Kullu Dussehra Package 6 Nights / 7 Days – Rohtang, Naggar & Solang

Pickup: our driver meets you at Manali Volvo Parking (overnight Volvos arrive 7–10 AM) and transfers you to your hotel.

Check in at your hotel and rest after the overnight journey. The afternoon is free to stroll along Mall Road and get your bearings. Evening and night at your hotel.

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Early morning drive to Kullu for the opening ceremony of Kullu Dussehra, started by the erstwhile royal family of Kullu. The richly decorated chariot of Lord Raghunath, the presiding deity of the valley, is pulled with huge sacred ropes to the Dhalpur ground, where the palanquins of over 200 village deities wait to pay homage.

Spend the day exploring the fair – stalls of sweets, snacks, local food, handicrafts, clothing and household goods – with lunch at the Tourism restaurant next to the ground. In the evening we return to your hotel in Manali.

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  Raghunath Rath Yatra · Kullu · opening & closing day
  The decorated chariot of Lord Raghunath, the presiding deity of the valley, is pulled by hand with sacred ropes while over 200 village deities in palanquins pay homage.
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  Dhalpur Maidan (Dussehra Ground) · Kullu · approx. 40 km
  The big Dussehra ground of Kullu, filled with fair stalls, food tents, folk music and hundreds of visiting village deities during the festival week.

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After a leisurely breakfast we drive up to the Rohtang Pass (13,050 ft), the gateway through the Pir Panjal range to the high-altitude desert of Lahaul & Spiti. On the way we stop at the cascading Rahalla Falls and the busy hamlet of Marhi with its tea and snack stalls and wide views of the upper Kullu valley. In October there is a good chance of snow on the slopes near the pass – walk around and, if there is snow, enjoy a snow-scooter ride (extra cost). To the north the stark, barren mountains of Lahaul stand in sharp contrast to the green Kullu valley.

Back in Manali by early evening. The evening is free to relax or stroll along Mall Road for handicrafts, Kullu shawls, caps and mufflers.

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  Rahalla Fall · approx. 27 km
  Waterfall fed by melting snow, falling over rocks beside the road. A popular photo stop.
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  Marhi · approx. 33 km
  Last halt before Rohtang with dhabas for tea, Maggi and parathas. Snow dresses can be hired on the way.
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  Rohtang Pass · 3,978 m · approx. 51 km
  High mountain pass between Kullu and Lahaul. Snow, glacier views, snow scooter, skiing and sledging (extra cost). Permit included.

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Today we drive south along the left bank of the Beas, past little waterfalls and through a shady deodar forest, to Naggar, once the capital of the Kullu kingdom. The ancient Naggar Castle, now a heritage hotel, has a small museum on the life and culture of the valley and a restaurant with magnificent views. Walk up to the Roerich Art Gallery, where the landscapes of Nicholas Roerich are displayed in the house where his son Svetoslav also lived.

After lunch at the castle restaurant we return to Manali via Patlikuhl and its trout hatchery and farm. Relaxed evening at your hotel.

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  Naggar Castle · approx. 21 km
  Built around 1460 by Raja Sidh Singh in Kath-Kuni style of stone and wood. Now a heritage hotel with the Jagti Patt temple and wide valley views.
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  Roerich Art Gallery · Naggar · approx. 22 km
  Former home of Russian painter Nicholas Roerich, showing his famous Himalayan paintings in a garden setting.
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  Patlikuhl Trout Farm · Patlikuhl · approx. 15 km
  Trout hatchery and farm on the left bank road, a short stop on the way back from Naggar.

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A day for the sights of Manali town. High on a hillside in a grove of giant deodars stands the 500-year-old Hadimba Devi Temple in pagoda style – legend says Hadimba married Bhima of the Mahabharata, and a fair is held here every year. Down in the main bazaar we visit the two Buddhist monasteries, the traditional one of the early 1960s and the newer one with a gilded pagoda and a huge Buddha. Lunch on the lawns of the Club House by the Manalsu stream, then back to your hotel for the evening.

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  Hadimba Devi Temple · Dhungri forest · 2 km
  Four-tier pagoda wooden temple built in 1553, dedicated to Hidimba, wife of Bhima. Set in a tall deodar forest, with the Ghatotkach shrine nearby. Yak rides and photos in local Himachali dress.
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  Tibetan Monastery · Near Mall Road
  Colourful Gadhan Thekchhokling monastery built by Tibetan settlers, with a large Buddha statue, murals and prayer wheels. Tibetan market for handicrafts nearby.
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  Club House · Old Manali road · 2 km
  Fun spot on the Manalsu stream with indoor games, river crossing and small amusement rides. Good for families, with a small market for woollens.

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We drive 3 km to the old village of Vashisht for a dip in the healing hot sulphur springs and a walk through its traditional lanes. Then we join the Manali – Leh highway and drive about 13 km north to Solang Valley, a ski resort in winter, with fine views of Hanuman Tibba, Friendship Peak and Patalsu. Try a short paragliding flight for some extra thrill (extra cost). After the afternoon in this green, peaceful valley we return to the hotel by late evening.

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  Vashisht Hot Springs · Vashisht village · approx. 3 km
  Old stone village above the Beas with natural hot sulphur springs in two large tanks, believed to have healing properties.
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  Solang Valley · 2,480 m · approx. 14 km
  Adventure valley with paragliding, ropeway, ATV rides and zorbing in summer, and skiing in winter (all extra cost).

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After breakfast, check out from the hotel. Free time for last-minute shopping.

Drop: after check-out we drop you at Manali Volvo Parking for your onward Volvo (usually 4–6:30 PM). On request we also book your onward bus, taxi or flight to Delhi at extra cost.

Tour ends with happy memories.