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Pokhara to Khudi via Pasgoan, Bhujung and
Ghalegaun
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The trek from Pokhara to Khudi (or Besisahar) via Bhujung is not yet on the hiking map of the Annapurnas. But it is a very fascinating trek if you are interested in catching a glimpse of the traditional way of life of beautiful Gurung villages as yet unspoilt by tourism. The villages have kept their traditions and culture alive. Moreover you walk among the rice and millet terraces of the lusciously green undulating “middle hills” of Nepal.
The trek has no tea-houses, no signs in English,
so you need at least one porter guide (easily found in Pokhara, but
he may not be fully acquainted with the route), and you must be
prepared to eat and sleep in local houses and live the way the local
people do. But that is part of the fun of this trek.
Above left:
A
steel bridge at Thumsikot across Madi Khola
Pasgoan
and Bhujung are beautiful traditional Gurung villages perched
on the crest of a hill or high or high on the mountain side. The
two-storey houses are packed closely together around narrow alleys.
Above middle:
Above: Corn stacks
in the early
morning sun
Nepalese people radiate dignity and
(self-)respect
From Pokhara
you catch a bus to Bijaypur, an army post a few kilometres east
of Pokhara. Here you change buses to Kalikatahn and
Gumle/Thumsikot on Madi Khola.
Sept. 27, 2006. Departure Pokhara 12.30.
Sept. 28. Thumsikot – Muserei –
Rabaidanda – Bagaicha – Pasgoan. Sept. 29. Pasgoan – Kamagoan – Bhujung. 4 ½ - 5 hours. Sept. 30. Bhujung - Ghanpokhara (2 ½ hours) – Ghalegaun (½ hour) October 1. Ghalegaun, rest day.
October 2. Ghalegaun – Khudi. 3 hours.
Long and steep descent.
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Gurungs are scattered all over Nepal. The majority of the Gurungs have populated the central and western part of Nepal, especially the southern region of the Annapurna range. Gurungs are predominantly Buddhist. The highlanders are Buddhists and the lowlanders practice Hinduism. Gurungs make up 2.43% of Nepal's total population, roughly 450,000 people. Many Gurungs have been recruited for the Gurkha division of the British Army and thus are well educated and have access to foreign currency, which has enabled them to buy land and gain status.
The economy of the Gurungs are mainly based on
agriculture, animal husbandry and services in the army. They grow
rice, wheat, maize, millet and potatoes. Terraced farming is the
norm. They also derive their subsistence from sheep breeding for
meat and wool. Last update October 07
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