Heritage Church Tour of Himachal Pradesh India in Indian Himalays

Holiday Travel.co  is pleased to take you on a mesmerising tour to Heritage Churches in Indian Himalayas, These churches belong to British India Era and are located at most Picturesque locations in Himalays and all are still functioning with mass happening on Sundays, let us Proceed on this great & nostalgic Tour of Past..

Christ Church Shimla :- It is the last place in all India at which it is necessary for the government to be put at the expense of building a church”, was what the British Governor-General of India, Lord Ellenborough ( 1842-1844) stated when the townspeople of Shimla approached him for funds to build a church.

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                                            Shimla Church

Kotgarh. St. Mary’s Church :-This small wooden church rests in the heart of Himachal’s apple growing country and dates back to the time when this temperate fruit was still a century and a couple of continents away. A School was established at here in 1843 and the church built in 1872. This was run by the Moravian missionaries and the Church Missionary Society.

                         Kotgarh. St. Mary’s Church

Churches in Kasauli Christ Church :- Held high by stone revetments and shaded by cedars and huge horse-chestnut trees, at Kasauli’s main crossroad stands Christ Church. This stately nineteenth century structure was church of the Anglican Communion and is now under the Church of North India. This has a cruciform floor plan and the stained glass windows over the altar depict the Crucifixion where the image of Christ is flanked by those of Joseph and Mary.  This was opened for divine service on 24 July 1853 by the Chaplain Thomas John Edward Steel M.A., St. John’s College, Cambridge at Evensong. This was consecrated on 8 January 1857 by Authority of the Bishop of Calcutta. 

                          Kasauli Christ Church

St. Andrew’s Church Chamba :- An expression of India’s secular tradition, the church at Chamba was built by its Hindu rulers at state expenses and then gifted to the town’s Christian community.  Raja Sham Singh of Chamba had developed a great liking for Dr. Hutchinson and himself set the foundation stone on 17 February 1899. The church was completed on 7 May 1905 and then presented to the people of Chamba by his successor, Raja Bhuri Singh. Built of dressed stone which was quarried at Rajpura, about ten kilometres from Chamba,   the structure has lancet windows and as a ‘low church’ epitomises a bare minimum of decorative devices used in Scottish churches. 

                       St. Andrew’s Church Chamba

St. John’s Church Dalhousie :-This church is the oldest in Dalhousie. The stone structure of St. John’s stands near the General Post Office and its solid stone walls took the place of flimsy wooden planks after the Rev. Pratt visited the place in 1863 and exhorted the Christian community to something ‘more suitable’.

St. Francis’ Church. Dalhousie:-The Catholic church, St. Francis’ is on a rise above Subash Chowk and was built in 1894. This has an even tenor of dressed-stone on the facade and elaborate woodwork in rich, dark tones in the interior - and some remarkable stained-glass windows.

St. Patrick’s Church. Dalhousie :- On the road to the Military Hospital in the Cantonment, this church was built in 1909 and is the largest in Dalhousie.

Church of St. John in the Wilderness, Dharamsala :-This church is 8 kms from Dharamsala and 1 km short of McLeodganj and lies between the suburb of Forsythganj and McLeodganj. Of dark dressed-stone, the Church of St. John in the Wilderness lies in a sheltered grove of high cedars. Like a blessing over the valley, it has a commanding location on the hillside. Within its compound, is an obelisk erected in memory of the Viceroy, Lord Elgin (1862 - 1863) by his wife Mary. 

              Church of St. John in the Wilderness, Dharamsala 

Church of St. John in the Wilderness, Palampur :-There is another church of St. John in the Wilderness in the town of Palampur – which is famous for its attractive countryside and tea gardens. And in a way, speaking worlds for the churches of Himachal, their stained glass windows, miles away from where they were made and the memorials of people that died in events long forgotten, this has an unusual setting created by a rare climate and is surrounded by a clutch of warm weather poinsettias and shaded by tall Himalayan cedars that belong to the snows. This small church was rebuilt in the 1920 after it collapsed in the earthquake of 1905. The Palampur cemetery is a part of the churchyard. 

