Overview
The tour starts with the famous hill station of Manali including a visit to all the known sight seeing points. The tour gives you ample opportunity to enjoy the lovely scenic views, beautiful forests, breath-taking valleys and the glacier fed streams splashing around & 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 also explore holy Manikaran which has some of Worlds hottest sulphur spring waters and the remote Tosh village.
Places Covered :
Pandoh Dam, Hanogi Mata Temple, Manali, Hadimba Devi Temple, Club House, Old Manali Village, Vashisht Temple, Sollang Valley, Atal Rohtang Tunnel, Kullu, Naggar Castle, Roerich Art Gallery, Tripura Sundari Temple, Kullu, Shawl factory, Vaishno Devi Temple, Kasol , Manikaran , Tosh Village
DETAILED PROGRAMME
Day 01: Arrive Chandigarh/Manali (300 kms/ 8 – 9 hrs)
Arrive Chandigarh station/airport and transfer to Manali. Enroute visiting Pandoh Dam, Hanogi Mata Temple. On arrival check in at hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02: In Manali
After breakfast day at excursion to Sollang Valley (2560 M).Visit most beautiful Solang Valley where number of Adventure activities is conducted. You can see here adorable natural view with lush green forest & mountains. You can also enjoy here adventure activities like Paragliding, Horse riding, Ziplining on you own. Later visit Atal Tunnel
Solang Valley drives its name from combination of words Solang (Nearby village) and Nallah (water stream). It is a side valley at the top of the Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh, 14 kms 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 kms, it is the longest highway single-tube tunnel above 10,000 feet (3,048 m) in the world when completed and is named after former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
***in winters visit to Atal Tunnel subject to snow & weather conditions
Day 03: In Manali
Morning half day tour visiting Hadimba Devi Temple, Club House and Vashisht. Afternoon visiting Naggar Castle, Roerich Art Gallery. Overnight at hotel.
Hadimba Devi Temple, locally known as Dhungari Temple, also known variously as the Hadimba Temple. It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, wife of Bhima, a figure in the Indian epic Mahābhārata. The temple is surrounded by a cedar forest called Dhungiri Van Vihar at the foot of the Himālayas. The sanctuary is built over a huge rock jutting out of the ground which was worshiped as an image of the deity. The structure was built in 1553 by Maharaja Bahadur Singh.
Club House is ideal for kids as well as adults, Club House is an amazing amusement and adventure zone, which is one of the most popular attractions in Manali. Placed on the banks of Manalsu Nallah (branch of Beas River), it has various indoor and outdoor game facilities. The Club house is managed by the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC). It has British style of architecture. Visitors can enjoy games like carom, skating, go-karting billiards, and table tennis.
Vashisht is a village located 3 kms from Manali across the River Beas. This village is famous for its sulphurous hot water springs and sanctified by three main temples dedicated to Lord Vashisht, Lord Shiva and Lord Rama built just next to the springs. The water from this spring is believed to have great healing powers, which can cure many skin diseases, infections and pains. There are separate baths for both men and women. This place has a refreshing atmosphere that allows one to indulge in holly bath while seeking blessing 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 in around 1460 A.D, it was taken over to Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC), to run as a heritage hotel, since 1978.
Nicolas Roerich (Nikolai Roerich) was a Russian painter, who also wrote poetry and made Naggar his home for the last few years of his life. The museum known as Roerich Art Gallery here is small but well-maintained; it has paintings made by the artist and philosopher on display. It is a very tranquil place located just above the main market in Naggar.
Tripura Sundari Temple is a wooden pagoda-style temple that can be accessed 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 crowned with a three-tiered roof, of which the top storey is designed very beautifully.
Day 04: Manali/Kasol (80 kms/ 2.5 hrs)
Travel by surface from Manali to Kasol enroute visiting Kullu Shawl factory, Vaishno Devi Temple. On arrival check in hotel. Evening explore Kasol Village.
Kasol is a hamlet in the district Kullu of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated in Parvati Valley, on the banks of the Parvati River. Kasol is the Himalayan hotspot for backpackers and acts as a base for nearby treks to Malana and Kheerganga. It is called Mini Israel of India due to a high percentage of Israeli tourists here.
Day 05: In Kasol
After breakfast drive to Manikaran and Tosh.
Manikaran is famous for its hot springs and its beautiful landscape. It has many temples and a gurudwara. There are temples of the Hindu deities Shiva, Rama, Krishna, and Vishnu. Later we will drive to Tosh Village.
The beautiful surroundings of Tosh are perfectly placed in the lap of the valley with streams, and lush meadows around. We can spend 2/3 Hrs exploring the village. We can enjoy lunch in afternoon in some local restaurant and evening drive back to Kasol for overnight stay.
Day 06: Drop Kasol/Chandigarh 300 kms/ 8 hrs)
Morning pick up from Kasol and drive to Chandigarh station/airport.
End of our services.
Trip Package Includes :
- Transport by specified vehicle as per mentioned itinerary only with services of a driver
- Accommodation in mentioned or similar Hotels/Camp
- MAP basis throughout (Room with Breakfast+ Dinner only) – number of meals are equal to number of nights of package
Trip Package Excludes :
- GST
- Air/train Fare
- Inner line Permit
- Entrances/Guide in program
- Any meals other than those specified in ‘Cost Includes’
- Expenses of personal nature such as tips, telephone calls, laundry, liquor etc.
- Any other item not specified in ‘cost includes’
***in one car maximum of one family of 2+2 persons or 3 adults + 1 child can be accommodated
***In one Innova under any given condition, more than 6 pax will not be permitted/ booked including children
***tempo would be 11+1 seater. There would be places where tempo may not be able to reach a particular point owing to narrow road & in such a condition the group will have to walk to the mentioned sight seeing point from nearest point where tempo drops them.
Important Notice
- GST is not included in any of above prices and would be charged 5% extra on total costs or as prevalent at time of operation.
- Please add your own mark up at your end (all rates are net/ non commission able).
- Service is subject to full advance, payment to be deposited at the time of booking confirmation
- Vehicle would not be at disposal and would be provided as per the transfers & sight seeing only as per mentioned programme and itinerary.
- Room category in all packages are the standard rooms
- In case we are not able to provide the same hotels as mentioned, then we shall provide similar alternate properties, change in the cost if any will be advised.
- The hotel category mentioned above only indicates that our rates have been based on usage of these hotels. It is not to be construed that accommodation is confirmed at these hotels until and unless we convey the confirmations to you on receipt of your acceptance. However in the event of any of the above mentioned hotels not becoming available at the time of initiating the reservations, we shall book alternate accommodation at a similar or next best available hotel and shall pass on the difference of rates (supplement/reduction whatever applicable) to you.
- For Cancellation please refer to our Terms and Conditions available at our booking office
Payments & Reservation Terms
You can make reservations with us by advising us your acceptance of the tour and travel dates along with full payment in advance. We would immediately proceed to make tentative bookings. All services would be kept on confirmed basis on receipt of full advance payments only
Hotels in Kinnaur/ Spiti do not confirm without full advance payments which are subject to their cancellation policy
Cancellation & Operational Policy
Booking once made is subject to minimum of 25% of total tour cost charged as cancellation charges. 50% charges apply between 30 days & 15 days and no refunds thereafter. If any part of package is not availed, refunds cannot be claimed for and neither is any part of package exchangeable with some other services. In case extension of a tour or extra services are required, supplement as applicable would be paid directly to us by the guest.
