Beldhunga is the choice of tourists for refreshments

Baglung’s Kathekhola Rural Municipality-3 Okhle and Myagdi’s Beni Municipality-3 Bhakimal have Beldhunga on their heads.

Beldhunga at an altitude of 2,600 meters has recently become the choice of domestic and foreign tourists. The crowd of tourists climbing Beldhanga is the same whether it is in Barkha or in winter. Until half a decade ago, this place was in the dark because the road leading here was not easy. When the road network connected Beldhunga, then this place became the choice of many.

Beldhunga is the choice for tourists

People who go to play in the snow in winter and escape the winter in summer are very busy in Beldhunga. It didn’t snow this year. But there was no shortage of those who followed the sunrise and the view. Beldhunga is close to Baglung and Beni markets, so tourists easily reach here. According to local residents, the daily arrival of tourists is increasing as it can be reached through transport and footpath. After the construction of footpaths and bicycle lanes, the number of hikers is increasing.

There is a community homestay in Okhle village near Beldhunga. As a result, food, accommodation, and accommodation are being managed for the tourists who come here. From here, one can easily see mountains, Kaski, and Gulmi, along with numerous snow ranges, along with most of Baglung and Myagdi terrain. Secretary of Beldhunga Community Homestay, Gopal Shrees, said that with the start of the season of flowering and covering the forest, the movement of domestic tourists has increased.

Sris says that Beldhunga has not been empty for a single day this year. He said that even during the rainy season, tourists come to visit here by footpath. He said that after infrastructure construction and publicity, tourists started coming to Beldhunga within twelve months. “Until five to six years ago, Beldhunga was very deserted, the locals used to cut grass and firewood here, as it was the border of Myagdi and Baglung, a few people used to come, but it was not like now”, Secretary Sris said, “Homestays are also doing well when tourists come to Beldhunga. , Water supply and toilets have not been managed here, it would be better if they were managed.”

He says that the number of students and various organizations coming to visit and eat forest food on holidays has recently increased. Swargasram is a famous religious place in Bhakimle of Myagdi. Devotees who come to worship here also come to climb Beldhunga. Until two years ago, one had to risk climbing the boulders, but now one can easily reach the top via a footpath.

Sujan Khatri from Galkot in Baglung said that he also came to visit because the pictures and videos of this place have gone viral on social media. He said, “This place is really like heaven, the mountains can be seen in front of the eyes, the hills, the forest, the animals and birds can be seen in such a place. We had a lot of fun coming as a team of seven people.”

From the 259 thousand allocated by the Kathekhola Rural Municipality last year, the Beldhunga has been widened and arranged, while the 200 million budget of the Gandaki Provincial Government has been constructed by laying 260 meters of slate stone from Deurali Danda to here. A 250-meter bicycle land has also been built towards Baglung Municipality-6 Panchkot.

The spokesperson of Kathekhola Rural Municipality Tika Sangam Vick stated that Beldhunga Rural Municipality is the main tourist destination and said that the rural municipality is planning to promote it. He discussed some infrastructure construction works here in the previous years and said that toilets, drinking water, and roads will be made more organized. He said, “Beldhunga is the head of Kathekhola, it is pride, there are still many structures to be built in this place, its face has changed a lot compared to before. The goal is to do.”