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Pokhara, Nepal

Safety

Safety in Pokhara, Nepal
What do other Racers need to know in order to be safe? Current safety protocols/precautions in place? Any relevant issues/concerns? Any precautionary suggestions?

People’s Opinions

  1. We stayed on Lakeside for the entire month and never felt unsafe! We walked everywhere and during daylight hours I felt safe walking by myself. At nights we did feel better about walking in groups just because it gets weird at night. Not unsafe just weird. Lots of tourists visiting from all over and some drugs are legal here which brings out a different crowd at night. Best recommendation is there’s safety in numbers 🙂
  2. We stayed on Lakeside the entire month, at two different hostels. We never felt unsafe, but did adhere to the women wearing pants that at least went past our knees (even though we were in a touristy area, we wanted to respect the culture). We stayed at Kiwi (southest-ish side) & the second one – Lake Forest Hostel (north side). We decided it was safe to walk around by ourselves, but not alone at night.During our time in Pokhara, there was a political protest. There is a group called the Maoists – the lead a Bandh (strike) while we were there, so the public transportation was not running that day. My advice would just be to stay away from big groups because protests are common & they could get violent.Even during the Bandh, we didn’t feel unsafe at all, it was just something to be mindful of that day as we were doing ministry 🙂You will love Pokhara!!
  3. We stayed at Maya Guesthouse, on north lakeside, we walked everywhere and never felt unsafe other than being cautious walking on busy roads.
  4. We lived at The Yak Ranch and it was extremely safe! We had a dog that parked at anything it wasn’t familiar with. We often went on walks on our own and lived in the villages for a few days and it was great!
  5. We lived about a mile outside of Pokhara, in Lakeside at the Maya Guesthouse partnering with Maya Ministries. We have never felt unsafe, we are just always careful to never walk alone at night. This is a big tourist destination due to the attractiveness of adventures, so we have met people from all around the world. We take public transportation when we go to the slums, we can do this alone however it is best to go with a local to begin. You will probably be charged more than others on the busses and may not know where and when to get off. Just play it safe and go with someone you trust until you get the hang of things.
  6. We lived just outside of Lakeside and never felt unsafe. During the day it was safe to walk into Lakeside by yourself, and at night we walked in pairs or small groups. We usually took public transportation with our Nepali friends, but some of us did go by ourselves at one point during the day and felt safe.
  7. Our team worked with a YWAM base in Lamacheur and we felt SO safe. We walked everywhere and even when we went to Lakeside we felt really safe. We took public transport by ourselves a lot and never felt like we were in danger. In fact, we had plenty of locals help us with prices for the bus and all that stuff.

Ministry Summary

Ministry Summary in Pokhara, Nepal
Breakthroughs? Suggestions? Concerns? On a scale of 1-4 (1 being not at all, 4 being absolutely) how strongly would you recommend another World Race team go to this ministry location & why?

