Mashobra is a town in the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. Mashobra is located at a height of 2,500 metres (8,200 feet) above sea level and is connected to the state capital Shimla through the historic Hindustan-Tibet Road built in 1850 by Lord Dalhousie.
All Photographs from the camps organised for Cash Edge - Gurgaon and Keane WorldZen in Jun 2006
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Mashobra is notable for housing one of the only two Presidential retreats in India. The other retreat is at Bolarum in Andhra Pradesh.
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Mashobra is part of Shimla Reserve Forest sanctuary and catchment area. The natural vegetation comprises of pine, oak, cedar or Himalayan deodar, and rhododendron, as well as maple and horse chestnut. The wildlife consists of jackals, kakkar (barking deer), and the occasional leopard, as well as numerous bird species such as the Himalayan eagle, pheasants, chikor and partridges.
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Lush cedar forests shadowing serpentine lanes as the hilly landscape unfolds in the cradle of the craggy west Himalayas. Mashobra is a typical hill station with all the scenery and fresh air and none of the throng of city-life that is more commonplace to Shimla. Try a trek to Shali Peak, the highest in the region, where the magnificent views override the discomfort of protesting muscles! For a crash course in local flavour, join in the chaos at the annual fair in Sipur (April), and watch the kaleidoscope of colours unfold as the bright costumes rival the hues of the myriad spring flowers.
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Activities - Rappelling 1
Activities - Rappelling 2
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Activity Burma Bridge 1
Activity Burma Bridge 2
Activity River Crossing 1
Activity River Crossing 2
Activity Flying Fox