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Originally Posted by anupmathur  In April, it has not fully 'recovered' from the winter. Which means you will enjoy a slightly different kind of beauty - a bit stark. To see it in full glory, June to September are the months. That's my personal view. 
There is also a huge difference in your 'experience' of a place depending on whether you go during peak season or a little out of it. Peak for Manali being mid-May to about third week June. (Depends on the first heavy rains, which is when most tourists run away!). |
So, what to expect in April / May?? and what will be there in June / July?
One reason we choose april / may is that it will not be very hot - we hate travelling in summer heat; but we can tolerate cold. Besides, our (by then) 2 year old kid will be with us.
I am still looking for inputs on a suggested itenary - I am clueless about the area, so instead of "what is your budget", I will appreciate if somebody says "if you can budget N days, you can go to A, B and C ... do E, F and G, and with a budget of X, travel to M, N and O," etc.
Accommodation should not be a problem - there is a company guest house (actually some hotel) there, but not many of our colleagues have gone there; so we really cannot get in touch with them.