23/05/2024
Trees here change their color | Manali Local Sightseeing | Manali Road Trip EP3
This video is the third part of our Manali Road Trip in which I talked about our return from Sissu and Manali local sightseeing.
Places covered in this video are
1) Sissu
2) Atal Tunnel Rohtang
3) Manali Mall Road
4) Log huts
5) Hidimba Devi Temple
6) Naggar Castle
7) Club House Manali
I also talked about other places in Manali like Manali Nature Park, Monastery, Manu Maharaj Temple etc.
We started from Sissu in the evening and reached Atal Tunnel in almost no time. However, traffic jam started after we entered Atal Tunnel till Manali. We reached Manali very late in night.
The next day we changed our hotel. We were staying in HPTDC Hotel Kunzam located on Mall Road. We booked HPTDC Hotel Log Huts for today. So we checked out from current hotel and checked in in Log Huts. Log Huts is located near Hidimba Devi temple around 1.5 KMs away from the busy Mall road in a quite and scerene place. The hut we booked comprises of 2 bed rooms, 1 seating area and a fully equiped kitchin including gas, gas stove and utencils.
After checking in we visited Hidimba Devi temple which was around 300 meters from Log Huts. We went there by walking.
Hidimba Devi Temple, locally known as Dhungari Temple, also known variously as the Hadimba Temple. It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, wife of Bhima, a figure in the Indian epic Mahabharata. The temple is surrounded by a cedar forest called Dhungiri Van Vihar at the foot of the Himālayas. The sanctuary is built over a huge rock jutting out of the ground which was worshiped as an image of the deity. The structure was built in 1553 by Maharaja Bahadur Singh. The Hidimba Devi temple is 24 meters tall.
After that we visited Naggar Castle which was around 24 KMs from Log Huts. We took around an hour to reach there via right bank road and Patli Kuhal.
The Castle was converted into a rest house, a hundred year back and in 1978 this ancient building was handed over to HPTDC to run as a heritage hotel. This medieval Castle was built by Raja Sidh Singh of Kullu around 1460 A.D. The hotel overlooks the Kullu Valley and apart from the spectacular view and superb location this has a flavour of authentic western Himalayan architecture. Here, a gallery houses the paintings of the Russian artist Nicholas Roerich. Naggar also has three other old shrines. Hotel Castle is an unique medieval stone and wood mansion, once the home to the Raja of Kullu and now an HPTDC Heritage hotel.
After visiting Naggar castle we returned back to Manali and visited Club House located in old Manali aound 1.5 KMs from Mall Road.
The Club House in Manali is an amusement and adventure retreat set up on the banks of the Manalsu Nalla, a branch of the breathtaking Beas River. It is one place in the Manali Valley that has something for the entire family - whether it is indoor games/sports, entertainment or recreational activities. There is also a restaurant where scrumptious local and international cuisine is served along with an auditorium, library and a video game centre.
The Manali Club House is run and managed by Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC). The adventurists can indulge in river crossing and zip lining here. Other than recreational activities, tourists can also shop in the Government Shops at the Club House where one can find beautiful handicraft at decent rates.
We spent a lot of time here and enjoyed various sports, In the evening we went to the Mall Road.
Journey Date : April 2022
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This video is the third part of our Manali Road Trip in which I talked about our return from Sissu and Manali local sightseeing.Places covered in this video ...
