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“The Homestay project has helped my family by
providing us extra income. I feel very happy when
the guests say that they liked staying in my house
more than in a hotel.”
- Gol Bahadur Ghale
“Many of the trekkers say that they come all the way
from seven oceans to spend a day with us in our
Homestays. It is a moment of pride.”
- Chit Bahadur Ranamagar
9. Annapurna Community Trek
Annapurna Trek is a unique experience in itself, which offers a rare opportunity to observe the indigenous lifestyle of
Himalayan tribes, and mostly their honest hospitality. During the trek, mesmerizing panoramic sights of legendary
mountains, like Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Dhaulagiri and Mt. Fishtail, are guaranteed. This region is so much pure and
pristine; one may see traditional Yak herders during the trekking, which is a very rare sight in this Modern Time.
After the welcome ceremony, guests will be taken to their respective rooms. Lodges are built by the people from the
community. Rooms are clean, traditionally designed, and services are performed according to the local culture. As
all of the staff are only from the community, this is to encourage, empower and employ the very own inhabitants. If
a guest would like to spend their time within a house of local people, they are more than welcome to join in, cook,
and eat together. This is, perhaps, the only way to understand the beauty of Nepalese culture.
Mission:
This project is operated to improve the
economic status of the locals though hosting
home stay. Also, the project operates to
maintain and preserve the indigenous lifestyle
of Himalayan tribes. The host, locals, welcome
guests with their traditional hospitality, and the
surplus from the Homestay project goes to the
development of local education and small scale
industry.
“Because of our complicated landscape, we, mountainous people, are one of the less developed communities
in Nepal. However, this project has created job opportunities, which has helped us to improve our economic
condition and also to connect with the people from all around the world.”
- Shyam Sunder Poon
Vision:
This particular trekking route has a huge
potentiality of attracting tourists like any other
popular trekking trails of Nepal. But, before this
pristine trail gets much commercialized, we aim
to develop this trail into a complete environment
friendly trail. The major aim of the project is to
benefit nature and locals.
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