Mana, a tiny village near Badrinath (State Uttarachal, India), is located just few meters inside the Indo-Tibet border in the Himalayas. This village, referred to as the last village of India on the Indo-Tibet border, has been designated as a ‘tourism village’ by the Uttarakhand government.
With 10,248 ft above sea, Mana village holds a lot of mythological relevance and we can actually see traces of the Mahabharata scattered across this small village.
On the top of hill at Mana, the air is more rarified and it is difficult to breath as well. There is a board announcing ‘India’s last tea shop’, stands distinctly with a neat crowd of tourists mingling about. Chand, the owner of hotel, welcomes all with smile and a cup of tea. He always says “Take this tulsi tea. In the Himalayas tulsi is available in plenty”.
You can have a view of border road on the one side and Himalayas on the other side. From here, there is no other way to go!
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