People’s Opinions

  1. We worked with Maya Ministries for the month! Shonnie and Matthew (founders of the ministry) recently moved back to Canada so we worked with Gracie who is taking over the guesthouse. We had a lot of different ministry opportunities. We visited the slums and Tibetan refugee camp to keep pouring into the relationships they’ve been building there. We did some prayer walks and evangelism around Lakeside and at the Peace Pagoda temple. We also went to the dance bars (DB’s) a few nights a week to love on the girls there. The month had a lot of free time during the day hours. This left us up to creating our own forms of ministries by getting meals with people we were meeting around the town and getting out of our comfort zones of what real life ministry is going to look like at home.
  2. If you’re looking for mountain biking ministries, I have a couple contacts. Their names are Jonathan and Arlen Just reach out to me! @heywesleyc – instagram .
  3. Joy’s Restaurant and Bar. There is a man named Raj. He is a sweet man who loves the Lord and is involved with church. Just be mindful of how touchy he gets. We aren’t sure where his motives are if he is just being friendly or something else! But worth visiting him to encourage him in faith!
  4. New Hotel Castle – go visit Paul & Amy – they will love you & feed you American food & delicious coffee. You won’t regret it 🙂 Just contact them & tell them you’re from WR. They also have the cutest kids!!millersinnepal@gmail.com
  5. At the guesthouse, Lumi and Pekma (our hosts) set up ministry to visit families and kids in the slum area, doing outreach and prayer visits; visits to the Tibetan camps to do prayer walks and outreach to the monks; dance bar (DB) ministry for the girls to go in with translators and outreach the women working there while the men on our team interceded outside the bar and did outreach in the streets. We also did a lot of ATL on our off days or slow ministry days, and because of Pokhara’s tourist diversity mostly everyone spoke English which made it easy to talk to people about Jesus and build relationships.
  6. At The Yak Ranch we did a lot of manuel labor. The compound isn’t yet completed so “typical” ministry was scarce. We got to live with families in the villages for a few days and that was incredible!
  7. We worked with Maya Ministries which focuses on women’s ministry and evangelism and discipleship in the slums. We go into the Dance Bars (DB’s) at night to talk to the women that work inside. The goal is to create meaningful relationships with the women and girls to guide them to a life of Christ.In the slums we go to different homes meeting new people and building on existing relationships. We have even gotten to lead bible studies with some of the people. There are always kids around to love and play with, so children’s ministry is a great option too!We had tons of YWAMers with us, and it was great to do ministry and life with them.
  8. We worked with Maya Himalaya and it was great! Matt and Shonnie are a young couple (Canadian and Australian) and they have a great group of people that helped us out tremendously. The whole ministry is incredibly Spirit-led which pushed us out of our comfort zones in the best way. We did a lot of different things–first had a booth at a Yoga and Healing conference, ministered in dance bars at night to create relationships with the girls, hosted “Beauty Days” at the guest house for the girls we had met, went to a Tibetan refugee camp, we shared in churches… there was a YWAM team there with us for the first couple of weeks which was awesome. Everything was really enjoyable but we did have a lot of free time as well and it was tough to focus on one thing when we seemed to always be doing something different. Overall, I’d highly recommend this ministry–just be super intentional about the relationships you create, especially in the dance bars! It’s really a ministry where you’ll get out what you put in.
  9. We also did a 4 days hike through Dampus in the himalayan foothills. We went to Australian Base camp which was really awesome. We slept in a church and worked with the pastor of the church doing house fellowships in the evenings that we were there. SHE ALSO COOKS THE BEST FOOD! Legit. Best food we had in Nepal.I will tell you that it is colder there than in Pokhara. Bring extra blankets and wear lots of clothes. The YWAM host will most likely give you more tips if they take you. This was a first time host when we went and was sort of last minute.
  10. We worked with Pramish at the Lamarchaur base where we helped with their street kid ministry. We also ministered at a widows home and at a Young Life. It was a great month! Pramis was a first time host and did AMAZING! If you get to work with him or anyone at the YWAM base it is amazing. You will love it!The only down side was that we didn’t have much ministry. As we were leaving we suggested to them that we wanted more ministry and they received that feedback well. It was a really great month!You will also get to meet crazy awesome people from all around the world who are studying through YWAM!

Lodging

Lodging in Pokhara, Nepal
Where did you stay? What were the accommodations (sleeping arrangements, toilets, showers, etc.)? Cost (per person per night in USD), Contact info.

