Atal Tunnel (Rohtang Tunnel) Tour

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Atal tunnel tour: Atal Tunnel Rohtang (previously known as Rohtang tunnel) has become a new tourist destination due to tunnel being an engineering marvel, world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000ft, and being located at picturesque place amidst snow-capped mountain peaks and glaciers.

We take our guests to the tunnel so that they could enjoy the amazing drive till the portal of the tunnel, enter the tunnel, traverse it, check out its amazing security and other technical features, and finally could conclude that why this is the most amazing traffic tunnel of the world. Atal tunnel tour will leave you mesmerised at every point.

In Atal tunnel tour, tourists will start their amazing 24 km long drive from Manali via Solang valley and Dhundi. The highway passes through lush green forest area with Solang rivulet flowing by the right side, towering snow-covered peaks overlooking the valley and hanging glaciers clearly visible from all parts of Dhundi.

Once you traverse the 9.02 KM long tunel in about 8 to 9 minutes, you will enter an entirely different world with barren landscapes (similar to Ladakh) with almost no trees and greenery but even higher mountain peaks covered with snow and Chandra, a tributary of Chenab river, flowing next to the tunnel. This is an amazing feature of the tunnel that you see quite a different geography and landscapes at its both north and soute portals in Manali and Lahaul.

Discover Kullu Manali is the first agency to start a dedicated Atal Tunnel Tour or adding a dedicated trip to Atal Tunnel along with other sightseeing of Kullu Manali.

As Atal tunnel, Rohtang, the longest tunnel in the world above an altitude of 3,000m, is ready and already many people are making a beeline to Solang and Dhundi to get a glimpse of the tunnel, a large number of tourists are expected to visit the tunnel in coming days.

Recently Himachal chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said that this tunnel will start a concept of “tunnel tourism” for the first time in the country.

The infrastructure is being developed at both portals of the tunnel where tourism activities will be available for the tourists. The government is further planning to start different tourism activities here to attract more tourists. Government has also planned to run glass top vistadome buses on this route, especially for the tourists.

Both the portals (both ends) of the tunnel are being developed on tourism point of view. The tunnel further connects the road with Manali-Rohtang pass – Keylong – Leh highway. A large number of tourists visits Ladakh via this highway.

After completing Atal Tunnel tour, tourists can either come back to Manali from the same road via Dhundi and Solang valley, or they can go to visit Rohtang pass and then come back to Manali via Marhi, Gulaba and Kothi. But we always suggest to visit Rohtang pass first as the climb to the pass offers an amazing driving experience via Gulaba and Marhi. The tourists then can enter the tunnel from Lahaul side (Gufa Hotel).

The Ataul Tunnel, Rohtang is also a symbol of friendship between former Primer Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lahaul resident Tashi Dawa alias Arjun Gopal.  The work on this tunnel began on June 28, 2010 and completed in September 2020.

Atal Tunnel is equipped with emergency escape tunnel that runs underneath the main highway, fire hydrants and emergency telephone facility at regular intervals. CCTV cameras and automatic incident detection system, pollution sensing device, automatic ventilation system and the tunnel is equipped by 4G BSNL broadband system. This is the only tunnel of the country where people will not lose mobile signals and can even enjoy high-speed internet.

The Atal tunnel area receives very heavy snowfall in winter months which can be more than 5ft deep and the temperature plunges below minus 10 degrees Celsius. The visit to the tunnel can be suspended during snowfall as its beyond our control. Also, Rohtang pass remains closed in winter months. So tourists need to visit and then return back to Manali via Solang valley route only.

Brief Itinerary:-

Day 1: Delhi – Manali (Overnight)

Day 2: Manali Arrival, Hotel check-in, local sightseeing

Day 3: Manali – Rohtang pass – Koksar – Atal Tunnel Rohtang – Dhundi – Solang valley – Manali (If Rohtang is open)

or Manali-Solang Valley – Dhundi – Atal Tunnel – North Portal – Dhundi -Solang – Manali (If Rohtang is closed)

Day 4: Kullu-Kasol – Manaikaran or Kullu – Naggar visit (If road is open)

Day 5: Manali – Delhi (by overnight Volvo bus).

How to reach Atal tunnel, Rohtang

Atal tunnel is 24 km north-west of Manali along the Manali-Leh highway. Tourists can either drive their own car or can hire a taxi. If you have booked Atal Tunnel Rohtang tour, the visit to the tunnel is covered in the package.

Distance from Atal Tunnel Rohtang

Manali: 24 km

Solang: 11 km

Kullu: 63 km

Chandigarh: 334 km

Delhi: 590 km

Shimla: 370 km

Keylong: 40 km

Leh: 396 km

Best time to visit Atal tunnel

You can visit tunnel anytime of the year. The greenery of the area will leave you spellbound in spring, summer and monsoon season while yellowish leaves on trees will amaze you in the fall season. Snow makes it more attractive in winter sason and the tunnel becomes a snow-point for tourist activities. However, tourist movement to the tunnel is stopped during/after snowfall as a precautionary measure.

Hotels near Atal Tunnel Rohtang

There is no hotel next to Atal tunnel but there are many hotel and guesthouse options at Solang valley, 11 km before the tunnel on Manali-Atal tunnel highway. Sissu in Lahaul valley, 5km from tunnel, also have hotel, guesthouses and homestay options.

Precautions to take care of in Atal tunnel tour

• Don’t stop car inside the tunnel (if you are driving the car)
• Don’t overtake inside the tunnel (if you are driving the car)
• Don’t honk inside the tunnel (if you are driving the car)
• Do not litter the area
• Always carry warm clothes with you as weather in the area (Dhundi/Sissu) is unpredictable
• If visiting in winter season, beware of black ice on road surface
• While taking photograph, don’t stand near avalanche or landslide-prone area