Trip Duration: 4 days
Trip Accommodation: Camp due to earthquake
Location: west/North from Kathmandu
Highest elevation: 1900 meters
Walking Hour: 4/7 hours every day
Season: whole year
Group Size: Minimum 01 person
High-light of Trip: Learn Nepali life-style, cultural people, Mountain View, landscape, Festival and system
Barpak village is located upon the hilltop about 1900 meter high from sea level at the north of Gorkha approximately 47 KM away from Gorkha Bazaar. Barpak is famous as the village of late VC Capt. Gage Gael, who won the highest honors Victoria Cross medal in the Second World War in Burma. He was also decorated with Nepal Tara by the late King of Nepal. There is a local myth that there was a Ghale king who ruled Barpak and surroundings Gorkaha.
It used to be a trail for salt traded between Tibetans and Newars of Kathmandu in the early day of 1400 BC. During the unification campaign, led by the Shah dynasty of Nepal by king Drabya Shah and Prithibi Narayan Shah they called Gael King for peace talk and was believed to be tricked and mapped out in animals on the sandy bank of Daraudi River. Barpak has nearly 1200 households and nearly 15 thousand population mainly with Gale and Gurung tribes. There are small numbers of Kami, Damai and Sunar in the village serving the community from generation after generation.
Barpak has sole historical significance despite its isolation from mainstream politics and bustling city. Its breathtaking natural beauty has melted so many hearts and drawn so many people from around the world. It has been visited by German chancellor Dr. Roman Herzog in early 1997. The unique sloppy shape of the village with clustered stone tile-roofed houses is believed to be the reason behind main attractions for the people wishing to visit Barpak once they have seen pictures of Barpak. A backpack is one of the stopover village routes of trekking around Manaslu. Peak has attracted countless tourists with its genuine hospitality of and natural beauty.
The 7.8 magnitude Earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April 2015 which center point was in Barpak has left a terrible trail of death, destruction and desperation, unsurpassed in the history of Barpak. The latest statistics show that over 68 people lost their lives, many sustained injuries, nearly 1000 houses collapsed and around 6,000 people displaced from their homes. The earthquake has further caused a devastating blow to Nepal’s fledgling economy with tremendous losses in terms of property, assets and infrastructures. It is a very basic home stay now and many of the houses are going to be rebuilt so that one of the unique ways to help Barpak people and Nepal in this difficult time seems to be by visiting Barpak. Because whatever you spend on your visit will directly benefit Barpaki people, who are living in remote villages and who have suffered the most.
Day 01: Kathmandu to Gorkha by tourist coach, overnight guest house/hotel.
Day 02: Gorkha Bazaar to Barpak by 4-wheel drive/bus 4–5 hours, overnight Home stays in Barpak.
Day 03: Explore the Barpak village, overnight Home stay.
Day 04: Barpak to Kathmandu or Pokhara by Bus 8–10 hours, transfer to hotel.
The cost is depending on group size, affected due to the requirement of number of guides and porters, requisite of Hotel in Kathmandu, method of land/air transport. The itinerary is changeable and modifiable as per needs and time frame of trekkers. Cost will be re calculated if the itinerary is changed or modified. Additional activities may be added as per trekkers request with appropriate additional cost. For Total Tour cost, EMAIL US, we will send you within 24 hours as your requirements.
Notes: Payment should be made 25 % of total amount in advance. Full amount must be paid before your trip starts.
Cancellation should be made 48 hours before departure and 25% cancellation charge is applicable beside Tax, transportation, permits and others fixed expensive.
In case of incomplete Trekking / Tour / Rafting / Climbing / Expedition / Jungles safari / or others days due to the client own problem, the amount of money paid not refundable.
If clients want to go Trekking / Tour / Rafting / Climbing / Expedition / Jungles safari / or others tours more than itinerary, they can pay after back from tour with per day basic but should be permission with Tour guide / Leader.