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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 11 plans that stop at Anjani Mahadev.Show all 36
Jogini Falls dropping down its cliff above Vashisht1 night · 2 days · Slow travelWaterfalls
Waterfalls and short walks around Manali
A slow two-day Manali plan on foot: the Jogini falls above Vashisht, a rock shrine above Solang, Rehala Falls on the Rohtang road and Bhrigu Lake in season.
Best Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
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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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Deodars and cliffs around Jogini Falls2 nights · 3 days · TrekkersWalks & treks
Manali day hikes — three days on foot, home every night
Three days of walking from Manali with a bed every night: Jogini Falls from Vashisht, the Anjani Mahadev climb and the sanctuary forest, then a temple walk.
Best Mar–Jun · 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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Five days in Manali — the whole valley, first time, pass included4 nights · 5 days · First visitClassic
Five days in Manali — the whole valley, first time, pass included
A five-day first-visit Manali plan in season: the town on foot, the tunnel to Sissu, Rohtang at six, Naggar and Jana Falls, then Solang and the springs.
Best May–Jun · Sep–Oct
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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.