Homestays in rural Gulmi and in the villages around Pokhara are drawing more visitors as the autumn tourist season begins. In Gulmi, the Raniban, Dhuwakhola and Resunga homestays are seeing notable numbers of guests, who come for food grown in the villages, such as millet sel roti and nettle, and for folk performances; Raniban, which can host 50, receives 35 to 45 visitors a day in winter, according to a report carried by Gorkhapatra and Nagarik.
In Kaski, operators have reported more domestic and foreign arrivals since Dashain, with villages such as Hemjakot gaining as Pokhara's visitors add a village stay to their trip. Bhimraj Paudel of the Village Tourism Promotion Forum called arrivals encouraging, and operator Uma Gurung said guest numbers were well up on last year. In Pokhara, Lakeside and Phewa Lake are busy with domestic visitors this autumn.
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Homestays in Gulmi and in villages around Pokhara are seeing more guests as the autumn season gets under way, drawn by local food, culture and village life, operators say.
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