LAPRAK VILLAGE AND OTHERS POPULAR VILLAGES IN NEPAL

LAPRAK” village located at on the ” around Mt. Manaslu circuit” which is the most beautiful and exciting remote area of gorkha district. It is a thick houses 3,000 inhabited by Gurungs and few of kamis. All nine wards of laprak clustered together in this village and It is 125 km northwest of kathmandu and 65 km far from gorkha bazar.Laprak village is one of the large village at elevation 2,300 m of this region.There are more than 600 houses and the houses is made by whole stone and roof tops covered by wood. The village looks like Asan Bazaar in kathmandu. The climate pleasurable in spring and autumn and the winter is colder sometimes with snowfall but tour can be made anytime round the year. Laprak is a landslide  vulnerable zone and in 1999 A.D the rain triggered landslide. some houses swept away and 12 hector of agriculture land. Now there are many good hotels and homestay in laprak village.

           Laprak has a very rich cultural background of Gurung communtiy living in a surface area of 1,114 hectores. Inhabitant of 3.000 population who are following the shamanism and lamaism culture and strong traditon of their ancestors.Laprak is belived to be very old settlement historically in the sense that people still
practice bona religion. They seemed to have adapted Buddhism and Hinduism over the centuries and now there is small minority of Christianity. In Baishak purnima worship and got blessing from their ancestors.Laprakis celebrated many festival like buddha jayanti, Lhosar, Dashain ,Tihar, Chewar, Argun, Rodhi etc as the whole gurung castes are all  both Buddhism and Hinduism.
   People of laprakies do potato farming as it is their tradtional practices. Next they keep cows , buffaloes, goats and sheep  for livlihood and they use for wool some of these animals to make attractive products like 'BAKKHU'  which is very important in gurung community.This versatile garment is usually worn as a coat but can be used as a hooded raincoat and sleeping bag and protected from the bees during a honey hunting. they make bags from nettle fiber and scrafts, sweater from the wool of rabbits.They make different products form the bamboo. They produced many food items sain vegetables maize barely,potato,wheat,bean etc.

BARPAK VILLAGE

 Barpak is a village situated in the northern part of the Gorkha district of Nepal. It is located about 1900 m above the sea level and inhabited by gurungs, ghales, ,  and few others.
There are more than 1200 houses in the village. There is 24-hour electricity, internet facility,basic medical service, good hotels and the village can be reached by direct bus transportation from Kathmandu except in rainy season. Barpak is situated upon the hilltop about 1900 metres high from sea level at north of Gorkha approximately 45 km (28 mi) away from Gorkha. Barpak is known as village of late VC Capt. Gage Ghale who won the highest honour Victoria Cross Medal in second world war in Burma. He was also decorated with Nepal Tara by Late King of Nepal
       Barpak has its unique historic ,languages,and cultural.  Its breadth taking natural beauty has melted so many hearts and drawn so many people from around the world.

Barpak is one of the stopover village routes of trekking around Manaslu. Barpak has attracted countless tourists with its genuine hospitality of and unspoilt natural beauty.

There are so many possibilities of developing eco tourism in Barpak as it has so much to offer to the guests. Its rich culture, warm and friendly people breadth taking scenes of HIMALAYA watching Barpak, overlooking valleys of Darauti river and Treks to Dharkey Danda, Narad Pokhari or just a chill out tour around the village and many interesting festivals.
Most of Barpakies own a piece of land where they grow wheat, millet, soyabean, corn, barley and also rice which is planted only in the lower part of village called loong and Goje. Most family own a herds of sheep and animal and they cash in well at the time of Dashain and other festivals.
               
         Pushu danda is the major boundary or border of laprak village and Barpak village and   Pushu danda is the second highest point view of the lower manaslu region which is situated at 3,000m above the sea level. One will go across pashu danda a junction that also lead to Rupinal pass(4,643m)There are different kind of flowers are blooming along the hillside of pushu danda during spring. In englsih danda means top.It is the main view point where on could admire the beautiful view of sunrise at the morning and sun set at the evening time. we can see many panorama view of annapurnas  machapuchre, bouddha himal(6,672m), manaslu range, himalachuli(7,893) lamjung himal, shringi himal(7,187m) ganesh himal (7,430m),and langtang lirung etc.Many tourists are goes from this village way around the manaslu.
      Those people who have not enough time to go Himalaya of nepal and who have a certain time but more desire to do a lot of things in that certain times and who want to get closely into the real nepalese lifestyle and culture and tradition of gurung ethnic and others of the Himalayas in the certain period. who want to exploration in the villages and alpine vegetation with flora and fauna. If someone really want a new taste of nepalese culture and life style,  "LAPRAK  VILLAGE AND BARPANK VILLAGE  are the best destination for the tourists. one can feel peace and harmony when one will be there. It has attracted many foreigner as well as the domestic visitors. These unique gurung villages is also a popular stopover for the manaslu region.

GHALE GAUN

This is a pristine area newly opened for tourism. Apart from the stunning landscaped and views of the Annapurna regian.Ghalegaun offers a real opportunity to become a part of village life. Loading with local gurung families, this area is all so home to the famous honey hunters of Nepal. The Beautiful village of Ghalegaun and Ghan pokhara lie to the northwest of Khudi at the top of the nearby hills Khudi in Lamjung District is a major gateway to the Annapurna circuit trek Gualeguan and Ghanpokhara are the mainly Gurung settlements are situated at an altitude of 2016 meters and 2050 meters.
            The view from the villages stretches from Buddha Himal, Himalchuli and Manaslu to the north east Mt. Lamjung and Annapurna II to the north and Mt. Machhapucchre and Annapurna South to the North West. The approach to Ghalegaun-Ghanpokhara is a wonderful experience; the mists of the early mornings, the beautiful Khudi and Midim rivers; beautiful rhododendrons; chirping sound of the birds simply takes one to the faraway place and completely with the nature. The trekking route passes through the dense forests, villages and awesome waterfalls.

SIRUBARU VILLAGE 

Sirubari is without doubt one of the most attractive villages in Nepal. The village is neat and clean, very colorful and warm, while the people are friendly, well educated and are enthusiastic about tourism. Sirubari is a compact farming community village. The unique attraction of Sirubari is the fact that it is the model for a growing new trend in tourism in Nepal - a trend that takes the visitor "within". Experiences stemming from observations from "without" have always attracted visitors to Nepal.

Sirubari, a village in Syangja district southwest of Pokhara, is a short drive from Pokhara followed by a comfortable walk. The village is on a south-facing slope at 1,700 m above sea level. The climate is ideal at all times of the year with no snow ever falling in the village itself. However, the ideal time to visit is between September and June. The houses are mostly built from local materials and are well constructed and comfortable. The overwhelming impression of the village is one of order and cleanliness but with a warm and welcoming feel to it. Foot trails through the village are all stone paved. Being on the southern slopes of the ridge the village enjoys long sunny days and is ideal for agriculture.