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Sirubari village is a totally
unspoiled Gurung settlement set in the hills at an altitude of
1700 metres above sea level. The climate is ideal at any time
during the September to June season with warm days and cool
nights.
The village is a short drive and walk from Pokhara, the major
tourist centre for the Annapurna region. It is reached from the
road to Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha.
You will be welcomed into the community and invited to stay in
the home of one of the village families. The accommodation is
simple but comfortable with good bedding and clean toilet
facilities. The food is delicious and you will be eating as one
of the family. Each night there will be entertainment provided
by the community. This will be in the form of traditional Gurung
and Nepali dancing and singing, you can join in if you like!
As the locals are all Buddhist, the village gompa, a simple but
beautiful temple, will be afeature of your stay. There will be
the chance to get a blessing from the resident lama before you
leave.
Just because you are not trekking it doesn?t mean that you won?t
see the mountains. An easy walk above the village is a viewpoint
at Thumro. At 2300 metres this is the highest point south of
Pokhara and the views on a clear day are spectacular .
Spread before you are rolling foothills dotted with isolated
farming communities and crowned by an array of snow peaks that
will leave you breathless. From Langtang in the east, through
Machhapuchare and the Annapurnas and around to Dhaulagiri the
Himalayan giants all line up for your camera to capture.
During your stay you will be able to feel what it is like to
live the life of a Nepali villager. Walk with your family while
they go about their daily chores, tending animals, tilling the
fields, going to school with the children, or just sitting in
the sun talking to neighbours.
Feel free to wander, safely, by yourself and look at all of the
developments that the community have supported and funded; the
primary health centre with its? doctor, the agricultural service
centre, the veterinary hospital, the plant nursery and forest
plantation. The list goes on..
And, at the end of your stay, you will be overwhelmed by the
farewell that your new family will give you. If you never come
this way again the village and its people will remain in your
heart forever.
Mountains
Just because you are having only soft adventure not trekking it
does not mean that you won?t see the mountains. An easy walk
above the village is a viewpoint at Dahare Deurali. At 2300
meters this is the highest point south of Pokhara and the views
on a clear day are spectacular.
Spread before are rolling foothills dotted with isolated farming
communities and crowned by an array of snow peaks that will
leave you breathless. From Manaslu in the east, through
Machhapuchare (Fishtail) and the Annapurna and around to
Dhaulagiri the Himalayan giants all line up for your camera to
capture.
Village Life
During your stay you will be able to feel what it is like to
live the life of a Nepali villager. Walk with your family while
they go about their daily chores, tending animals, tilling the
fields, going to school with the children, or just sitting in
the sun talking to neighbors.
Feel free to wander, safely, by yourself and look at all of the
developments that the community have supported and funded; the
primary health center with it?s doctor, the agricultural service
center, the veterinary hospital, the plant nursery and forest
plantation. The list goes on.
And, at the end of your stay, you will be overwhelmed by the
farewell that your new family will give you. If you never come
this way again the village and it?s people will remain in your
heart forever.
What You Won? t Get?
Hot showers, electricity, television, bottled beer,
hamburgers, rubbish on the trail, thousands of tourists.
What You Will Get?
Delicious local food and drink, comfortable accommodation, a
welcome likes you never had before and the cultural experience
of a lifetime.
2 nights/3 days package normally start and end in Pokhara. Once
you leave town all your expenses are covered by the package
price.
The standard package as mentioned below starting after breakfast
at Pokhara and finishing back in Pokhara late afternoon on day 3
. Extensions are always possible on request. Helicopter
transfers can be arranged provided at least 48 hours notice is
given.
Trip Highlights:
The village is neat and Clean
very colorful and warm
while the people are freindly
well educated and are enthusiastic about tourism
Sirubar is a compact farming community village
Fact File:
Trekking Region: West Nepal
Tour Name: Sirubari Village Tour
Best Season: Sep to Dec and Mar to May
Trekking Type: Home Stay
Tour Style: Guided trip
Grade: Easy
Transport: Car / Bus / Flight
Duration: 04 Days
Price: Contact
Itinerary:
Day 01: Pokhara to Sirubari:
Driving from Pokhara - Sirubari via Badhkhola, Darau. Lanch
and welcome ceremony at Sirubari, and blessing by village lama
(priest). Interact with home stay families. Dinner with home
stay families.
Day 02: Sirubari:
Village tour, Visit to Panchamul High School. Lunch back
with families at hotem stay. Interact with home stay familes and
watch cultural shows.
Day 03: Sirubari:
Hike to Maidan Kharka and Thumro, observe sunrise view.
Lunch with host famileies at home stay group activitiry at
viallage gompa fowwowed by cultral program. Cinner with families
at home stay
Day 04: Sirubar to Pokhara and Kathmandu:
Farewell at village gompa, Depart for Pokhara via Karkinetta,
Seti Dobhan and Naudanda. Lunch on route. Afternoon flight from
Pokhara to Kathmandu. |
