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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 12 plans that stop at Kothi.Show all 36
Manali to Sissu — the day trip through the Atal TunnelDay plan · FriendsRoad trip
Manali to Sissu — the day trip through the Atal Tunnel
The Manali–Sissu day trip through the Atal Tunnel: about an hour each way, no permit, open all year. Timings, what to see in Sissu, and lunch at Solang.
Best Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec
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The Kullu valley from Naggar Castle's balcony2 nights · 3 days · FamilyClassic
Manali with parents — three gentle days, short walks, no altitude
A three-day Manali plan for travelling with parents: everything by car with a short walk at the end — the grove, the museum, the meadow, the baths, the castle.
Best Mar–May · Sep–Nov
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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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Sissu village and the Chandra valley floor from above2 nights · 3 days · FriendsRoad trip
Manali to Sissu and Lahaul — three days with a night across the ridge
Three days from Manali with two nights at Sissu: the tunnel and the meadow on the way, the Chandra valley to Koksar and Gondhla's tower house, the gorge home.
Best May–Jun · Sep–Oct
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Manali for photographers — three days of light2 nights · 3 days · PhotographersClassic
Manali for photographers — three days of light
Three days of Manali's best light: the cedar grove at dawn and Old Manali at dusk, the pass road early for the widest valley, the tunnel to Lahaul's thin sky.
Best Jan · Mar–Jun · Sep–Dec
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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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Paragliders landing at Solang's meadow3 nights · 4 days · FamilyClassic
Manali with kids — four easy days
Four easy days in Manali with children: a river park and the temple grove, Solang's meadow, snow through the tunnel to Sissu with no altitude, and the forest.
Best Mar–Jun · Sep–Dec
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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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Bhrigu Lake half frozen in early summer3 nights · 4 days · TrekkersWalks & treks
Bhrigu Lake from Manali — a four-day trek plan
A four-day Manali trip built round the Bhrigu Lake trek: a climb to Jogini Falls first, two days from Gulaba to the lake at 4,235 m and back, then the grove.
Best Jun · Sep–Oct
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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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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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Plan my own Manali trip →The Manali guide

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.