There are only few places where you can visit at any time during the year and you’ll always find nice and pleasant atmosphere. Manali is one of such nice places situated on Himalaya mountain range in state of Himachal Pradesh.
We stayed in a budget hotel - Hotel Highway Inn - it is in main market. It has no lift and its 3 floors so you will get good exercise if you got room on 3 rd floor like we got. No restaurant inside but we had our kettle to boil water and milk so early morning I used to buy milk, breads and fruits from the nearby market and such way we saved a lot of money. The hotel rent was below 1000 rs per day with heater and hot water.
We got a bus from Maler kotla to Manali (All 5 days) and back to Chandigadh just in 14,000.
It takes a full day to reach Manali from Maler kotla. You can get food on the way and lots of places for photography.
Food is not much expensive in Manali.
Don’t forget to bring:
Sport shoes for walking, Thermals & other things to resist cold, Kettle, Maggi, Lip guard, Combiflam, Oil, Camera and charger.
Day 1: Solang valley
Day 2: Madhi to enjoy ice and Vashishth Ashram
Day 3: Hidamba van, Ghatotkach temple and the castle
Day 4: Local shopping and Buddha monastery