There are 23 houses of the Gurung community in Ghurkes, after painting the old houses here, the locals started a homestay.
A community homestay has started in Ichchakamana Rural Municipality-2 Ghurkes, an old hilly village inhabited by the Gurung community. A homestay has come into operation with the help of the municipality in this village, 40 km northeast of the headquarters, Bharatpur.
One and a half hours can be reached here via Bharatpur, Padampur, Jutapani, Shaktikhor, Mayatar. This village is very old. Our Bajebarazu was born and raised here. But the facility of transportation was not there before. "It's been seven or eight years since a car came near here," said a 60-year-old woman, Wijmaya Gurung. At first, he used to walk from here to take a car to reach Kalitar. It took four hours even for those who could walk to reach Kalitar near Muglin Bazar on the Narayangadh-Muglin road.
'Now roads and electricity have reached the villages. When thinking about how to benefit the community from this, the plan was to keep a homestay because it is an old village," said Dan Bahadur Gurung, Chairman of Ichchakamana Rural Municipality. There are 23 houses of Gurung community in Ghurkes. After painting the old houses here, the locals have started a homestay by placing new beds in the beds.
14 houses of Ghurkes have started homestay. We gave basic training about homestay. We also helped with some necessary materials. Since then, the locals have started homestays," said Chairman Gurung. The road through Bharatpur is easy. Shaktikhor is easily connected to the hill village of Bharatpur due to the fishing road. The main road from Shaktikhor to Mayatar is tarred.
After crossing two kilometers of unpaved road from Mayatar, Ghurkes is reached. The original dance in the village is Maruni, Ghatu, Chutka dance. But lately it has been disappearing. The younger generation has forgotten. But now we are reviving it. Bisu Gurung, a local of Homestay No. 1, said, "We will welcome those who come to stay here with delicious and healthy Raithane for breakfast as well as Ghatu and Chutka.
In the village, Isksu, parsley, bodi, beans, greens, mula grow well. Cisno is plentiful. Maize and millet became the staple food. We will serve dishes made from this product to the guests. From Sisno soup to Farsi, Pindalu, Iskus, we will feed those who come here," said Vizmaya Gurung of Homestay No. 2. He hoped that guests would come here because of the cool and warm environment of the mountain.
The houses are old. Our fathers built houses with their skills. are clean. Tried to make doors and windows artistic. Our village, which is located on the hill side, looks attractive from a distance. If you come and stay here, you will be more happy," said Chitra Bahadur, who is also a former public representative.
Chitwan District Coordination Committee Chief Narayan Prasad Adhikari has inaugurated the homestay on Friday. It has started. In order to make it more organized, we are planning to make the locals visit other successful homestays in the country, and also provide more training on food and hospitality," said Gurung, the chairman of the municipality.
The plains of Chitwan experience scorching summer in Baisakh/June. It runs best in winter. The mountainous terrain is cool in summer and warm in winter. President Gurung said that he hopes that guests will come to the homestays opened in this area because of the convenience of the road.
