Stone houses
On the slope.
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Manang is a high mountain village on the Annapurna Circuit in northern Nepal. Flat-roofed stone houses climb a hillside above terraced fields and a river in a broad valley, with the snowy peaks and glacier of Annapurna and Gangapurna rising above the village. The village stands at 3,519 m in the valley of the Marshyangdi River, north of the Annapurna range. To the west, the 5,416 m Thorong La pass leads to the Muktinath shrine and the Gandaki valley, and to the north rises Chulu East. Most trekkers rest a day or more in Manang to acclimatise before crossing the pass. The village sits on the north slope, which gets the most sun and least snow in winter, and its people live from serving trekkers, farming and herding yaks. You walk the village between the stone houses and take short hikes to the heights around it to see the glacier below Gangapurna, and the yak herds. The village is about 31 km in a straight line east of Jomsom across the mountains, reached on foot or by a road from the south. The altitude is high, so take acclimatisation days and bring very warm clothes.
On the slope.
The glacier.
In the pastures.
Manang District, Marshyangdi valley, north of the Annapurna range
To acclimatise before the Thorong La pass.
On foot on the Annapurna Circuit, or by road.