Ghorepani is a village in

Myagdi District Myagdi District ( ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Beni as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 114,447 in 2001 and 113,641 in 2011. Magar people e ...

in the

Dhaulagiri Zone Dhaulagiri ( ) was one of the fourteen zones which Nepal was divided into for administrative purposes, prior to the September 10, 2015 adoption of a new Constitution, which divided the nation instead into 7 provinces. It is in the Western Devel ...

of northern-central

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. It lies 17 kilometres from the district capital of Beni at an elevation of approximately 2874 m (9429 ft). The village lies within the

Annapurna Conservation Area Annapurna Conservation Area is Nepal's largest protected area covering in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas. It ranges in elevation from to the peak of Annapurna I at . The conservation area stretches across Manang District, Nepal, Manang, Mu ...

(ACA), requiring a national park permit to visit, and contains a number of "guest houses" and tea houses that provide lodging and meals to mountain trekkers, many of whom spend the night before a pre-dawn trek to the top of nearby Poon Hill (3210m/10531 ft) to watch the sunrise. The place used to be a rest stop where ancient traders found water (''pani'' in Nepali) for their horses (''ghora'' in Nepali), thus leading to the nomenclature Ghorepani. The construction of new roads has made the Ghorepani trade route unnecessary, and as such the main income source for residents of the village is now tourism. Ghorepani lies on a major trail linking several other villages as well as the Annapurna Base Camp. From the South-East direction, it can normally be reached by foot from the village of Birethanti in about 10 hours depending on the trekker. However, many trekkers prefer to overnight at one of the lower villages on their way to Ghorepani, covering the distance over two days owing to the steepness of the trail, the increase in altitude and the beauty of the natural surroundings. Now, trekkers can reach Ulleri by bus or jeep and can reach Ghorepani by a 3-hour normal trek.From the North-West direction, Ghorepani can be reached in about 8–10 hours starting from Tatopani. This trail passes through the villages of Shikha, Dana and Chitre. Ghorepani-04-Sunny Hotel-Pferde-Rhododendron-2013-gje.jpg, Sunny Hotel Ghorepani-06-Laden-2013-gje.jpg, Shop Ghorepani-14-Einwohner-2013-gje.jpg, People of Ghorepani Ghorepani-42-Sunny Hotel-Dhaulagiri-2013-gje.jpg, Dhaulagiri Ghorepani-30-Dhaulagiri-Aussichtspunkt-2013-gje.jpg, View point Ghorepani-34-Haus-Rhododendron-2013-gje.jpg, Rhododendron PanoAnnapurana

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WikimapiaAnnapurna Conservation Area Project
{{Authority control Populated places in Myagdi District