People’s Opinions

  1. We were with Maya Ministries, but with their transition of ministry their guesthouse is temporarily closed. We stayed at Rising Moon guest house which is right in the hub of Lakeside. We had three rooms with beds, western toilets, and showers (mostly warm). We paid 800 rupees per room per night. She also had drinkable water tanks here. She charges 15 rupees per 1 Liter fill up. We just kept a checklist tab when we filled up and paid in full at the end. There is a small kitchen, but not ideal for cooking. We ended up having to eat out many of our meals because of this.
  2. We stayed a portion of the month in Kiwi backpackers hostel – they were in budget & included breakfast. We though Kiwi was okay, it was a bit loud & there were a lot of people that partied there. It was challenging to talk about exactly what we were doing because we didn’t want to blow our cover, with the month being ATL!The second portion of the month we stayed at Forest Lake hostel, which we thought was much quieter. Neither places had separate rooms, which made team time challenging because we were in public the whole time.
  3. We stayed at Maya Guesthouse which has many rooms, each with 2-4 beds per room, with comfortable pads on the bed, big blankets, pillows, and a towel for showering. Normal toilets, and cold showers unless you’re lucky and catch a really sunny day because of solar showers. There’s a kitchen with 4 burners and a fridge. There’s also a cool rooftop prayer room we would worship and do team time in. There was wifi but didn’t work well with a lot of people on it. Usually we went to coffee shops or restaurants if we wanted wifi or bought SIM cards.
  4. We stayed at The Yak Ranch! The building isn’t finished, but we had bunk beds with big cozy blankets. There were two dorm style rooms so the guys and girls were seperate. We had some trouble with mice so keep all snack foods in the kitchen. One squatty potty and one hose like shower. It was fairly cold so we didn’t sweat a lot and tried to save our showers for rest/adventure day down the mountain in Pokhara. They also had a washer!!!!
  5. We stayed at Maya Guesthouse! 650 rupees/person/night. It was fabulous. We had three girls to a room, very comfortable beds with cozy blankets, real towels (say goodbye to your camp towel for the month!) and bathrooms in each room. It’s a solar shower, so if you wait til later in the day you can sometimes get a hot shower, but don’t count on it. Really just depends on the weather. Also, western style toilets. There’s a communal kitchen which had a fridge and two stove tops–it was really nice, only a challenge when we were trying to cook at the same time as the YWAM team. Overall, we felt very spoiled.
  6. Oju Guesthouse and BakeryMy team and I stayed at Oju Guesthouse at lakeside in Pokhara. Rooms are $900 rupees a night and you can fit 3 in a room. It translates to about $3 a person in USD. Chiran is the man who owns the Guesthouse and he’s a Christian as well as a local Nepali. He and his little family own the Guesthouse and are so incredibly accommodating and sweet. It’s named after his daughter, Oju, HOW ADORABLE.He helped us with our adventure day, called some of his friends with taxis and they picked us up at 5AM to go watch the sunrise at the Buddhist temple. He also helped arrange rides and discounts on paragliding with videos and pictures included which was awesome!Chiran is also a baker and has a bakery attached, he gets up everyday at 4AM to make the bread fresh. Get the chocolate bread. GET IT. YOU HAVE TO. Breakfast at the bakery is pretty cheap and also so delicious. He was such a blessing to us and was so full of the Lord, always smiling. Tell him hi for us, he loved having racers stay there!Gauri Ghat?Lakeside South?Pokhara, Pokhara-6Telephone: +977-61-466273Mobile: +977-9804197125 (Chiran)E-mail: ojuguesthouse@outlook.com
  7. It was SO cold. Our sleeping bags were not enough so they gave us these super warm quilts!! But your backyard view … amazing! If you wake up early enough in the morning (which you will anyway because breakfast bell rings at 7am everyday) you WILL see the mountains … the snow peaked ones! Beautiful.The base has several squatties and even has a western toilet. There are shower heads and warm showers are possible …. you have to wait for 1 hour or so after the power turns on for it to warm up. It is worth it … especially when it is freezing! We were there in January and froze most of the time. But there is plenty of space to go and stay warm … if you put your whole team in one room the body heat acts as a furnace. It is great for team bonding 🙂
  8. Lucca B&BChristopher & Jenneke Hipona – Christian missionary couple that runs the B&B. Great resource to other ministries as they are apart of YWAM and have great local recommendations on things to do!Everyone had their own bed, hot showers, western style toilets, common living room, kitchen, and roof top fire place! Cost is 5 USD/person/night but doesn’t include breakfast. Walking distance to cheap food, and lakeside area is the best part of Pokhara.Shantipatan-6, Lakeside, PokharaTel: 061-466736Cell: 9808848779email: luccabnb@gmail.comFacebook: LUCCA Bed & Breakfast

Food / Meals

Food / Meals in Pokhara, Nepal
What did you eat? Where did you get the food? Cost (per person per day in USD)? Contact info (if applicable).

