Sirubari Gurung Homestay Experience

Sirubari → Syangja District

Highlights

• Live as family in Sirubari, Nepal's first community homestay village — farming, cooking, dancing, and celebrating with the Gurung people.
• Homestay · 5 Days
• Small group, guide-led

Day-by-day itinerary

1. D1

   Arrival & Family Welcome

   Drive from Pokhara to Sirubari (2 hours, last stretch on foot). Your host family welcomes you with a tika ceremony and a welcome drink of raksi (local millet liquor). Tour of the family home, introduction to village layout, and settling into your room.

   Sirubari As per plan

2. D2

   Farm Life & Cooking

   Join your host family in their daily work: planting or harvesting rice, tending buffalo, or gathering firewood. Learn to cook dal bhat the Gurung way — with local greens, fermented soybean (kinema), and hand-churned butter. Evening cultural program of Gurung songs and dances.

   Sirubari As per plan

3. D3

   Village Walk & School Visit

   Walk through the village to meet other families, visit the local school, and see the community projects funded by homestay income. Afternoon participation in a village meeting or religious ceremony if one is occurring.

   Sirubari As per plan

4. D4

   Hilltop Sunrise & Farewell

   Early morning hike to a nearby hilltop for sunrise over the Annapurna range. Return for a special farewell meal prepared by the entire community. Exchange gifts and promises to return. Trek down to the road and transfer to Pokhara.

   Sirubari As per plan

Price includes

• Local storyteller guide
• Stays as per itinerary
• Daily breakfast
• All ground transfers

Make it yours (upsells)

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