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If you spend some time in Manali visit Hadimba Temple, temples in Vashisht and go for a trip to the Solang Nullah Valley.

Snow on the Rohtang and Baralacha passes dictates whether the road is open beyond Manali. The Rohtang is between Manali and Keylong, and the Baralacha is beyond Keylong. Generally, the road beyond Manali is accessible only between early June and late October and throughout the season may be closed at any time for a few hours or a few days due to heavy snowfalls, landslides or bridge damage. The planned Rohtang tunnel to link the upper Solang Nullah Valley with the Chandra Valley should improve the accessibility of Keylong.

A Hindu temple in Old Manali

Private minibuses operate on the route and start/end the service earlier/later in the season than the HRTC buses. Most leave Manali at night, about 2am, and go directly to Leh, taking 20–24hrs. There is often only one driver – this is sufficient reason not to take this option! – and if you don’t stop overnight in Keylong, the risk of altitude sickness is high. However, if the HRTC buses do not run beyond Keylong, you do not have much choice. In this case, to aid acclimatisation, try to go to Keylong first by an ordinary HRTC bus (they should run between Manali and Keylong early in the season, at which time they do not operate beyond Keylong), sleep there at least one night, and continue by minibus the following day. Minibuses do not start in Keylong so you will need to book the ticket before leaving Manali and arrange to be picked up in Keylong. In this case you will probably have to pay the fee for the whole route from Manali to Leh (approximately Rs2000).