Hello Friends In this blog , I am going give you all the information about Mall Road in Manali. I will also include a table where you can find the prices of all the items available there, So that you wont get scammed.

Mall Road is a Famous tourist spot in manali which is nearly 2 to 3 kms away from our dropping point. There are a lot of Hotels in the mall road area. We had stayed in hotels exactly beside mall road. Apart from hotels, there are many restaurants, clothing stores, small food stalls, Massage parlours, Grocery stores, local police station, and a bus stand around mall road area. The Food available over there is mostly Himachali, Tibetan, and even continental food.

It turns in a snowy heaven when ever there is a snowfall in mall road , It is the view worth watching. There were some local festival or events going on in the mall road You can come across different people comming different places to enjoy the snow and beauty of manali. I have attached an image of mall road looks like in winter.

Image Showing  Mall Road In Winter

The Best time to take a walk on the mall road is evening time. It will be full of people with wonderfull lighting around. I have noticed that People mostly prefer to eat momos and street food in manali which have there own favour on localness. They will cost you around 50 –  100 rupees. And then there are winter caps which around 100 – 150 rupees , winter jackets and local hand made jackets which will cost around 500 to 750 rupees, you do need to have good bargaining skills by the way. They will try to sell those with higher prices. And then there are clothing for kids , winter shoes approximately about 500 rupees, snow shoes not more than 500 rupees , hand gloves about 100 – 200 rupees.I have already included the prices of food in my previous blog, Do check it out for more information.

Over all It’s a fun place to explore, especially if you like street shopping for things like woolen clothes, local crafts. Since it’s a pedestrian-only zone, vehicles aren’t allowed on the main Mall Road, which adds to the relaxed experience. There is also a market name Manu Market,A vibrant market for fresh fruits, vegetables, and daily goods, along with some quirky local shops.

Old Manali

Old Manali is the another place where we can see the true ambience of manali, It is on the way through Van Vihar, There will be shops where we can get rented bikes if we want to explore manali by bike. You came across a bridge before entering old manali, there will be a river flowing under the bridge and the whole view looks pretty awesome and beautiful.

We had a chance to see the local culture and and meet local people over there. They wear different clothes , their schools are different , schools in manali ends earlier than normal timings. After we cross the bridge there will be Sports activity area where we can do zipling , river rafting and many other activities. Start Early and eat plenty of food before going to explore old manali because we had to walk a lot exploring that place.

Image Showing Old Manali In Winter

The above image shows a glimpse of houses and scenic beauty of old manali.With the Beas River flowing nearby and surrounded by apple orchards, Old Manali offers stunning views of snow-capped mountains. It’s a great place for leisurely walks or just enjoying the peaceful surroundings.The area is known for its bohemian atmosphere, attracting backpackers and artists. I have attached my vlog link below kindly check it out to know more.

Old Manali is known for its cozy cafes and affordable guesthouses. You can find places that serve a mix of Indian, Israeli, and Continental food. Popular spots include Cafe 1947, The Lazy Dog, and Sunshine Cafe, which are favorites among visitors. We have visited Club House a popular recreational spot managed by the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.

Club house offers a variety of activities including indoor games like table tennis and billiards, as well as outdoor adventures like zip-lining and river crossing. Club House also has shops selling local handicrafts and a cafeteria for snacks and drinks. With its scenic location surrounded by mountains and greenery, it’s a great place for families to relax and enjoy some leisure time.

We can rent a photoshoot beside river if dont have dslr, they charge 100 rupees per photoshoot. And all the activities nearly cost around 100- 150 rupees only not more than that. If you are intrested you can buy hand-made products from club house in the clothing section. We jsut explored and came out and done some sports activities over there.

To Begin with we started our journey from a railways station located in peddapalli, which is near our hometown. We were a group of four people and randomly decided to go on a trip to Manali and we made it happen. We manually brought the tickets in the railway’s tickets booking office from Peddapalli to Delhi which nearly cost us around 1500 rupees per person for 3tier AC Sleeper-Class. As we started our journey, for our surprise the train was delayed for 4 hours. We spent the time railways station doing some fun activities until boarding. 

