Kaza · Shimla, Manali & Dharamshala · India
★★★★☆ Beach & outdoors
No admission charge for anyone. Parking or transport may still cost.
FREE. A cold desert at 3,800m with thousand-year-old monasteries at Key and Tabo, and villages that claim to be among the highest inhabited places on earth. THE ROAD FROM MANALI IS OPEN ROUGHLY JUNE TO OCTOBER; the Shimla route stays open longer but is far slower. Altitude sickness is a genuine risk - ascend gradually.
| Adult ticket | Free entry |
|---|---|
| Child ticket | Free entry |
| Typical visit | Full day |
| Opening hours | ROADS OPEN roughly June to October from Manali |
| Indoors or out | Outdoors |
| Region | Himalaya, India |
| Prices quoted in | INR |
The planner warns of freezing in January, February, December. Outside those months it says nothing, which is the point — a warning that fires every day is one nobody reads.
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The planner prices a whole day for your exact party, warns about closures and drive times, and totals the trip in your own currency.
Official page: https://himachaltourism.gov.in/