6 Days Plans To
Visit In Manali Itinerary
Manali is the most beautiful place in North India, there are lakhs of Indian and international tourist visit every here. For adventures, Himalayans Mountains and Buddhist Monastery. Manali is 32km from Kullu Valley, It is Located at an Altitude of 2050 meters above sea level and is spreading along the banks of the rivers, Beas.
There are Tibetans, Ladakhi, Kashmiri, Kullvi, And Lahuli Peoples who came to do business and slowly settled here. The main Source Economy Base on Tourism, Farming, Horticulture, handloom industry. Kullu- Manali local Spoken language is Kullvi, but they also know Hindi and English.
You can also explore these places also Shimla, Dharamshala, Dalhousie, Lehladakh
Manali (Mall Road)
After a few hours of relaxation at the hotel room where we are going famous MALL ROAD, This Place is always hustle and bustle, Then we rent a bike from Black Ship Motor Adventure Shop. The shop owner showing bikes for renting there are other bikes also but I loved to travel and explore Manali with Royal Enfield I choose Royal Enfield 500cc rent of rs1500/- per day. but I want to bike tomorrow to explore Vashisht Chowk (Solang Valley), I discuss with the shop owner and I hire a bike for tomorrow then I go to my hotel for lunch.
Day 1. Vashisht
Chowk
Right now I am at Vashisht Chowk, the google maps are showing the distance Approximately 10kms it is 20min distance, it was good to rent the bike I enjoying the scenic view you can do from a bike ride it takes 1 hour to travel from Vashisht Chowk to Solang valley, in winter you can do Skiing and Paragliding in summer I am really excited about my first paragliding the paragliding charges are between rs1000 to rs3200/- Depending upon the height from which you want to paraglide, The flight of a short flight is between 2 to 2half min and if you want to fly from a height the time duration is 10 -12 min I'm enjoying the paragliding and I am so excited to do paragliding. By the way, you can do paragliding in Rohtang valley as well as in Kullu But in Solang, most people encourage to do paraglide and you see 15-20 enjoying paragliding.
It a 5pm we leave from Solang valley Now I am going Vashisht Chowk the place where I rented a bike, 2 to half km further up from there Vashisht temple According to Hindu mythology Rishi Vaishit is one of the Saptrishi, right now I am inside at Rishi Vashisht temple, it is believed that this temple is at least 4000years old, there is a hot spring to take bath here it sulphur water it is believed if you take bath in this water can clear your skin infection people come here with this belief and take bath if you take bath in this water you fell relaxable and fresh. I meet a local guy he suggests me a homely food experience And if you want to eat home food and takes experience as Nirvana Restaurant close to Vashisht temple you come to hear and eat Thali so today dinner will be had there only Thali cost of rs100/- 3dishesh (Kadhi, Paneer, Dal, and Chapati) He told me the combination of dishes is changed almost at a daily basis.
Day 2. Manikaran Kasol Pilgrimage
I wake up morning at 10:00 I done my breakfast and I ready to go Manikaran road Kasol I retained the bike for my journey to Manikaran by the way you can also travel from Manali to Manikaran on the buses (Himachal roadways bus) I am flexible with a bike and it takes flexibility to Manikaran how much time to spend with there, The road passes by Manikaran, Passes through Kullu bypass road, Kullu road is still fine beyond the road narrow and turns are very sharp there is one side mountain and another side a deep trench it is better to slow to ride is fine.
If you come to Manali you shall definitely visit Manikaran Besides Gurudwara the Parvati rivers flow this view is worth watching at thousand times the sounds of the rivers flows is so comfortable and relatable, Inside Gurudwara, you can experience the Spiritual listening, you can take bath in hot spring, if you visit Gurudwara you should definitely try Langar (kitchen community meals) you can stay night also rooms are available, the langar is open for 24hours Besides Gurudwara, there is Shiv temple where you can cook Rice and Chana within 10 min in a hots spring.
Day 3. Rohtang
Pass
I left from Gurudwara to reach Mall Road, first of all, I need to return bike and tomorrow I plan to go Rohtang Pass I returned the bike and I reach the hotel I do my breakfast and I'm ready to go Rohtang Pass, I hire a taxi from mall road to reach Rohtang, Rohtang is 50kms from Manali it takes Approximately 3 hours to reach Rohtang my taxi drivers says that we will get to see some snow in Rohtang Pass. I couldn't get bike permit otherwise the journey is held on the bike there is was landside on the way, Thankfully no passenger was hurt.
