shimla-kullu-manali-keylong?

jammer6005 · Oct 12th, 2007, 17:32

hi all! i am planning to go to shimla kullu manali keylong for about a 10 day trip...will be travelling alone. how is keylong? is it worth visiting?
i wanted to go there for the gompas. is there any other better alternative for it?
how is the dussera festival in kullu?
any suggestions for places to visit?

cheers

bfk · Oct 12th, 2007, 17:37

When r u planning to go ?

If Nov or Dec, its going to be very cold. Moreover you won't be allowed to visit Keylong as Rohtang would be closed then or may be its closed even now...

Rest is fine... Gompas in Manali ???

Why not Mcloadganj???

jammer6005 · Oct 12th, 2007, 17:53

I am planning to reach shimla by the 16 of october and go ahead foe about 9-10 days..
i was thinging of staying in manali for 3-4 days exploring the area around and then go to keylong to see gompas.
but an not sure about keylong as have heard no one go there.
can u suggest some place othet than keylong to visit?
how about mcleodgang?
what places can i visit near manali?
i dont want to go to very touristy places but good places..

Dilliwala · Oct 16th, 2007, 05:08

Just got back from Manali and Keylang last week. If u want to go, better go to Keylang first and leave the 3-4 days in Manali for later - one never knows when the pass closes, and if u are on the wrong side then, u will quite literally have to walk up and down the mountain to get back to the other side. And some of the hotels in Keylang will be closing soon.
Keylang is a cute little village (or big one actually), a tightly packed bazar, not much to see though. I'm not much of a monastery person, unless it's on my route or there's something extra-special, so didn't check them out. In any case mine was more of an exploratory trip.
Khardang and Shashur gompas are nearby and can be reached without much difficulty. Khardang is also visible across the valley from Keylang. Tupchiling and Guru Ghantal gompas can be approached from the petrol pump at Tandi Bridge, but only infrequent jeeps go up. The road goes past Tupchiling, but I was told GG can only be approached by foot, straight uphill from Tupchi.
All these monasteries are quite small in size, compared to the bigger ones to be seen elsewhere.

himadventures · Oct 24th, 2007, 01:23

Ya- avoid crossing over ROHTANG PASS

Oct 12th, 2007, 17:32	#1
jammer6005 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 3	shimla-kullu-manali-keylong? hi all! i am planning to go to shimla kullu manali keylong for about a 10 day trip...will be travelling alone. how is keylong? is it worth visiting? i wanted to go there for the gompas. is there any other better alternative for it? how is the dussera festival in kullu? any suggestions for places to visit? cheers

Oct 16th, 2007, 05:08	#4
Dilliwala Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dilli Posts: 2,872	Just got back from Manali and Keylang last week. If u want to go, better go to Keylang first and leave the 3-4 days in Manali for later - one never knows when the pass closes, and if u are on the wrong side then, u will quite literally have to walk up and down the mountain to get back to the other side. And some of the hotels in Keylang will be closing soon. Keylang is a cute little village (or big one actually), a tightly packed bazar, not much to see though. I'm not much of a monastery person, unless it's on my route or there's something extra-special, so didn't check them out. In any case mine was more of an exploratory trip. Khardang and Shashur gompas are nearby and can be reached without much difficulty. Khardang is also visible across the valley from Keylang. Tupchiling and Guru Ghantal gompas can be approached from the petrol pump at Tandi Bridge, but only infrequent jeeps go up. The road goes past Tupchiling, but I was told GG can only be approached by foot, straight uphill from Tupchi. All these monasteries are quite small in size, compared to the bigger ones to be seen elsewhere. Last edited by Dilliwala : Oct 18th, 2007 at 02:36.

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Oct 12th, 2007, 17:37	#2
bfk Account Closed Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: India Posts: 40	When r u planning to go ? If Nov or Dec, its going to be very cold. Moreover you won't be allowed to visit Keylong as Rohtang would be closed then or may be its closed even now... Rest is fine... Gompas in Manali ??? Why not Mcloadganj???

Oct 12th, 2007, 17:53	#3
jammer6005 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 3	I am planning to reach shimla by the 16 of october and go ahead foe about 9-10 days.. i was thinging of staying in manali for 3-4 days exploring the area around and then go to keylong to see gompas. but an not sure about keylong as have heard no one go there. can u suggest some place othet than keylong to visit? how about mcleodgang? what places can i visit near manali? i dont want to go to very touristy places but good places..

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himadventures Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: India Posts: 1,069	Ya- avoid crossing over ROHTANG PASS

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