MANALI – HIMALAYAN VALLEY PACKAGE ✨❄️🏔️

Pickup from Bhuntar Airport (~50 km, 1.5 hrs) or Chandigarh (~310 km, 8 hrs via NH3 – scenic Kullu Valley drive through apple orchards & river gorges) 🛕 Hadimba Devi Temple (Dhungri Temple, 1553 AD) – pagoda-style cedar-wood shrine in a deodar forest; dedicated to Hadimba (Bhima's wife from Mahabharata); one of the most photographed temples in Himachal 🏘 Old Manali – charming village across the Manalsu stream; cafés, guesthouses, apple orchards; backpacker hub; Manu Rishi Temple 🌊 Beas River walk – alongside the churning river through the valley 🌅 Club House & Log Huts area (HPTDC) – cultural programs in evenings

• Pickup from Bhuntar Airport (~50 km, 1.5 hrs) or Chandigarh (~310 km, 8 hrs via NH3 – scenic Kullu Valley drive through apple orchards & river gorges)
• Hadimba Devi Temple (Dhungri Temple, 1553 AD) – pagoda-style cedar-wood shrine in a deodar forest; dedicated to Hadimba (Bhima's wife from Mahabharata); one of the most photographed temples in Himachal
• Old Manali – charming village across the Manalsu stream; cafés, guesthouses, apple orchards; backpacker hub; Manu Rishi Temple
• Beas River walk – alongside the churning river through the valley
• Club House & Log Huts area (HPTDC) – cultural programs in evenings
• Check-in & Overnight stay in Manali

Breakfast at hotel 🚡 Solang Valley (14 km) – snow valley even in summer; Solang cable car (gondola to 8,510 ft); zorbing; skiing in winter; paragliding; snow activities; stunning Himalayan backdrop ❄ Rohtang Pass (51 km, 3,978 m) – open June–October (subject to BRO/NGT permit; apply day before); year-round snow; dramatic landscape; gateway to Lahaul & Spiti; the Atal Tunnel (9.2 km, world's longest highway tunnel above 3000m) bypasses Rohtang in winter NOTE: Rohtang Pass requires Environment Protection Fee (₹500/vehicle private; ₹200/vehicle shared) + NGT permit booked online 🌅 Return to Manali via Nehru Kund (natural spring) & Kothi viewpoint

• Breakfast at hotel
• Solang Valley (14 km) – snow valley even in summer; Solang cable car (gondola to 8,510 ft); zorbing; skiing in winter; paragliding; snow activities; stunning Himalayan backdrop
• Rohtang Pass (51 km, 3,978 m) – open June–October (subject to BRO/NGT permit; apply day before); year-round snow; dramatic landscape; gateway to Lahaul & Spiti; the Atal Tunnel (9.2 km, world's longest highway tunnel above 3000m) bypasses Rohtang in winter
• NOTE: Rohtang Pass requires Environment Protection Fee (₹500/vehicle private; ₹200/vehicle shared) + NGT permit booked online
• Return to Manali via Nehru Kund (natural spring) & Kothi viewpoint
• Overnight stay in Manali

Breakfast at hotel 🌿 Vashisht Village (3 km from Manali) – 8,000-year-old Vashisht Rishi Ashram; Vashisht Mahadev Temple; sulphur hot spring baths (separate men & women; free public baths or paid private rooms) 🌊 Beas River Rafting (Pirdi to Jhiri, 14 km, Grade 3; ₹600–900 pp) – exhilarating; book at Pirdi 10 km south of Manali 🚗 Kullu (40 km south) – Raghunath Temple; Kullu Dussehra ground (Oct – one of India's greatest festivals); shawl weaving factory visits; Great Himalayan National Park entry at Gushaini 🏨 Overnight stay in Manali

• Breakfast at hotel
• Vashisht Village (3 km from Manali) – 8,000-year-old Vashisht Rishi Ashram; Vashisht Mahadev Temple; sulphur hot spring baths (separate men & women; free public baths or paid private rooms)
• Beas River Rafting (Pirdi to Jhiri, 14 km, Grade 3; ₹600–900 pp) – exhilarating; book at Pirdi 10 km south of Manali
• Kullu (40 km south) – Raghunath Temple; Kullu Dussehra ground (Oct – one of India's greatest festivals); shawl weaving factory visits; Great Himalayan National Park entry at Gushaini
• Overnight stay in Manali

Breakfast & check-out 🏰 Naggar Castle (20 km, Kullu Valley) – 500-year-old Kullu Rajput castle now a heritage hotel; remarkable view of Beas Valley; Nicholas Roerich Art Gallery (Russian painter who lived here 1929–1947) 🛕 Bijli Mahadev Temple (Kullu, 10 km further) – 60-ft lightning-rod staffed Shiva temple on hilltop; 2,460-m trek (45 min); valley panorama 🚗 Transfer to Bhuntar Airport / Chandigarh for departure

• Breakfast & check-out
• Naggar Castle (20 km, Kullu Valley) – 500-year-old Kullu Rajput castle now a heritage hotel; remarkable view of Beas Valley; Nicholas Roerich Art Gallery (Russian painter who lived here 1929–1947)
• Bijli Mahadev Temple (Kullu, 10 km further) – 60-ft lightning-rod staffed Shiva temple on hilltop; 2,460-m trek (45 min); valley panorama
• Transfer to Bhuntar Airport / Chandigarh for departure