People’s Opinions

  1. We ate out every meal so here are my best suggestions:-Go to salesways to get quick stuff for lunches! This will save you in the food budget department-Alisha Restaurant was my go to place for breakfast! The place is small and doesn’t always have many customers, BUT the food is tasty and the owner is so kind! You can get a breakfast platter (eggs, toast, potatoes, and coffee/tea) for 180 rupees.HINT: the places that not many tourists are eating at are the cheapest and really good-AM/PM cafe has the best smoothie bowls-Metro Crepes (do yourself a favor a splurge there once! Chocolate-Banana is the best)-OR2K has a great vegan menu but can be a bit pricey-Himalayan Java has some of the best views and friendly staff!-Best pizza we had was at the Movie Garden
  2. Avoid eating meats if possible. A lot of the locals say you can get sick by eating meats at restaurants. (I got Giardiasis, not sure where, but I definitely didn’t eat ‘clean’).
  3. Highly recommend OR2K! A lot of people hang out there because of the good ambiance and view. You can do ministry talking to people there! Also amazing food!
  4. If you’re cooking your own food GO TO SALEWAYS! you will save a lot of money!! But all the places people listed below are excellent.We would add The Juicery & Linger (they have all kinds of crazy ice cream flavors!!)
  5. Food was team prepared, but we decided to just hand out our food budgets and supplement with personal budgets.Recommendations:Rosemary CaféRoadhouse CaféMetro CrepesMongolian China ( Momos fried in plum sauce)Wheat to Sweet (pastries)Himalayan Java (near OR2k)
  6. We cooked our breakfast every morning, but Ruth, the wife of the host couple cooked most lunch and dinners for us.
  7. We were in charge of cooking our own meals and there was a kitchen where we stayed to do so. HOWEVER! Favorite restaurants include:-Pokhara Java. The closest nice coffee shop to where we lived. The wifi was good enough to FaceTime and they had a great atmosphere and good food.-Open Heart. The best Wifi we found in Pokhara. Food took FOREVER so usually I’d just go there when I needed good wifi and would just get a milk tea or something. Near Pokhara Java in Lakeside.-Fewa View (I think that’s what it’s called?) Closest restaurant to Maya House. Beautiful view, super affordable, and I recommend the cheese potato Momos.-Metro Crepes….Yes. Save up so you can splurge (though they are relatively affordable, and super big, and super delicious. Go.)-Landing Zone–pizza! Oh my word. It was a medium sized pizza (1 very hungry person, 2 less hungry people) for 200 rupees. And it was delicious. I recommend the garlic or salami. Also heard that Godfather Pizza has some of the best and fastest pizza in town.-OR2K is the bomb, but the wifi wasn’t fab. It’s vegan and has fabulous falafel and hummus and dal bhat.-There’s a chicken schwarma place near the outskirts of town…connected to Tara Boutique Hotel. It was really good. Wish I could provide more info. No tax/VAT.-WHEAT TO SWEET. Is a Christian bakery and we were obsessed. It was super affordable. Although some members of our team liked Good Day Bakery more…might as well try them both 🙂We did our grocery shopping at Saleways (under Himalaya Java and OR2K.) It didn’t have produce but had mostly everything else we needed, then we just got our fruits and veggies at roadside stands.
  8. We went to Aozora for dinner one night. It’s a Japanese restaurant and really good!! If you like ginger get the honey ginger lemon tea. It was amazing! All of the food was great! It is on the Main Street leading to lakeside, but if you can’t find it you can look it up on tripadvisor.
  9. The YWAM base cooked all our meals. The bell rang for the meals at 7am, noon, and 6pm. You will usually get rice, a yellow sauce, and veggies. It gets boring after a while but is still very good!BUTTER COOKIES. Trust me. You will get addicted. Try them.There is also a hole in the wall coffee shop at Lamecheur city center that our team loved. Coffee was 40 cents and tea was 15 cents. So good! The YWAM base will know what the coffee shop is 🙂
  10. Himalayan Java in Pokhara is prime! They have great wifi, super friendly staff and such a beautiful view of the lake and mountains. Added bonus; grocery store around the corner that sells EVERYTHING as well as phone minutes, a fray place right downstairs and OR2K (vegan restaurant that is Uh-mazing) just above them. It’s a great spot and they are great there! Love them well!
  11. Metro crepes is the best crepes in the entire world! Pure goodness, I would highly recommend the Nutella & Banana crepe for only 3.50 USD! It is in the Lake side area and the owners are Christian missionaries! They have a variety of sweet crepes and savoury crepes!https://www.facebook.com/pokhara.metrohttp://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293891-d4102583-Reviews-Metro_CoffeeCrepesSlush-Pokhara_Gandaki_Zone_Western_Region.htmlMust eat place in Pokhara!

