Places to visit in Manali
These are the places Manali trips are built from. Each trip page lists exactly which of them it covers, and a private trip can swap one for another.
- Hidimba Devi Temple: The pagoda-roofed wooden temple of 1553 in a cedar forest above the town, the first stop on every Manali day.
- Old Manali and Manu Temple: The old village above the Manalsu stream, with its cafes, guesthouses and the temple to the sage Manu.
- Vashisht: The village across the Beas with its old stone temple and the natural hot springs beside it, a few kilometres from town.
- Mall Road and the Tibetan monastery: The town's walking street for shopping and street food, and the monastery close by with handicraft and carpet shops around it.
- Van Vihar: The deodar forest park on the bank of the Beas, for a quiet walk in the middle of town.
- Solang Valley: The wide meadow about 14 km above Manali for paragliding, zorbing, the ropeway and ATV rides, and skiing and snow in winter, all paid for on the spot.
- Kothi, Gulaba and Marhi: The stops on the road up towards Rohtang: the Kothi gorge, the Gulaba snow point and the roadside settlement of Marhi, where the snow lasts well after it has gone from town.
- Rohtang Pass: The high pass above the valley, about 3,980 m, for the snow and the view over Lahaul; on a permit, and only when it is open.
- Atal Tunnel and Sissu: The road tunnel of about 9 km under the Rohtang ridge, about 25 km from Manali, and Sissu's waterfall on the Lahaul side; the way in to Spiti and Leh.
- Naggar Castle: The old timber and stone castle looking over the Beas, about 20 km down the valley, on the drive between Manali and Kullu.
- Kullu: The Raghunath Temple, the shawl weaving units along the road, and the Dussehra fair every October.
- Kasol and Manikaran: The Parvati valley, about three hours from Manali: Kasol's riverside cafes and the gurudwara at Manikaran, where the langar is cooked in the hot springs.