Sirubari
Village
Sirubari village
is a totally unspoiled Gurung settlement set
in the hills at an altitude of 1700 meters 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 a feature 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 meters 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 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 centre with it’s…
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 its 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.
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