The Mountaineering Institute and Allied Sports is about 3 km from the Mall and offers mountaineering and kayaking courses. Kayaking is possible on the Beas River.
There are several good hikes from Manali. The 12 km hike up the western banks of the Beas to the Solang Valley is noteworthy. Lama Dugh meadow is a 6 km hike up to the Manalsu Nala, west of Manali town.
For the best trekking expedition, take a trek from Solang Valley, on to Dhundhi and from there to Dussar lake and then onwards to Manali. This stretch will take you to places you would have only dreamt of. Pure, unadulterated adventure and fun. Be sure to have a good guide at your disposal who knows this area otherwise you would be lost forever. The trek would typically last for 5 days.

Embraced stupendous quality. His inspiration from the Himalayas drew him to paint thousands of paintings of the Himalayas, the sentinels of India. A few of his excellent creations have been housed at the Roerich Art Gallery, in Naggar. The gallery preserves original works of Roerich on the Himalayas, quotations from Roerich and valued words of the visitors and the admirers.
Roerich Art Gallery is situated 2 km uphill from Naggar bus stop. The gallery remains open from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., except Mondays.
Once you reach Naggar you can easily get a taxi or an auto-rickshaw to the art gallery.

The dazzling beauty of the Manali Mountains is a haven for the nature lovers. The town of Manali is situated within the Kullu valley but it offer stunning views of the majestic Himalayas. These are fabulous regions splendid in immense natural beauty The Kullu valley encloses some of the exceptional passes that offers panoramic view of the entire expanse. Rohtang pass at an elevation of 4111 meters is 51 kms from the main town of Manali and is a popular tourist destination. Manali mountains are bestowed with verdant forest lands The lush green hillsides and woodlands dazzle brightly in the sunny summers and the winter makes it ethereal as the snow covers all of Manali making a fairyland out of it. Indeed, the true beauty of the mountains in Manali passes into different forms of loveliness as the seasons pass by.