Honeymoon in Manali

oorvashe · Sep 12th, 2009, 21:09

Hi All,

I have read many threads and got suggestionz frm IM Members and have decided to go to manali for my honeymoon(27th oct-30th oct 2009). I am new to north india and i am planning to travel by train and bus to manali. I am planning to stay in hadimba cottages for 3 nights.Plz suggest me if hadimba cottage is a better place for honeymoon and how far is it from the mall and other places. how abt veg food (south indian) in manali. what are places to visit in manali.

sriprakash74 · Sep 14th, 2009, 19:40

Hidimba cottage is around 1.5 Kms from Mall Road. Good place to stay. You can find a several restaurant in Mall road offering south indian food.

In manali you can visit Hidimba Temple, Manu Maharaj, Monastry, Nature Park, Vashistha Hotwater spring etc. Excurssion includes Nagar, Manikaran, Solang, and if lucky Rohtang too.

oorvashe · Sep 15th, 2009, 22:41

Thanks sriprakash,

I will go ahead and book the hadimba cottages. Will there be snow in the last week of october.I have 4 days. should I spend 4 days in manali or should i travel to shimla or dharmasala.

After 4 days I have one day for Tajmahal.

Please suggest.

THEQUEST · Sep 15th, 2009, 23:07

HI Oorvashe,,,

Thats a good decision to stay in hidimba Cottage or u can try The Kenilworth International exactly near Mall road.... 4 days okkk, just enjoy the climate there.. Any way I will also be there in Manali during the same dates........

oorvashe · Sep 15th, 2009, 23:13

Thanks Quest,

I am booking the hadimba cottages tomorrow.

sriprakash74 · Sep 16th, 2009, 14:57

Stay in Manali. No need to go to Shimla or Dharamsala as you will not get enough time there. You can find snow at Rohtang and it would be open (depending on weather conditions) during your visit.

oorvashe · Sep 26th, 2009, 22:56

Hi Guyz,Hope all are doing good.

I have finalised the my honeymoon trip to manali.

26th oct 2009 ---> Arrive @ Agra by 4am ..visit Taj and Fatepur sikhri..leave for delhi @ 2pm ..reach nizamuddin station @ 5pm. overnight stay in delhi (need suggestions for good hotel)

26th oct 2009 ---> Delhi Sight seeing..Board HRTC Volvo bus to manali--Tickets booked already

27th oct 2009 ---> Arrive in manali ..check in @ hotel beas and rest for the entire day.

28th oct 2009 ---> Local sight seeing in manali/Naggar if possible

29th oct 2009 ---> Visit to Rohtang and solang.

30th oct 2009 ---> No plans...suggestions needed.

31st oct 2009 ---> No plans till evening...return 2 delhi and

1st Nov 2009 ---> travel to chennai by train.

Guys let me know some places to visit....Is shimla worth a visit...please let me know.

peedeers · Sep 27th, 2009, 01:22

In delhi I stayed at Ginger - almost on the new delhi metro station ( tucked inside a bit)...its a steal at 1200 bucks for the room.. although the guys at the front office are really disorganized...
In Manali I stayed at the shingar regency,, paid 1500 in beg of sept... it was very comfortable,,, great views,, and service was pretty decent. Hotel is a short walk from the mall road which suits me pretty well.
I was in manali for 4 days - one day went to naggar, one day manikaran and 1 day attempted to go to rohtang... but it kind-of gets boring in manali,, old-manali was the saviour... there are some nice cafes where you can sit around for hours playing scrabble or sthg and have a drink...
I got very good rates on the taxi - 1200 to manikaran in an innova.. I can give you the number of mahendar who was our driver in case you need it..

I thought mcleodganj was a nicer place than manali... but ofcourse manali is the gateway to leh etc...

sonal19 · Sep 27th, 2009, 19:07

Delhi to manali looks like a very long bus journey to me so I have decided to go to chandigarh first,, my train will reach chandigarh at 11am on 5th oct will there be buses available in the afternoon as we do not want to stay overnight in chandigarh... and we want to reach manali as early as possible..

Any help or suggestions will be highly appreciable.

peedeers · Sep 27th, 2009, 19:22

i think splitting delhi , manali into delgi-chd-manali is a bad idea.

first of all, chandigarh is not on enroute to manali from delhi. So from chandigarh, manali is another 11-12 hours. And after 11 am I dont think you will get a bus to manali from chandigarh

sonal19 · Sep 27th, 2009, 20:06

Thanks 4 ur reply... i will go by ur suggestion only

if you could also please suggest 4 sum travel agents in delhi or gurgaon for volvo booking from delhi to manali.

oorvashe · Sep 27th, 2009, 20:23

Hi Sonal19

u can book volvo A/C tickets online http://hrtc.gov.in/hrtctickets/

I have booked my tickets online.

sonal19 · Sep 27th, 2009, 20:41

the last bus this website has is at 8:26PM i need sthin which leave delhi around 10pm

sriprakash74 · Sep 29th, 2009, 16:39

Sonal

HRTC bus is the last volvo to Manali. There might be some private volvos but I am not sure. Also will not recomend private operators.

Oorvashe

26/10 Visit Taj first early in the morning then go for Fatehpur Sikri which is an hours journey from Agra.
28/10 Visit Manikaran and Kullu.
30/10 Visit Nagar

No need to go for Shimla. You do not have time for that.

sonal19 · Oct 1st, 2009, 14:17

Thankx for being such a great help..

