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Rohtang Pass
📍 Snow🌄 Viewpoint🪂 Adventure

Rohtang Pass

Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India

4.6 (0)
Overview

The dramatic 3,978-m saddle above Manali where the green Kullu valley flips to Lahaul's stark moonscape — snow walls in early summer, glacier views, and the high-altitude thrill that made it Bollywood's favourite mountain backdrop.

Why visit: Touch summer snow and stare into trans-Himalayan Lahaul in a day from Manali.

History: An ancient trade crossing whose name means 'pile of corpses' for its blizzard toll; the Atal Tunnel (2020) now bypasses it, leaving the pass to sightseers.

Things to do
  • ›Play in the snow walls near the top (May–Jun)
  • ›Photograph Sonapani glacier and Beas Kund cirque
  • ›Continue through Atal Tunnel to Sissu waterfall
  • ›Yak rides and maggi-point chai at the top
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Travel Information

Best time

May–Oct

Entry fee

Permit ₹550/vehicle (book online)

Hours

May–Nov, 6 am–6 pm; Tue closed

Est. budget

₹1500–3500

Duration

Full day

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