Posted on February 27, 2010.
Manali, The Eye Candy - Hotels in Manali Manali is a beautiful hill station in Himachal Pradesh, India. The scenery is breathtaking. One sees well defined snow capped peaks, the Beas river with its clear water, the Himalayan cedar and pine trees, small fields and orchards. It is a great place for a vacation, a resort of choice for hikers and lovers of adventure sports.
Manali is situated at an altitude of about 2300 feet above sea level The small town was the beginning of an ancient trade route to Ladakh. It is on the road to Leh on NH-1. Manali is also the home and the home of Saptarishi or seven sages, it is a place of great importance to Indian culture.
Manali is well connected to cities like Delhi and Chandigarh by road. The closest airport is Bhunter which is 50 km from Manali. The stations are near Chandigarh (310 km) and Ambala (355 km). By road the distance from Delhi is 570 km from Shimla is 280 km. The State Department of Tourism HPTDC operates luxury Volvo coaches from Delhi to Manali and Shimla.
Manali, with its Mountaineering Institute, is a popular base for trekking and mountaineering in summer and skiing in winter. other adventure activities in rafting, skiing, paragliding, trekking, hiking, mountaineering and river crossing. Yak skiing is a sport unique to this area. Manali also in Time Magazine's Best "of Asia" for its "Extreme Yak Sports".
Rohtang Pass is the highest point in Manali-Keylong road and provides a wide panorama of mountains that rise above the clouds, which is truly breathtaking. Nearby is a small lake called Lake Dassaur. Beas Kund. In winter, the road Rothang Pass is closed.
Rani Nala is the glacier where snow is available throughout the year. It is about 46 km from Manali.
Vasishta is a small village on the Beas river with natural sources of sulfur. Rishi Vasishta was one of Saptharishis, the seven heavenly teachers. It is said that Saint Vasishtha reported an ancient writing Rama. A unique and extremely profound discourse, which gives an overview of many secrets and the internal world of consciousness. This extremely huge portion covers all matters relevant to the study of a spiritual seeker.
Solang Valley, known as Snow Point, is 13 km from Manali, famous for its ski 300 meters. It is a picturesque spot and offers splendid views of glaciers and snowy mountains
Manikaran is 85 km from Manali and 45 km from Kullu. Here, the freezing waters of Parvati river co-exist with the hot springs side-by-side. The springs are known for their healing properties.
