Manali has many sightseeing point to visit some of them are Rohtang Pass, Solang Valley, Hadimba Devi temple, budhisht monastry, Vashisht hotspring water and Manikaran Gurudwara Sahib. Kullu shopping point, raffting points and vaishnu devi temple can also be covered on the way to Manikaran. Although all the tourists have there own taste and interests about various places, but the most popular and most visited sightseeing point of Manali is always the snow point (whichever is accessible) and the Famous Rohtang pass. Vashisht hotspring water and Old Manali is very much popular among the foreign tourists. For a nature lover a short trek of Jogni Waterfall makes his journey memorable, its a beautiful waterfall near vashisht village. Its always preferred by a tourist to halt on a riverside and at some isolated spot far from the hue and cry of the city.
Now going into a detail that why these tourist points have become a MUST TO SEE IN MANALI, we will start with Rohtang Pass. Rohtang Pass is the only TOURIST DESTINATIONS OF MANALI and Himachal where you will find snow about throughout the year. Sometimes the snow is not available in the month of August or September because the last year snow used to melt and the fresh snow is yet to fall. “Rohtang Pass” as the name shows is a Pass where one can cross the mountain from one valley to the other valley. This route was used to travel between Kullu and Lahaul Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. Now The Engineering marvel of “Atal Rohtang Tunnel” has made this route easy to travel for all local of Lahaul & Spiti and tourists going beyond Rohtang Pass. Earlier the Rohtang Pass used to remain close for six months because of a heavy snowfall. The cleanliness and beauty of The Rohtang Pass has become more attractive and charming because of a fall in numbers of vehicle and human congestion. There is a Permit system to go to Rohtang Pass which is available online and maximum 1200 vehicles are allowed to go Rohtang Pass in one day in which 800 Petrol and 400 Diesel variant vehicle are allowed to go there. The permit is available on www.rohtangpermits.nic.in . Rohtang Pass in on the top of the mountains having a breath taking view of the snow clad mountain peaks which makes this the BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN MANALI, Where you can enjoy all the snow adventure activities also.
The other important place to visit in MANALI SIGHTSEEING is Hadimba Devi Temple. This temple was built in 1553 by Maharaja Bahadur Singh. This temple is situated between the dense forest of cedar which is around one KM far from the Manali Mall Road. There is a small temple belonging to the Ghatotkachh, who is a son to Bhima and Hadimba Devi. A Yak Riding, Local Kullvi Dress and photos with rabbits attracts are the THINGS TO DO IN MANALI at Hadimba Devi temple.
Most of the SIGHTSEEING IN MANALI has their religious values, in the List of TOP 3 PLACES TO VISIT IN MANALI, we keep Vashisht Hot Spring Water on the Third position. The Name Vashisht has been derived from the Indian sage Guru Vashishta, Who was the Guru of Raghu dynasty and teacher of Lord Rama. There is a Hot Sulphur Spring water at Vashisht which has a remedial Skills for Joint pain and skin disease. There are two separate ponds to take bath for Ladies and Gents. The water of the pond remain hot throughout the year and you will find this water hotter in winter as compared to the summer. A balanced temperature has been maintained by adding additional cold water which makes this water worth taking bath. This place is around 3 Km far from the Manali Mall Road. From the same place one other important MANALI PLACE TO VISIT called Jogni Water Fall can be accessed. It’s a standard four to five hours trek which can be started from Vashisht village. Half of the way to Jogni Water Fall is gentle and the rest is a steep slope, which is not advisable to the families travelling with kids who cannot walk in mountain.
As we know that each and every tourist travelling Manali find things of his taste while studying a LIST OF PLACES TO EXPLORE IN MANALI and in this list even kids have not been ignored and there are TOURIST PLACES IN MANALI where kids can enjoy their day with family and friends. In this list the best place to visit is Club House, which is 1 KM far from the Mall Road. There are a lot of ACTIVITES TO DO like Go Cart, River Crossing, zip lining, Video Games, Indoor Games like billiards, skating ring and a small pond for boating. Club House is run by Himachal Tourism Development Corporation. There is a good restaurant and shopping point also where you buy handcrafted things on a reasonable cost.
