‘Gothbas’ is attracting tourists to Bukipatan

लगानी न्यूज

२१ श्रावण २०८२, बुधबार १०:०९August 6, 2025

Baglung. From Dhorpatan Valley, you can reach Garpachheda on a four-and-a-half-hour walk. Located at an altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level, Garpachheda is the first gateway to Bukipatan.

Tourists who reach here by crossing cliffs, jungles and high mountains are tired. The gothbas (gothste) has been brought into operation for the tourists who have reached Garpachheda on a continuous foot journey from the Valley. Until recently, there was no other structure here except the sheep shed for rest.

TAG_OPEN_div_36 The gothste has been brought into operation in Garpachheda after the influx of tourists started increasing in Bukipatan since last year. At present, around 100 domestic and foreign tourists visit Bukipatan on a daily basis. Especially during the rainy season, bukipatan is green and thousands of flocks can be seen from here with countless glaciers.

Tourists visiting Bukipatan used to spend the night in the shed with the sheep shed due to lack of food and accommodation facilities. While spending the night in the cowshed, some even fell ill due to the cold. But now that problem has subsided. Sandesh Thapa of Dhorpatan has brought the gothste into operation at Garpachheda, the gateway to Bukipatan, since last year with the increase in tourist arrivals.

Along with Thapa TAG_OPEN_div_32, local Mahendra Gharti Magar has also brought the gothste into operation from this year. Thapa and Gharti Magar’s gothste is nearby. They welcome tourists from Dhorpatan Valley. Gothste has become a place for tourists to reach Garpachheda after hours of travel. Tourists can experience the life of high mountains, glaciers and gothlas from Gothstay.

According to Sandesh Thapa, owner TAG_OPEN_div_30 of Gothste, the number of tourists visiting Bukipatan has increased this year as compared to the previous year. According to him, the number of tourists has started increasing in the recent past as bookipatan has started getting publicity in the media and social media. He said that the main purpose of operating The Bukipatan Gothste was to promote the area and serve the tourists. According to Thapa, the tourists living in Gothste are allowed to eat potato produced in Dhorpatan, meat of sheep shrimp in Bukipatan, lekali greens and flour dhido.

“TAG_OPEN_div_28 It has not been long since tourists started coming to Bukipatan, until recently this area was hidden for tourists, more tourists have started coming here for two÷3 years, I started the gothsteste since last year, this year another friend has also started it,” he said, adding, “Earlier, when tourists came to Bukipatan, there was a compulsion to stay in the cowshed with the shepherd, they had a lot of problems for food and sleep.” Now we have solved that problem. ’

Mahendra Gharti Magar has been running the gothstay at Garpachheda since the first week of June. TAG_OPEN_div_26 Gharti Magar, who runs a hotel in Dhorpatan Valley, said the number of tourists visiting the hotel has increased after the operation of gothste.

According TAG_OPEN_div_24 to him, tourists visiting the gothstay are charged Rs 2,500 for food and snacks along with a night’s stay. Some tourists reach Bukipatan at 9 am and return in the evening, he said.

“There has been TAG_OPEN_div_22 a huge increase in the arrival of tourists in Bukipatan, due to lack of access to roads, many people have to come here through trekking route, many people feel tired when they walk, not only that, this place falls in the high area, some fall sick,” said Gharti Magar, “When we come to Bukipatan, we have made arrangements for general first aid for tourists coming to Gothste. Now tourists do not have to stay in the cowshed as before. ’

can be reached from Garpachheda to Phagune, Tikadhar, etc. Mukesh Subba, who came from Pokhara Metropolitan City-7, said that the gothste has made it easier to stay and roam here when they come to Bukipatan. He said that he first came to Bukipatan four years ago and returned from the cowshed at that time. Although gothste does not have the same facilities as a hotel, it is much easier to stay and eat food, he said.