The trip begins with the famous hill station of Manali, including a visit to well-known sightseeing points. The tour gives you a broad opportunity to enjoy the lovely scenic views, amazing forests, breath-taking valleys and the humongous glacier-fed streams splashing around and hurtling down the beautiful mountains. We continue our journey with a sojourn in Parvati Valley at the vibrant Kasol, which is very energetic with its numerous cafes and beautiful walks in its forests. We will also explore the holy Manikaran, which has some of the world’s hottest sulphur spring waters and the remote Tosh village.
Places Covered :
Pandoh Dam, Club House, Sollang Valley, Atal Rohtang Tunnel, Kullu, Naggar Castle, Roerich Art Gallery, Old Manali Village, Vashisht Temple, Kullu, Shawl factory, Vaishno Devi Temple, Tripura Sundari Temple, Kasol, Manikaran, Hanogi Mata Temple, Manali, Hadimba Devi Temple, Tosh Village
DETAILED PROGRAMME
Day 01: Arrive Chandigarh/Manali (300 kms/ 8 – 9 hrs)
Starting our day 1, from Chandigarh station/airport and moving to Manali. By route to visiting Pandoh Dam, Hanogi Mata Temple. On arrival, check in at the hotel. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel/ camp mentioned in the trip.
Day 02: In Manali
Starting our day 2, after breakfast, we will go to Sollang Valley (2560 M). Visit the most astonishing Solang Valley, where several Adventure activities are performed. You can see here an eye-pleasing natural view with lush green forest and mountains. You can also enjoy here adventure activities like Paragliding, Horse riding, Ziplining at your own expense. After that, we will visit the Atal Tunnel.
Solang Valley, the name is extracted from the combination of the words Solang (Nearby village) and Nallah (water stream). It is a side valley at the top of the Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh, 14 km northwest of the resort town Manali on the way to Rohtang Pass, and is known for its summer and winter sport conditions. The sports most commonly offered are paragliding, skiing and zorbing.
Atal Tunnel (also known as Rohtang Tunnel is a highway tunnel built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway in Himachal Pradesh. At a length of 9.02 km, it is one of the longest highway single-tube tunnels above 10,000 feet (3,048 m) in the world when completed and is named after former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Day 03: In Manali
Starting our day 3, after breakfast, we will go on half day tour exploring the Hadimba Devi Temple, Club House and Vashisht. Afternoon visiting Naggar Castle, Roerich Art Gallery. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel/ camp mentioned in the trip.
Hadimba Devi Temple, locally known as the Dhungari Temple, is also known as variously as the Hadimba Temple. It is an old age cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, wife of Bhima, a figure in the Indian marvelous Mahābhārata. The temple is covered by a green forest called Dhungiri Van Vihar at the foot of the Himālayas. The sanctuary is built over a huge rock that salients out of the ground, which was worshipped as an image of the deity. This beautiful monument was built in 1553 by Maharaja Bahadur Singh.
Club House is one of the ideal places for kids as well as adults. Club House is an amazing cheer and adventure zone, which is one of the most popular attractions for tourists in Manali. Placed on the banks of Manalsu Nallah (a branch of the Beas River), packed with various indoor and outdoor game facilities. The Clubhouse is managed by the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC). It has a British style of architecture. We can enjoy games like carom, skating, go-karting, billiards, and table tennis here.
Vashisht is a village located 3 km from Manali across the River Beas. This village is known for its sulphurous hot water springs and sanctified by three main temples dedicated to Lord Vashisht, Lord Shiva, and Lord Ram, which a built just next to the springs. The dropping water from this spring is pleasant to have great healing powers, which can be used to cure many skin diseases, infections and pains. You will see there are separate baths for both men and women. This place has a stunning atmosphere that allows one to indulge in a holy bath while seeking blessings from the presiding deity of the village.
Naggar Castle is a medieval castle located in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India. Built by Raja Sidh Singh of Kullu around 1460 A.D, it has made a huge contribution to the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) to run as a heritage hotel since 1978.
One of the old Russian painters, Nicolas Roerich (Nikolai Roerich), wrote poetry and made Naggar his home for the last few years of his life. The museum, known as the Roerich Art Gallery, in the name of artist and is small but well-maintained, and it has paintings made by the artist and philosopher on display. A stonish place located just near the main market in Naggar.
