Ratopani Hot Springs

Ratopani Hot Springs is a natural thermal spring in the Annapurna region of Lamjung District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, where ferruginous-sulfate waters emerge in the forested lower Annapurna foothills of the Marsyangdi river valley, used by local Gurung and Magar communities for thermal bathing within the long Nepali tradition centred on tatopani (hot spring) bathing. The iron-rich spring water, characterised by its reddish mineral deposits and sulfate content, is associated in local thermal tradition with relaxation and bodily comfort — valued in the mountain farming communities of the middle hills. The surrounding landscape of terraced millet and rice fields, traditional stone village architecture, and the forested ridgelines of the Annapurna Conservation Area provides an authentic Gurung cultural setting for this distinctive Himalayan spring.