OUR STORY

A world away from the ordinary.

Vanvaas begins with a simple idea: the mountains should be experienced, not merely visited. A place to stay, explore, slow down, gather and return to — all within one connected world.

WHY VANVAAS

The mountains have more to offer than an itinerary.

Some journeys are built around places to see. Vanvaas is being built around ways to feel. Wake up slowly in the mountains. Walk into a village. Climb higher than you thought you could. Hear music under an open sky. Meet people you would never have met otherwise. Stay another night because leaving suddenly feels unnecessary. Vanvaas brings those moments together instead of treating them as separate products.

01

Stay

Wake up closer to the mountains.

02

Explore

Walk, trek, climb and discover.

03

Slow Down

Let the days take a different shape.

04

Gather

Music, conversations and shared experiences.

05

Return

Because some places become part of your story.

SOL VILLAGE · MANALI

Close enough to arrive. Far enough to feel elsewhere.

Vanvaas is rooted in Sol Village, in the Manali region — a base from which the mountains open in many directions.

The idea is not to isolate visitors from the place around them, but to help them experience it more closely: village paths, forests, local encounters, longer walks, high trails and quiet evenings when there is nowhere else you need to be.

The property becomes a starting point rather than the entire destination.

WHAT MATTERS TO US

Less checklist. More experience.

Five principles guide the world Vanvaas is building.

Experience over consumption

The best journeys are remembered by what they changed, not how much was packed into them.

Place over spectacle

The landscape, villages, weather and people should remain part of the experience — not just its backdrop.

People over transactions

A curator, guide, host, musician or fellow traveller can completely change what a journey becomes.

Curated over crowded

Fewer, better experiences are more valuable than an endless catalogue.

Return with more than photographs

The aim is for something of the journey to stay with you after you leave.

PEOPLE SHAPING THE WORLD

A human idea, built by many hands.

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Founder / Vision — Sample Profile

Shapes the evolving Vanvaas idea and keeps the stay, journeys, gatherings and community connected as one world.

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Adventure & Mountain Experiences — Sample Profile

Develops thoughtful ways to explore the mountains, with clear preparation, suitability and respect for place.

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Stay & Guest Experience — Sample Profile

Shapes the feeling of arrival, the pace of the stay and the details that help guests feel at home in Sol Village.

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Community & Culture — Sample Profile

Connects people through music, creativity, local encounters and the experiences that continue after a journey.

COME EXPERIENCE IT

The story makes more sense when you are here.

Choose an adventure, stay for a while, come for the music or simply tell us what kind of mountain journey you have in mind. We’ll help shape the rest.