Tripura Sundari Temple is a wooden pagoda-style temple that can be witnessed via a short walk on a path from Naggar Castle. The gabled roof is a beautiful sight and signals the presence of an old temple. It is just below the road to the Roerich Art Gallery. It is covered with a three-layer roof, where the top storey is designed very beautifully.
Day 04: Manali/Kasol (80 kms/ 2.5 hrs)
Starting our day 4, after breakfast, we will go from Manali to Kasol via the route, visiting the Kullu Shawl factory and, Vaishno Devi Temple. On arrival, enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel/ camp mentioned in the trip.
Kasol is basically a village in the district of Kullu of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located in Parvati Valley, on the banks of the Parvati River. Kasol is the Himalayan connecting point for backpackers and acts as a base for nearby treks to Malana and Kheerganga. It is also the Mini Israel of India due to a high percentage of Israeli tourists here.
Day 05: In Kasol
Starting our day 5, after breakfast, we will drive to Manikaran and Tosh.
Manikaran is known for its hot springs and its beautiful landscape. Covered with multiple temples and a gurudwara. There are temples of the Hindu deities Shiva, Rama, Krishna, and Vishnu. Later, we will drive to Tosh Village.
The astonishing surroundings of Tosh are perfectly placed in the lap of the valley, with streams and covered with lush meadows. We will spend 2 hours there exploring the old village and its culture. We have a choice to enjoy lunch in the afternoon in a local restaurant at on expense and evening drive back to Kasol to enjoy your Dinner, and overnight stay at the hotel/ camp mentioned in the trip.
Day 06: Drop Kasol/Chandigarh 300 kms/ 8 hrs)
Starting our day 6, after breakfast, we will move from Kasol and drive to Chandigarh station/airport.
That’s the end of our services.
Trip Package Includes:
- Your transportation will be arranged in a specified vehicle following the itinerary, with only the driver’s assistance.
- Your accommodation will be the same as mentioned in the provided list (Hotels/Camp).
- MAP and meal plan from the start of our first day (Your Rest Room + Breakfast + Dinner Only); all are equal to the nights mentioned in the Package.
Trip Package Excludes:
- All GST
- Any Air/Train charges
- Inner Line Permissions
- Any entrances and tour guides in the program.
- Any demanding meal other than those included in the package.
- Your personal expenses such as tips, Phone calls, laundry, liquor, etc.
- Any other thing which is not mentioned in the tour package.
Some other things you must know:
- A maximum of 4 people are allowed to sit in a single car, or a ratio of 3 adults and 1 child will be accommodated.
- While in Innova, under certain conditions, no more than 6 people will be allowed to sit, including children.
- In case of tempo with 11+1 seater. As there are multiple places where tempo is not allowed or banned due to narrow roads, in such conditions, the group will have to walk till the nearest Sightseeing area mentioned in the trip. Then walk back to the tempo.
Important Notice:
- As we mentioned above, the GST is not included and would be charged 5% extra to the total cost of your selected tour at the time before departure.
- Please calculate your own markup on your own (All package rates are net/non-commissionable).
- To get all the services you need, you pay all payments at the time of booking confirmation.
- Vehicles are only available for sightseeing as mentioned on your booked trip, and mentioned programme and itinerary.
- All rooms are standard and are mentioned in each package.
- In any case, if we are not able to provide you with the hotel mentioned in the trip, we are responsible for providing you with a hotel with a more efficient place. Changes in the cost will be provided if any.
- Our rates are built on the provided hotel. That doesn’t mean we have booked such kind of hotels, we do mostly on time, mostly on the confirmation or departure of all members. If the mentioned hotels are not available, then rates may vary with the hotel we book for you, and you have to pay extra for it.
- If you want to cancel your trip, make sure to read our terms and conditions.
Payments and Reservation Terms
You can make your reservation by advising us about your acceptance of the tour and travel dates, along with the complete payment for the trip you selected in advance. So we make sure you appear on time without any delays. All our services will be available on a confirmed basis with fully advanced received payments.
As Hotels in Kinnaur/ Spiti will not get confirmed without advance payments, which are subject to cancellation of policy.
Cancellation and Operational Policy
After confirming and paying all amounts, if you want to cancel your trip, then a minimum of 25% of the total tour cost charged as cancellation charges. 50% charges are applied between 30 days and 15 days; there will be no refunds. If any part mentioned in the package cannot be availed, then there is no return of money for such activity. If you want to extend your trip to any other date or if extra service is required, the extra service charges are required to be paid, as per the trip and tour expenses at that time.
