Wed, 28 October 2026
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Wed, 28 October 2026
By Guna Bahadur Roka, Sulikot (Gorkha), Oct. 28: Tourist activity has begun picking up in the Manaslu region of northern Gorkha, which had remained quiet after floods in the Budhi Gandaki River damaged roads and trekking trails.
Tourism has gradually started returning to normal after damaged roads and trails were repaired and reopened.
According to Ganesh Karki, a hotel operator in Jagat, the gateway to the Manaslu trekking route, more than 90 tourists have started entering the area daily in recent days.
The rise in arrivals has brought renewed optimism among hotel, restaurant and tea shop operators, he added.
“Tourists have started arriving again after the roads damaged by the Budhi Gandaki flood were repaired. Around 80 to 90 tourists have been coming each day,” Karki said.
He added that arrivals were increasing as October and November marked the main tourist season, with visitors expected to continue coming until November.
Another hotel operator in Jagat, Bal Bahadur Gurung, said the trails in the Chum Valley had also been fully reopened from Monday with support from locals and Chumnubri Rural Municipality.
The route had been obstructed after a cantilever bridge at Sardibhir was swept away. Residents of Chamchet, Chumling and Lokpa worked around the clock to repair the damaged route.
“Locals have worked hard to restore the route, and wooden bridges are now being built at a rapid pace,” said Nima Lama, chairperson of Chumnubri Rural Municipality.
He said the reopening of the route to Chum Valley from Monday had made travel easier for both residents and tourists.
According to Bhuvan Ojha, information officer at the Manaslu Conservation Area Project (MCAP) office in Gorkha, the road section from Khorlabesi to the confluence at Tatopani along the Benighat-Arughat-Larke road has also been reopened with support from the Gorkha Road Project Office, Dharche Rural Municipality, Chumnubri Rural Municipality and local residents.
The reopening of roads and trekking trails has made it easier for tourists to undertake treks in the region, Ojha said.
Anil Prasai, chief of the Manaslu Conservation Area Project office in Gorkha, said tourist arrivals from within Nepal and abroad were expected to continue increasing as access improved.
The floods disrupted travel during the peak tourist season, affecting businesses in the region. With roads and trails gradually reopening, tourism operators in Manaslu have begun to feel relieved.
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