Important Tips

Dos and Don’ts

  • Don’t feed monkeys. Else, you will have to pay a fine INR 500.
  • Polythene is banned in Himachal Pradesh. Use cloth bags to carry and shop.
  • Hire Govt. approved guides, porters, taxis and tour operator. Ask for Govt. approved fares & services charges.

Local Customs and Etiquette

  • Respect local traditions and customs, especially while visiting religious places.
  • photography and filming of certain monuments and inside some places is not allowed without permission.

Medical Emergency

  • indira gandhi medical college and hospital Shimla 0177-2803073
  • Deen dayal upadhyay zonal hospital shimla 0177-2658941

Tourist Offices

  • Himachal Tourism & Information Centre, The Mall 0177-2652561,2658302
  • Tourist Information Centre, Near Victory Tunnel 0177-2654589
  • Tourist Information Centre, Tutikandi Bus stand Bypass Shimla 0177-28322498
  • Kasumpti,(Tourism Main Office ) Shimla 0177-2625864,2623959