Transportation

Transportation in Pokhara, Nepal
What transportation did you use to enter the country? Where were you coming from? What transportation was used to move throughout the country? Be sure to include the cost per person in USD and contact info if applicable.

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  1. We took a bus from Katmandu to Pokhara and it was 700 rupees/person ($6.30). Be sure to note that all buses leave at 7:30am so make sure to be at the bus stop at 7:00am. We took local bus transportation in Pokhara to go to the slums and Tibetan camps. Usually it costs 40 rupees round trip (40 cents). We always had our host with us, and that helped not getting over charged and knowing when/where to get off. We walked everywhere else and had no problems! Only took taxis when it was pouring rain (hello monsoon season!) and it would be about $3.00.
  2. Also, TL’s – I would encourage you to go through your hostel or hotel either in Kathmandu or Pokhara to book bus tickets anywhere! We ran into a jam trying to book online. It ended up working out (because it always does) but, to avoid extra stress, just ask your hotel person 🙂
  3. We walked every where! Took taxis a bit, bargain & then walk away if it’s too expensive, then they’ll give you the price you ask for 🙂
  4. The bus was PACKED. We rode as few times as possible. We even rode on top of the bus once and it was 10x more enjoyable. But as far as going places on the mountain we walked everywhere.
  5. Working with the YWAM base we walked most places but also took the public bus for the street kid ministry! It was cheap. And super safe.

Medical

Medical in Pokhara, Nepal
Information on local hospitals / doctors / pharmacies. Where would someone go in a medical emergency? (addresses and contact info).

People’s Opinions

  1. We went to the International Medicare Traveler’s Clinic when one of my teammates came down with a viral infection. They are open 24 hours, but give them a heads up call if you’re coming, because our doctor was half asleep at 5:00am. They took really good care of her there, and she even got to stay in a private bedroom. Overall cost for a day-length stay was about $180. She filed a claim and was reimbursed before the end of the month.
  2. Adding to Maddie’s comment (I’m the one who got Giardiasis), if you get admitted for 24hours, its about $350 USD. They helped me to go to the ATM to withdraw to pay after the admittance, and within a month, IMG insurance already sent me my cheque of reimbursement. Just make sure you get a pre-approval before you get admitted!They have really good service there.
  3. International Medicare Traveler’s Clinic. One of my teammates had Giardiasis & they took care of him very well. They included all follow ups & if you needed additional treatment, for the initial price that you pay.

Communication

Communication in Pokhara, Nepal
Did you have cell reception / Internet service? Where? Carrier / Provider, where did you get phones / SIM cards, cost? Country code?