Other TOURIST DESTINATIONS OF MANALI which is worth seeing is Naggar Art Gallary, Naggar Castle and Jana Waterfall. It’s a standard five to six hours day trip. Naggar Art Gallary is also called as Roreich Art Gallary, Rereich was a Great Russian Painter and Philosopher and there is a museum of all of his great works of painting and the things related to him. It’s a best destination to visit for all the Painting and Art lover. Other sightseeing point of Naggar is Naggar Castle, a Castle built in 1460 A.D. this was a property of Raja Sidh Singh which has now been converted into a Heritage Hotel and run by Himachal Tourism Development Corporation. There is a small museum of Himachali Musical Instrument.
Hamta Pass which is around 20 KM from Manali Mall Road is also among the best TOURIST ATTRACTION IN MANALI. Earlier Hamta Pass was famous for Hamta Pass trek when there was no road connectivity. But now there is road connectivity till Jobri and after that you can roam around in the forests and glades or river side. It’s a best place to visit with families for picnic and day hiking. Igloo stay at Hamta has made this destination more popular and distinctive, which you will not find anywhere in Himachal and at any tourist point. In winter the snow activities like Skiing, Sledging and Snowboarding is also available at Hamta. For Hamta a permit is also required which can be obtained from SDM office Manali or some time it is available on the barrier of Allain Duhangan Hydro Power Project Prini.
TRIP TO MANALI remains incomplete without A MANALI ADVENTURE PACKAGE which completes when you visit to Kullu Rafting Point or Paragliding Point. These tow activities are very popular among the tourists mostly the youngster. Though there are other Paragliding point in Manali like Solang Valley, Marhi, Majhach etc. but the Paragliding at Dobhi is considered as the best and safest point for Paragliding in Kullu and around. It takes a standard fly time of 10 to 15 minutes for which the timing of morning from 8:30 AM to 12:00 noon is considered as the best timing. After an adventurous breath taking fly now you proceed towards Kullu city and starts your another POPLAR ADVENTURE ACTIVITY of River Rafting. There are two point to do White Water River Rafting in Kullu, one from Babeli to Dev Dham which is around 8 KM and another from Pirdi to Jihri which is 14 Km long. After doing all these adventure activities the journey can be proceed towards Manikaran. Manikaran Gurudwara Sahib and Hot Spring Water of Manikaran is very popular among the Sikhs and they never skip this place to visit.
There is another popular place for ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES IN MANALI which is called Solang Valley. This is first site for Paragliding approved by the Tourism Department. There are two options of fly, one short which takes hardly a fly time of two minutes and the second high fly which starts from Fatru and takes a standard time of 5 to 8 minutes. You have to go with a rope way to be at the fly take off point. Some people visit Solang Valley just to experience the fun of Rope Way or Cable Car. There are other various options of activities to do at Solang Valley like Horse Riding, ATV Biking, Zip Lining etc. Solang Valley is the Adventure hub of Manali MANALI ADVENTURE SPORTS
Now lets talk about the BEST RESTAURENT IN MANALI. There are scores of Restaurant in Manali but the But the THE BEST PLACE TO EAT IN MANALI is Old Manali which is around 1.5 KM from the Mall or the Main Market of Manali. Old Manali is a congested place having a steep and narrow road with a problem of Parking for vehicle. So you are always advised to hire a cab or auto rikshaw to go there. Some of the POPULAR FOOD PLACES IN MANALI are The Driffter, iL Ferno, Lazy Dog and Café 1947. And except Old Manali there are some other Restaurants recommended where you can enjoy your meal, like Johnsons, Chopstics near Mall Road and Fat Plate which on Nagar road about 3 Km far from the Manali Mall road. Chowmin, Momo, Thukpa and Juma are some of the BEST STREET FOOD TO TRY IN MANALI.
We have tied to give information about the BEST THINGS TO DO IN MANALI and AMAZING PLACES TO VISIT DURING KULLU MANALI TRIP but this do not mean that we are ranking these places, it always depends upon the taste and interest of the tourist that which place is how important and of the interest to him.
