Langtang & Manaslu · Light, height and the right hour
Photography in Langtang & Manaslu
Autumn's clear air, spring rhododendrons, festival chariots, the walled city of Lo Manthang and the mountain views at Poon Hill, Kala Patthar and Gokyo Ri, timed for the light.
Trips
Langtang & Manaslumax 2,438 mChisapani to Nagarkot valley rim trek
Three nights walking the northern and eastern rim of the Kathmandu valley: up from Sundarijal to Chisapani, along Tamang ridges to Nagarkot, …
Langtang & Manaslumax 4,773 mLangtang Valley trek to Kyanjin Gompa
Eight nights from Kathmandu up the Langtang Khola to Kyanjin Gompa at 3,870 m, the closest big-mountain valley to the capital. You …
Langtang & Manaslumax 5,106 mManaslu Circuit trek over the Larkya La
Fifteen nights around Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest mountain at 8,163 m: up the Budhi Gandaki gorge from Machha Khola, into the Tibetan …
Langtang & Manaslumax 3,165 mTamang Heritage Trail and village homestays
Seven nights on the Tamang Heritage Trail west of the Langtang valley: stone villages, hot springs, a high meadow with views to …
Places
Langtang & Manaslu3,590 mBhimthang
The meadow at the foot of Larkya La, after the longest day
Langtang & Manaslu2,200 mChisapani
Cold water, oak forest and the Himalaya one walk from Kathmandu
Langtang & Manaslu2,240 mGatlang
Stone-and-timber Tamang village on the Heritage Trail
Langtang & Manaslu3,870 mKyanjin Gompa
Monastery, cheese factory and glaciers at the head of Langtang
Langtang & Manaslu900 mNuwakot
The hill fort where Prithvi Narayan Shah planned Nepal
Langtang & Manaslu3,530 mSamagaon
Nubri village at the foot of Manaslu, the mountain of the spirit
Experiences
TrekkingCross Larkya La to Bhimthang
The great day of the Manaslu Circuit: start in the dark at Dharamsala, climb across moraine and snow to Larkya …
NatureDay hike to Ponkar Lake
On a rest day at Bhimthang, walk up along the moraine to Ponkar Lake, a glacial lake set among ice …
NatureSunrise on Himlung and Manaslu
Step out of the lodge at dawn to watch first light on Himlung Himal, Cheo Himal and the north-west side …
TrekkingForest descent from Bhimthang to Dharapani
Walk down from the high meadow through rhododendron and pine forest along the Dudh Khola to Tilije and Dharapani, where …
TrekkingHike from Sundarijal to Chisapani
Leave the city on foot: climb from Sundarijal beside the old water pipeline, over the reservoir dam, through Mulkharka and …
NatureSunrise panorama from Chisapani
Wake before dawn to watch the sun rise over a 200 km stretch of Himalaya, from Ganesh Himal through Langtang …
TrekkingWalk from Chisapani to Nagarkot
A long day's walk east from Chisapani through farm villages and forest along the valley rim to the hill resort …
WildlifeEarly bird walk in Shivapuri forest
Walk the oak and rhododendron forest around Chisapani at first light with a birding guide, looking for laughingthrushes, minivets, barbets …
