Manali

Manali is the most charming tourists spot in Himachal Pradesh and it is famously known as Queen of Hill stations. The landscape view is breathless due to its well-defined snow capped peaks, the Beas River with its crystal clear water weaves through the town. It is the quality tourists place for the trekking, mountaineering, rafting skiing, helicopter skiing etc. Manali is peculiarly acknowledged for its world renowned tourism place named Rohtang Pass and also called as Honeymooners spot. People travelling to Manali enjoys the brilliant splendour, abundant valleys with drifting meadows and cropping herds scattering on the hillside, apple orchards and the ethnic music bringing romance to the atmosphere and confronting a heavenly canvas to the tourist.

PLACES TO VISIT

Hadimba Temple
It is at 1km distance from Manali and it is constructed with a fashioned four tiered pagoda roof.

Solang Valley water
It is situated at 14km from Manali. In a beautiful background setting this has a expert Ski slopes and picnic places.

Rohtang Pass
There is a crystal clear water spring beautiful place which is called the Nehru Kund at a 6km distance from Manali. Kothi is a charming village and has a adventurous view of the abstruse defile through which Beas fleetly rushes.

Manu Temple
This temple is situated at 2km distance from Manali and devoted to the sage Manu located at old Manali.

Vashisth
This place is at 3km distance from Manali. It is famously known for its hot springs. There are ancient temples devoted to the great sage Vashisth and Lord Rama.

Monasteries
Manali has three recently constructed Tibetan monasteries which attracts most of the tourists.

Jagatsukh
This place is situated at 6km distance from Manali. It was also known as the one time capital of Kullu. Here are ancient temples devoted to Lord Shiva and to Sandhya Gayatri. The Arjun caves are also interesting to visit.

HOW TO REACH

BY AIR
The closest airport to Manali is in Bhuntar at a distance of 52km from Manali.

BY RAIL
The closest railway station is at Jogindernagar and this is at a distance of 95km from Kullu.

BY ROAD
The distance between Manali and Delhi through road is 570km and from Shimla is 280km. From Delhi, there is a frequent HPTDC Luxury and Volvo Coach to Manali.

WHEN TO VISIT
The best time to visit Manali is from May to October.