SHAKYA Cottage: Shakya - Holiday Home Facility at Manali

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LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED

SHAKYA – Holiday Home facility at Manali

Shakya Holiday Home in Manali, Himachal Pradesh is a facility especially designed for
employees of L&T (Tier 1 – Tier2).

SHAKYA Cottage
Shakya Holiday Homes is equipped with all facilities. This Holiday Home can
accommodate maximum 6 people. Vehicle service is available from Chandigarh & back
to Chandigarh, meant for going to Manali Holiday Home and sightseeing etc.

Holiday Home Pics

Façade View
Drawing Room Dining Room

Master Bedroom Guest Room

Play Area View from Gallery

Nestled in the Himalayas, the world’s highest mountain ranges, Himachal is blessed with
some of the most spectacular and beautiful landscapes anywhere. It is a traveler’s
paradise, mightily snow peaks, deep gorges, lush green valleys, fast flowing rivers,
glaciers and enchanting flowers filled meadows. As the earth slowly dried, here arose a
place of breath-taking natural beauty, which was only appropriate for it, was at Manali
that life began again. Today this legendary cradle of all human kind is a prime holiday
destination.

Kullu-Manali is now on the international tourist map for their natural vistas, because
high quality cannabis grows here.

Manali is at an altitude of 1829 Meters (6000 ft.), is also known as “The Queen of Hill
Stations” with high towering mountains covered with Pine and Deodar trees. A veritable
showpiece of nature with its unspoiled scenic beauty Manali can be made the
headquarters of mountain holiday with hikes, climbs and picnics punctuated with sun-
bathing, fishing and just plain lotus eating.

CLIMATE & CLOTHING

Season / Period Temperature Clothing

Summer 8 to 200 C Cottons during day & light


(April to June) woollens at night

Rainy period 4 to 150 C Light woolens


(July to September)

Winter -4 to 10 0 C Heavy woolens


(October to March) (Snowfall during end Dec / Jan)

GETTING THERE

Manali is 50 Kms. from Kullu and 315 KMs from Chandigarh may be approached by a
taxi / bus from Chandigarh/Delhi. The Airport at Bhuntar is 60 Kms from Manali, where
taxis and buses are available. Flight is available to Bhuntar from Delhi. By road the
distance from Delhi via Mandi is 570 Kms and from Shimla the distance is 280 Kms.
From Shimla, Chandigarh and Delhi, Himachal Tourism plies luxury buses to Manali.

FACILITIES AT HOLIDAY HOME, MANALI


Cook / caretaker for food and maintenance services: Provisions for food shall be
purchased directly by you or through cook / caretaker at your cost. For your
requirements of food on your arrival, please advise cook / caretaker at Telephone
Number mentioned on allotment letter.

Other Facilities:
➢ Heaters, Electric Blankets & Quilts in all rooms.
➢ Bathrooms equipped with geysers
➢ Washing Machine & Dryer.
➢ LCD TVs with Airtel Dish TV connection in all rooms, Refrigerator, Microwave, Water
Purifier & Electric iron available for use.
➢ Carom & playing cards, Badminton, magazines, books available for recreation.
➢ PC with Internet Connection
PLACES OF INTEREST IN & AROUND MANALI

One of Manali’s main attractions, it is a place where the


VASHISTH
1 Km water of hot sulphur springs, renowned for their medicinal
BATHS
qualities has been piped into baths.
This is dedicated to the sage Manu.
MANU TEMPLE 5 Kms
The one time capital of Kullu. Here are old temples
JAGATSUKH 9 Kms
dedicated to Lord Shiva and Sandhya Gayatri.
SOLANG 12 In a picturesque setting, this had good ski slopes and
VALLEY Kms picnic spots.
There are three recently built Tibetan Monasteries at
MONASTERIES
Manali.
Kothi is quiet by picturesque spot, at the foot of the 13,400
KOTHI 9 Kms ft. Rohtang Pass situated on the Lahaul – Spiti – Leh
Highway.
All above distances are from Holiday Home, Manali.

ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND MANALI


1. SKIING AT NARKANDA & SOLANG
2. HELI – SKIING AT ROHTANG PASS (MANALI)
3. MOUNTAINEERING AT MANALI (mountaineering Institute)
4. ROCK CLIMBING AT MANALI (Mountaineering Institute)
5. RIVER RAFTING AT MANALI
6. PARA GLIDING AT SOLANG (MANALI)

FISHING RESORTS IN AND AROUND MANALI


1. KATRAIN – for Trout Fishing (23 Kms from Holiday Home)
2. LARJI – for Trout Fishing (37 Kms from Kullu)
3. BANJAR – for Trout Fishing (57 Kms. From Kullu)
4. KASOL – for Trout Fishing (5 Kms from Manikaran)

ROHTANG PASS
48 KM from Manali – Rohtang is situated at
an altitude of 4,111 meters (13,400 ft.) on
the highway to Keylong. Here one sees the
majesty of the mountains at its height and
splendor. At the top of the Pass the air
seems to glitter against the snow as you
look down over herringbone ridges in the
Lahaul Valley. Rohtang Pass is the gateway
to Lahaul valley.
Rohtang Pass Top
Road to Rohtang Enroute view to Rohtang

KULLU VALLEY
43 KM from Manali – Kullu is known as Silver Valley. The Silver Valley has nature’s
treasures that lie carelessly scattered as flowers on the high meadows. This wealth
nestles by every tree in the splendid forests, it bursts forth in the blooms and in the
Apple of every orchard.

Kullu Town River Beas

MANIKARAN GURUDWARA

82 KM from Manali – At right bank of


river Parvati, this place is famous for
hot sulphur springs referred by both
Hindus and Sikh pilgrimages. The water
of the spring is also said to be radio-
active which cures many skin diseases.
HADIMBA TEMPLE
4 KM from Manali – Built in 1553 and with a
superbly crafted four-tiered pagoda roof, it is
famous for its exquisitely carved doorway.

HH Address: SHAKYA HOLIDAY HOME


Village Chidhiari, PO Vashisht, Near Aloka Resort,
MANALI. Distt. Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)

Duration of stay: Maximum 5 nights and 6 days

No. of persons: The Bungalow & its facilities are equipped to comfortably
accommodate 6 Persons, including children.

Booking procedure: Eligible employees need to send Booking Request through


eCampus Portal.
General Instructions:

• Bookings will be done on first come first serve basis thru eCampus and
confirmation of booking will go through e-mail. Allotment letter can be printed
from eCampus and is required to handover to Caretaker at the time of check-in.

• Bookings are not transferable or mutually interchangeable with other employees.

• Usage of the Holiday Home is for L&T employees & their families. Caretaker has
been instructed to request the guest to produce identification on arrival.

• In case concerned L&T employee is not accompanying the other guests, the
caretaker has been instructed not to permit check-in.

• For cancellations, kindly cancel your booking 30 days in advance, so that Holiday
Home can be allotted to the next person on the waiting list.