Manaslu Conservation Area
A protected area in Gorkha District, set up in 1998 and covering 1,663 square kilometres of mountains, glaciers and rivers. It rises from 1,400 metres to the 8,156 metre summit of Manaslu, which the Manaslu Circuit trek loops around.
- Where
- Samagaun, Gandaki, Nepal
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 28.5000, 84.8333
Get the Manaslu Conservation Area stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Manaslu Conservation Area. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gandaki volume with your photos and a note.
Near Manaslu Conservation Area
Swargadwari 45 km
A hilltop temple and pilgrimage site in Pyuthan District honouring the place of the cow in Hinduism. Its name means gate of heaven, and it is said to have been founded by Swami Hamsananda, who spent his life here herding and milking thousands of cows.
Gorkha Palace 59 km
A 16th century hilltop palace founded by Ram Shah, about an hour's climb above Gorkha bazaar. It was the seat of the Shah kings of Gorkha, from which Prithvi Narayan Shah set out to unite Nepal, and it is on Nepal's tentative UNESCO list.
Manakamana Temple 71 km
A pagoda temple on a ridge in Gorkha District, dedicated to the goddess Bhagwati, whose name means the wish-fulfilling one. Founded in 1678, it is reached by a long cable car ride up from the Trishuli valley.
Nuwakot Palace 73 km
An 18th century palace built by Prithvi Narayan Shah, the first king of unified Nepal, on a ridge above the Trishuli valley. Its tall seven-storey tower and brick courtyards were his base during the campaign for the Kathmandu Valley.
Gosaikunda 73 km
A sacred alpine lake at 4,380 metres in Langtang National Park, the largest of a cluster of high lakes named a Ramsar site in 2007. Hindus believe Shiva created it with his trident, and thousands of pilgrims climb here to bathe at Janai Purnima.
Siddha Cave 74 km
A huge limestone cave above Bimalnagar in Tanahun, 50 metres high and 437 metres deep, said to be one of the largest in Nepal. Its chambers are big enough to hold around 2,500 people.
Langtang National Park 79 km
Nepal's first Himalayan national park, set up in 1976 north of Kathmandu and covering 1,710 square kilometres up to the border of Tibet. It takes in the Langtang valley and 26 villages, with the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers marking its eastern and western sides.
Begnas Lake 81 km
The second largest of Pokhara Valley's seven lakes, in its quieter southeast corner, ringed by terraced fields and fish farms. Its level rises and falls with the monsoon and is held by a small dam built in 1988 on the Khudi Khola.
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Questions
Where is Manaslu Conservation Area?
Manaslu Conservation Area is in Samagaun, Gandaki, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Swargadwari (45 km), Gorkha Palace (59 km), Manakamana Temple (71 km).
How do I get the Manaslu Conservation Area stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Manaslu Conservation Area and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gandaki volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Manaslu Conservation Area before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gandaki volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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