About Hotels in Manali

Manali tourism has been flourishing at a very fast pace and the place has become a prime holiday destination in India. The Manali based Mountaineering Institute coordinates mountaineering skiing and rock climbing courses for adventure loving tourists. There are many hotels in Manali that offer wide array of services to its customers which suits the pocket of every tourist. The names of few such hotels are Log Huts, Hotel Rohtang Manalsu, Tourist Lodge, Hotel Beas, Hadimba Cottages, Hotel Kunzam, Hotel Renuka, Summer Inn, Zarim Resorts, Green Swiss Cottage, Hotel Le Grand, and Sterling Resort which are some of the best choices and deals during your trip to Manali.

Blessed with some of the most spectacular and beautiful landscapes anywhere, it is a travellers paradise -lofty snow peaks, deep gorges, lush green valleys, fast flowing rivers, enchanting mountain lakes, flower bedecked meadows, beautiful temples and monasteries steeped in time. May it be for relaxing, sightseeing, trekking, mountaineering, fishing, para-gliding, skiing, ice skating and golf, Himachal has it all...Come Explore Himachal with himachaltourist...

The valley of gods, as the Kullu valley has come to be known, is perhaps the most delightful region in the western Himalayas. The ancient Hindus regarded it as the furthest limit of human habitation - Kulantapitha, and its original name finds mention in the epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata as well as Vishnu Purana.

Like a slender delicate-hued fern glistening in the morning dew, the valley spreads out its charm on either side of the upper reaches of the river Beas. Running north to south, the main river valley is only 80 km long and 2 km at its broadest, yet a fairly wide area is open to the visitors to enjoy the spectacle of variegated mountain scenery.

In the spring Kullu is at its most colourful with pink blossoms and white flowers while the higher slopes are aglow with gorgeous rhododendrons. With utumn, clear blue skies return and fields and forests alike show wonderful tints of crimson and ochre. By December, there is no greenery except the majestic pines and cedars in the forests. In winter the hillsides are flanked in white.

Situated on the banks of the Beas, Kullu, the headquarters of the district, serves as a nerve centre of the valley and is the starting place for a number of treks. The deodar-fringed grassy maidan, Dhalpur, is a stage for many colourful fairs.

Attractions of Hotels in Manali

Vashisht Hot Sulphur Spring

Across the Beas river about 3.2 Km away from Manali bus stand at an altitude of 1,982 meters just above the Manali-Keylong road and down below the temple are the hot sulphur spring, named as Vashisht, endowed with great healing powers. Nearby is the pyramidal stone temple dedicated to Vashishta Muni. Turkish style shower fitted bathrooms, separate for ladies and gents have been built closeby where the hot and cold water is separately piped, maintaining the regular temperature for bathing, charges are nominal. There is a cafetaria.

Mountaineering Institute

The Mountaineering Institute located at Manali provides training facilities for basic and advance climbing both for Indian nationals and foreigners. This institute also conducts other adcenturous sports activities like high altitude trekking, minor mountaineering, rock climbing, skiing and high altitude rescue and relief courses. The institute has sufficient lodging and boarding arrangements and equipments can be hired for trekking purposes.

Kothi

Kothi is quiet but picturesque spot, at the foot of the 13,400 ft Rohtang Pass, about 12 Km away from Manali town, situated on the Lahaul - Spiti - Leh Highway. It used to be the camping place when the pass had to be climed on foot and it is now accessible by bus, jeep or pony. There is beautiful P.W.D. Rest House amidst open surrounding, affording a magnificent view of the snow-capped peaks and glaciers. Close to the Rest House, is an awe-inspiring gorge where the Beas enters a chasm about sixty one metre deep and just a few metres broad.

Jagat Sukh

It is one of the biggest villages in Kullu district. Jagatsukh is on the left bank of the Beas and the road from Naggar to manali runs through the village. Jagatsukh is 12 Km from Naggar and 6 Km from Manali. The place is famous for every old temples, in the village, particularly the Shiva Temple in Shikhara style and nearby old and interesting Devie Sharvali Temple. Originally known as Nast, it remained the ancient capital of Kullu for about ten generations. It is famous for the annual Chachohli Jatra Festival. The first as well as the second revolutions against the Thakurs and Ranas were embarked upon from this historic place. It is a popular belief that the first paddy sapling in the valley was introduced from here and even now various operations of pady cultivations are celebrated from here.

Manali Sanctuary

A bridle path from the Manali log huts goes past the Dhoongri Temple and wanders into the dense deodar, kail, horse chestnut, walnut and maple forest which is a part of this sanctuary. Camping overnight in tents at Lambadug or Galiani Thatch is possible.

Lush green alpine pastures and glaciers lie beyond Galiani Thatch. Musk deer, monal and brown bear are often spotted. For those who venture still further into the glacier zone in summer, there are herds of ibex.

Around Manali

Rohtang Pass

51 km. At an altitude of 4,112 metres on the highway to Keylong, the pass affords a wide-spread panorama of mountain scenery. In place of the pinnacled hills, sheltered valleys and cultivated tracts, the eye meets a range of precipitous cliffs, huge glaciers and piled Moraine, and deep ravines. Almost directly opposite is the well defined Sonepani glacier, slightly to the left are the twin peaks of the Geypang, jagged pyramids of rock, snow streaked and snow crowned.

The Beas river rises near the crest of Rohtang from a block of Mica-Schist. The pass normally opens for traffic after mid-June and officially closes in November. To its left, 200 metres higher, is the little lake of Sarkund (Dashair) visited by a number of people, the general belief being that a bath in these waters effects a cure of all bodily ailments-real or imaginary. 10 km before Rohtang is the barren-landscape of Marhi which hums with activity during summer and autumn months because almost everyone stops here for refreshments.

Keylong

117 km. A fair sized village amidst green fields of barley and buckwheat, Keylong is the headquarters of the Lahaul and Spiti district, surrounded with brown hills and snowy heights. Karding Monastery overlooks Keylong and is 3.5 km across the Chandra river while Shashur Monastery is about 1 km. HPTDC Tourist Bungalow.

Triloknath and Udeypur

These are two important places of pilgrimage in Pattan Valley. At Triloknath is a six armed image in white marble of Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattava. Visitors will enjoy crossing the Chandra-Bhaga river and the trek of 3 km to reach the destination. The temple of Marikula at Udeypur is highly remarkable for its wood carvings. Udeypur is 166 km from Manali.

Transportation

Manali is Himachal Pradesh is a picturesque hill station. At the northern end of the Kullu Valley, Manali boasts of majestic snow-clad hills and breathtaking natural beauty. Every year a huge number of tourists are drawn to Manali.

• Air: The nearest airport is in Bhuntar (50kms). This is actually a small airport and it rather advisable to avoid air connection to Manali since this is not a very convenient means to reach Manali.
• Rail: The nearest railhead is Chandigarh, which is the capital city of Punjab & Haryana. The city, which is an important rail station in northern India, is linked to major cities like Delhi, Mumbai by rail.
• Road: Manali as a popular tourist destination, has a very good network of roads. One can easily reach Manali by road. Many other prominent cities, like: Shimla (240kms), Chandigarh (272kms), Delhi (611) are located at convenient distances from Manali.