

5 OFF BEAT PLACES TO VISIT IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
Summer is herrrreee!
And so are we to tell you 5 cool places to visit to beat the heat this season without being too hard
on your pocket!
1.) Sangla Valley with its rawness unperturbed, sangla has a soulful view and an amazingly pleasant
weather to offer throughout the year. Sangla’s topmost attraction is Bering Nag Temple, where
the Phulech festival is organized every year.
2.) Malana
known for its serenity and enchanting landscape. The community here is a perfect epitome of
integrity and preservation of an age long culture. Ethnicity of Malana is topped with unscathed
beauty of the nature and breeze that seeps into the soul. And we’ve all heard a little something
about the Malana cream.
3.) Jibhi Valley
Jibhi is a scenic hamlet in Banjar Valley of Himachal Pradesh.This dreamy town has some extremely
beautiful and yet affordable Victorian pinewood cottages for people to unwind and relax.
4.) Keylong Valley
Keylong stretches along the north side of the green Bhaga Valley just below the Manali–Leh road,
a longer stay reveals grand mountain views, a laid-back small-town lifestyle and some scenic walks.
The main street, optimistically named the Mall, winds for 1km below and roughly parallel to the
highway. At the end of the Mall is the sort-of-interesting Lahaul & Spiti Tribal Museum,
with examples of a thod- pa, old dance masks, historical photos and prints, and contemporary
shots of the local monasteries.
5.) Thanedar Set at an altitude of about 7700 ft / 2350 M, from here unfolds a magnificent panorama
of mountains. The farthest of them are cloaked in snow, others are deodar clad or draped in a
soft blue haze. In a gorge, some 6,000 feet below and clearly visible to the naked eye, flows the
River Sutlej. Thanedar & its surrounds enjoy a special place in Himachal history Here apple pioneer
Samuel Satyanand Stokes made his home and built the Paranjyotir temple.
- By Vasundhara Singh




