Rara pictures:

Rara Lake is the largest lake of Nepal, situated in Mugu district in the far western region of Nepal, near Gam Ghadi (district-headquarter of Mugu) and Talcha airstrip. It takes around 3 to 4 days of walking/trekking to reach Rara from Jumla.

Full moon rising above Rara Lake - Nepal, 2007

The surface of Rara Lake is around 8 square kilometer and the perimeter 9 kilometer. The length of the lake is 5 kilometers and it is 2 kilometers wide, the altitude around 3060 meter and the max. depth is 167 meter.

Rara is an unique spot in Nepal. The lake is situated in the Rara National Park and because of its remote location and the violence/threat of the Maoists the lake has been visited by only few tourist in the last couple of years. Only in the second half of 2006 the situation improved and foreign visitors do not need to pay the high fee of around $100 per person to the Maoist anymore.

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Sunrise at Rara lake - picture taken near Dafi hotel, Rara	South east side of Rara Lake

Girl with rhododendron flower in Murma village, around 30 minutes walk from Rara Lake	Woman weaving in the streets of Gam Ghadi