Manali–Sissu–Atal Tunnel Package 4N/5D

Arrive in Manali by Volvo bus (morning) or by flight to Bhuntar (Kullu airport) followed by a 45-minute cab transfer. Check into your hotel and enjoy a hearty breakfast. In the afternoon, explore Mall Road — Manali's cheerful main street with Kullu shawl shops, dried fruit vendors, and warm cafes. Visit the Tibetan market in the Manu Market area for handcrafted jewellery, singing bowls, and Buddhist artifacts. Sample the local Himachali thali for dinner.

• Arrive Manali; hotel check-in & breakfast
• Mall Road — shawls, dry fruits & local crafts
• Tibetan Market — Buddhist artifacts & singing bowls
• Dinner on Mall Road
• Overnight at hotel

Begin with the ancient Hadimba Devi Temple — a 16th-century wooden pagoda set in towering deodar forest, one of Manali's most sacred sites with intricate carvings and a serene forest ambiance. Next visit Vashisht village for a soak in the famous natural hot sulphur springs — the warm mineral water is therapeutic and wonderfully relaxing after travel. Stroll through Old Manali village, with its charming cafes, small guesthouses, and mountain views. Evening bonfire at the hotel.

• Hadimba Devi Temple — ancient deodar forest pagoda
• Vashisht village & natural hot sulphur spring soak
• Old Manali village stroll & cafe stop
• Evening bonfire at hotel
• Overnight

Today is the centrepiece of this package. Drive to the Atal Rohtang Tunnel — 9.2 km of remarkable engineering at 3,000 m altitude, the world's longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet. Cross through to the dramatically different Lahaul Valley: stark, cold, high-altitude terrain that until 2020 was cut off from the world for 6 months each winter. Visit the turquoise glacial Sissu Lake, the cascading Sissu Waterfall, and take in breathtaking views of Lahaul's snow peaks and barren valleys. Return to Manali in the evening.

• Drive to Atal Tunnel South Portal (Manali side)
• Cross 9.2 km Atal Rohtang Tunnel to Lahaul Valley
• Sissu Lake — pristine turquoise glacial waters
• Sissu Waterfall & Lahaul Valley panoramas
• Return to Manali; overnight

Head to Solang Valley for snow activities — zorbing, skiing (seasonal winter only), ATV rides, and cable car. The valley is a natural amphitheatre with views of Friendship Peak and Hanuman Tibba. If permits are available and season allows, drive up to Rohtang Pass (3,978 m) for dramatic snow-covered peaks in every direction. Optional Beas River rafting in the afternoon (Rs 600 extra). Last bonfire evening at hotel.

• Solang Valley — zorbing, snow activities, cable car
• ATV rides through snow/green meadows
• Optional Rohtang Pass (permit required, Rs 500 extra)
• Optional Beas River rafting (Rs 600 extra)
• Evening bonfire; overnight

Enjoy the final breakfast with mountain views. Check out and board your return Volvo to Delhi (approximately 10–11 AM departure, arriving Delhi next morning) or transfer to Bhuntar Airport. The return drive through the Kullu Valley — past apple orchards, the turquoise Beas River, and green hillsides — is itself a visual treat.

• Final breakfast and hotel check-out
• Board return Volvo to Delhi or transfer to Bhuntar Airport
• Arrive Delhi next morning (Volvo route)