Where Every Turn is a Postcard: Manali’s Most Scenic Routes
Where Every Turn is a Postcard: Manali’s Most Scenic Routes
Where Every Turn is a Postcard: Manali’s Most Scenic Routes
Where Every Turn is a Postcard: Manali’s Most Scenic Routes
Manali nestled in the lap of the majestic Himalayas is a popular hill station, it is filled with lush-green valleys, snow-kissed peaks, and winding roads. It seems like it is a painting of a valley, with every turn in and around Manali offering refreshing views. Visiting Manali is truly a memory worthy of a postcard.
Those travelers seeking a visual feast, for them Manali’s roads are not just any other road journey, but an experience in itself. In your Manali Tour Packages, here are some of the scenic routes that you must definitely include in your trip.
1. Manali to Rohtang Pass
It’s Distance from main hub of Manali: Approx. 51 km
Travel time required: Approx. 2–3 hours (but depends on weather and road conditions)
Take a journey through the favorite route of the vacationers, the Rohtang Pass from Manali. It is regarded as a jewel of Manali for a breathtaking road trip. Situated at a height of 13,050 ft above sea level, the roads are opened only during the month from May to November, depending on snow conditions. In case of heavy snowfall during these months too, the roads will be closed.
When you start your journey from Manali, the road to Rohtang Pass will slowly keep on ascending the further you travel. You will be welcomed by the May to November before the road opens into a a dramatic landscape of rocky peaks and gushing waterfalls. As you drive further uphill, the vegetation changes dramatically to snow covered fields and glaciers.
The real magic to get on on this road trip is to see how the scenery transforms with changing altitudes. From lush green valleys to the rugged terrain covered with snow and glaciers. Don’t miss to visit the enchanting viewpoints like Marhi and Gulaba.
Manali Honeymoon Packages is incomplete without including Rohtang Pass in your itinerary. This route will truly make you feel like a postcard of not just natural beauty, but let you feel the thrill and excitement of driving through the narrow and winding roads with the Beas River flowing at the base of the peaks.
Note: Taking an experienced driver is a must as the roads are winding.
2. Manali to Solang Valley
It’s Distance from main hub of Manali: Approx. 14 km
Travel time required: Approx. 30–40 minutes
The adventure hub of Manali is Solang Valley. This valley is not only famous adventure hub but offers a visual treat to the eyes because of its picturesque scenery. It is located at a short distance from Manali, only 14 km away.
Honeymooners will be welcomed by enthralling apple orchards, sleepy villages, and dense alpine forests. Surrounding the valley are the towering peaks of the Pir Panjal range on one side and on the other side are the steep riverbanks, letting you feel like scenery from a postcard.
The valley is wide and open with lush green meadows, dense forests and the surrounding snowy peaks. Especially during the winters it offers a scene to behold, which you can compare to the beauty of European countries. You can enjoy skiing and sledging in winters.
In the summer, honeymooners can engage in zorbing in the vast green meadows and paragliding for enjoying the aerial view of the valley.
In every Manali Tour Packages, Solang Valley is definitely included for a wonderful romantic experience.
3. Manali to Spiti via Atal Tunnel
It’s Distance from main hub of Manali: Approx. 190 km (to Kaza in Spiti)
Travel time required: Approx. 8–10 hours
The Atal Tunnel is a newly built tunnel which bypasses Rohtang Pass and takes you to some of the most dreamlike destinations which are lesser-known routes in India. The Manali to Spiti Valley route via Atul Tunnel is truly amazing. The moment you exit the tunnel near Sissu, you will feel like you have landed in a complete new alien world. It gives way to barren and rugged terrain, but stunning enough to get you captivated.
As you drive towards Kaza in Spiti Valley, you will be welcomed by the towering rocky mountain peaks, the frozen waterfalls, and alien-like landscape of semi-arid land. The route to Kaza feels harsh, raw, cold, and rugged, but it’s beautiful with its cool weather.
Every few kilometers you will see Buddhist monasteries, the local community here are Buddhist. Get amazed by the views of the monasteries situated on a hillside cliff, and the remote villages leading a lifestyle in this harsh climatic region. Photographers and adventure seekers will love this untouched route, filled with raw beauty to lure your senses.
4. Manali to Kasol and Parvati Valley
It’s Distance from main hub of Manali: Approx. 75 km
Travel time required: Approx. 2.5–3.5 hours
From Manali take a road trip to Kasol located in Parvati Valley. The route leading to Kasol is picturesque accompanied with pine forests, terraced farms, and quaint wooden homes and all along way the Parvati River flows.
Here honeymooners can get close to nature, visit villages like Tosh, Kalga, and Pulga. The routes are dotted with hanging bridges, snow-capped peaks and thick forests and streams enhancing the scenery. The mountain air is cold and crisp and you get the aroma of the pine trees that covers the forest.
5. Manali to Tirthan Valley
It’s Distance from main hub of Manali: Approx. 95 km
Travel time required: Approx. 3–4 hours
If you are seeking for a peaceful vacation with scenic views, than you should definitely include Tirthan Valley in your Manali Honeymoon Packages. Although less traveled, the valley is filled with remote villages, scenic landscape, farmlands, and the charming Tirthan River. Here explore the apple orchards, and visit the villages with hanging wooden balconies, and smiling locals. It’s a postcard not of splendor, but of peace and tranquility.
6. Manali to Naggar
It’s Distance from main hub of Manali: Approx. 20 km
Travel time required: Approx. 45 minutes
For short road trips, what could be better than visiting the heritage village of Naggar which is one of Manali’s best kept secrets? Along the route you will see dense forests, quaint villages, lush green meadows, apple orchards and the River Beas flowing.
Naggar was the old capital of the Kullu kingdom, so here you will find the Naggar Castle, which belonged to the Kullu Kings. The castle is now converted into a heritage hotel. You can explore the castle know about its history and the grand architectural design of the structure in traditional Himachali style. Also, visit Nicholas Roerich Art Gallery and the Naggar village.
Road trip to Manali to Naggar is a short journey, but every corner presents a new postcard-perfect scene. Are you in for it?
