Manali Summer Trip Plan 2026

• ✓Arrive via Kullu-Manali Airport (KUU) or overnight Volvo from Delhi
• ✓Check into hotel in Old Manali or Mall Road area
• ✓Explore Old Manali — cafes, bakeries, and riverside walks
• ✓Visit Hadimba Devi Temple — ancient 4-story pagoda in cedar forest
• ✓Evening walk along River Beas promenade

🍽️ Lunch at Lazy Dog Lounge, Dinner at Johnson's Café

• ✓Drive to Solang Valley (14km, 30 minutes)
• ✓Paragliding over the valley (₹1,500–3,000)
• ✓Zorbing and ATV rides on the slopes
• ✓Try the ropeway/gondola ride (₹500)
• ✓Afternoon visit to Vashisht Hot Springs — natural sulphur springs

🍽️ Breakfast at hotel, Lunch at Solang Valley, Dinner at Chopsticks Manali

• ✓Early morning drive to Rohtang Pass (51km, 3 hours) — permit required (₹550)
• ✓Play in snow at Rohtang — skiing, snowboarding in summer!
• ✓Or drive through Atal Tunnel (10.5km) to Sissu waterfall in Lahaul
• ✓Visit Keylong — gateway to Spiti (if taking Atal Tunnel route)
• ✓Return to Manali by evening

🍽️ Packed breakfast, Lunch at Koksar dhaba, Dinner at Manali

• ✓Morning visit to Naggar Castle — 500-year-old castle turned heritage hotel
• ✓Explore Nicholas Roerich Art Gallery — Russian painter's Himalayan works
• ✓Visit Jagatsukh village — ancient stone temples and mountain views
• ✓Afternoon shopping at Mall Road — woolens, shawls, Kullu caps
• ✓Depart for airport or bus stand

🍽️ Breakfast at hotel, Lunch at The Fat Plate, Departure