Category: Manali / Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh

Manali is the Himalayas at their most accessible — a valley town in Himachal Pradesh where the Beas River flows cold and fast through pine and deodar forests, the Rohtang Pass leads to the high-altitude desert of Lahaul and Spiti, and the ancient hill towns of Naggar and Vashisht offer the quieter, deeper version of a landscape that the Mall Road crowds have only partially reached. Come for the mountains, the adventure, and the extraordinary light of a Himalayan valley. Stay long enough to find the villages, the orchards, and the places that have not yet been converted to tourism.