Mandi

Activities in Mandi

One can enjoy a lots of various activities during their trip to Mandi:

• Mandi has some of the best trekking routes, so thrill  seekers can go on various trekking trips. There are also hiking and biking  trails and experiences for adventure seekers.
  
  
• Mandi and its surroundings offer a variety of  adventure sport experiences.
  
  
• There are several beautiful lakes to visit. A  religious tourist can visit the various temples and monasteries in and around  Mandi for a peaceful religious experience.
  
  
• Anyone interested in fishing can go fishing in the  Beas and other smaller rivers near Mandi.

Staying in Mandi

Mandi is a tourist hub during the  season. You can easily find an accommodation for living in Mandi.

Some of the best resorts, homestay  and hotels in Mandi:

• Wild Highs Resort, Mandi
• Suket Homestay, Mandi
• Bir Campus, Mandi
• Shiva Valley Riverside Homestay, Mandi 

Mandi Food Guide

There are numerous of restaurants and cafe nearby Mandi. You can chose any of the one according to your taste, preference and budget in Mandi.

Some of the popular restaurant, cafe which you can refer for food in Mandi:

• Barista Hotel and Restaurant
• Ekant Restaurant
• Last Monk Cafe
• Chawala Dilivala
• The Treat Restaurant

History of Mandi

• In ancient times Mandi was not only a business centre on the old silk route to Tibet but also a centre for cultural exchange. Mandi, the abode of Baba Bhoot Nath, was known as Mandavya Nagari as Mandav Rishi mediated on a rock, known as Kolsara, in the Beas river.
  
  
• The town was founded in 1526 AD and at the creation of Himachal Pradesh on 15 April, 1948 it made the district headquarter by merger of the princely states of Mandi and Suket.

It is a major commercial hub for entire district and is well connected with major cities of Himachal Pradesh and other states of India, connected to two national highways namely Mandi-Pathankot and Chandigarh-Manali, also act as a gateway to Kullu, Manali, Lahul & Spiti and Leh.