Kasol Valley: Charmingly located on open space
with slopes down to a broad expanse of clear white
sand at edge of the river Parvati.
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Manikaran:
Famous for its hot water springs on the bank of
the river Parvati. The water is so hot that Dal,
Rice etc. can be cooked in it. A well known
pilgrimage place on account of ancient Hindu
Temple & Gurudwara. According to a legend
Manikaran is also associated with lord Shiva and
divine consort Parvati who lost and recovered her
earring here.
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Club
house
is situated around 1.5 km. from Tourist bureau
(bus stand), just at the foot of old Manali
village with all modern amenities required for
holidaying elites.
Club house is not less than five star comfort or
luxury and greeted by smiling, courteous staff of
Himachal Tourism Development Corporation at
reception. The club provides indoor and
outdoor games, conference facility with a multi
purpose hall, Billiard, Table Tennis, Card room ,
Carom Table, of course with the permission and
nominal fee. It has well stocked Bar and A
Restaurant for the gourmet.
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Rohtang Pass:
The highest point on the road. It offers limited
skiing but ample trekking opportunities at an
altitude of 4112 mts. on the high way Keylong to
Leh. The pass affords a wide spread Panorama of
mountain scenery almost directly to the well
defined sonepani glacier slightly left the twin
peaks of the geypan.
Kullu
is famous place for pure woolen Kullu
SHAWLS.
A stop over before Manali with many options to
move around valley. Bhuntar airport is just 10
Kilometers from Kullu, nearby, one can plan for
small trekking excursion towards Bijli
Mahadev or enjoy white water
river rafting at
Pirdi.
The Raghunath Ji
Temple is the temple of the principal god of the
famous Dusherra festival. The shrine houses an
image of Shri Raghunath (brought here from Ayodhya
in 1657), in his chariot.
Bhekhali, a
3km climb away, has excellent view from the
Jaganathi temple. The copper 16th-17th century
mask of Devi inside his local Gaddi tribal
features with the copper one also shows some
Rajasthan influence. The local people have
tremendous faith and spiritual manifestation of
goddess.
Shoja
is a wonderful hidden splendor amidst Banjar
valley.
There are temples
with pent-roofs and others with pyramidal roofs.
These temples, in which there is extensive use of
wood, were constructed in the are studded with
forests.
Banjar :
The
term hill architecture in Banjar valley brings to
mind a vision of stone and wooden structures with
a square or rectangular plan and a roof with a
concave appearance or superimposed pyramidal roofs
one on top of the other. The wonders of Himalayan
hill architecture can be seen in Banjar valley
throughout.
Hadimba Temple:
Located in lovely wilderness and natural
setting. It is just 200 mts. from the hotel.
This four tiered pagoda shaped temple
erected by Raja Bahadur Singh in 1553 is a
marvelous piece of wooden carving and
figures.
Vashisth Temple:
As the name indicates itself the place
associated with saga Vashisth is 4 km. from
Manu's land. This temple was built by the
king Jayamajya around 1000 years back in the
memory of his father.
Tibetan Monastery & Van Vihar :
A
small monastery in a peaceful clerring has
image of Buddha & some exquisite tangkhas.
Famous for carpet weaving & Tibetan
handicrafts.
Jagatsukh : 6 km. drive leads on the
first capital of the valley is famous for
Gayatri and Shiva temple. Shiva temple in
pyramid from with beautiful carvings dates
back to 8th century.
Naggar (1760 M) : Magnificent trail
of 25 km to heritage resort perched in the
sloppy hill takes back you to glorious past.
It remained the seat of power till 1460 and
then sifted to Kullu. Naggar is the seat of
assembly of gods where they meat to
alleviate the sorrows of humanity. There is
a beautiful stone temple a few steps down to
the castle where 8 mettle idols stand on the
pedestal and a little bit away is beautiful
pagoda style Tripura Sundri Temple.
Solang Valley (2760 M):
15 km. drive from Manali is on the way to
Rohtang between Manali and Kothi is 3 km
left to traditional wooden village of
Palchan.
