Located in the northern hills of Himachal, India, Manali is a high altitude resort town. Reputed as a most loved honeymoon destination. For adventure lovers, it's an amazing gateway for skiing in the Solang valley and trekking in Parvati valley with a jumping-off point for paragliding, rafting, mountaineering in the Pir Panjal mountains, home to 4000m-high Rohtang Pass.
October to February is the winter season and is considered to be the best time to visit manali if you love the cold breeze and January is best to enjoy the chilly pleasure of snowfall. With Temp might dropping to below 0 degrees celsius.
Is Kullu and Manali same ? Not the same but usually spoken in the same breath due to their proximity to one another, Kullu is famous for Kullu Valley, largest valley in Himachal and Manali is located at the northern end of Kullu valley, one of the reasons why they're named together.
- Sunscreen & moisturizing lotion
- Warm clothings
- Appropriate shoes
- Camera & Batteries
- Power bank
Keeping aside its amazing hills and nature wonders, Manali is famous for lot of places around like: Solang Valley, Rohtang Pass, Naggar Castle, Beas River, Hadimba Temple, Rahala Waterfalls, Van Vihar and Nehru Kund.
If you go up to Rohtang pass you will find snow. In proper Manali where the town is there will be no snow in the summers.
By Air. The nearest airport is Bhuntar, located approximately 50km away from manali. By Bus. Manali is very well-connected to important tourist destinations like Leh, Shimla, Kullu, Dharamshala and New Delhi.