        Church of St. John in the Wilderness, Palampur 

MEMORIAL IN ST. JAMES CHURCH, KANGRA. :-   Machaghto. In loving memory of the Honourable Florence Mary Macnaghton who died at Bushmills Ireland on 26th January 1941. The greater part of her 39 years in India as a medical missionary was spent in the Kangra Valley where she was greatly beloved and affectionately known as the "Buddhimai". 

               Memorial In St.James Church ,Kangra

Heritage Church Tour Package Highlights

• Delhi - Shimla Manali - Delhi Transfer by A/C Car / Indigo /innova etc
• Accommodation for 2 nights in Shimla ( Cover 2 Heritage Church Tour in Shimla & Kasauli)
• Accommodation for 2 nights  in Dalhousie ( Cover 3 Heritage Church Tour in Dalhousie & Chamba)
• Accommodation for 1 nights  in Dharamshala ( Cover One heritage Church tour in Mcleodganj)
• Accommodation for 1 night in Chandigarh
• Daily breakfast & dinner.
• Air conditioned cab for all tranfers & sightseeing.

Heritage Church Tour Package Itinerary

Day 1: Delhi -Kasauli - Shimla (330 Kms. / 9 hrs. approx.):

Meals: Dinner

Meet our representative at New Delhi airport/railway station and proceed for Shimla. Enroute visit Kausauli to see The Christ Church - Kasauli , Spend 2 Hours in Kasauli and admire the Beauty of kasuali, and Continue to Shimla, Reach Shimla by late Evening, On arrival at Shimla check in to the hotel. Spend the rest of the evening in Shimla at leisure.

Enjoy an overnight stay at the hotel in Shimla.

Day 2: Shimla Local Site seeing & Church Visit at Ridge
 

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
After breakfast proceed for a Christ Church Shimla at Ridge. Spend some time in the Church, if you lucky and it is sunday, you can attend the mass. Later on we proceed for the  half day sight seeing tour of Shimla, which covers attractions like Kufri, wild flower hall, Mall Road etc. Drop back at the hotel at about 6 PM evening.

Enjoy the Evening  at complete leisure. Have an overnight stay at the hotel in Shimla.

Day 3: Shimla - Dharamshala - Mcleodganj (230 Kms. / 6 hrs. approx.)

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Post breakfast proceed to Dharamshala. On arrival in Dharamshala, Proceed to Mcleodganj to see St. John Church in Wilderness - at Mcleod Ganj​, It is a great place, you will need approx one hour to soak into the environment around the Church, on the back side of the church, you will see many graves of iconic British personalities, if you are a historian, visit to this church is a must. Later on Proceed to Mcleodganj, see the Dalai lama temple and  check in to the hotel.

Spend the rest of the evening at leisure. Enjoy an overnight stay at the hotel in Mcleodganj

Day 4: Mcleodganj to Dalhousie ( 150 kms/5 hours)
 

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
After breakfast proceed for a brief city tour of Mcleodganj and depart to Dalhousie . Reach Dalhousie by the evening and Evening at leisure. Spend time on Dalhousie mall road and stroll around Dalhousie in the calm evening.

Day 5: Dalhousie Heritage Church Visit & Local Site Seeings 
 

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Dalhousie is the Capital of Heritage Churches in Himachal, It has 4 iconic heritage Church and Today we will visit all of them. Today we will start with visiting St. Andrew's Church, St. Patrick's Church, St. Francis' Church - at Subhash Chowk, St. John's Church - at Gandhi Chowk in Dalhousie Himachal Pradesh. After these church tours, proceed for local site seeings in and Around Dalhousie, 

Come back late in the evening and rest of the evening at your leisure.

Day 6- Travel Back to Delhi/Chandigarh/Amritsar

Today we conclude the tour of Heritage Churches in Himachal and proceed back to our destination, So we take early breakfast and start the journet back home, enjoying the scenic route back from Dalhousie..

Optional :- Optional tour to see St Andrew Church in Chamba and Khajiar Site seeing also offered.

Himachal Church Tour Package Hotels Rates And Dates

• Flight  Ticket/Train Ticket.
• Any expenses of a personal nature like laundry, telephone calls, beverages, gratuities etc.
• Entrance Fees and Camera fees at monuments and other places of interest.
• Guide Fee .  Rs 1400 per day. if guide is required then same needs to be communicated to holidaytravel.co well in advance. 
• Travel insurance.

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