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CLUB HOUSE, CAFE JUNIPAR, Rahala waterfalls, Monasteries, Old Manali, Gauri Shankar Temple at DASHAL, Naggar, Beautiful Log Hut Area and Club house, The Manali Gompa, Kothi, Nehru Kund.
Location :
The airport at Bhunter is 50 km from Manali where taxis and buses are available. The closest narrow gauge railhead is at Joginder Nagar, 165 km away. The closest broad gauge rail heads are Chandigarh (310 km) and Ambala (355 km). By road the distance from Delhi is 570 km and from Shimla the distance is 280 km. From Delhi, there is a regular HPTDC Luxury and Volvo Coach to Manali. HPTDC runs Luxury coach from Shimla to Manali in tourist season.
Food :
Dham is cooked only by botis (a particular caste of Brahmins who are hereditary chefs). It is served in courses on epattalsi or leaf plates. In the Chamba region, menu for a dham would start with rice, moong dal (green lentil broth) and a madrah of rajma (red kidney beans) cooked in yoghurt. This is followed by boor ki kari and a dark lentil (mash dal). Topped by khatta (sweet and sour sauce) made of tamarind and gur (jaggery), the dham ends with the mittha (dessert) – sweet rice, liberally mixed with raisins and dry fruit.
The mall road has a variety of eating options ranging from stalls and dhabas to fancy restaurants. Deeper into the lanes of the town, one can find more local eating places, catering to special tastes and habits ranging from Tibetan food, to Vaishnavi Dhabhas. fresh squeezed apple juice.
The locals drink two kinds of alcoholic beverages: Lugdi (plains) or Chang (Himalayan), a kind of crude beer made from fermented rice or barley
Languages :
English, Hindi, Himachali.
Activities : skiing, hiking, mountaineering, paragliding, rafting, trekking, kayaking, and mountain biking. Yak skiing
Rock climbing Deo Tibba Base Camp Trek Friendship peak Trekking Hampta Pass Trek trekkers to Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur, Leh and Zanskar regions in Kashmir valley are common.
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