Looking at this view one can realize how dangerous is the road to Rohtang Pass totally unpredictable. I have reached Rohtang pass at the height of 13050 feet above sea level, We left Manali at 9:30 and reach Rohtang at 4:10pm Due to a landside on the way, I can see snow over here the snow view is really amazing you should try to visit Rohtang After spending 3hour in Rohtang I going back to Manali, Thankfully we didn't get any traffic or landslide.
Reached Mall road I went to The Corner House Restaurant order Chicken Kief and Chicken Burger the dinner is so good flavours are completely balanced, in burger there multiple layers of fresh vegetables including chicken the burger is very yummy and the dinner is tasty. The waiter comes and asks for feedback the waiter said the owner of this place is a chief himself and like to experiment new dishes so I gave feedback very happy to liking your dish and the Day is good.
Day 4. Bijli
Mahadev Temple
I return bike last night and I hired another one, today I'm going to Bijli Mahadev Temple there are two ways to go there one from Kullu it takes one hour, and the other route is off-road track via Jana Waterfall, you can travel either on a Motorbike or in a Taxi/Gypsycar, I preferred bike if you take the route off Road track to Bijli Mahadev so you can enjoy on the way Himachal food at the roadside Dhaba of Maniramji this Dhaba is located right opposite to the Jana Waterfall Bijli Mahadev temple is another 24kms on an off roads track. This temple is named thus because every few years lightning strikes the Shiv Lingam installed inside the temple and lead to cracks it and then construction work on Shiv Lingam and backs to its original form. If you are confident about driving Skills on off-road tracks only then you should explore this route otherwise the journey is very tough.
Day 5. Jogini
Waterfall
Today is a 5 day of Manali trip and I am visiting Jogini Waterfall to reach here you need to undertake a 30-40min trek from Vashisht temple. it is a natural waterfall the speed of the water is flowing down from a great pressure height. now I am going to do Zipling on a zipline that is 200m long 100m above from the ground and I am very excited to do zipline it was a very nice experience watching tress and scenery from the top and the view is so amazing while traveling to Zipline. If you come to Manali and visit Jogini Waterfall I recommended you do zipping it is so interesting and exploring the zipline do come here I'm sure you will enjoy it too. And the rest of the day I meet and explore the residence people of Manali and other tourists and I make a conversation with them.
Day 6. Old Manali
I visit Old Manali, Old Manali is just 3kms from Manali but it takes 20-24min to cover the distance because the road is very steep, old Manali is at height if you want to enjoy a good scenic view so you can explore hotels and guests house option in old Manali. Right now its 2pm time to have lunch ill go for lunch Full on Cafe Restaurant I ordered Chinese dish and french fries the Chinese are amazing and the flavors are balanced and the Soup is so interesting and tasty.
I plan to visit Hidimba Devi Temple, in this temple, there is a cave inside the temple where the Hidimba Devi offered Penance I meet with the Resident and know more about this historic temple the pagoda style temple of Hidimba mats was built during1553 by king Bahadur Singh of Kullu inside the temple you can see the foot impression of Mata Hidimba engraved on stone and there is a statue of Devi Mahishasurmardini. It's 9:00pm so I decided to stay campaign site I reach the site and held dinner there are 3 varieties of dish Tudkiya Bhath, Bhey, or Spicy Lotus Stems, Chana Madra the three totally different dishes that I try in Manali and explorers the flavors of dishes.
What To Pack?
- During the summer & Spring months: Travel Bag, Summer clothes, Jackets, Shoes, Socks, windcheaters, DSLR, Selfie stick, and GoPro to capture the movements.
- In Winter: Travel Bag, Wollen clothes, Sunscreem, Casual shoes, Cameras, Gloves, Scalf.
Where To Stay?
- You can stay at Mall Road, Mall Road is the main street in Manali there are number of Showrooms, department stores, Shop, Restaurants and Cafes.
- Mall Road is famous the tourist market, tourist visit and explore the market and buy handicrafts products, Woolen clothes, Wooden product, Pottery items and Jewellery.
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Very useful information provided.
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