Offbeat Mandi, Jibhi, Tirthan and Sainj

Meet in Mandi along the banks of the Beas River and drive through pine forests and terraced hillsides into Jibhi. Check in to your elevated treehouse stay surrounded by deodar woods. During the afternoon, visit the historic wooden Balo Temple. Follow with a nature walk to the nearby Jibhi Waterfall inside the forest, where you can dip your feet in the mountain water. Spend the evening at leisure before your overnight stay in Jibhi.

Have breakfast and travel towards Jhalori Pass at 10,800 feet for views across the ranges. Choose your guided hike for the day. Take the trail through oak and rhododendron woods up to the ruins of Raghupur Fort at 3,540 metres, or walk through forest paths to Serolsar Lake and its small temple of Buddhi Nagin. Return down to Jibhi in the late afternoon to relax at your treehouse for the night.

Enjoy breakfast before driving from Jibhi towards Tirthan Valley. On the way, take a short uphill walk through village trails to visit Chehni Kothi, a 1,500-year-old stone and timber tower built in Kath-Kuni style. Continue to Shringa Rishi Temple set among village homes and apple orchards. Arrive in Tirthan Valley by afternoon and settle into Boho Grove Café & Stay, spending your evening by the running river.

Start with breakfast beside the river. Join a local guide on an easy hike through village paths and pine forest up to Chhoie Waterfall. After returning, spend relaxed leisure time along the Tirthan River, or choose an optional guided nature walk along forest trails in the Great Himalayan National Park. In the evening, unwind at your riverside accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Have breakfast in Tirthan Valley, check out, and drive along hill roads past terraced farmlands into Sainj Valley. Check in to your stay surrounded by forest slopes. Later in the afternoon, take a short hike or drive up to a viewpoint in upper Sainj to watch the evening sunset over the mountain ridges. Return to your accommodation for the night.

Following breakfast, check out and drive to the start of a short trek to Pundrik Rishi Lake, situated inside the Great Himalayan National Park buffer zone. Walk around the secluded lake before descending to visit Deohari Village to see traditional wooden houses and terraced fields. Later in the afternoon, board your vehicle for the scenic drive back to Mandi, where your tour ends.