Mandi Travel Guide & Tips

To explore every nook of the city you must carry a Mandi Map along and don’t forget to interact with the locals around they are the cheapest and sometimes the most trustworthy sources of information. Nearly all the residents of Mandi are well-versed in Punjabi, Hindi, and Engish. You can easily communicate and clear your queries from them in either of the three languages.

Mandi Food

The most popular Mandi cuisine is Sepu Badi. It is a delighting preparation of Dal, spinach, and yogurt which is delicious indeed but unfortunately the cuisine has not gained culinary fame outside the state of Himachal Pradesh. Apart from this, the centrally crucial North Indian food is available and consumed in and around the place. Options for vegetarians and nonvegetarians are available in huge numbers. So while exploring the place you might come across many exceptionally unique vegetarian restaurants and nonvegetarians restaurants for the convenience of all kinds of tourists. Moreover, while around the hill stations, you must have the warm and flavored teas and freshly cooked Maggi (noodles) which are famous across the entire nation, but a trip to any hill station is incomplete without a plate of hot and delicious Maggi. Mandi which maintains a hub of hill stations and lakes houses many local shops that serve nothing but Maggi.

Major Festivals in Mandi yogurt

Mandi celebrates many festivals that are nationally commemorated across the country however the major festivals of Mandi are Baisakhi, Shivratri and Chaitra, and Ashwin Navratri. Baisakhi is celebrated during the month of April and competitions like archery, dancing, and wrestling are a big attraction for many travelers. The Chaitra Navratri is observed during the months of September and October. All these three festivals are majorly celebrated throughout the place and if you are interested in ancient history, local traditions and cultural diversity then you must prepare your itinerary to visit Mandi, Himachal Pradesh during the celebration of these festivals.