People’s Opinions

  1. We got SIMS for the baby phones through Ncell in Katmandu before coming here. There is an Ncell store here too to get SIMS and recharge on minutes. Make sure to bring your passport and passport photo to leave with them. Pretty much every restaurant and guest house has WiFi so you will have no problems finding it!
  2. There is wifi everywhere! But I got a local sim through Ncell, it worked fantastic. Go to any Ncell retailer – bring your passport photo & it was $20 for 16gigs.
  3. No wifi at Yak Ranch, but we could connect when we came down the mountain to Pokhara. We found that Coffee Break had the best wifi.

Financial

Financial in Pokhara, Nepal
Location of banks or ATMs, notes about transaction fees, best places to exchange money, and other money related advice.

People’s Opinions

  1. Tons of ATM’s alongside the main area of Lakeside. Most will charge anywhere for $5-$10 withdrawal fees. Make sure if you eat at smaller restaurants or snack stores to carry small bills. Also, a lot of the shopping stores preferred to not be given $1,000 rupee bills
  2. As a Canadian, I found the fees at the ATM’s here very expensive. Withdrawing money always costed me around $20 Canadian after all the conversion exchange and bank/atm fees. Usually its $10 or less in other countries.
  3. Tons of ATM’s – mostly in the center portion of Lakeshore drive.
  4. No ATMs on the mountain by Yak Ranch. Host preferred to be pain in full up front. Good to have small bills for little snack stores nearby.

Translators

Translators in Pokhara, Nepal
List any local translators – name and contact information, languages spoken

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Off Days / Fun Activities

Off Days / Fun Activities in Pokhara, Nepal
What activities did your team experience? Recommendations? List locations/contact info. Any locations to be avoided? Any extra safety tips for off days?

