If you are going to Himachal Pradesh to enjoy holidays amidst snow and mountains, then first know the situation there. Most of the tourist destinations here are packed. Hotels have up to 90% bookings. There are large crowds in Shimla, Narkanda, Kufri, Manali, Kasauli and Atal Tunnel Rohtang. In Shimla alone, about 4 lakh vehicles have arrived by June 5. In Manali too, 3200 vehicles are arriving daily. In such a situation, before going to Himachal, everyone has questions in their mind about what are the traffic conditions there, whether there is a jam or not, whether parking will be available or not, how to book hotels, what are the security arrangements?, Know all this in this travel guide report of Dainik Bhaskar… 1. What is the traffic situation and where? 2. What time should you come to find less traffic? 3. What is the parking situation? 4. What are the security arrangements? 5. What is the booking situation in hotels, why is advance booking necessary? 6. At what rates are rooms available: Manali and Shimla are the most expensive tourist destinations in the summer season. Rooms are available at both these places from 1500 to 15 thousand rupees. There is no discount these days due to the peak tourist season. In Kufri, Narkanda and Kasauli, rooms are available in hotels from 1400 to 8000 rupees. Some people have set up homestays in rural areas at these places. Rooms are available in homestays at rates ranging from 1200 to 4500 rupees. In Dalhousie and Kasol, rooms are available from 1500 to 6000 rupees. 6. What are the food and drink arrangements, will food be available 24 hours? 7. How much crowd is there at which tourist place? 8. If coming from Punjab and Chandigarh, where would it be better to go?