A community homestay program has been launched in Rambha Rural Municipality, Palpa. For the first time, the Ranibas Community Homestay has been introduced in Ward No. 2, Foksingkot, to promote tourism and increase visitor inflow. Fourteen families have converted rooms in their traditional homes to offer homestay services. The program is managed by the Community Homestay Operating Committee, chaired by Deukumari Saru.
According to Saru, a homestay package has been set at NRs. 1,000 per person, which includes two meals, one snack, and accommodation. Visitors are served traditional local dishes, such as millet porridge (dhindo), roti, maize flour-based dishes, fermented greens (gundruk), local chicken, indigenous pork, batuk (black lentil fritters), and sel roti.
Tourists will also experience local cultural performances, including Panchaibaja, Salijo, Maruni, and Jhamre dances. The area is home to over 90 Magar families, who will showcase their heritage and traditions through the homestay program.
Rural Municipality Chairman Bishnu Prasad Bhandari stated that residents received training before officially launching the homestay initiative. He emphasized that this program would generate employment, attract more tourists, preserve local culture, and improve residents’ incomes.
Situated at an altitude of approximately 1,200 meters above sea level, Ranibas offers a stunning panoramic view of Machhapuchhre, Annapurna, and Dhaulagiri mountains from Churki Than, a central vantage point in the village.
Additionally, an Indigenous Ethnic Museum has been under construction for the past three years. The museum showcases Magar traditional attire, historical clay and wooden utensils, weapons, and ancient household items used in daily life.