People’s Opinions

  1. There is PLENTY to do in Pokhara! You can kayak or paddle boat on the lake for the day. I had friends who went bungee jumping and white water rafting and loved it ($45 USD). We hiked to the powerhouse waterfalls and our host came with us to show us how to get there. GO TO THE MOVIE GARDEN! They have a FB page that shows the movies playing that week. We loved it there and you can’t beat the views of an outdoor theatre (350 rupees for etnrance).
  2. Himalayan Trails!! Go mountain biking with Jonathon! We biked up to the Pagoda – it was really hard but awesome.We also rented a paddle boat as a team to do a debrief of the month, it was the best idea we ever had. Go worship on the water & reflect on what your time has looked like on the race so far.
  3. Food/ Coffee:Himalayan Java is the Starbucks of Nepal, good food, real bacon, good coffee and adequate WiFi.White rabbit: very cute, only takes visa, food is good but limited but the pastries are bomb and so is their coffee and view of the lake. Also the blended mint lemonade is 10/10 also great WiFi and you can stay for a long time without anyone staring at you for your table.Coffee break: very cheap drinks and food, not the place to go if your looking for a really good drink but the place to go for good WiFi, and cheap coffee, also only takes visaRosemary kitchen: good WiFi, nice garden, good value for good breakfast, good high quality food but a little more than your WR budget but worth itRoadhouse: really good pizza, also really good other food as well, decent WiFi, again pricier but worth itOr2K: bomb falafel and hummus and French fries, decent WiFi but beautiful view and a really cool vibeMetro crepes and the French creperie are all very good if your crepes are your thingPlaces to go:The blind tiger: screens usually 2 recent movies most nights, saw a couple movies that were realeased after coming on the race.The movie garden: very cool place to see some movies! It’s pretty cheap and they’ve got popcorn and pizza, very fun place to go hang out at night.Rabin tattoo inn: awesome tattoo artist and a really nice guy, really fun to talk to 1 person got a tattoo there and one got a touch up done, he’s clean and does an amazing job.Adventures:Paragliding is a cant miss so amazing! The zipflyer zipline is so cool, you zipline from the top of a mountain and go like 75 mph. Skip the bungee jump here there’s cooler places to do it in Nepal or in other countries on your route. The caves are awesome and worth exploring. Going out on the boats is really cheap and fun and there’s tons of trekking to be done and things to see.
  4. HIKE UP SARANGKOT. We were able to hike up it right from Maya Guesthouse. It’s about a 2 hour hike but it is strenuous. SO WORTH IT THOUGH! You can also take a cab up there but it cost 900-1000 rupees each way. You get the most beautiful view of the Annapurna range from up there (50 rupees for the viewpoint buuut worth it.) ALSO we spent a night up there at Crown Himalaya for 1,000 rupees/room (3 people to a room.) We did a prayer retreat so we hiked up, watched the sunset, slept up there, woke up for the sunrise, and took a cab back down. This is my favorite thing we did. it’s so beautiful up there.We also paraglided for 8,000 rupees with Blue Sky Paragliding. It was so fun. Another thing that was absolutely worth it.We went boating once. We fit 5 or 6 of us in the boat and paddled ourselves, they only gave us 2 paddles and so we didn’t get very far but it was a fun memory nonetheless!
  5. Our team went into Lakeside every off day we had. Here are our tips:Private taxi (20 minute drive) will cost you $12-$14 per way to Lakeside from Lamechaur. It is worth it for the drive back if you want to stay later because the last bus usually leaves lakeside at 5pm.The bus to/from Lakeside from Lamecheur will cost you under $1 each way. It takes about an hour and a half but it WAY cheaper.FOOD in Lakeside:Metro crepes – Owned by missionaries from Nashville. I have no words. SO YUMMY! and only 250 rupee for a HUGE crepe. Good wifi for free!OR2K – best view at Lakeside. It is beautiful. Trust me. Their alfredo is yummy and so is their greek goat salad. WIFI IS BEST HERE! And free 🙂Himalayan Java – it is like the Nepal version of starbucks. Try the Honey Latte or the Hot Honey Lemon tea. Wifi is free but spotty.Other off day activities:You can rent scooters/motorcycles for super cheap. We paid $6 for 3 hours. It was worth it! It can be scary if traffic is heavy but so fun!You can rent kayaks on the lake. That is something our team wanted to do but never got around to.Lakeside has ALOT of shops. It is a street of just souvenir shops. BARGIN. BARGIN!
  6. Pokhara was beautiful!! The month our team was in Nepal it was all-squad month and our contact gave us the weekends off so we took this opportunity to go to Pokhara, which was about a 5-6 hour bus ride from Dhobigat, Lalitpur in Kathmandu. Pokhara is a trekking town and there are some great things to do there! Since you;ll be right in the Annapurna Mountain range to HAVE to hike up to see the snow capped mountains They are amazing!! We hiked to the top of Dhampus village and stayed in a hostel. The lake is beautiful and its only like 100 rupees to take out a canoe with a small group! This was one of my favorite weekends off!!

Other Important Contacts

Other Important Contacts in Pokhara, Nepal
Additional ministry opportunities, local pastors, etc. Relationship & follow up suggestions

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Tips

People’s Opinions

  1. One of our favorite ministries to do was to walk down by the lake and talk with the Tibetan women who are selling jewelry. They make some beautiful jewelry and have such powerful stories. It took a few times of us coming to talk with them and buy something small each time for them to allow us to pray for them. The refugee camp is solely a Buddhist community, so they’re hesitant for prayer at first. Get to know them and help support their business! Some days they may only sell 2-3 pieces and this is how they earn a living.
  2. Be careful about giving money to the poor. Nepal is a country where you are not allowed to convert, you can practice your religion, but any signs of ‘conversion’ can lead to being expelled out of the country or imprisonment. Just be mindful, but lead by the Spirit! We didn’t run into any problems while we were there for the month of ATL

Additional Info

Additional Info in Pokhara, Nepal
Anything we’ve left out? Any additional suggestions to make travel easier for others?

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