Almost every family in Old
Manali owns an apple tree if not an orchard. Apples are integral part of their
life. It came from years of perfecting the art of planting and nurturing it; a
ritual if not traditional. Small houses lay hidden between apple orchards. It
is amid this setting that you get to see some of the most halcyon guest houses
you’ve ever seen in your life.
The Beas river Valley from
Manali to Solang has the best apple orchard in Manali. Solang is the last
valley before the mountains preside over on the north. You could see snow
peaked mountains from here. Perhaps it might also be the last apple orchard.
Narrow mountain roads from Old Manali to Solang Valley passes through apple
orchards and is easily one of the best hiking road in Manali.
Prof. John Kurakar
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