Chame, Manang District of Nepal

Chame is the headquarters of Manang District of Nepal, a part of Gandaki Pradesh.

Elevation: 2,650 m (8,690 ft)

Popular Route: Annapurna Circuit Trek

Here are some of my captures of Manang.

Chame, Manang Travel Photo

Stone Road world difficult road — Besisahar to Chame road

Dangerous mountain road on the way to manang — Besisahar to Chame road

Waterfall on the Annapurna Circuit trek, Manang Nepal — Fascinating waterfalls on the way to Chame, Manang

Guest House at Manang route — Royal Garden hotel and restaurant

Himalaya of Annapurna Route — Morning View of Himalayas

Rocky Mountain of Manang Chame — Rocky Mountain

Mountain with snow covered — Mountains Covered With Snow

Rope Bridge for trekking in Nepal — Bridge out of Chame

Guest House of Chame Manang — Royal Garden Guest House

District Health Office, Manang Building — District Health Office Manang Building

Prabhu Bank limited Manang Branch — Prabhu Bank Limited Manang Branch (ATM Available for Travellers Inside the house)

wonderful art of Buddha was born in Nepal — On the way to Hot Spring

Road to reach upper manang — Chame to Upper Manang Road

House of Manang — Safe Drinking Water Station

Popular For Trekking

Manang is the popular tourist destination for trekking in Nepal situated across Annapurna range. Many of Domestic and Foreigners Tourist came to visit Thorang La pass, Tilicho lake located at this district. Tilicho lake is situated at 4, 919 meters above from the sea level.

How to Reach Manang?

To reach Manang you can take Bus from Kathmandu or Pokhara to Besisahar (Lamjung). You have to stay at Besishar for one night because of the Manang Jeep Service only operate Besisahar to Manang Jeep service at morning time. In Besisahr you have to go to Manange Chautara Jeep Station and ask the Jeep driver about the availability of seats and their departure time. Usually they don’t pre book ticket for passengers and they only depart from Beshisahar after they got seat full passengers.

Nowadays Flight from Kathmandu to Manang and Pokhara to Manang is not available due to Manang Airport is out of service.

Kathmandu to manang jeep ticket — Bolero Jeep loading passenger’s bags at Manage Chautara Jeep station

Eye Care Services in Manang

Nepal Eye Program, Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology is providing eye care services for Mountainous Population of Manang district of Nepal.

The Community Eye Centre, Manang is situated in Chame (District Head Office of Manang). It was established in Nov 2014. In collaboration between District Health Office Manang and Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu the eye centre is providing services. This is the only one eye care facilities for Manang District.

District Community Eye Centre Chame Manang — Prefab Building of Eye Care Centre, Chame, Manang District of Nepal

Food and Accommodation Cost

For Hotel room it is not so expensive you can pre book hotel, but food is bit expensive in Manang, Nepal. For Nepali food Rice, Lentils and vegetable it cost around NRS 500. You can buy dry foods in the market but due to high transportation cost all goods available in the market cost higher for you as compared to the Kathmandu and Pokhara.