Sujan Malla from Sankhu, Kathmandu, came to Baglung last month to visit Shey-Phoksundo in Dolpa and Rara Lake in Mugu. One day, he and his team set off on a motorcycle to Rara.

The team that accompanied him, including Nikesh Gurung, Bipin Gautam, Ayush Thapa, Rajdarshan Katuwal, and others, were also very happy to embark on the Mid-Hill Highway via Baglung. This was their first time traveling on the Mid-Hill Highway. They said that after studying a lot, they discovered that they could reach those destinations in a short distance by traveling to Baglung.

After returning from the trip, they said that it was easy to reach Shey-Phoksundo via this route. They returned by this route after visiting Dolpa and Mugu in a short time. They said that they also told other friends after returning from Baglung as a 'transit' on this journey. Nilesh Rajbhandari, a local businessman who has been looking for two other groups of hotels with his name, said .

After the Mid-Hill Highway touches the districts of Karnali and reaches the far west, those who reach Shey-Phoksundo and Rara Lake have also started choosing this route . ‘I didn’t even know that Rara and Shey-Phoksundo can be reached via Baglung, and I was surprised when tourists who came asked,’ said Rajbhandari, chairman of the Baglung Hotel Association, ‘Nowadays, many tourists are coming here to stay and plan their trip .’ He said that those who come by reserving motorcycles and jeeps have made Baglung their first place to stay and visit . 

Tourists from the east, including Chitwan and Hetauda, ​​have started choosing the Mid-Hill Highway when traveling west from the capital. Even those who travel by public bus use the Mid-Hill Highway to Rukum and Jajarkot via Baglung. Travelers going to Muktinath and Upper Mustang have also started including Baglung in their one-night stay. The Baglung Tourism Development Committee has also started arranging jeep and bus rides for those who want to make reservations from Baglung, calling it the 'gate of Mustang'. Those who have reached Baglung Bazaar by public transport have also started using Baglung as a departure point for visits to many places in Dhorpatan, Mustang and Karnali. The hotels here have even written maps to those places. As the number of tourists increases, dozens of hotels are being added to Baglung Bazaar, Galkot and Burtiwang. In the last four years, half a dozen large hotels have been added within the district, while dozens of medium-sized hotels have also opened. As those hotels have also become of a high standard, tourists are starting to flock to them. Rajbhandari says that around 3,000 tourists who come in groups and sporadically can be easily accommodated in Baglung Bazaar. Some hotels are still under construction here.

Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Chandra Prasad Dhakal also said that after the operation of a well-equipped hotel, people living in Pokhara have also started making Baglung a destination. Arjun Chokhal, President of the Federation of Hoteliers Gandaki, said that Baglung is becoming a 'transit' for tourists as the culture of traveling has developed among the general public. 'Recently, the culture of traveling has developed a lot among the youth, and Baglung Kalika, Panchakot and Dhorpatan have increased their attractiveness,' he said. 'There have been an increase in people coming here to visit some destinations in Baglung and stay here.'