Delhi

Finally, we reached Delhi, By the we crossed lot of beautiful places and states on our way and had a lot of fun during the journey. But it also turned out to be a combination of good and worst memories during the ride. As we reached halfway, it was like 2 to 3 am in the Moring and since it was winter season the temperature dropped a lot, that was new for us since we live in the south. We literally covered ourselves with 2 blankets and those were also not enough. One of my friends wanted to go back home due to that unbearable freezing cold temperature. After enduring for about 3 hours of chilling temperature, the train stopped at some random place. The sun rays rising that day with bliss of heat felt like life saver for us, we got down the train and stood in the tracks enjoying the sun rays. That was really an experience we would never forget in our lives.

We had lunch in Delhi at a nearby hotel adjacent to the railway station. It cost us around 600 rupees for four people to have a proper meal. Later we went to Kashmiri gate bustand booking an auto with costs around 30 rupees per person 120 for four. There were direct buses to Manali from the bus stand. 

BEWARE OF BUS SCAM IN DELHI BUS STAND

Some people will randomly approach you and insist that they would drop at the location with half the amount. But they will drop you halfway only, this had happened with my friends who previously visited Manali. The bus Fare is around 1500 per person, AC SLEEPER BUS. I suggest you book the ticket at the bus-stand instead of paying these random people. By the time we reach Kullu the scenic visuals of beutiful snow mountains and rivers flowing will take away breath. We literally felt like enduring all those journey and bonebitng cold was worth it. A moment of joy and mesmerizing scenic views will make you feel like you are in the heaven. 

TAXI RIDE FROM BUS STAND TO HOTELS

There will be lot of taxi drivers approaching you after you get down in Manali. We negotiated and paid 150 rupees for 6 of us to drop us near mall road hotels which are nearly around 3kms from starting point. Kindly dont get scammed by those taxi drivers. Some of them will chare like 500 just ignore them. 

We stayed in one moderate hotel with basic amenities like gizer for hot shower, kingsize bed , room heater available charge 200 per day. And the stay in the hotel cost us 1000 per day which was pretty affordable for four of us. The Contact number of the owner is 1234567890. Do mention that you the number from us shwing him our youtube video. He will help you in the accomodation  for your stay. 

BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER CHARGES

In Manali you can get a breakfast which costs like 50 rupees which can be bread omlete , momos , and several others if you wanna try. We had typical bread-omlet a lot.There is also chaptis and parathas with potato curries.Luch and dinner would be same like , they would call it thali , which costs 100 per plate.In that thali you get unlimited rice chapatis , parathas and four different curries.  

TREK TO HAMDIMBA TEMPLE AND DHUNGRI VAN VIHAR (SNOW MOUNTAINS)

We stated early in the morning since we decided to go by walk to dhugri van vihar which is around 3 kilometers away from mall road.We had our breakfast and then stated walking. By the way you can book a cab and go directly to van vihar which can cist around 250 to 500 per ride for 4 people. We decided to see the local culture and beauty so we walked. We came across a lot of high class hotels on our way and forests and local shops of clothing and groceries. You can check out the youtube video for the live experience. Upon reaching the location there is climb of 200meters has steps to reach to the top.Where you can the see th hadimba temple. You can click photos with rabbits on the way which costs around 100 for a shoot. There will be stalls on the way of clothing and handmade products by locals and also some food stalls. 

There is no ticket to enter into the temple, meanwhile you can rent a local people wear costume and have a photoshoot. After visiting the temple we went furthur up to reach dhungri van vihar which is a huge forest with snow and tallest trees i have seen in my entire life, The view was so beutiful and heartwarming.I have got the most peacefull feeling in that forest with purest air th breath and rest for while like clicking pause button in life and relax. I have covered the whole view in my travel vlog on the youtube channel, Do kindly visit it to see the scenes. Below is the table of content with the prices and expence for this little trip.

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