The last village of the Langtang valley, gathered around a small monastery at 3,870 metres beneath the ice walls of Langtang Lirung.
Rebuilt with astonishing spirit after the 2015 earthquake, Kyanjin is now famous for an unlikely pairing: monastery prayers at dawn and the best bakeries in the high Himalaya by mid-morning.
Altitude
3,870 m
Famous for
Bakeries & cheese
Beneath
Langtang Lirung, 7,227 m
Insider tip
Order the sea-buckthorn juice — tart, local, and exactly what altitude calls for.
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