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Every valley changes the journey.

Find the setting for your journey, from forest approaches and cultivated villages to the drier northern valleys.

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Stone steps pass through dense green forest on the Annapurna Base Camp approach
A forest approachOn the way to Annapurna Base Camp, October 2021. Shedeur, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped for this view.
Manang town sits beneath broad rocky slopes in the northern Annapurna region
A northern valleyManang from Chongkor viewpoint, October 2023. Yiftach.harris75, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped for this view.

Find your setting

A region with more than one rhythm.

Valleys & landscapes

Begin with the contrast between close forest, cultivated slopes and open northern country.

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Villages & culture

Give settlements their own chapter, with time for the place between arrival and departure.

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Conservation

Consider how residents, services and visitors relate to the surrounding land.

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Slate rooftops and hillside buildings in Ghandruk
Ghandruk village, March 2019. Hopingyousuf, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped for this view.

A settlement, not just a stop

Give Ghandruk its own time.

Roofs, paths and cultivated surroundings tell a different story from a distant ridge. Begin with the village context before adding another stage to the journey.

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At an ordinary scale

A base for your kind of journey.

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Tables beside stone and timber buildings in a Tadapani courtyard
A tea-house courtyard in Tadapani, May 2019. Historical setting, not a current accommodation recommendation. Bijay Chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped for this view.

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