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Status: Year-round road tunnel; after snowfall police may limit traffic (in October 2025 only four-wheel drives were allowed towards Lahaul).
9.02 km highway tunnel under Rohtang linking Manali (Solang/Dhundi side) with Lahaul (Sissu side) year-round.
The Atal Tunnel runs beneath the Rohtang ridge and gives Manali an all-weather road link to the Lahaul valley. At 9.02 km it was billed at its October 2020 inauguration as the world's longest highway tunnel above 10,000 ft. It removed the need to cross Rohtang Pass for Lahaul, Spiti and Leh-bound traffic. Tourists commonly drive through to Sissu for snow views; no Rohtang permit is needed.
Side valley ~13 km from Manali known for skiing in winter and paragliding, zorbing, ATVs and a ropeway in summer.
High pass above Manali on the old Manali–Lahaul road; snowfields in early summer; vehicles need an online NGT permit.
Waterfall in Himachal Pradesh, India
mountain in Himachal Pradesh, India
waterfall in Solan valley
Viewpoint in Solang Valley.
Last inhabited village before the Indo-Tibet border in Kinnaur, on the Baspa river at 11,320 ft.
Meadow plateau ~24 km from Dalhousie ringed by deodars, with a small lake and 12th-century Khajji Nag temple.
Hill station 12 km from Shimla on NH5; Mahasu peak, horse rides, Himalayan Nature Park and winter skiing.
Apple-country town ~60 km from Shimla at ~2,708 m; ski slopes in winter and Hatu peak 8 km away.
Last village of the Parvati valley at ~2,400 m, about an hour's walk above Barshaini; guesthouses and orchards.
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
Riverside village at ~1,835 m on the Uhl river, known for trout farming and as gateway to Nargu sanctuary.
Small Kangra village near Palampur founded as an artists' colony by Norah Richards, known for pottery and the Sobha Singh gallery.