Himalayas in Himachal’ or one must say Himachal in Himalayas. ‘Him’ in Hindi literally means ice or snow and ‘alaya’ means home, which makes Himalayas ‘The Home of Snow’ and from there Himachal gets its name meaning ‘Land of Snow’.
While traditionally Himachal was referred to as a summer destination, the Department of Tourism & Civil Aviation Government of Himachal Pradesh has taken special efforts to interrupt the seasonality factor and has developed diversified tourism products to draw in tourists in other seasons too. Now Himachal is understood as “A Destination for All Seasons and every one Reasons”.

In fact, the Department has laid a special emphasis on the event of activity-based tourism and opening from new sub destinations. to market tourism within the countryside and to unexplored areas, appropriate infrastructure is being developed within available resources. By focussing on quality tourists, the Department aims at promoting sustainable tourism and inspiring private sector to develop tourism related infrastructure within the State without disturbing the prevailing ecology and environment.

Himachal situated within the heart of the western Himalaya, identified as “Dev Bhumi” and is believed to be the abode of Gods and Goddesses. the whole State is punctuated with stone also as wood temples. The shadowy valleys, rugged crags, glaciers and gigantic pines and roaring rivers and exquisite flora and fauna compose the symphony that’s for ever Himachal. The State features a rich treasure of places of pilgrimage and of anthropological value. The State has also the pride of being the house to rishis like Vyas, Parashar,Vashist, Markandey and Lamas, etc.