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Day 1: Pathankot – Dalhousie (80 kilometres/3 hours)|Chandigarh – Dalhousie (318 kilometres/8 hours)
Meals: Dinner
Today, you will be received and transferred to Dalhousie for check in to the hotel. Spend the day at leisure.
Stay overnight at the hotel in Dalhousie.
Day 2: Dalhousie
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
After enjoying a delicious breakfast, set out on a sightseeing tour visiting Panchpula, Subash Baoli, Bara Pathar and St. Johns Church.
In the afternoon, visit Khajjiar (22 kiloemtres), popularly known as Mini Switzerland. The exquisite glade of Khajjiar (1960 metres) has a circumference of about 5 kilometres. At Khajjiar, there is a 12th century temple dedicated to Khajji Nag. Within the temple are life-sized wooden images of the five Pandav brothers.
Return to Dalhousie in the evening.
Enjoy your dinner and a comfortable overnight stay at the hotel in Dalhousie.
Day 3: Dalhousie - Manali (385 kilometres/10 hours)
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Post breakfast, drive to Manali, a picture perfect hill station at an altitude of 1929 metres. On arrival, check in to the hotel. Spend the evening at leisure. Enjoy your dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Manali.
Day 4: Manali
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
After breakfast, take a half-day local sightseeing tour of Manali, visiting the 450 years old Hadimba Temple, Manu Temple and the Club House. Visit the Tibetan Monastery, the handicrafts center and the picturesque village of Vashisht, known for its hot sulphur springs. Enjoy your dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Manali.
Day 5: Manali
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Early in the morning, take a half-day excursion to Rohtang Pass/Rohtang Snow Point. (Closed on Tuesdays) On your way back, visit Solang Valley. You can opt for adventure sports like paragliding, zorbing and skiing (subject to snow) on direct payment basis. Enjoy a comfortable overnight stay at the hotel.
Rohtang Pass: It is 51 kilometres/2 hours from Manali. It is inaccessible for almost eight months in a year as it is covered by snow. Guests are generally taken to the Snow Point on Rohtang Road on permission by the Border Security Force. In case a Tuesday falls on this day, guests shall be taken to the Snow Point on some other day as we have three nights in Manali.
Solang Valley: It is a side valley at the top of the Kullu Valley, 14 kilometres northwest of the resort town in Manali on the way to Rohtang Pass. It is known for its summer and winter sport activities like parachuting, paragliding, skating and zorbing.
Note: Both Snow Point /Rohtang Pass and Solang Valley will be covered on the same day and the visit is subject to weather conditions.
Day 6: Manali - Chandigarh (253 kilometres/7 hours)
Meals: Breakfast
Post breakfast, get transferred to Chandigarh.
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