Excursion to Manali

Excursion to Manali from Delhi (538 km) was my lifetime experience; the advent took us 16 hours in a Mahindra Scorpio.
We were 4 including my friends, it was a re-union trip to explore most of the parts of Manali including, temples, monasteries, rivers etc. Usually, it don’t take this much time but the several stoppage for tea, coffee, refreshments at the roadside dhabas and restaurants took some 2 hours of our journey time. We reached Manali by 10 p.m. at night and spend the night in Retreat Cottage which is a beautiful and modernly amenized hotel.

After a princely breakfast at the hotel, we advent towards the Hadimba temple for a secular visit and after that we went to Museum of Himachal Culture and Folk arts where we saw some of the most astounding cultural items related to all of Himachal Pradesh. After a half day dedication to the temple and the museum it was time for lunch, so we stop by the Hadimba palace Hotel where we ate some of the finest mouth watering culinary delights of Manali. Later on, we visited the nearby Apple Orchard and ate some fresh apples enjoying the scenic views of the surroundings. Tibetan Monastery was our last visit of the day where we spend some peaceful and pleasant time of our life. We stayed the night at Shingar Regency near the Beas River.

Early in the morning, after the breakfast at the hotel, our advent was to reach the top most attraction of Manali and someone told us about the Beas River, it was silent, cold, and majestic, the visit to the river was just astonishing and the view of the picturesque landscape was just magical and beyond my words to describe. We spend more than three hours in the river, before going to the Vashist village located on the left side of the Beas River. The temples and springs which made it renowned among the travelers, dedicated to Vashist Muni and Lord Rama and the hot sulphur springs were full of tourists. Me with my friends bathed in the Turkish style showers which were fitted nearby the springs, it was an amazing experience. After having our lunch, we headed to the Solang Nallah which is positioned at a distance of 14 km North-West of Manali which offers with adventurous sports like ski sloping at an altitude of 300 meter. It was a beautiful place for sightseeing too. We spend the night long stay at the hotel nearby.

The third day of our advent was the most thrilling one as we went to one of the finest destination from Manali, Rohtang Pass located at an altitude of 3979 meter and 51 km from Manali, the majestic view of the surrounding snow capped hills and the Chandra river flowing down the Lahaul valley was providing a magnetic feeling to pull me. It is only open from June to October and we felt lucky to visit this place. The twin peaks of Geypan to the left was adding an exact amount of ornamentation to this place. In the fourth day we spend the full day as a leisure period and went shopping in the evening visiting the mall road known as the heart of Manali. After then we headed to Kashmir for our onward journey. You should visit this place once, not because I am urging you but because this place is like a heaven on earth.  Visit