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36 Manali itineraries.

From a day plan to a week, for a first visit, a couple, a family, a trek or a snow morning — each a different trip, each with real drive times, and any of them yours to copy and change.

Pick by nights first (day plans, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 nights are covered), then by who is going and the month. Every plan opens to a day-by-day with the minutes between stops, where to stay, what it costs on the ground, and a button that copies it into your own trips. New to Manali? Read the Manali guide first.

Showing the 19 plans that stop at Old Manali.Show all 36
Old Manali's café lane by the Manalsu at dusk1 night · 2 days · Slow travelCafés & food
Old Manali — two days of cafés, lanes and one forest walk
Two days in Old Manali without a car: long breakfasts on the lane, the Manu temple, the riverside lawns, the forest walk, the Hadimba grove and the hot springs.
Best Mar–Jun · Sep–Nov
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Hadimba temple's pagoda roofs among deodars1 night · 2 days · First visitClassic
Manali in two days — the first time
A two-day Manali plan for a first visit: the temples and Old Manali on foot, then Solang in the morning and Naggar Castle after lunch. No permit, no pass.
Best Mar–Jun · Sep–Nov
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Manali as a stopover — one night before the road to Leh or Spiti1 night · 2 days · BikersRoad trip
Manali as a stopover — one night before the road to Leh or Spiti
One night in Manali before the road to Leh or Spiti: sleep low at 2,050 m, sort fuel and cash, a last hot bath, then out through the tunnel to Sissu.
Best Jun–Sep
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Hadimba temple's pagoda roofs among deodars2 nights · 3 days · FriendsRoad trip
A Manali weekend from Delhi — two nights, one overnight bus each way
A Delhi–Manali weekend by overnight bus: the town on foot the first morning, Solang and Sissu through the tunnel on the full day, Naggar on the way to the bus.
Best Mar–Jun · Sep–Dec
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Hadimba temple's pagoda roofs among deodars2 nights · 3 days · First visitClassic
Three days in Manali — the classic first visit
A three-day Manali itinerary: the temples and Old Manali on foot, Solang and the Atal Tunnel to Sissu with no permit, then Naggar Castle on the way out.
Best Mar–Jun · Sep–Dec
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Solang under snow2 nights · 3 days · CouplesSnow
Manali in the snow — December and January in three days
Three winter days in Manali: a slow cold town, the hot springs at Vashisht, and the snow day through the Atal Tunnel to Sissu while Rohtang is shut.
Best Jan–Feb · Dec
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Deodars heavy with fresh snow2 nights · 3 days · Slow travelAutumn
Manali in November — three days between autumn and the first snow
Three days in Manali in November: the quiet town in low clear light, the pass in its last open days or the tunnel to a wintry Sissu, the last colour at Naggar.
Best Nov
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Monsoon mist through grass and deodars near Manali2 nights · 3 days · Slow travelMonsoon
Manali in the monsoon — three slow, green days
Manali in July and August: the forest path, the museum, Naggar Castle under a roof, the hot springs and Old Manali — three green days that need no high road.
Best Jul–Sep
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Manali with friends — three days of paragliding, waterfalls and the snow line2 nights · 3 days · FriendsAdventure
Manali with friends — three days of paragliding, waterfalls and the snow line
A three-day Manali plan for a group: paragliding off the Solang ridge at dawn, the Jogini falls and hot springs on foot, then the Rohtang road to the snow line.
Best Mar–Jun · Sep–Nov
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Manali for couples — three unhurried days2 nights · 3 days · CouplesClassic
Manali for couples — three unhurried days
A slow three-day Manali plan for two: late starts, hot springs in town, the castle terrace and a waterfall lunch at Naggar, then Solang at dawn and the river.
Best Mar–May · Sep–Dec
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Old Manali's lane by the Manalsu at dusk3 nights · 4 days · SoloClassic
Manali solo on a budget — four days on foot and by local bus
A four-day Manali plan with no taxi: the town on foot, free hot springs and a waterfall walk from Vashisht, Naggar Castle by local bus, and the forest.
Best Mar–May · Sep–Nov
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Manali in October — four days in the clearest month3 nights · 4 days · First visitAutumn
Manali in October — four days in the clearest month
Four days in Manali's clearest month: the cedar grove and hot springs, Rohtang Pass before it closes, Solang and the shrine walk, the orchards of Naggar.
Best Oct–Nov
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Four days in Manali — the valley, the pass and the meadow3 nights · 4 days · First visitClassic
Four days in Manali — the valley, the pass and the meadow
A four-day Manali itinerary: the temples on foot, a full day up to Rohtang Pass with the permit sorted, a slow day at Naggar Castle, then waterfall walks.
Best May–Jun · Sep–Oct
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Manali by air — three nights from the Bhuntar flight, castle on the way up3 nights · 4 days · CouplesClassic
Manali by air — three nights from the Bhuntar flight, castle on the way up
Three nights in Manali built round the Bhuntar flight: Naggar Castle on the road up from the airport, Solang and Old Manali, the tunnel to Sissu, the grove.
Best Mar–May · Sep–Nov
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Two paragliders over Solang against the ridge3 nights · 4 days · FriendsAdventure
Manali adventure sampler — four days of flying, rafting, riding and one night under canvas
A four-day Manali plan that tries everything: paragliding at Solang, rafting at Pirdi, a camp night above the meadow and a motorcycle day, with typical prices.
Best Mar–Jun · Sep–Nov
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The Parvati valley near Kasol4 nights · 5 days · First visitMulti-hub
Kasol and Manali in five days — two nights on the Parvati, two on the Beas, the left bank between
starts in Manali
Two nights on the Parvati and two on the Beas: Chalal, Tosh and Manikaran, the Naggar road with the castle for lunch, then Solang, Vashisht and Hadimba.
Best Mar–Jun · Sep–Nov
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Hadimba temple's pagoda roofs among deodars4 nights · 5 days · Slow travelClassic
Five days in Manali, slowly — one thing a day
A five-day Manali plan at one thing a day: the temple and Old Manali, Naggar Castle and Jana Falls, the hot springs, the tunnel to Sissu, then the forest.
Best Mar–May · Sep–Nov
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The tarn at Beas Kund below the ridge4 nights · 5 days · TrekkersWalks & treks
Beas Kund from Manali — a five-day trek plan
A five-day Manali trip built round the Beas Kund trek: a settling day in town, the Solang meadow, three days up to the lake and back, the hot springs after.
Best Jun · Sep–Oct
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The Manalsu tumbling past Old Manali under deodars6 nights · 7 days · WorkationClassic
A week's workation in Manali — work the days, use the ends
Seven days in Manali with a laptop: five weekdays at a desk in Old Manali with the forest, hot springs and grove in the breaks, then Solang and Naggar.
Best Mar–May · Sep–Nov
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Questions people ask

How do I choose between the 36 Manali itineraries?

Start from how many nights you have — the cards say it in the corner — then who is going. A first visit with two or three nights takes the classic plan; couples, families and friends have their own; the season plans fit the month you are coming. Every plan is a real trip, and any can be copied and changed.

What does "Copy to my trips" do?

It puts the whole plan — every day and every stop, with our measured drive times — into your own trip on HimLocal, where you can add a night, drop a stop or move a day. The published plan stays as it is; your copy is yours. A free HimLocal account takes a minute.

Are the drive times and prices real?

The minutes between stops come from our own road routing on OpenStreetMap data, and every plan was checked against a daily budget so no day asks more than a day allows. Prices are typical local bands with the date we checked them — operators quote on the day, and nothing here is a booking.

Photographs by Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA), resized; each picture is credited on its own page.