Kullu, the gateway to more spectacular towns like Nagar and Manali, is tucked between two lush mountains at the southern end of the Kullu Valley. Every year in October, tourists and Indians alike crowd Kullu for Dussehra, a massive, vibrant festival celebrating the gods of this glorious valley.

Area:About 80 km wide
Altitude:1220 m.
STD Code:01902
Best Season :The best season to visit Kullu is from April to June and September to November. However  Kullu is best to visit during it's festival of Dussehra.Every year in October, tourists and Indians come for Dussehra, a massive, vibrant festival celebrating the gods of this glorious valley.
Shopping : Kullu is famous for it's shawls, caps, gudmas, puhla, namdas,patoos and Handicrafts.Akhara bazaar is the best to shop out there.
CLOSE ON HEELS:
Kaisdhar:15 km away
Kasol:42 km from Kullu
Manikaran:45 km from Kullu

       Kullu is the district headquarters of the valley but is not the main tourist centre – that honour goes to Manali. Kullu is reasonably set up with hotels and other facilities, and is not a bad place, especially around Dhalpur, but many visitors don’t bother to stay long in Kullu as there are nicer places around the valleys. Kullu is small enough to walk around. The maidan area at Dhalpur, where Kullu’s festivals are held, is the nicest part of town. The ‘centre’ of town is probably the area around the taxi stand. From there a busy footpath heads towards the large bus station area called Sarwari, full of shops and cheap guesthouses. The road from the bus station and heads towards Manali through Akhara Bazaar, which is a good place to buy Kullu shawls and other handicrafts.
Kullu was once known as Kulanthapitha- the end of the forbidding heights of the Greater Himalaya, and by the banks of the shining river Beas lay the fabled Silver Valley.