Nepal, trekking around Annapurna, Jomsom trek, Ghasa, Dana and Tatopani

The lower part of the Kali Gandaky valley is warm and green.

 GHASA

a family in Ghasa

My friend and porterguide  Bachan rai standing near a poinsettiabush

In Nepal poinsettias can grow up to 6 m hight

Their nepali name isLalu pati

Dana was for many years the administration an custom place, teh resulting wealth can be seen at the richly carved windows

TATOPANI

Tatopani means “hot water” and the hot spring of tatopani is terrific. Near the river edge there is a small hotspring where water with 60 °C is pourring out a small tube. Fortuonally there is also an other tube with cold water coming to the pool.

Tatopani

The hot springs of Tatopani

Tatopani-Hot Pool

Tatopani a wonderful place for delightful food

Abouth 9 walking hours from Tatopani is Beni, where the buses start to Pokhara. as they need another 5 hours to reach it, it does not makes sense to go from Tattopani to Beni in one day. You better stay in on of the little lodges in the villages before and go to Beni in the morning. So you avoid al the noise and bushorning at 5 o clock am.