Sep 12th, 2009, 21:09	#1
oorvashe Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 25	Honeymoon in Manali Hi All, I have read many threads and got suggestionz frm IM Members and have decided to go to manali for my honeymoon(27th oct-30th oct 2009). I am new to north india and i am planning to travel by train and bus to manali. I am planning to stay in hadimba cottages for 3 nights.Plz suggest me if hadimba cottage is a better place for honeymoon and how far is it from the mall and other places. how abt veg food (south indian) in manali. what are places to visit in manali.

Sep 15th, 2009, 23:07	#4
THEQUEST THEQUEST Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 57	HI Oorvashe,,, Thats a good decision to stay in hidimba Cottage or u can try The Kenilworth International exactly near Mall road.... 4 days okkk, just enjoy the climate there.. Any way I will also be there in Manali during the same dates........ __________________ Cheers: --

Sep 27th, 2009, 19:07	#9
sonal19 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 9	help Delhi to manali looks like a very long bus journey to me so I have decided to go to chandigarh first,, my train will reach chandigarh at 11am on 5th oct will there be buses available in the afternoon as we do not want to stay overnight in chandigarh... and we want to reach manali as early as possible.. Any help or suggestions will be highly appreciable.

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Sep 14th, 2009, 19:40	#2
sriprakash74 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 294	Hidimba cottage is around 1.5 Kms from Mall Road. Good place to stay. You can find a several restaurant in Mall road offering south indian food. In manali you can visit Hidimba Temple, Manu Maharaj, Monastry, Nature Park, Vashistha Hotwater spring etc. Excurssion includes Nagar, Manikaran, Solang, and if lucky Rohtang too.

Sep 15th, 2009, 22:41	#3
oorvashe Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 25	Thanks sriprakash, I will go ahead and book the hadimba cottages. Will there be snow in the last week of october.I have 4 days. should I spend 4 days in manali or should i travel to shimla or dharmasala. After 4 days I have one day for Tajmahal. Please suggest.

Sep 15th, 2009, 23:13	#5
oorvashe Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 25	Thanks Quest, I am booking the hadimba cottages tomorrow.

Sep 16th, 2009, 14:57	#6
sriprakash74 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 294	Stay in Manali. No need to go to Shimla or Dharamsala as you will not get enough time there. You can find snow at Rohtang and it would be open (depending on weather conditions) during your visit.

Sep 26th, 2009, 22:56	#7
oorvashe Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 25	Hi Guyz,Hope all are doing good. I have finalised the my honeymoon trip to manali. 26th oct 2009 ---> Arrive @ Agra by 4am ..visit Taj and Fatepur sikhri..leave for delhi @ 2pm ..reach nizamuddin station @ 5pm. overnight stay in delhi (need suggestions for good hotel) 26th oct 2009 ---> Delhi Sight seeing..Board HRTC Volvo bus to manali--Tickets booked already 27th oct 2009 ---> Arrive in manali ..check in @ hotel beas and rest for the entire day. 28th oct 2009 ---> Local sight seeing in manali/Naggar if possible 29th oct 2009 ---> Visit to Rohtang and solang. 30th oct 2009 ---> No plans...suggestions needed. 31st oct 2009 ---> No plans till evening...return 2 delhi and 1st Nov 2009 ---> travel to chennai by train. Guys let me know some places to visit....Is shimla worth a visit...please let me know.

Sep 27th, 2009, 01:22	#8
peedeers Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 23	In delhi I stayed at Ginger - almost on the new delhi metro station ( tucked inside a bit)...its a steal at 1200 bucks for the room.. although the guys at the front office are really disorganized... In Manali I stayed at the shingar regency,, paid 1500 in beg of sept... it was very comfortable,,, great views,, and service was pretty decent. Hotel is a short walk from the mall road which suits me pretty well. I was in manali for 4 days - one day went to naggar, one day manikaran and 1 day attempted to go to rohtang... but it kind-of gets boring in manali,, old-manali was the saviour... there are some nice cafes where you can sit around for hours playing scrabble or sthg and have a drink... I got very good rates on the taxi - 1200 to manikaran in an innova.. I can give you the number of mahendar who was our driver in case you need it.. I thought mcleodganj was a nicer place than manali... but ofcourse manali is the gateway to leh etc...

Sep 27th, 2009, 19:22	#10
peedeers Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 23	i think splitting delhi , manali into delgi-chd-manali is a bad idea. first of all, chandigarh is not on enroute to manali from delhi. So from chandigarh, manali is another 11-12 hours. And after 11 am I dont think you will get a bus to manali from chandigarh

Sep 27th, 2009, 20:06	#11
sonal19 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 9	Thanks 4 ur reply... i will go by ur suggestion only if you could also please suggest 4 sum travel agents in delhi or gurgaon for volvo booking from delhi to manali.

Sep 27th, 2009, 20:23	#12
oorvashe Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 25	Hi Sonal19 u can book volvo A/C tickets online http://hrtc.gov.in/hrtctickets/ I have booked my tickets online.

Sep 27th, 2009, 20:41	#13
sonal19 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 9	the last bus this website has is at 8:26PM i need sthin which leave delhi around 10pm

Sep 29th, 2009, 16:39	#14
sriprakash74 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 294	Sonal HRTC bus is the last volvo to Manali. There might be some private volvos but I am not sure. Also will not recomend private operators. Oorvashe 26/10 Visit Taj first early in the morning then go for Fatehpur Sikri which is an hours journey from Agra. 28/10 Visit Manikaran and Kullu. 30/10 Visit Nagar No need to go for Shimla. You do not have time for that.

Oct 1st, 2009, 14:17	#15
sonal19 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 9	Thankx for being such a great help..