How to reach Malana Village

First of all you have to take a bus to Kullu and get down at Bhunter (if you are coming from Chandigarh or Delhi) which is 9 km before Kullu. Bhunter is well known for Airport and diversion to Manikaran valley. There are frequent buses to Kasol, Manikaran and Barshaini from Bhuntar. Take any of these buses and get down at Jari. Jari is about 25 km from Bhunter and some 4 km before Kasol.

Way To Malana Village

Beyond Jari, It is quite difficult to get a public transport to Malana Village so you will have to hire a local jeep or Sumo for remaining journey to Malana Village. It will be pretty difficult to get a taxi from Jari to Malana, so I will recommend reaching Kasol first and then making a deal with Taxi driver. If you are going to Malana in your own vehicle then you have to register your vehicle at Jari entrance and then drive further to Malana Village.


Jari to Malana is about 20 km on somewhat unpaved road. Route to Malana Village is beautiful in the back drop of snow covered mountains, waterfalls and rivulets flowing underneath. When you will cross Jari hydro power plant you will reach Malana hydro power plant and after that road turn really treacherous. After few km you will arrive at a point where you will see a gate stating Trek to Malana Village. Malana Village is some 4 km hike from this point and can usually be done in 80 minutes.  If you have your vehicle then you can drive further more from this point on the same road which reaches much nearer to Malana village and in fact opens just opposite to Malana village. It just takes only 30 minutes to reach Malana Village from this point. In coming years the same road will reach Malana and then there won’t be any need for trekking to reach Malana Village.

Malana Trekking Map

From Naggar via Chandrakhani pass to Malana Village: Chandrakhani pass is open during summers and Malana Village can also be reached via Chandrakhani pass (3660 meters). This trek has better connectivity and can be done in 2 nights 3 days with overnight stay at Chiklani the base of Chandrakhani pass. It’s a moderate trek through wonderful landscape and attractive villages. If you are beginner to Hiking in Himalayas, Chandrakhani pass is one of the finest pick to get an orientation of these magnificent mountains without much strenuous effort.

Culture and Lifestyle of Malana Village

Malana Village administration is democratic and is assumed, by locals, to be the oldest republic of the world. The social formation of Malana in fact rests on people’s unbroken faith in their powerful holy being, Jamblu Devta. The whole administration of the Malana Village is controlled by him through a village committee. This committee has eleven members and they are supposed as delegates of Jamblu who rule the village in his name. His decision is final in any dispute and any outsider authority is not at all required. Malana has been also named as Athens of Himalayas.

Malana Village

Malanis (the residents of Malana) admire their traditions, society and religious beliefs. They usually do not like to modify though some traces of upgrading are visible.

People in Malana consider all non-Malani to be lesser and consequently untouchable. Visitors to Malana town must give particular attention to stick to the arranged paths and not to touch any of the walls, houses or citizens there. If this does happen, guests are expected to pay a sacrifice sum, that will cover the sacrificial slaughter of a lamb in order to sanitize the object

Malana - Known as The Little Greece

Malana is a mysterious region famous for the 'Malana Cream', a variety of hashish with the highest oil content. Malana is reachable via three routes. The trek trail above Chandrakhani pass is the most in style amongst trekkers and the exit from Malana is via Jari about an hours

walk from Malana Village and a two hours drive from Kullu.

Set in the far interiors of Himalayas Malana Village is a remote village which has managed to retain its socio-cultural uniqueness. The people of Malana are supposed to be the descendants of the Greek army of Alexander the great. Malana Village has an independent administrative system and is famous for the 'Malana Cream' the most costly hashish on Amsterdam cannabis menus.

About Malana Village- Part 1

Malana Village

Malana Village is located in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. People are living here in concord with nature. Village is surrounded by beautiful mountain passes of Chandarkhani and Pin-Parbati. Malana is said to be the oldest democratic village of the world. People in this village have their own rules and parameter and never feint by an outside administration, that makes this village unique and special. Village is sited in Malana Nala, a side valley of the Parbati region.

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