A night in Bandipur Village

I had never heard of Bandipur before it was suggested as a stop by the manager at Hotel Friends Home in Kathmandu. We planned to stay here on the way to Pokhara and I was a little unsure about this destination because I couldn't find much online about it.

Bandipur is on top of a mountain and compared to the rest of the Nepal we saw, the only place without scooters and cars.

We arrived and then had to take a bit of a walk to get our hotel, past some houses, a school and a corn field.


The place we stayed was called Hotel Depche. I wouldn't really recommend this place to anyone.


There was no air or fans and the bathroom window wouldn't close so anything flying around outside could fly in.

We walked around the village, enjoyed the quiet and caught a glimpse of the Himalayas. It was a nice stop and a much different side of Nepal than the big cities.


We had dinner at the hotel and asked for Nepalese food. The dinner was all vegetarian.


We played some banana grams and then the Mosquitos moved in so we retired for the night. The hotel was well lit at night.


We woke to some clear sky and the Himalayas out in front of us. It was a really nice morning in Bandipur.





The shower didn't work - so we packed up and hit the road. Bandipur was a nice stop - I wouldn't recommend longer than a day. Hopefully, there is a better place to stay than Hotel Depche.