper to bumper on a weekend.

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mest folk — Summer hill-station season, Summer vacation (north & east) i India

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer hill-station season (15 apr – 30 jun)

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, Summer hill-station season

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer hill-station season (15 apr – 30 jun)

Lugnt — skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

• Säsong

  Monsoon slips on the hill

  1 jul – 15 sep · vanligtvisJordskredssäsongStängningar

  The slopes below the town give way most seasons and the Kalka road loses sections with them; the bad years have taken buildings down. Hotels are cheap and empty and the deodars drip for weeks.

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec)

Lugnt — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon slips on the hill (1 jul – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Säsong

  Autumn clear window

  25 sep – 15 novTorrsäsong

  The rain stops and the haze goes with it, and the ranges north of the Ridge come back into view. The best walking weeks of the year here and the town is between its two crowds.

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon slips on the hill (1 jul – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Diwali, Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) i India

• Helg

  Diwali

  15 okt – 15 nov · vanligtvisTrångtBoka tidigtStängningar

  Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec), Autumn clear window (25 sep – 15 nov)

Mycket folk — Diwali

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec), Autumn clear window (25 sep – 15 nov), Diwali (15 okt – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, Christmas and New Year snow rush

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year snow rush

  20 dec – 5 janJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  The town books out on the chance of snow on the Ridge and gridlocks completely when it actually falls. Rooms are at their year's peak and the police start turning cars back below the town once it jams. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Kalka-Shimla railway seats (1 jan – 31 dec)