Distance from near by city 3.3 Kilometers from Shimla Mall roadTrip duration (including travel in hours)30 - 60 MinsTransportation OptionsSedan - AC (4+1), SUV - AC (7+1), Tempo Traveller - AC (12+1)Travel Tips Do not forget to carry your camera for some aesthetic sots. The Viceregal Lodge is located at the Rashtrapati Niwas Chaura, Maidan road near the observatory Hill, Boileauganj, at Shimla in the Himachal Pradesh. It is another most beautiful places to visit in Shimla.
The lodge was built in the peak of the Observatory Hill which is the second-highest peak in Shimla giving it a wide panoramic view. Besides that there are many places to visit in Shimla and SHIMLA TOUR PACKAGES include those places. Shimla tourism is the best thing ever indeed.
Vice-Regal lodge meaning
The word ‘Regal’ means royal, so, we can understand by the name that it is the lodge which means resting place for someone or somebody rich or royal.
The vice-regal lodge is the former name for the summer retreat residence of the Indian viceroy, Lord Dufferin. And now famous as the ” Rashtrapati Niwas” which means the Presidential Residence in English.
We all know that that Shimla has been the home for so many chapels and churches; still, Shimla never fails to amaze us with her mesmerizing beauty from the history which can be dated back to the pre-Independence.
Vice-Regal lodge entry fee
The entry fee of the Viceregal Lodge is meagre as compared to the scenic beauty
• RS20/- for the Indian Citizens.
• RS50/- for the Foreigners.
No entry fee is required for the students of the Government School in groups along with their teachers.
